1998 Central American and Caribbean Games

Sports events held in Maracaibo, Venezuela

Central American and Caribbean Sports Games

Host city| Maracaibo, Venezuela
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]

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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

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The mascot for the Games was a goajira boy, Wayuuchon.[1]

## Sports

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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

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* Host nation (Venezuela)

1998 Central American and Caribbean Games medal tableRank| Nation| Gold| Silver| Bronze| Total

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1|  Cuba| 191| 74| 69| 334
2|  Mexico| 61| 87| 71| 219
3|  Venezuela*| 56| 68| 67| 191
4|  Colombia| 19| 43| 51| 113
5|  Puerto Rico| 11| 21| 48| 80
6|  Dominican Republic| 7| 20| 44| 71
7|  Suriname| 7| 1| 0| 8
8|  Jamaica| 6| 13| 10| 29
9|  El Salvador| 4| 11| 22| 37
10|  Guatemala| 3| 11| 22| 36
11|  Panama| 3| 6| 4| 13
12|  Antigua and Barbuda| 3| 2| 5| 10
13|  Costa Rica| 2| 3| 5| 10
14|  Bahamas| 2| 2| 4| 8
Barbados| 2| 2| 4| 8
16|  Trinidad and Tobago| 1| 8| 5| 14
17|  British Virgin Islands| 1| 1| 0| 2
18|  Nicaragua| 0| 2| 6| 8
19|  Honduras| 0| 1| 5| 6
20|  Haiti| 0| 0| 3| 3
21|  Aruba| 0| 0| 1| 1
Guyana| 0| 0| 1| 1
Totals (22 entries)| 379| 376| 447| 1,202

## References

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1. ^ a b c d e Memoria XVIII Juegos Deportivos Centroamericanos y del Caribe (PDF). Retrieved 7 November 2023.
2. ^ "CAC Games - Venezuela 98". 2004-08-13. Archived from the original on 2004-08-13. Retrieved 2024-07-05.

## External links

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* (in Spanish) CubaWeb
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* (in Spanish) Official Results[usurped]

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