1997 Central American Games
| Host city | San Pedro Sula | ||
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| Country |
 Honduras
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| Nations participating | 7 | ||
| Events | 25 sports | ||
| Opening ceremony | December 5, 1997 | ||
| Closing ceremony | December 15, 1997 | ||
| Officially opened by | Carlos Roberto Reina | ||
| Main venue | Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano | ||
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The VI Central American Games (Spanish: VI Juegos Deportivos Centroamericanos) was a multi-sport event that took place between 5–15 December 1997. The shooting competitions were hosted by San Salvador, El Salvador.
The games had to be postponed, because the original date (5–14 September 1997) could not be kept for various reasons, among others delayed construction works.
The games were opened by Honduran president Carlos Roberto Reina.
Athletes from 7 countries were reported to participate:
The competition featured 27 disciplines in 25 sports (plus beach volleyball as exhibition). The following list was compiled from a variety of articles from the archive of Costa Rican newspaper La Nación.
†: Exhibition contest
The medals below are compiled from Costa Rican newspaper La Nación and from Nicaraguan newspapers La Prensa and El Nuevo Diario. The table is incomplete.
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