Athletics at the 1973 Central American Games explained

Athletics at the I Central American Games
Size:	200px
Colour:	FAAC58
Host City:	Guatemala City, Guatemala
Dates:	November
Stadium:	Estadio Nacional Mateo Flores
Nations Participating:	6
Events:	38 (24 men, 14 women)
Level:	Senior
Next:	1977 San Salvador
Games:	1973 Central American Games

Athletics competitions at the 1973 Central American Games were held at the Estadio Nacional Mateo Flores in Guatemala City, Guatemala, in November 1973.

A total of 38 events were contested, 24 by men and 14 by women.

Medal summary

Gold medal winners and their results were published. A complete list of medal winners can be found on the MásGoles webpage(click on "JUEGOS CENTROAMERICANOS" in the low right corner). Gold medalists were also published in other sources. A couple of results can be found in the archives of Costa Rican newspaper La Nación.

All results are marked as "affected by altitude" (A), because Ciudad deGuatemale is located at 1,592 m above sea level.

Men

100 metres		10.9 A
200 metres		22.1 A
400 metres		48.2 A		48.9 A
800 metres		1:58.9 A		1:59.7 A		2:01.0 A
1500 metres		4:04.0 A
5000 metres		15:05.2 A
10000 metres		31:17.4 A
Marathon		2:23:52 A		2:34:39.7 A		2:40:08.7 A
3000 metres steeplechase		9:42.8 A		10:01.7 A		10:14.4 A
110 metres hurdles		15.2 A
400 metres hurdles		54.2 A
High Jump		1.75 A
Pole Vault		4.04 A
Long Jump		7.77 A
Triple Jump		14.91 A		14.44 A
Shot Put		14.30 A
Discus Throw		45.08 A
Hammer Throw		47.22 A
Javelin Throw		57.94 A^*
Decathlon		5383 A
20 Kilometres Road Walk		1:53:58 A
50 Kilometres Road Walk		5:35:29 A
4 x 100 metres relay		43.1 A
4 x 400 metres relay		3:21.4 A

Women

100 metres		12.0 A
200 metres		24.2 A
400 metres		57.6 A
800 metres		2:23.2 A		2:27.4 A		2:27.4 A
1500 metres		5:13.0 A
100 metres hurdles		15.6 A
High Jump		1.45 A
Long Jump		5.11 A
Shot Put		12.03 A
Discus Throw		37.98 A
Javelin Throw		36.38 A^*
Pentathlon		2977 A
4 x 100 metres relay		49.0 A
4 x 400 metres relay		3:59.7 A

Notes

Original model javelin.