1971 Central American Championships in Athletics explained

The sixth Central American Championships in Athletics were held at the Pista Eduardo Garnier in San José, Costa Rica, between November 19–21, 1971.

Medal summary

Some results and medal winners could be reconstructed from the archive of Costa Rican newspaper La Nación.

Men

100 metres		10.3		10.5		10.8
200 metres		22.5		22.7		23.1
400 metres		49.0		49.8		50.0
800 metres		1:56.2		1:56.8		1:58.7
1500 metres
5000 metres		15:06.5		15:06.5		16:11.1
10000 metres		30:02.2		31:27.4		31:37.6
Half Marathon		1:12:32.0		1:13:17.8		1:13:38.2
3000 metres steeplechase
110 metres hurdles		15.6		16.2		16.3
400 metres hurdles		54.1		56.3		56.6
High Jump
Pole Vault		3.30		3.20		3.10
Long Jump		7.12		6.63		6.47
Triple Jump		14.83		13.90		13.79
Shot Put		13.47		13.43		13.22
Discus Throw		36.02		33.34		32.24
Hammer Throw		47.34		45.16		41.44
Javelin Throw		66.10		55.82		55.60
Pentathlon
20 Kilometres Road Walk
4 x 100 metres relay		41.5		42.3		42.6
4 x 400 metres relay		3:23.8		3:26.3		3:28.3

Women

100 metres		11.1		12.8		12.8
200 metres
400 metres
800 metres		2:22.		2:23.		2:27.
1500 metres
100 metres hurdles		16.3		17.6		18.1
High Jump		1.42		1.40		1.35
Long Jump		5.22		5.11		4.99
Shot Put		12.34		10.89		10.70
Discus Throw		33.16		32.12		32.12
Javelin Throw
Pentathlon
4 x 100 metres relay		49.6		49.8		50.1

Medal table (incomplete)

Only medals from the 27 events with known results from above are counted.

Team Rankings

Costa Rica won the overall team ranking, Nicaragua won the team ranking in the men's category, and Panamá won the team ranking in the women's category.

Total

Rank	Nation	Points
		183
		172
		160
4		145
5		59
6		37

Male

Rank	Nation	Points
		131
		129
		93
4		78
5		43
6		31

Female

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Rank	Nation	Points
		79
		67
		54
4		39
5		16
6		6