1982 Central American and Caribbean Games
Sports events held in Havana, Cuba
Host city | Havana |
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Country | Cuba |
Edition | 14th |
Nations | 25 |
Athletes | 2,420 |
Opening | 7 August 1982 (1982-08-07) |
Closing | 18 August 1982 (1982-08-18) |
Opened by | Fidel Castro[1] |
Athlete's Oath | Alberto Juantorena[1] |
Torch lighter | María Caridad Colón[1] |
Main venue | Estadio Pedro Marrero[1] |
The 14th Central American and Caribbean Games were held in Havana, Cuba from August 7 to August 18, 1982,[2] and included 2,420 athletes from nineteen nations competing in 25 different sports. Some events were held in Santiago de Cuba, Cienfuegos, and the eastern end of the island.[3]
Opening
The torch was carried by María Caridad Colón.
Mascot
The mascot for the Games was Cuco, the Crocodile.[1]
Sports
The Games had twenty four sports.[4]
- Athletics (details)
- Archery (details) (first appearance)
- Basketball (details)
- Baseball (details)
- Boxing (details)
- Canoeing (details)
- Cycling (details)
- Diving (details)
- Fencing (details)
- Field hockey (details) (first appearance)
- Football (details)
- Gymnastics (details)
- Rowing (details) (first appearance)
- Sailing (details)
- Shooting (details)
- Swimming (details)
- Softball (details)
- Synchronized swimming (details)
- Table tennis (details) (first appearance)
- Tennis (details)
- Volleyball (details)
- Water polo (details)
- Weightlifting (details)
- Wrestling (details)
Notable results
- The Dominicans best the Cubans in baseball.
- A snatch world record was set by Cuban Daniel Núñez.
Medal table
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Cuba* | 173 | 71 | 38 | 282 |
2 | Mexico | 29 | 55 | 47 | 131 |
3 | Venezuela | 19 | 39 | 54 | 112 |
4 | Puerto Rico | 7 | 43 | 54 | 104 |
5 | Dominican Republic | 4 | 8 | 22 | 34 |
6 | Jamaica | 4 | 3 | 6 | 13 |
7 | Costa Rica | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 |
8 | Virgin Islands | 2 | 5 | 4 | 11 |
9 | Bahamas | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 |
10 | Guatemala | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 |
11 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 |
12 | Guyana | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
13 | Haiti | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
14 | Panama | 0 | 11 | 9 | 20 |
15 | Nicaragua | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
16 | Belize | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
17 | Netherlands Antilles | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
18 | Barbados | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Bermuda | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
Grenada | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
21 | Suriname | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Totals (21 entries) | 248 | 246 | 270 | 764 |
References
- ^ a b c d e Memoria XIV Juegos Deportivos Centroamericanos y del Caribe (PDF) (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 November 2023.
- ^ Official Results[usurped] p. 89 "held its fourteenth edition in Havana, on August 7–18"
- ^ Official Results[usurped] p.89 "with sub-venues in the cities of Santiago de Cuba, in the eastern part of the island, and in Cienfuegos, to the center"
- ^ Official Results[usurped] p. 89 "The program of competitions this time covered 24 sports"
External links
- Meta (in Spanish)
- Official Results[usurped] (in Spanish)
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