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]
| Host city | Tegucigalpa |
|---|---|
| Country |  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 |
Participation
editBelize 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]
Belize (139)
Costa Rica (290)
El Salvador (368)
Guatemala (457)
Honduras (487) (Host)
Nicaragua (373)
The 1990 Central American and Caribbean Games in Mexico were staged in November and December 1990.
Sports
editThe competition featured 23 disciplines from 22 sports (plus bodybuilding as exhibition).[4]
- Aquatic sports ()
Swimming ()
Water polo ()
Athletics ()
Baseball ()
Basketball ()
Bodybuilding ()†
Bowling ()
Boxing ()
Chess ()
Cycling ()
Equestrian ()
Fencing ()
Football ()
Gymnastics ()
Judo ()
Racquetball ()
Shooting ()
Softball ()
Table tennis ()
Taekwondo ()
Tennis ()
Volleyball ()
Weightlifting ()
Wrestling ()
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†: Exhibition event
Medal table
editThe 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 |  Guatemala (GUA) | 82 | 98 | 82 | 262 |
| 2 |  Costa Rica (CRC) | 66 | 47 | 44 | 157 |
| 3 |  Nicaragua (NCA) | 59 | 39 | 49 | 147 |
| 4 |  El Salvador (ESA) | 49 | 29 | 49 | 127 |
| 5 |  Honduras (HON) | 20 | 44 | 68 | 132 |
| 6 |  Panama (PAN) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 7 |  Belize (BIZ) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Totals (7 entries) | 277 | 259 | 296 | 832 | |
External links
editReferences
edit- ^ a b 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, archived from the original on June 8, 2015, retrieved August 15, 2012
- ^ 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
- ^ 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
- ^ 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
- ^ 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
- ^ 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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