1977 Central American Games

The II Central American Games (Spanish: II Juegos Deportivos Centroamericanos) was a multi-sport event that took place between 25 November - 4 December 1977.

II Central American Games

Host city	San Salvador
Country	El Salvador
Nations	5
Athletes	1282
Events	18 sports
Opening	November 25, 1977 (1977-11-25)
Closing	December 4, 1977 (1977-12-04)
Opened by	Carlos Humberto Romero
Main venue	Estadio Nacional De la Flor Blanca
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Participation

Athletes from 5 countries were reported to participate:

• Costa Rica
• El Salvador (Host)
• Guatemala
• Nicaragua
• Panamá

Sports

The competition featured 18 sports.^[1]

• Aquatic sports (details)
  • Swimming (details)
  • Water polo (details)
• Athletics (details)
• Baseball (details)
• Basketball (details)
• Boxing (details)
• Cycling (details)
• Equestrian (details)
• Fencing (details)
• Football (details)
• Gymnastics (details)
• Judo (details)
• Shooting (details)
• Softball (details)
• Table tennis (details)
• Tennis (details)
• Volleyball (details)
• Weightlifting (details)
• Wrestling (details)

Medal table (incomplete)

The table below is taken from El Diario de Hoy, San Salvador, El Salvador,^[2][3] and from the archives of La Nación, San José, Costa Rica.^[4] Medals from a shooting event are missing.

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Panama (PAN)	68	49	43	160
2	El Salvador (ESA)	45	58	41	144
3	Costa Rica (CRC)	42	35	48	125
4	Guatemala (GUA)	37	38	41	116
5	Nicaragua (NCA)	9	12	23	44
Totals (5 entries)		201	192	196	589

External links

An almost complete list of medal winners can be found on the MásGoles webpage (click on "JUEGOS CENTROAMERICANOS" in the low right corner).^[5]