1972 Central American Championships in Athletics
# 1972 Central American Championships in Athletics

The seventh Central American Championships in Athletics were held at the Estadio Revolución in Ciudad de Panamá, Panamá, between November 24-26, 1972.

## Medal summary

Some results and medal winners could be reconstructed from the archive of Costa Rican newspaper La Nación.

### Men

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 100 metres | | | | | | |
| 200 metres | | | | | | |
| 400 metres | | | | | | |
| 800 metres | | | | | | |
| 1500 metres | Rafael Ángel Pérez (CRC) | 3:54.4 | Julio Quevedo (GUA) | 3:56.5 | Luís Gamboa (CRC) | 3:59.1 |
| 5000 metres | Rafael Ángel Pérez (CRC) | 15:17.8 | Clovis Morales (HON) | 15:22.5 | Gonzao Bonilla (CRC) | 15:26.9 |
| 10000 metres | | | | | | |
| Marathon | | | | | | |
| 3000 metres steeplechase | | | | | | |
| 110 metres hurdles | | | | | | |
| 400 metres hurdles | Milwood Amos (PAN) | 52.6 | (PAN) | | Santiago Vargas (CRC) | 58.9 |
| High Jump | | | | | | |
| Pole Vault | | | | | | |
| Long Jump | Salomón Rowe (GUA) | 7.10 | (PAN) | | Martín Douglas (CRC) | 6.69 |
| Triple Jump | | | | | | |
| Shot Put | Mauricio Jubis (ESA) | 13.06 | (PAN) | | (PAN) | |
| Discus Throw | J. Rodas (ESA) | 39.71 | Eduardo Hasbun (ESA) | 38.98 | Mauricio Jubis (ESA) | 38.96 |
| Hammer Throw | | | | | | |
| Javelin Throw | | | | | | |
| Pentathlon | | | | | | |
| 20 Kilometres Road Walk | Hipólito López (HON) | 1:56 | Raúl Ianza (HON) | 1:58 | Oscar Díaz (ESA) | 1:59 |
| 4 x 100 metres relay | Panama | | Costa Rica | 42.8 | Guatemala | 43.1 |
| 4 x 400 metres relay | | | | | | |

### Women

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 100 metres | | | | | | |
| 200 metres | | | | | | |
| 400 metres | | | | | | |
| 800 metres | | | | | | |
| 1500 metres | Rosalía Abadía (PAN) | 5:05.2 | Silvia Molina (GUA) | 5:05.7 | (PAN) | |
| 100 metres hurdles | | | | | | |
| High Jump | Diva Bishop (PAN) | 1.44 | (PAN) | | Flora Torres (ESA) | 1.35 |
| Long Jump | | | | | | |
| Shot Put | | | | | | |
| Discus Throw | Marta Ramos (ESA) | 11.71 | (PAN) | | Celia de Martínez (GUA) | 10.12 |
| Hammer Throw | | | | | | |
| Javelin Throw | Gené Clark (CRC) | 32.00 | (PAN) | | Evelina Mona (ESA) | 30.26 |
| Pentathlon | | | | | | |
| 4 x 100 metres relay | Panama Martínez Diva Bishop Clotilde Morales Rosalía Abadía | 46.8 | Costa Rica | 51.7 | El Salvador | 52.5 |

## Medal table (after two days)

The table below displays the medal count after 2 of 3 competition days.

* Host nation (Panama)

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Panama (PAN)* | 12 | 13 | 9 | 34 |
| 2 | Costa Rica (CRC) | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 |
| 3 | El Salvador (ESA) | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9 |
| 4 | Guatemala (GUA) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 5 | Honduras (HON) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Totals (5 entries) | Totals (5 entries) | 20 | 20 | 20 | 60 |
