1986 Central American Games

III Central American Games
Host cityGuatemala City
Country Guatemala
Nations5
Athletes1320
Events20 sports + 3 exhibition
OpeningJanuary 4, 1986 (1986-01-04)
ClosingJanuary 10, 1986 (1986-01-10)
Torch lighterMateo Flores
Main venueEstadio Nacional Mateo Flores

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.[1]

The Games were called the "Peace Games" (Spanish: Juegos de la Paz). [2] The official song was the "Hymn of the Peace Games" (Spanish: Himno de los Juegos de la Paz) composed by Alfonso Agulló.[3][4]

Long distance runner Mateo Flores was honoured to light the torch in the stadium bearing his name.[5]

A complete list of medal winners can be found on the MásGoles webpage (click on "JUEGOS CENTROAMERICANOS" in the low right corner).[6]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference hoy_res_1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Pregunta 275 sobre Juegos Deportivos Centroamericanos (in Spanish), masgoles.com, October 22, 2011, retrieved August 15, 2012
  3. ^ Pregunta 68 sobre Juegos Deportivos Centroamericanos (in Spanish), masgoles.com, February 24, 2010, retrieved August 15, 2012
  4. ^ Himno Juegos Centroamericanos Guatemala 1986 (in Spanish), YouTube, May 25, 2012, retrieved August 15, 2012
  5. ^ Willi Kaltschmitt: "Mateo es la persona más querida y conocida en Guatemala" - Willi Kaltschmitt, miembro guatemalteco del Comité Olímpico Internacional, comentó que el fallecimiento de Mateo Flores dejará un gran vacío en el deporte nacional. (in Spanish), Prensa Libre, Guatemala, August 11, 2011, archived from the original on 2012-07-13, retrieved August 16, 2012
  6. ^ Centroamericanos - Resultados en la historia (in Spanish), masgoles.com, archived from the original on September 19, 2012, retrieved August 10, 2012