# Athletics at the 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 de Guatemale is located at 1,592 m above sea level.

### Men

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres | Rolando Mendieta (PAN) | 10.9 A | Irwin Weeks (PAN) | | Carlos Aguilar (GUA) | |
| 200 metres | Rolando Mendieta (PAN) | 22.1 A | Irwin Weeks (PAN) | | Carlos Abott (CRC) | |
| 400 metres | Ricardo Worrel (PAN) | 48.2 A | Carlos Abott (CRC) | 48.9 A | Francisco Menocal (NCA) | |
| 800 metres | Santiago Vargas (CRC) | 1:58.9 A | Enrique Ramírez (GUA) | 1:59.7 A | José Blackburn (PAN) | 2:01.0 A |
| 1500 metres | Enrique Ramírez (GUA) | 4:04.0 A | Julio Quevedo (GUA) | | Santiago Vargas (CRC) | |
| 5000 metres | Rafael Ángel Pérez (CRC) | 15:05.2 A | Julio Quevedo (GUA) | | Virgilio Herrera (GUA) | |
| 10000 metres | Rafael Ángel Pérez (CRC) | 31:17.4 A | Julio Quevedo (GUA) | | Virgilio Herrera (GUA) | |
| Marathon | Carlos Cuque López (GUA) | 2:23:52 A | Clovis Morales (HON) | 2:34:39.7 A | Juan Contreras (GUA) | 2:40:08.7 A |
| 110 metres hurdles | Ricardo Worrel (PAN) | 15.2 A | César Duff (PAN) | | Omar Martínez (GUA) | |
| 400 metres hurdles | Ricardo Worrel (PAN) | 54.2 A | Francisco Menocal (NCA) | | Luis Escobar (ESA) | |
| 3000 metres steeplechase | Rafael Ángel Pérez (CRC) | 9:42.8 A | Luis Gamboa (CRC) | 10:01.7 A | Juan Garrido (GUA) | 10:14.4 A |
| 4 x 100 metres relay | Panama Rolando Mendieta César Duff Martin Irwin Weeks | 43.1 A | Guatemala Carlos Aguilar Óscar Gallardo Mayorga Omar Martínez | | Costa Rica | |
| 4 x 400 metres relay | Guatemala Óscar Gallardo Enrique Ramírez Belarmino Peláez Salomón Rowe | 3:21.4 A | Panama | | Costa Rica | |
| 20 Kilometres Road Walk | Juan Solórzano (NCA) | 1:53:58 A | Raúl Lanza (HON) | | Carlos Vanegas (NCA) | |
| 50 Kilometres Road Walk | Hipólito López (HON) | 5:35:29 A | Carlos Vanegas (NCA) | | Cirilo Sequén (GUA) | |
| High Jump | Roberto McFarlane (CRC) | 1.75 A | Omar Martínez (GUA) | | Yodi Elizondo (NCA) | |
| Pole Vault | Luis Rossi (PAN) | 4.04 A | Luis Pérez (CRC) | | Héctor Olano (ESA) | |
| Long Jump | Salomón Rowe (GUA) | 7.77 A | Martin Douglas (CRC) | | Roberto McFarlane (CRC) | |
| Triple Jump | César Duff (PAN) | 14.91 A | Martin Douglas (CRC) | 14.44 A | Salomón Rowe (GUA) | |
| Shot Put | Roberto Ibáñez (PAN) | 14.30 A | Mauricio Jubis (ESA) | | Iván Turcios (NCA) | |
| Discus Throw | Joaquín Rodas Peña (ESA) | 45.08 A | Armando Mejía (NCA) | | Iván Turcios (NCA) | |
| Hammer Throw | Juan Pedro Varela (ESA) | 47.22 A | Francisco Arguello (NCA) | | René Lynch (PAN) | |
| Javelin Throw | José Peralta (NCA) | 57.94 A$^*$ | Rudy Aguilar (ESA) | | René Lynch (PAN) | |
| Decathlon | José Peralta (NCA) | 5383 A | José Vega (CRC) | | Rafael Santos (ESA) | |

### Women

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres | Diva Bishop (PAN) | 12.0 A | Margarita Martínez (PAN) | | Patricia Meighan (GUA) | |
| 200 metres | Diva Bishop (PAN) | 24.2 A | Patricia Meighan (GUA) | | Clotilde Morales (PAN) | |
| 400 metres | Patricia Meighan (GUA) | 57.6 A | Mirna Ambursley (PAN) | | Ruby Callist (PAN) | |
| 800 metres | Mirna Ambursley (PAN) | 2:23.2 A | Thelma Zúñiga (CRC) | 2:27.4 A | Marielos Machado (CRC) | 2:27.4 A |
| 1500 metres | Thelma Zúñiga (CRC) | 5:13.0 A | Mirna Ambursley (PAN) | | Marielos Machado (CRC) | |
| 100 metres hurdles | Beatriz de Knight (PAN) | 15.6 A | Yolanda Knight (PAN) | | Mayra Figueroa (GUA) | |
| 4 x 100 metres relay | Panama Margarita Martínez Beatriz de Knight Clotilde Morales Diva Bishop | 49.0 A | Guatemala Mayra Figueroa Ingrid Brenner González Patricia Meighan | | Costa Rica | |
| 4 x 400 metres relay | Panama Ruby Callist Diva Bishop Borland Mirna Ambursley | 3:59.7 A | Guatemala Maribel González Ingrid Brenner González Patricia Meighan | | Costa Rica | |
| High Jump | Diva Bishop (PAN) | 1.45 A | Evelyn Mena (ESA) | | Patricia Luna (GUA) | |
| Long Jump | Flora Aminta Torres (ESA) | 5.11 A | Ingrid Brenner (GUA) | | Beatriz de Knight (PAN) | |
| Shot Put | Marta Regina Vásquez (ESA) | 12.03 A | Lisbeth Matzford (GUA) | | Celia de Martinez (GUA) | |
| Discus Throw | Patricia Comandari (ESA) | 37.98 A | Lisbeth Matzford (GUA) | | Marta Regina Vásquez (ESA) | |
| Javelin Throw | Evelyn Mena (ESA) | 36.38 A$^*$ | Geraldina Portillo (ESA) | | Cynthia Porras (NCA) | |
| Pentathlon | Yolanda Knight (PAN) | 2977 A | Flora Aminta Torres (ESA) | | Ingrid Brenner (GUA) | |