2001 Central American Games
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.
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| Host city | Guatemala City |
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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 |
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 |
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| 1 | Guatemala (GUA) | 142 | 129 | 93 | 364 |
| 2 |  El Salvador (ESA) | 140 | 113 | 88 | 341 |
| 3 |  Costa Rica (CRC) | 40 | 61 | 70 | 171 |
| 4 |  Panama (PAN) | 15 | 35 | 20 | 70 |
| 5 |  Nicaragua (NCA) | 15 | 12 | 78 | 105 |
| 6 |  Honduras (HON) | 11 | 35 | 61 | 107 |
| 7 |  Belize (BLZ) | 3 | 5 | 13 | 21 |
| Totals (7 nations) | 366 | 390 | 423 | 1179 | |
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
- C.A. en fiesta deportiva - ¿Quién ganará los Juegos? (in Spanish), El Nuevo Diario, Managua, Nicaragua, November 25, 2001, archived from the original on February 23, 2013, 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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