Central American and Caribbean Games

The Central American and Caribbean Games (CAC or CACGs) are a multi-sport regional championship event, held quadrennial (once every four years), typically in the middle (even) year between Summer Olympics. The games are for countries in Central America, the Caribbean, Mexico, and the South American Caribbean countries of Colombia, Guyana, Suriname, and Venezuela.

Central American and Caribbean Games (CACGs)
Juegos Centroamericanos y del Caribe (in Spanish)
First eventOctober 30 – November 2, 1926
Occur every4 years
Last eventJuly 19 – August 3, 2018
PurposeSports for Central American and Caribbean people
OrganizationCentro Caribe Sports (formerly CACSO)

The games are overseen by Centro Caribe Sports (formerly CACSO).[1] They are designed to provide a step between sub-CACG-region Games held the first year following a Summer Olympics (e.g. Central American Games) and the Continental Championships, the Pan American Games, held the year before the Summer Olympics.

The last Games were held in Barranquilla, Colombia between 19 July to 3 August. The next Games will be held in 2022.

History

Central American and Caribbean Games 2010, Triathlon, in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico

The CACGs are the oldest continuing regional games in the world,[2] and only the Olympics have run longer. Mexico, Cuba and Guatemala were the three countries present at the first games, which were then called the Central American Games. In 1935 their name was changed to Central American and Caribbean Games to reflect expanding participation.

The 1942 edition was suspended after the impact of the World War II.

A "Central American Games" does exist today, Juegos Centroamericanos, involving just Central American countries.

Editions

Host cities of the Central American and Caribbean Games

The first two editions of the Games were known as the "Central American Games" at the time, but the edition lineage continued after the inclusion of the Caribbean nations in 1935.[3]

Year Edition Host city Host nation
(as recognized by the IOC)
Dates Nations Events Sports Competitors Top placed team
1926 1 Mexico City  Mexico October 30 – November 2 3 3 9 269  Mexico
1930 2 Havana  Cuba March 15 – April 15 9 9 9 606  Cuba
1935 3 San Salvador  El Salvador March 16 – April 5 9 9 13 741  Mexico
1938 4 Panama City  Panama February 5 – February 24 10 10 16 1216  Mexico
1946 5 Barranquilla  Colombia March 5 – March 25 13 13 17 1540  Mexico
1950 6 Guatemala City  Guatemala February 28 – March 12 14 14 19 1390  Mexico
1954 7 Mexico City  Mexico March 5 – March 20 12 12 19 1356  Mexico
1959 8 Caracas  Venezuela January 6 – January 15 12 12 17 1150  Mexico
1962 9 Kingston  Jamaica August 15 – August 28 15 15 16 1559  Mexico
1966 10 San Juan  Puerto Rico July 11 – July 25 18 18 17 1689  Mexico
1970 11 Panama City  Panama February 28 – March 13 21 21 16 2095  Cuba
1974 12 Santo Domingo  Dominican Republic February 27 – March 13 23 23 18 1928  Cuba
1978 13 Medellín  Colombia July 7 – July 28 19 19 21 2605  Cuba
1982 14 Havana  Cuba August 7 – August 18 19 19 24 2420  Cuba
1986 15 Santiago de los Caballeros  Dominican Republic June 24 – July 5 26 26 25 2963  Cuba
1990 16 Mexico City  Mexico November 20 – December 3 29 29 30 4206  Cuba
1993 17 Ponce  Puerto Rico November 19 – November 30 31 31 32 3,570  Cuba
1998 18 Maracaibo  Venezuela August 8 – August 22 31 31 30 5200  Cuba
2002 19 San Salvador  El Salvador November 19 – November 30 31 31 32 4,301  Mexico
2006 20 Cartagena de Indias  Colombia July 15 – July 30 32 32 37 4,865  Cuba
2010 21 Mayagüez  Puerto Rico July 17 – August 1 31 31 42 5204  Mexico
2014 22 Veracruz  Mexico November 14 – November 30 31 31 36 5707  Cuba
2018 23 Barranquilla  Colombia July 19 – August 3 37 37 36 5854  Mexico
2022 24 TBD TBD TBD
2026 25 Santo Domingo  Dominican Republic TBD

Sports

Sport 1926 1930 1935 1938 1946 1950 1954 1959 1962 1966 1970 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1993 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018
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
Basque 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 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
Field hockey X X X X X X X X X X
Football 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
Artistic gymnastics X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
Rhythmic 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
Rugby Sevens X X X
Sailing X X X X X X X X X X X X X
Shooting 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
Swimming 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 X
Water ski 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

Nations

Nation 1926 1930 1935 1938 1946 1950 1954 1959 1962 1966 1970 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1993 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018
 AHO X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
 ARU X X X X X X X X
 ATG X X X X X X X X X
 BAH X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
 BAR X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
 BER X X X X X X X X X X X X
 BIZ X X X X X X X X X X X X X
 IVB X X X X X X X X X X
 CAY X X X X X X X X X
 COL X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
 CRC X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
 CUB X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
 DMA X X X X X X
 DOM X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
 ESA X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
 GRN X X X X X X X X X
 GUA X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
 GUY X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
 HAI X X X X X X X X X X X X X
 HON X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
 ISV X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
 JAM X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
 LCA X X X X X X X
 MEX X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
 NCA X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
 PAN X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
 PUR X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
 SKN X X X X X X X
 SUR X X X X X X X X X X X X X
 TRI X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
 VIN X X X X X X X X
 VEN X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X

Historical medal count

Centroamerican games 2010 gold medal, held in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico

The following medals were won:[4][5]

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Cuba (CUB)17528896793320
2 Mexico (MEX)1235121510873537
3 Venezuela (VEN)5647829182264
4 Colombia (COL)5306166561802
5 Puerto Rico (PUR)3234866921501
6 Dominican Republic (DOM)172279435886
7 Guatemala (GUA)105184370659
8 Jamaica (JAM)101118125344
9 Panama (PAN)89156175420
10 El Salvador (SLV)53129236418
11 Trinidad and Tobago (TTO)5284114250
12 Costa Rica (CRC)374185163
13 Netherlands Antilles (ANT)313148110
14 Bahamas (BAH)28263387
15 Barbados (BAR)14154675
16 Suriname (SUR)1251128
17 U.S. Virgin Islands (VIR)11201950
18 Guyana (GUY)7153658
19 Cayman Islands (CYM)55616
20 Aruba (ABW)531119
21 British Virgin Islands (VGB)5005
22 Saint Lucia (LCA)4116
23 Nicaragua (NIC)3154967
24 Honduras (HON)3123348
25 Haiti (HTI)3112438
26 Bermuda (BMU)241420
27 Belize (BLZ)1225
28 Dominica (DMA)1023
29 Antigua and Barbuda (ATG)05510
30 Grenada (GRD)0347
31 Saint Kitts and Nevis (KNA)0167
32 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (VCT)0011
Totals (32 nations)51485153592316224

See also

References

  1. (in Spanish) ODECABE website www.odecabe.org; retrieved 2010-03-03
  2. History of CACSO Archived July 25, 2009, at the Wayback Machine from the CACSO website (www.cacso.org); retrieved 2009-06-26.
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-07-20. Retrieved 2010-07-17.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. Medals – Total of Medals (1926-2010) from the ODECABE website (http://www.odecabe.org Archived 2012-09-09 at Archive.today); retrieved 2014-11-26.
  5. Veracruz 2014 – Medal Count Archived 2014-11-29 at the Wayback Machine from the Veracruz 2014 website ("Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-11-12. Retrieved 2014-11-11.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)); retrieved 2014-11-30.

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