2006 Central American and Caribbean Games
Sports events held in Cartagena, Colombia
Host city | Cartagena |
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Country | Colombia |
Motto | Step into history Spanish: Entra a la historia |
Nations | 32 |
Athletes | 6,000 |
Events | 37 |
Opening | July 15 |
Closing | July 30 |
Opened by | Álvaro Uribe[1] |
Athlete's Oath | Cecilia Baena[1] |
Torch lighter | Sergio Núñez Henao |
Main venue | Estadio Pedro de Heredia[1] |
The 20th edition of the Central American and Caribbean Games was held in the city of Cartagena, Colombia. The tournament began on July 15 and ended on July 30.
Host city
- Main host city
- Cartagena de Indias
- Other host cities
- Barranquilla, Colombia (bowling, cycling, football/soccer, and shooting);
- Bogotá, Colombia (equestrian);
- Mexico City, Mexico (rowing); and
- Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (field hockey, modern pentathlon, racquetball and team handball).
Mascots
The mascots for the Games were Cata the Indigenous girl and Dani the pelican.[1]
Nations
Participating Nations | |||
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Antigua and Barbuda | Netherlands Antilles | Aruba | |
Bahamas | Barbados | Belize | |
Bermuda | Colombia (Host) | Costa Rica | |
Cuba | Dominica | El Salvador | |
Grenada | Guatemala | Guyana | |
Haiti | Honduras | Cayman Islands | |
British Virgin Islands | United States Virgin Islands | Jamaica | |
Mexico | Nicaragua | Panama | |
Puerto Rico | Dominican Republic | Saint Kitts and Nevis | |
Saint Lucia | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Suriname | |
Trinidad and Tobago | Venezuela |
Medal table
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Cuba | 138 | 86 | 61 | 285 |
2 | Mexico | 107 | 82 | 86 | 275 |
3 | Colombia* | 72 | 70 | 77 | 219 |
4 | Venezuela | 49 | 90 | 124 | 263 |
5 | Puerto Rico | 24 | 19 | 53 | 96 |
6 | Dominican Republic | 22 | 31 | 44 | 97 |
7 | Jamaica | 9 | 6 | 7 | 22 |
8 | El Salvador | 6 | 12 | 30 | 48 |
9 | Barbados | 6 | 2 | 11 | 19 |
10 | Guatemala | 5 | 13 | 30 | 48 |
11 | Panama | 2 | 5 | 7 | 14 |
12 | Costa Rica | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
13 | Netherlands Antilles | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
14 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 9 | 11 | 21 |
15 | Cayman Islands | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
Virgin Islands | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
17 | Guyana | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
18 | British Virgin Islands | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
19 | Bahamas | 0 | 6 | 4 | 10 |
20 | Haiti | 0 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
21 | Honduras | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
22 | Grenada | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
23 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
24 | Saint Lucia | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
25 | Nicaragua | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
26 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Bermuda | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Suriname | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (29 entries) | 449 | 449 | 565 | 1,463 |
Sports
There were a total of 39 sports at the games.
- Archery (details)
- Artistic gymnastics (details)
- Athletics (details)
- Badminton (details)
- Baseball (details)
- Basketball (details)
- Beach volleyball (details)
- Bowling (details)
- Boxing (details)
- Canoeing (details)
- Cycling (details)
- Diving (details)
- Equestrian (details)
- Fencing (details)
- Football (details)
- Handball (details)
- Hockey (details)
- Judo (details)
- Karate (details)
- Modern pentathlon (details)
- Racquetball (details)
- Roller skating (details)
- Rowing (details)
- Rhythmic gymnastics (details)
- Sailing (details)
- Shooting (details)
- Softball (details)
- Squash (details)
- Swimming (details)
- Synchronized swimming (details)
- Table tennis (details)
- Taekwondo (details)
- Tennis (details)
- Triathlon (details)
- Volleyball (details)
- Water polo (details)
- Water skiing (details)
- Weightlifting (details)
- Wrestling (details)
References
- ^ a b c d Memoria XX Juegos Deportivos Centroamericanos y del Caribe Cartagena de Indias 2006 (PDF). Retrieved 7 November 2023.
External links
- (in Spanish) Official website
- (in Spanish) North, Central America and Caribbean Volleyball Confederation
- (in Spanish) Meta
- (in Spanish) Official Results
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