Host city Ciudad de Guatemala Nations participating 5 | Country Guatemala Athletes participating 1320 | |
Events 20 sports + 3 exhibition Opening ceremony January 4, 1986 (1986-01-04) | ||
The III Central American Games (Spanish: III Juegos Deportivos Centroamericanos) was a multi-sport event that took place between 4–10 January 1986. Initially, the Games were scheduled for 1981 in Managua, Nicaragua, but were cancelled due to the unstable political situation.
Contents
The Games were called the "Peace Games" (Spanish: Juegos de la Paz). The official song was the "Hymn of the Peace Games" (Spanish: Himno de los Juegos de la Paz) composed by Alfonso Agulló.
Long distance runner Mateo Flores was honoured to light the torch in the stadium bearing his name.
A complete list of medal winners can be found on the MásGoles webpage (click on "JUEGOS CENTROAMERICANOS" in the low right corner).
Participation
Athletes from 5 countries were reported to participate:
Sports
The competition featured 20 sports (plus badminton, rowing, and sailing as exhibition).
†: Exhibition event
Medal table (incomplete)
The table below is taken from El Diario de Hoy, San Salvador, El Salvador, and from El Nuevo Diario, Managua, Nicaragua.