1998 Central American and Caribbean Games
Sports events held in Maracaibo, Venezuela
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Host city | Maracaibo, Venezuela |
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Motto | The Sun Games Spanish: Los Juegos del Sol |
Edition | 18th |
Nations | 31 |
Athletes | 5,200 |
Opening | 8 August 1998 (1998-08-08) |
Closing | 22 August 1998 (1998-08-22) |
Opened by | Rafael Caldera[1] |
Athlete's Oath | Julio Luna[1] |
Torch lighter | Pedro Gamarro[1] |
Main venue | Estadio José Pachencho Romero[1] |
The 18th Central American and Caribbean Games were held in Maracaibo, Venezuela from August 8 to August 22, 1998, and included 31 nations and a total of 5,200 competitors.
Mascot
The mascot for the Games was a goajira boy, Wayuuchon.[1]
Sports
31 sports were contested at the 1998 Games:
Archery
Athletics
Baseball
Basketball
Beach volleyball
Bowling
Boxing
Cycling
Equestrian
Fencing
Field hockey
Football
Gymnastics
Judo [2]
Karate
Racquetball
Rhythmic gymnastics
Rowing
Sailing
Shooting
Softball
Swimming
Synchronized swimming
Table tennis
Taekwondo
Tennis
Triathlon
Volleyball
Water polo
Weightlifting
Wrestling
Medals
* Host nation (Venezuela)
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | ![]() | 191 | 74 | 69 | 334 |
2 | ![]() | 61 | 87 | 71 | 219 |
3 | ![]() | 56 | 68 | 67 | 191 |
4 | ![]() | 19 | 43 | 51 | 113 |
5 | ![]() | 11 | 21 | 48 | 80 |
6 | ![]() | 7 | 20 | 44 | 71 |
7 | ![]() | 7 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
8 | ![]() | 6 | 13 | 10 | 29 |
9 | ![]() | 4 | 11 | 22 | 37 |
10 | ![]() | 3 | 11 | 22 | 36 |
11 | ![]() | 3 | 6 | 4 | 13 |
12 | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 |
13 | ![]() | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 |
14 | ![]() | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
![]() | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | |
16 | ![]() | 1 | 8 | 5 | 14 |
17 | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
18 | ![]() | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
19 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
20 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
21 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (22 entries) | 379 | 376 | 447 | 1,202 |
References
- ^ a b c d e Memoria XVIII Juegos Deportivos Centroamericanos y del Caribe (PDF). Retrieved 7 November 2023.
- ^ "CAC Games - Venezuela 98". web.archive.org. 2004-08-13. Retrieved 2024-07-05.
External links
- (in Spanish) CubaWeb
- (in Spanish) Meta
- (in Spanish) Official Results[usurped]
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