The sixth Central American Championships in Athletics were held at the Pista Eduardo Garnier in San José, Costa Rica, between November 19–21, 1971.

[1][2][3] Some results and medal winners could be reconstructed from the archive of Costa Rican newspaper La Nación.

[4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12] Only medals from the 27 events with known results from above are counted.

*   Host nation (Costa Rica)Costa Rica won the overall team ranking, Nicaragua won the team ranking in the men's category, and Panamá won the team ranking in the women's category.

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