1990 Central American Games
| Host city | Tegucigalpa |
|---|---|
| Country | File:Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg Honduras |
| Nations | 6 |
| Athletes | 2082 |
| Events | 22 sports + 1 exhibition |
| Opening | January 5, 1990 |
| Closing | January 14, 1990 |
| 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
Belize debuted on the games for the first time, Panamá did not participate because of the recent political and military incidents. Therefore, athletes from only 6 countries were reported to participate:[1]
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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]
- Aquatic sports ()
- File:Athletics pictogram.svg Athletics ()
- File:Baseball pictogram.svg Baseball ()
- File:Basketball pictogram.svg Basketball ()
- File:Bodybuilding pictogram.svg Bodybuilding ()†
- File:Bowling pictogram.svg Bowling ()
- File:Boxing pictogram.svg Boxing ()
- File:Chess pictogram.svg Chess ()
- File:Cycling (road) pictogram.svg Cycling ()
- File:Equestrian pictogram.svg Equestrian ()
- File:Fencing pictogram.svg Fencing ()
- File:Football pictogram.svg Football ()
- File:Gymnastics (artistic) pictogram.svg Gymnastics ()
- File:Judo pictogram.svg Judo ()
- File:Racquets pictogram.svg Racquetball ()
- File:Shooting pictogram.svg Shooting ()
- File:Softball pictogram.svg Softball ()
- File:Table tennis pictogram.svg Table tennis ()
- File:Taekwondo pictogram.svg Taekwondo ()
- File:Tennis pictogram.svg Tennis ()
- File:Volleyball (indoor) pictogram.svg Volleyball ()
- File:Weightlifting pictogram.svg Weightlifting ()
- File:Wrestling pictogram.svg Wrestling ()
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†: Exhibition event
Medal table
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 | File:Flag of Guatemala.svg Guatemala (GUA) | 82 | 98 | 82 | 262 |
| 2 | File:Flag of Costa Rica.svg Costa Rica (CRC) | 66 | 47 | 44 | 157 |
| 3 | File:Flag of Nicaragua.svg Nicaragua (NCA) | 59 | 39 | 49 | 147 |
| 4 | File:Flag of El Salvador.svg El Salvador (ESA) | 49 | 29 | 49 | 127 |
| 5 | File:Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg Honduras (HON) | 20 | 44 | 68 | 132 |
| 6 | File:Flag of Panama.svg Panama (PAN) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 7 | File:Flag of Belize.svg Belize (BIZ) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Totals (7 entries) | 277 | 259 | 296 | 832 | |
External links
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1
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
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ↑ Pregunta 263 sobre Juegos Deportivos Centroamericanos (in Spanish), masgoles.com, August 31, 2011, archived from the original on June 8, 2015, retrieved August 15, 2012
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ↑ Zacarías Arzú, un caballero del fútbol (in Spanish), Club Deportivo Motagua, Tegucigalpa, Honduras, May 22, 2012, archived from the original on 2012-08-22, retrieved August 15, 2012
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ↑ 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
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ↑ 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, archived from the original on 2001-11-24, retrieved August 15, 2012
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ↑ 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
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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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