2001 Central American Games
Logo for the 2001 Central American Games
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| Host city | Ciudad de Guatemala | ||
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 Guatemala
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| Nations participating | 7 | ||
| Athletes participating | 2182 | ||
| Events | 30 sports | ||
| Opening ceremony | November 25, 2001 | ||
| Closing ceremony | December 3, 2001 | ||
| Officially opened by | Harris Whitbeck | ||
| Torch lighter | Euda Carías | ||
| Main venue | Estadio Mateo Flores | ||
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The VII Central American Games (Spanish: VII Juegos Deportivos Centroamericanos) was a multi-sport event that took place between 22 November and 3 December 2001.
The games were opened by Harris Whitbeck as a delegate for Guatemalan president Alfonso Portillo. Torch lighter was Taekwondo fighter Euda Carías.
A total of 2,182 athletes from 7 countries were reported to participate:
The competition featured 363 events (215 men, 135 women, 13 mixed) in 37 disciplines from 29 official sports (plus roller speed skating as exhibition event).
†: Exhibition contest
The table below is taken from Costa Rican newspaper La Nación, Nicaraguan medals are from El Nuevo Diario, Managua, Nicaragua.
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