1972 Central American Championships in Athletics explained

VII Central American Championships in Athletics
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Host City:	Panama City, Panama
Dates:	November 24-26
Stadium:	Estadio Revolución
Level:	Senior
Previous:	1971 San José
Next:	1975 San José

The seventh Central American Championships in Athletics were held at the Estadio Revolución in Ciudad de Panamá, Panamá, between November 24-26, 1972.

Medal summary

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

Men

400 metres
800 metres
1500 metres		3:54.4		3:56.5		3:59.1
5000 metres		15:17.8		15:22.5		15:26.9
10,000 metres
Marathon
400 metres hurdles		52.6				58.9
3000 metres steeplechase
4 x 100 metres relay				42.8		43.1
4 x 400 metres relay
20 Kilometres Road Walk		1:56		1:58		1:59
High Jump
Pole Vault
Long Jump		7.10				6.69
Triple Jump
Shot Put		13.06
Discus Throw		39.71		38.98		38.96
Hammer Throw
Javelin Throw
Pentathlon

Women

100 metres
200 metres
400 metres
800 metres
1500 metres		5:05.2		5:05.7
100 metres hurdles
4 x 100 metres relay		46.8		51.7		52.5
High Jump		1.44				1.35
Long Jump
Shot Put
Discus Throw		11.71				10.12
Hammer Throw
Javelin Throw		32.00				30.26
Pentathlon

Medal table (after two days)

The table below displays the medal count after 2 of 3 competition days.