2001 Central American Games
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| Host city | Ciudad de Guatemala | ||
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| Country |
 Guatemala | ||
| Nations participating | 7 | ||
| Athletes participating | 2182 | ||
| Events | 30 sports | ||
| Opening ceremony | November 25, 2001 | ||
| Closing ceremony | December 3, 2001 | ||
| Officially opened by | Harris Whitbeck | ||
| Torch lighter | Euda Carías | ||
| Main venue | Estadio Mateo Flores | ||
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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.[1]
Participation
A total of 2,182 athletes from 7 countries were reported to participate:[2][3]
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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).[2][4]
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†: Exhibition contest
Medal table
The table below is taken from Costa Rican newspaper La Nación,[5] Nicaraguan medals are from El Nuevo Diario, Managua, Nicaragua.[6]
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guatemala |
146 | 122 | 98 | 366 |
| 2 |  El Salvador |
140 | 117 | 86 | 343 |
| 3 |  Costa Rica |
39 | 64 | 63 | 166 |
| 4 |  Panama |
16 | 12 | 24 | 52 |
| 5 |  Nicaragua |
15 | 12 | 51 | 78 |
| 6 |  Honduras |
10 | 37 | 65 | 112 |
| 7 |  Belize |
3 | 5 | 11 | 19 |
| Total | 369 | 369 | 398 | 1136 | |
References
- ↑ López R., Fernando; Móvil, José Carlos (November 25, 2001), Inauguran los VII Juegos - Euda Carías enciende el pebetero (in Spanish), La Prensa Libre, Guatemala, retrieved August 5, 2012
- 1 2 C.A. en fiesta deportiva - ¿Quién ganará los Juegos? (in Spanish), El Nuevo Diario, Managua, Nicaragua, November 25, 2001, retrieved August 5, 2012
- ↑ Juegos Centroamericanos se inauguran hoy en Guatemala - Guatemala y El Salvador tienen la mayor cantidad de atletas y son los grandes favoritos (in Spanish), La Prensa, Panamá, November 24, 2001, retrieved August 3, 2012
- ↑ Llegan a Guatemala las primeras delegaciones (in Spanish), La Prensa, Panamá, November 20, 2001, retrieved August 3, 2012
- ↑ Leandro C., Hárold (December 4, 2001), Juegos Centroamericanos - Se alcanzó la meta, pero... (in Spanish), LA NACION S.A., San José, Costa Rica, retrieved August 5, 2012
- ↑ 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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