1990 Central American Games

IV Central American Games
Host city Tegucigalpa
Country  Honduras
Nations participating 6
Athletes participating 2082
Events 22 sports + 1 exhibition
Opening ceremony January 5, 1990 (1990-01-05)
Closing ceremony January 14, 1990 (1990-01-14)
Officially opened by José Azcona
Torch lighter Zacarías Arzú
Main venue Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino
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The IV Central American Games (Spanish: IV Juegos Deportivos Centroamericanos) was a multi-sport event that took place between 5–14 January 1990. The games were officially opened by Honduran president José Azcona.[1] Torch lighter was Zacarías Arzú,[2] who represented Honduras internationally in both baseball and football.[3]

Participation

The Games saw the first appearance of athletes from Belize. Panamá did not participate because of the recent political and military incidents. Therefore, athletes from only 6 countries were reported to participate:[1]

The 1990 Central American and Caribbean Games in Mexico were staged in November and December 1990.

Sports

The competition featured 23 disciplines from 22 sports (plus bodybuilding as exhibition).[4]

: Exhibition event

Medal table (incomplete)

The table below is taken from El Diario de Hoy, San Salvador, El Salvador,[5][6] and from El Nuevo Diario, Managua, Nicaragua.[7]

Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1  Guatemala
2 Costa Rica
3  Nicaragua 593949147
4 El Salvador 41213496
5  Panama
6  Honduras
7 Belize
Total

External links

References

  1. 1 2 IV Juegos deportivos, Honduras 1990 - Hoy se inicia la fiesta regional (in Spanish), La Nación, Costa Rica, January 5, 1990, p. 24 (original page no.: 45A), retrieved August 27, 2012
  2. Pregunta 263 sobre Juegos Deportivos Centroamericanos (in Spanish), masgoles.com, August 31, 2011, retrieved August 15, 2012
  3. Zacarías Arzú, un caballero del fútbol (in Spanish), Club Deportivo Motagua, Tegucigalpa, Honduras, May 22, 2012, retrieved August 15, 2012
  4. Pregunta 270 sobre Juegos Deportivos Centroamericanos (in Spanish), masgoles.com, September 27, 2011, retrieved August 10, 2012
  5. Baires Q., Rodrigo (November 23, 2001), El Salvador en los juegos Centroamericanos - De más a menos (in Spanish), El Diario de Hoy, San Salvador, El Salvador, retrieved August 15, 2012
  6. Baires Q., Rodrigo (November 23, 2001), El Salvador en los juegos Centroamericanos - El cambio (in Spanish), El Diario de Hoy, San Salvador, El Salvador, retrieved August 15, 2012
  7. Ruiz, Martín (February 28, 2013), Juegos Centroamericanos a la vista - ¿Cuántas medallas? (in Spanish), El Nuevo Diario, Managua, Nicaragua, retrieved March 4, 2013
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