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2001 Central American Games


FieldValue
nameVII Central American Games
logoCentroamericano2001.JPG
captionLogo for the 2001 Central American Games
host_cityGuatemala City
countryGUA
nations7
athletes2182
events30 sports
opening
closing
opened_byHarris Whitbeck
torch_lighterEuda Carías
stadiumEstadio Mateo Flores
previous1997 San Pedro Sula
next2006 Managua

The VII Central American Games (Spanish: VII Juegos Deportivos Centroamericanos) was a multi-sport event that took place between 22 November and 3 December 2001.

The games were opened by Harris Whitbeck as a delegate for Guatemalan president Alfonso Portillo. Torch lighter was Taekwondo fighter Euda Carías.

Participation

A total of 2,182 athletes from 7 countries were reported to participate:

  • Belize (149)
  • Costa Rica (309)
  • El Salvador (494)
  • Guatemala (564) (Host)
  • Honduras (334)
  • Nicaragua (189)
  • Panama Panamá (143)

Sports

The competition featured 363 events (215 men, 135 women, 13 mixed) in 37 disciplines from 29 official sports (plus roller speed skating as exhibition event). | archive-url = https://archive.today/20130223004431/http://archivo.elnuevodiario.com.ni/2001/noviembre/25-noviembre-2001/deportes/deportes2.html | archive-date = February 23, 2013 | url-status = dead

  • Aquatic sports ()
    • [[File:Diving pictogram.svg|30px]] Diving ()
    • [[File:Swimming pictogram.svg|30px]] Swimming ()
    • [[File:Synchronized swimming pictogram.svg|30px]] Synchronized swimming ()
    • [[File:Water polo pictogram.svg|30px]] Water polo ()
  • [[File:Archery pictogram.svg|30px]] Archery ()
  • [[File:Athletics pictogram.svg|30px]] Athletics ()
  • [[File:Baseball pictogram.svg|30px]] Baseball ()
  • [[File:Basketball pictogram.svg|30px]] Basketball ()
  • [[File:Bodybuilding pictogram.svg|30px]] Bodybuilding ()
  • [[File:Bowling pictogram.svg|30px]] Bowling ()
  • [[File:Boxing pictogram.svg|30px]] Boxing ()
  • [[File:Chess (game) pictogram.svg|30px]] Chess ()
  • [[File:Cycling (road) pictogram.svg|30px]] Cycling ()
  • [[File:Equestrian pictogram.svg|30px]] Equestrian ()
  • [[File:Fencing pictogram.svg|30px]] Fencing ()
  • Football ()
    • [[File:Football pictogram.svg|30px]] Football ()
    • [[File:Futsal pictogram.svg|30px]] Futsal ()
  • [[File:Gymnastics (artistic) pictogram.svg|30px]] Gymnastics ()
  • [[File:Handball pictogram.svg|30px]] Handball ()
  • [[File:Judo pictogram.svg|30px]] Judo ()
  • [[File:Karate pictogram.svg|30px]] Karate ()
  • [[File:Racquets pictogram.svg|30px]] Racquetball ()
  • [[File:Speed rolling pictogram.jpg|30px]] Roller speed skating ()†
  • [[File:Rowing pictogram.svg|30px]] Rowing ()
  • [[File:Shooting pictogram.svg|30px]] Shooting ()
  • [[File:Softball pictogram.svg|30px]] Softball ()
  • [[File:Squash pictogram.svg|30px]] Squash ()
  • [[File:Table tennis pictogram.svg|30px]] Table tennis ()
  • [[File:Taekwondo pictogram.svg|30px]] Taekwondo ()
  • [[File:Tennis pictogram.svg|30px]] Tennis ()
  • [[File:Triathlon pictogram.svg|30px]] Triathlon ()
  • Volleyball ()
    • [[File:Volleyball (beach) pictogram.svg|30px]] Beach volleyball ()
    • [[File:Volleyball (indoor) pictogram.svg|30px]] Volleyball ()
  • [[File:Weightlifting pictogram.svg|30px]] Weightlifting ()
  • [[File:Wrestling pictogram.svg|30px]] Wrestling ()

†: Exhibition contest

Medal table

The table below is taken from Costa Rican newspaper La Nación, Nicaraguan medals are from El Nuevo Diario, Managua, Nicaragua.

References

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