1959 Central American and Caribbean Games
8th edition of the Central American and Caribbean Games
Host city | Caracas, Venezuela |
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Edition | 8th |
Nations | 12 |
Debuting countries | British Guiana |
Athletes | 1,150 |
Sport | 17 |
Opening | 6 January 1959 (1959-01-06) |
Closing | 15 January 1959 (1959-01-15) |
Opened by | Wolfgang Larrazábal[1] |
Athlete's Oath | Téodoro Capriles[1] |
Main venue | Olympic Stadium |
The eighth Central American and Caribbean Games were held in Caracas, Venezuela, and it was the first time this nation had held the Games. The Games were held from 6 January to 15 January 1959 and included 1,150 athletes from twelve nations, competing in seventeen sports.
Sports
- Athletics (details)
- Baseball (details)
- Basketball (details)
- Boxing (details)
- Cycling (details)
- Diving (details)
- Equestrian (details)
- Fencing (details)
- Football (details)
- Artistic gymnastics (details)
- Shooting (details)
- Swimming (details)
- Tennis (details)
- Volleyball (details)
- Water polo (details)
- Weightlifting (details)
- Wrestling (details)
Medal table
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Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Mexico | 53 | 37 | 42 | 132 |
2 | Venezuela* | 35 | 31 | 34 | 100 |
3 | Puerto Rico | 9 | 19 | 8 | 36 |
4 | Panama | 7 | 6 | 11 | 24 |
5 | Colombia | 6 | 10 | 4 | 20 |
6 | Netherlands Antilles | 4 | 5 | 3 | 12 |
7 | Guatemala | 1 | 5 | 7 | 13 |
8 | El Salvador | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 |
9 | Jamaica | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
10 | Nicaragua | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
11 | Costa Rica | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Totals (11 entries) | 117 | 118 | 118 | 353 |
References
- ^ a b Memoria oficial del comite organizador de los VIII Juegos Deportivos Centroamericanos y del Caribe (PDF) (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 November 2023.
- ^ Games' commemorative poster
- (in Spanish) Meta
- (in Spanish) Official Results[usurped]
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