Central America and Caribbean Games
The Central American and Caribbean Games (CAC abbreviated for Central American and Caribbean Games ), and 1935 Central American Games are a major sporting event in America. The event has usually been held every four years since 1926. It is considered the oldest regional multisport event in the world.
Athletes from Central America , the Caribbean , Mexico , Bermuda , Suriname , Guyana , Colombia and Venezuela can take part. In contrast to other multisport events, there is often not just one venue for the various sports. The different venues can even be in different countries, but officially there is always a main venue.
Venues
year | Games | city | Duration | countries | sports | Athletes | |
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1926 | I. | October 30th to November 2nd | 3 | 9 | 269 | ||
Mexico city | Mexico | ||||||
1930 | II. | March 15th to April 5th | 9 | 10 | 632 | ||
Havana | Cuba | ||||||
1935 | III. | March 16 to April 5 | 9 | 14th | 741 | ||
San Salvador | El Salvador | ||||||
1938 | IV. | February 5th to 24th | 10 | 18th | 1151 | ||
Panama City | Panama | ||||||
1946 | V. | December 8th to 28th | 13 | 19th | 1540 | ||
Barranquilla | Colombia | ||||||
1950 | VI. | February 25th to March 12th | 14th | 19th | 1390 | ||
Guatemala City | Guatemala | ||||||
1954 | VII. | March 5th to 20th | 12 | 19th | 1321 | ||
Mexico city | Mexico | ||||||
1959 | VIII. | January 6th to 18th | 12 | 17th | 1150 | ||
Caracas | Venezuela | ||||||
1962 | IX. | August 11th to 25th | 15th | 16 | 1559 | ||
Kingston | Jamaica | ||||||
1966 | X. | June 11th to 25th | 18th | 17th | 1689 | ||
San Juan | Puerto Rico | ||||||
1970 | XI. | February 28th to March 13th | 20th | 16 | 2095 | ||
Panama City | Panama | ||||||
1974 | XII. | February 27th to March 13th | 23 | 18th | 1928 | ||
Santo Domingo | Dominican Republic | ||||||
1978 | XIII. | July 7-22 | 21st | 19th | 2605 | ||
Medellin | Colombia | ||||||
1982 | XIV. | August 7th to 18th | 22nd | 24 | 2799 | ||
Havana | Cuba | ||||||
1986 | XV. | June 24th to July 5th | 26th | 25th | 2963 | ||
Santiago de los Caballeros | Dominican Republic | ||||||
1990 | XVI. | November 20th to December 4th | 29 | 30th | 4206 | ||
Mexico city | Mexico | ||||||
1993 | XVII. | November 19-30 | 31 | 32 | 3570 | ||
Ponce | Puerto Rico | ||||||
1998 | XVIII. | August 8-22 | 32 | 30th | 4115 | ||
Maracaibo | Venezuela | ||||||
2002 | XIX. | November 19-30 | 31 | 37 | 4301 | ||
San Salvador | El Salvador | ||||||
2006 | XX. | July 17th to 30th | 32 | 38 | 4865 | ||
Cartagena | Colombia | ||||||
2010 | XXI. | July 18th to August 1st | 31 | 39 | 5204 | ||
Mayagüez | Puerto Rico | ||||||
2014 | XXII. | November 14th to 30th | 31 | 38 | 5707 | ||
Veracruz | Mexico | ||||||
2018 | XXIII. | July 19 to August 3 | 37 | 37 | 5854 | ||
Barranquilla | Colombia |
sports
Sports | 1926 | 1930 | 1935 | 1938 | 1946 | 1950 | 1954 | 1959 | 1962 | 1966 | 1970 | 1974 | 1978 | 1982 | 1986 | 1990 | 1993 | 1998 | 2002 | 2006 | 2010 | 2014 | 2018 |
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Archery | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |||||||||||||
athletics | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
badminton | X | X | X | X | X | X | |||||||||||||||||
baseball | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
basketball | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
Pelota | X | X | X | ||||||||||||||||||||
beach volleyball | X | X | X | X | X | X | |||||||||||||||||
bowling | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |||||||||||||
Boxing | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||
Canoeing | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||||||||||||||||
Cycling | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |||
Diving | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |
Equestrian sport | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |||||||||
fencing | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |
hockey | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |||||||||||||
Soccer | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |
golf | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||||||||||||||||
Apparatus gymnastics | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||||||
Rhythmic sports gymnastics | X | X | X | X | X | X | |||||||||||||||||
trampoline | X | X | X | ||||||||||||||||||||
Handball | X | X | X | X | X | X | |||||||||||||||||
Judo | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |||||||||
karate | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||||||||||||||||
Modern pentathlon | X | X | X | X | X | ||||||||||||||||||
Racquetball | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |||||||||||||||
Roller skating | X | X | X | X | X | X | |||||||||||||||||
rowing | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |||||||||||||
7-a-side rugby | X | X | |||||||||||||||||||||
sailing | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||||||||||
shoot | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
Softball | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||||||||||
squash | X | X | X | X | X | ||||||||||||||||||
swim | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
Synchronized swimming | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||||||||||||
Table tennis | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |||||||||||||
Taekwondo | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |||||||||||||||
tennis | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |
Triathlon | X | X | X | X | X | X | |||||||||||||||||
volleyball | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |
Water polo | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||||
Water-skiing | X | X | X | ||||||||||||||||||||
Weightlifting | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |||
Wrestling | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
Results in individual sports
Medal table
rank | country | gold | silver | bronze | total |
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1 | Cuba | 1490 | 737 | 554 | 2781 |
2 | Mexico | 886 | 903 | 766 | 2555 |
3 | Venezuela | 343 | 507 | 584 | 1434 |
4th | Colombia | 276 | 361 | 405 | 1042 |
5 | Puerto Rico | 236 | 400 | 519 | 1155 |
6th | Panama | 81 | 141 | 147 | 369 |
7th | Jamaica | 78 | 100 | 99 | 277 |
8th | Dominican Republic | 74 | 147 | 247 | 468 |
9 | Guatemala | 55 | 121 | 259 | 425 |
10 | El Salvador | 33 | 77 | 141 | 251 |
11 | Costa Rica | 33 | 32 | 54 | 119 |
12 | Trinidad and Tobago | 31 | 54 | 69 | 154 |
13 | Netherlands Antilles | 27 | 27 | 45 | 99 |
14th | Bahamas | 13 | 10 | 21st | 44 |
15th | Suriname | 12 | 4th | 6th | 22nd |
16 | American Virgin Islands | 9 | 14th | 16 | 39 |
17th | Guyana | 5 | 11 | 28 | 44 |
18th | Barbados | 5 | 10 | 27 | 42 |
19th | Nicaragua | 3 | 13 | 36 | 52 |
20th | Haiti | 3 | 4th | 14th | 21st |
21st | Honduras | 2 | 8th | 18th | 28 |
22nd | Bermuda | 1 | 3 | 10 | 14th |
23 | Belize | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
24 | Cayman Islands | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
25th | Aruba | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
26th | St. Lucia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
27 | British Virgin Islands | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
28 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0 | 3 | 4th | 7th |
29 | Grenada | 0 | 0 | 4th | 4th |
30th | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
31 | Dominica | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Total | 3625 | 3610 | 3969 | 11204 |
See also
Web links
Commons : Central America and Caribbean Games - Collection of Images, Videos, and Audio Files