| Athletics at the I Central American Games | |
|---|---|
 Mateo Flores Stadium | |
| Dates | November |
| Host city | Guatemala City, Guatemala  |
| Venue | Estadio Nacional Mateo Flores |
| Level | Senior |
| Events | 38 (24 men, 14 women) |
| Participation | 6 nations |
| 1977 San Salvador → 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
Women
Notes
: Original model javelin.
Medal table (unofficial)
* Host nation (Guatemala)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Panama (PAN) | 17 | 8 | 6 | 31 |
| 2 |  Costa Rica (CRC) | 6 | 7 | 9 | 22 |
| 3 |  El Salvador (ESA) | 6 | 5 | 4 | 15 |
| 4 | Guatemala (GUA)* | 5 | 12 | 13 | 30 |
| 5 |  Nicaragua (NIC) | 3 | 4 | 6 | 13 |
| 6 |  Honduras | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Totals (6 entries) | 38 | 38 | 38 | 114 | |
References
- CENTRAL AMERICAN GAMES, Athletics Weekly, retrieved July 30, 2012
- Centroamericanos - Resultados en la historia (in Spanish), masgoles.com, archived from the original on September 19, 2012, retrieved August 10, 2012
- medalleroatletico (May 12, 2010), JJ. CentroAmericanos Masculino (in Spanish), blogspot.es, archived from the original on December 18, 2012, retrieved August 6, 2012
- medalleroatletico (May 12, 2010), JJ. CentroAmericanos Femeninos (in Spanish), blogspot.es, archived from the original on December 19, 2012, retrieved August 6, 2012
- Pandolfe, Gaetano (December 2, 1973), Costa Rica clasificó en tercer lugar en Guatemala - María del Milagro París declarada por los cronistas la mejor atleta (in Spanish), La Nación, Costa Rica, p. 58 (original page no.: 78A), retrieved August 30, 2012
- LA NACIÓN en los juegos deportivos centroamericanos - Panamá primero en atletismo (in Spanish), La Nación, Costa Rica, December 3, 1973, p. 90 (original page no.: 8C), retrieved August 30, 2012
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