# 1971 Central American Championships in Athletics

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

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres | Carl Edmond (PAN) | 10.3 | Mario Shannon (PAN) | 10.5 | Rolando Mendieta (PAN) | 10.8 |
| 200 metres | Carl Edmond (PAN) | 22.5 | Carlos Abbot (CRC) | 22.7 | Juan Argüello (NCA) | 23.1 |
| 400 metres | Carlos Abbot (CRC) | 49.0 | Francisco Menocal (NCA) | 49.8 | Juan Ardines (PAN) | 50.0 |
| 800 metres | Martín Vargas (CRC) | 1:56.2 | Rogelio Valencia (PAN) | 1:56.8 | Venancio Ponce (HON) | 1:58.7 |
| 1500 metres | | | | | | |
| 5000 metres | Rafael Ángel Pérez (CRC) | 15:06.5 | Victoriano López (GUA) | 15:06.5 | Hipólito López (HON) | 16:11.1 |
| 10,000 metres | Rafael Ángel Pérez (CRC) | 30:02.2 | Victoriano López (GUA) | 31:27.4 | Julio Quevedo (GUA) | 31:37.6 |
| Half Marathon | Fulgencio Hernández (GUA) | 1:12:32.0 | Clovis Morales (HON) | 1:13:17.8 | Carlos Cuque López (GUA) | 1:13:38.2 |
| 110 metres hurdles | Richard Davis (PAN) | 15.6 | Donald Vélez (NCA) | 16.2 | Adán Hodson (NCA) | 16.3 |
| 400 metres hurdles | Ricardo Worrell (PAN) | 54.1 | Rodolfo Arellano (GUA) | 56.3 | Yury Peñalba (NCA) | 56.6 |
| 3000 metres steeplechase | | | | | | |
| 4 x 100 metres relay | Panama Carl Edmond Rolando Mendieta Federico Herberth Richard Davis | 41.5 | Guatemala Rodolfo Arellana Oscar Gallardo Salomón Rowe Roberto Contreras | 42.3 | Nicaragua Juan Argüello Ricardo Lario Evaristo Palacios Yodi Elizondo | 42.6 |
| 4 x 400 metres relay | Guatemala | 3:23.8 | Costa Rica | 3:26.3 | Nicaragua | 3:28.3 |
| 20 Kilometres Road Walk | Hipólito López (HON) | | Raúl Lonzano (HON) | | Carlos Venegas (NCA) | |
| High Jump | | | | | | |
| Pole Vault | Sergio Rubí (NCA) | 3.30 | Javier Sobrado (CRC) | 3.20 | Reinaldo Vallecillo (NCA) | 3.10 |
| Long Jump | Salomón Rowe (GUA) | 7.12 | Martín Douglas (CRC) | 6.63 | Roberto Fernández (PAN) | 6.47 |
| Triple Jump | Martín Douglas (CRC) | 14.83 | Salomón Rowe (GUA) | 13.90 | Yodi Elizondo (NCA) | 13.79 |
| Shot Put | Mauricio Jubis (ESA) | 13.47 | Enrique Montiel (NCA) | 13.43 | Iván Turcios (NCA) | 13.22 |
| Discus Throw | Eduardo Hasbum (ESA) | 36.02 | Martín Douglas (CRC) | 33.34 | Donald Vélez (NCA) | 32.24 |
| Hammer Throw | Gustavo Morales (NCA) | 47.34 | Francisco Argüello (NCA) | 45.16 | Roberto Silva (NCA) | 41.44 |
| Javelin Throw | Donald Vélez (NCA) | 66.10 | Tauro Blake (PAN) | 55.82 | Adán Hodson (NCA) | 55.60 |
| Pentathlon | | | | | | |

### Women

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres | Diva Bishop (PAN) | 11.1 | Sandra Johnson (CRC) | 12.8 | Clotilde Morales (PAN) | 12.8 |
| 200 metres | | | | | | |
| 400 metres | | | | | | |
| 800 metres | Rosalía Abadía (PAN) | 2:22. | Silvia Melgar (GUA) | 2:23. | Mirna Ambursley (PAN) | 2:27. |
| 1500 metres | | | | | | |
| 100 metres hurdles | Yolanda Knight (PAN) | 16.3 | Jean Robotham (CRC) | 17.6 | Patricia Meighan (GUA) | 18.1 |
| 4 x 100 metres relay | Panama Diva Bishop Clotilde Morales Yolanda Knight Rosalía Abadía | 49.6 | Costa Rica Brenda Charles Jean Robotham Sandra Johnson Rosa López | 49.8 | Guatemala Ingrid Brenner Patricia Meighan Silvia Molina Regina de Herrera | 50.1 |
| High Jump | Brenda Charles (CRC) | 1.42 | Flora Torres (ESA) | 1.40 | Patricia Meighan (GUA) | 1.35 |
| Long Jump | Rosa Aguilar (PAN) | 5.22 | Sandra Johnson (CRC) | 5.11 | Russel Carrero (NCA) | 4.99 |
| Shot Put | Marta Ramos (ESA) | 12.34 | Amarilis Ortega (PAN) | 10.89 | Mercedes Carranza (GUA) | 10.70 |
| Discus Throw | Mercedes Carranza (GUA) | 33.16 | Mery Streber (NCA) | 32.12 | María Victoria Malis (GUA) | 32.12 |
| Javelin Throw | | | | | | |
| Pentathlon | | | | | | |

## Medal table (incomplete)

Only medals from the 27 events with known results from above are counted.
* Host nation (Costa Rica)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Panama (PAN) | 10 | 4 | 5 | 19 |
| 2 | Costa Rica (CRC)* | 6 | 9 | 0 | 15 |
| 3 | Guatemala (GUA) | 4 | 6 | 7 | 17 |
| 4 | Nicaragua (NIC) | 3 | 5 | 13 | 21 |
| 5 | El Salvador (ESA) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 6 | Honduras (HON) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| Totals (6 entries) | Totals (6 entries) | 27 | 27 | 27 | 81 |

## 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.