Central American and Caribbean Games

Not to be confused with Central American Games.
Central American and Caribbean Games
(Spanish) Juegos Centroamericanos y del Caribe
First event October 30 - November 2, 1926
Occur every 4 years
Last event November 14–30, 2014
Purpose Sports for Central American and Caribbean people
Website 2014 Official Website

The Central American and Caribbean Games (CAC or CACGs) are a multi-sport regional championships event, held quadrennial (every 4 years), typically in the middle (even) year between Summer Olympics. The Games are for countries in Central America, the Caribbean, as well as for Mexico, Bermuda, and the South American countries of Suriname, Guyana, Colombia and Venezuela.

The Games are overseen by the Central American and Caribbean Sports Organization (CACSO) (the organization also goes by the acronym "ODECABE", from its full Spanish name: Organización Deportiva Centroamericana y del Caribe).[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 most recent CACGs took place in Veracruz, Mexico.[2] The next edition will take place in 2018 in Barranquilla, Colombia.

History

The CACGs are the oldest continuing regional games in the world,[3] 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. Thirty one nations took part in the 1993 games in Puerto Rico and the 1998 games in Venezuela. The 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games ended on July 30, 2006.

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

Editions

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 in 1935.

Year Games Host city Host nation Days Countries Sports Athletes
1926 I Mexico City Mexico October 30
November 2		 3 9 269
1930 II Havana Cuba March 15
April 15		 9 9 606
1935 III San Salvador El Salvador March 16
April 5		 9 13 741
1938 IV Panama City Panama February 5
February 24		 10 16 1216
1946 V Barranquilla Colombia March 5
March 25		 13 17 1540
1950 VI Guatemala City Guatemala February 28
March 12		 14 19 1390
1954 VII Mexico City Mexico March 5
March 20		 12 1356
1959 VIII Caracas Venezuela January 6
January 15		 12 17 1150
1962 IX Kingston Jamaica August 15
August 28		 15 1559
1966 X San Juan Puerto Rico July 11
July 25		 18 1689
1970 XI Panama City Panama February 28
March 13		 21 2095
1974 XII Santo Domingo Dominican Republic February 27
March 13		 23 18 1928
1978 XIII Medellín Colombia July 7
July 28		 21 18 2605
1982 XIV Havana Cuba August 7
August 18		 19 2420
1986 XV Santiago de los Caballeros Dominican Republic June 24
July 5		 26 25 2963
1990 XVI Mexico City Mexico November 20
December 3		 29 4206
1993 XVII Ponce Puerto Rico November 19
November 30		 32 3570
1998 XVIII Maracaibo Venezuela August 8
August 22		 31 5200
2002 XIX San Salvador El Salvador November 19
November 30		 31 37 7000
2006 XX Cartagena de Indias Colombia July 15
July 30		 32 37 4,865
2010 XXI Mayagüez Puerto Rico July 17
August 1		 31 42 5204[4]
2014 XXII Veracruz Mexico November 14
November 30		 31 36 5707
2018 XXIII Barranquilla Colombia

Sports

Sport 1926 1930 1935 1938 1946 1950 1954 1959 1962 1966 1970 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1993 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014
Archery 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
Badminton 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
Basketball 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
Bowling 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
Canoeing 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
Diving 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
Fencing 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
Football 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
Artistic gymnastics X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
Rhythmic gymnastics X X X X X
Trampoline

X

 X
Handball X X X X X
Judo X X X X X X X X X X X X X
Karate X X X X X X
Modern pentathlon X X X X
Racquetball X X X X X X X
Roller skating X X X X X
Rowing X X X X X X X X X
Rugby Sevens X
Sailing 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
Softball X X X X X X X X X X X X
Squash 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
Synchronized swimming X X X X X X X X X X
Table tennis X X X X X X X X X
Taekwondo 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
Triathlon 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
Water polo 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
Wrestling 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
 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
 ATG X X X X X X X X
 BAH 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
 BER X X X X X X X X X X X
 BIZ X X X X X X X X X X X X
 IVB X X X X X X X X X
 CAY 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
 CRC 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
 DMA X X X X X
 DOM 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
 GRN 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
 GUY 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
 HON 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
 JAM 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
 MEX 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
 PAN 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
 SKN X X X X X X
 SUR 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
 VIN 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

Historical medal count

[5] [6]

 Rank  Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 Cuba17528896793320
2 Mexico1235121510873537
3 Venezuela5647829182264
4 Colombia4515225591532
5 Puerto Rico3234866921501
6 Dominican Republic147250382779
7 Jamaica101118125344
8 Panama86151170407
9 Guatemala84162329575
10 El Salvador49119214382
11 Trinidad and Tobago4376101220
12 Costa Rica374185163
13 Netherlands Antilles313148110
14 Bahamas24243280
15 Barbados14154675
16 Suriname1251128
17 United States Virgin Islands11201950
18 Guyana7153658
19 Cayman Islands55616
20 British Virgin Islands4004
21 Nicaragua3154967
22 Honduras3123348
23 Haiti3112438
24 Aruba32510
25 Saint Lucia3115
26 Bermuda241420
27 Belize1225
28 Dominica1023
29 Antigua and Barbuda05510
30 Grenada0347
31 Saint Kitts and Nevis0167
32 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines0011
Total 49994982568515666

See also

References

  1. ↑ (Spanish) ODECABE website www.odecabe.org; retrieved 2010-03-03
  2. ↑ (Spanish) Website of the XXI Central American and Caribbean Games (http://mayaquez2010.com); retrieved 2010-03-03.
  3. ↑ History of CACSO from the CACSO website (www.cacso.org); retrieved 2009-06-26. Archived July 25, 2009, at the Wayback Machine.
  4. ↑ http://www.primerahora.com/nuevasmarcasenmayaguez2010ynohanempezadolosjuegos-401194.html
  5. ↑ Medals – Total of Medals (1926-2010) from the ODECABE website (http://www.odecabe.org); retrieved 2014-11-26.
  6. ↑ Veracruz 2014 – Medal Count from the Veracruz 2014 website (http://veracruz2014.mx/?lang=en); retrieved 2014-11-30.
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