1998 Central American and Caribbean Games

Central American and Caribbean Sports Games

File:Maracaibo1998logo.png
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
Athlete's Oath	Julio Luna
Torch lighter	Pedro Gamarro
Main venue	Estadio José Pachencho Romero

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

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

Sports

31 sports were contested at the 1998 Games:

• File:Archery pictogram.svg Archery
• File:Athletics pictogram.svg Athletics
• File:Baseball pictogram.svg Baseball
• File:Basketball pictogram.svg Basketball
• File:Volleyball (beach) pictogram.svg Beach volleyball
• File:Bowling pictogram.svg Bowling
• File:Boxing pictogram.svg Boxing
• File:Cycling (road) pictogram.svg Cycling
• File:Equestrian pictogram.svg Equestrian
• File:Fencing pictogram.svg Fencing
• File:Field hockey pictogram.svg Field hockey
• File:Football pictogram.svg Football
• File:Gymnastics (artistic) pictogram.svg Gymnastics
• File:Judo pictogram.svg Judo
• File:Karate pictogram.svg Karate
• File:Racquets pictogram.svg Racquetball
• File:Gymnastics (rhythmic) pictogram.svg Rhythmic gymnastics
• File:Rowing pictogram.svg Rowing
• File:Sailing pictogram.svg Sailing
• File:Shooting pictogram.svg Shooting
• File:Softball pictogram.svg Softball
• File:Swimming pictogram.svg Swimming
• File:Synchronized swimming pictogram.svg Synchronized swimming
• File:Table tennis pictogram.svg Table tennis
• File:Taekwondo pictogram.svg Taekwondo
• File:Tennis pictogram.svg Tennis
• File:Triathlon pictogram.svg Triathlon
• File:Volleyball (indoor) pictogram.svg Volleyball
• File:Water polo pictogram.svg Water polo
• File:Weightlifting pictogram.svg Weightlifting
• File:Wrestling pictogram.svg Wrestling

Medals

  *   Host nation (Venezuela)

1998 Central American and Caribbean Games medal table

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	File:Flag of Cuba.svg Cuba	191	74	69	334
2	File:Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico	61	87	71	219
3	File:Flag of Venezuela (1954–2006).png Venezuela*	56	68	67	191
4	File:Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia	19	43	51	113
5	File:Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Puerto Rico	11	21	48	80
6	File:Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Dominican Republic	7	20	44	71
7	File:Flag of Suriname.svg Suriname	7	1	0	8
8	File:Flag of Jamaica.svg Jamaica	6	13	10	29
9	File:Flag of El Salvador.svg El Salvador	4	11	22	37
10	File:Flag of Guatemala.svg Guatemala	3	11	22	36
11	File:Flag of Panama.svg Panama	3	6	4	13
12	File:Flag of Antigua and Barbuda.svg Antigua and Barbuda	3	2	5	10
13	File:Flag of Costa Rica.svg Costa Rica	2	3	5	10
14	File:Flag of the Bahamas.svg Bahamas	2	2	4	8
	File:Flag of Barbados.svg Barbados	2	2	4	8
16	File:Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Trinidad and Tobago	1	8	5	14
17	File:Flag of the British Virgin Islands.svg British Virgin Islands	1	1	0	2
18	File:Flag of Nicaragua.svg Nicaragua	0	2	6	8
19	File:Flag of Honduras (before 2022).svg Honduras	0	1	5	6
20	File:Flag of Haiti.svg Haiti	0	0	3	3
21	File:Flag of Aruba.svg Aruba	0	0	1	1
	File:Flag of Guyana.svg Guyana	0	0	1	1
Totals (22 entries)		379	376	447	1,202

External links

• (in Spanish) CubaWeb
• (in Spanish) Meta
• (in Spanish) Official Results^[usurped]