1990 Central American Games
| Host city | Tegucigalpa | ||
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| Country |
 Honduras | ||
| Nations participating | 6 | ||
| Athletes participating | 2082 | ||
| Events | 22 sports + 1 exhibition | ||
| Opening ceremony | January 5, 1990 | ||
| Closing ceremony | January 14, 1990 | ||
| Officially 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
The Games saw the first appearance of athletes from Belize. 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]
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†: Exhibition event
Medal table (incomplete)
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 |
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| 1 |  Guatemala |
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| 2 |  Costa Rica |
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| 3 |  Nicaragua |
59 | 39 | 49 | 147 |
| 4 |  El Salvador |
41 | 21 | 34 | 96 |
| 5 |  Panama |
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| 6 | Honduras |
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| 7 |  Belize |
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External links
References
- 1 2 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
- ↑ Pregunta 263 sobre Juegos Deportivos Centroamericanos (in Spanish), masgoles.com, August 31, 2011, retrieved August 15, 2012
- ↑ Zacarías Arzú, un caballero del fútbol (in Spanish), Club Deportivo Motagua, Tegucigalpa, Honduras, May 22, 2012, retrieved August 15, 2012
- ↑ Pregunta 270 sobre Juegos Deportivos Centroamericanos (in Spanish), masgoles.com, September 27, 2011, retrieved August 10, 2012
- ↑ 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, retrieved August 15, 2012
- ↑ Baires Q., Rodrigo (November 23, 2001), El Salvador en los juegos Centroamericanos - El cambio (in Spanish), El Diario de Hoy, San Salvador, El Salvador, retrieved August 15, 2012
- ↑ Ruiz, Martín (February 28, 2013), Juegos Centroamericanos a la vista - ¿Cuántas medallas? (in Spanish), El Nuevo Diario, Managua, Nicaragua, retrieved March 4, 2013