| Athletics at the VI Central American Games | |
|---|---|
 Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano | |
| Dates | December 9-14 |
| Host city | San Pedro Sula, Honduras  |
| Venue | Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano |
| Level | Senior |
| Events | 46 (24 men, 22 women) |
| ← 1994 San Salvador 2001 Guatemala → 1997 Central American Games | |
Athletics competitions at the 1997 Central American Games were held at the Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano in San Pedro Sula, Honduras, between December 9 and 14, 1997.
A total of 46 events were contested, 24 by men and 22 by women.
Medal summary
Gold medal winners were published. A couple of medals and results could be retrieved from the archive of Costa Rican newspaper La Nación, and from Nicaraguan newspaper La Prensa. A complete list of medal winners can be found on the MásGoles webpage (click on "JUEGOS CENTROAMERICANOS" in the low right corner). Gold medalists were also published in other sources.
Men
Women
Medal table (unofficial)
* Host nation (Honduras)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  El Salvador | 17 | 15 | 11 | 43 |
| 2 |  Costa Rica | 11 | 5 | 9 | 25 |
| 3 |  Guatemala | 9 | 11 | 12 | 32 |
| 4 | Honduras* | 5 | 3 | 4 | 12 |
| 5 |  Panama | 3 | 5 | 1 | 9 |
| 6 |  Nicaragua | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 |
| 7 |  Belize | 0 | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| Totals (7 entries) | 46 | 46 | 46 | 138 | |
References
- Full results
- CENTRAL AMERICAN GAMES, Athletics Weekly, retrieved July 30, 2012
- Leandro Camacho, Harold (December 12, 1997), Jueves de ayuno • Atletismo, voleibol femenino y ciclismo tuvieron una triste jornada (in Spanish), LA NACION S.A., San José, Costa Rica, retrieved August 6, 2012
- Leandro, Harold (December 13, 1997), Provechosa jornada • Costa Rica sumido en el cuarto lugar de los Juegos Centroamericanos (in Spanish), LA NACION S.A., San José, Costa Rica, retrieved August 6, 2012
- Leandro Camacho, Harold (December 14, 1997), Escasez en el podio • Atletismo, tenis, baloncesto y boxeo sumaron preseas doradas (in Spanish), LA NACION S.A., San José, Costa Rica, retrieved August 6, 2012
- Leandro Camacho, Harold (December 15, 1997), Amargo despertar • Costa Rica cede terreno en el deporte regional (in Spanish), LA NACION S.A., San José, Costa Rica, retrieved August 6, 2012
- Padilla, Hijalmar (November 26, 2001), Todo ha sido difícil desde San Pedro Sula 1997 - “Lula” la mejor en los VI juegos (in Spanish), La Prensa, Nicaragua, archived from the original on 2013-02-23, retrieved August 5, 2012
- Centroamericanos - Resultados en la historia (in Spanish), masgoles.com, archived from the original on September 19, 2012, retrieved August 10, 2012
- medalleroatletico (May 12, 2010), JJ. CentroAmericanos Masculino (in Spanish), blogspot.es, archived from the original on December 18, 2012, retrieved August 6, 2012
- medalleroatletico (May 12, 2010), JJ. CentroAmericanos Femeninos (in Spanish), blogspot.es, archived from the original on December 19, 2012, retrieved August 6, 2012
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