1994 Central American Games

The V Central American Sports Games (Spanish: V Juegos Deportivos Centroamericanos) was a multi-sport event held in San Salvador, El Salvador between January 10 and January 23, 1994.

V Central American Games
Logo for the 1994 Central American Games
Host citySan Salvador
Country El Salvador
Nations participating7
Athletes participating2112
Events27 sports
Opening ceremonyNovember 25, 1994 (1994-11-25)
Closing ceremonyDecember 1, 1994 (1994-12-01)
Officially opened byArmando Calderón Sol
Main venueEstadio Flor Blanca

Participating nations

Athletes from 7 countries were reported to participate:

Sports

The competition featured 27 sports.[2]

Medal count

The information listed below was obtained from the Costa Rican newspaper La Nación,[3] from El Diario de Hoy, San Salvador, El Salvador,[4] and from El Nuevo Diario, Managua, Nicaragua.[5]

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 El Salvador (ESA)808199260
2 Costa Rica (CRC)764954179
3 Guatemala (GUA)749176241
4 Nicaragua (NCA)424545132
5 Panama (PAN)30163177
6 Honduras (HON)204056116
7 Belize (BLZ)1258
Totals (7 nations)3233243661013

References

  1. Zumbado Alvarado, Sandra (November 1, 1997), Menos ticos a los Juegos • Solo 277 atletas de 21 deportes asistirán a San Pedro Sula (in Spanish), LA NACION S.A., San José, Costa Rica, retrieved August 6, 2012
  2. Pregunta 270 sobre Juegos Deportivos Centroamericanos (in Spanish), masgoles.com, September 27, 2011, archived from the original on June 8, 2015, retrieved August 10, 2012
  3. Amargo despertar • Costa Rica cede terreno en el deporte regional (in Spanish), LA NACION S.A., San José, Costa Rica, December 15, 1997, retrieved January 5, 2013
  4. Baires Q., Rodrigo (November 23, 2001), El Salvador en los juegos Centroamericanos - El cambio (in Spanish), El Diario de Hoy, San Salvador, El Salvador, archived from the original on 2008-06-29, retrieved August 15, 2012
  5. 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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