1959_Central_American_and_Caribbean_Games Knowpia

Central American and Caribbean Sports Games
Host city	Caracas, Venezuela
Edition	8th
Nations	12
Debuting countries	British Guiana
Athletes	1,150
Sport	17
Opening	6 January 1959
Closing	15 January 1959
Opened by	Wolfgang Larrazábal
Athlete's Oath	Téodoro Capriles
Main venue	Olympic Stadium
	← 1954 Mexico City 1962 Kingston →

The eighth Central American and Caribbean Games were held in Caracas, Venezuela, and it was the first time this nation had held the Games. The Games were held from 6 January to 15 January 1959 and included 1,150 athletes from twelve nations, competing in seventeen sports.

Sports edit

Athletics (details)
Baseball (details)
Basketball (details)
Boxing (details)
Cycling (details)
Diving (details)
Equestrian (details)
Fencing (details)
Football (details)
Artistic gymnastics (details)
Shooting (details)
Swimming (details)
Tennis (details)
Volleyball (details)
Water polo (details)
Weightlifting (details)
Wrestling (details)

Medal table edit

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* Host nation (Venezuela)

1959 Central American and Caribbean Games medal table
Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Mexico	53	37	42	132
2	Venezuela*	35	31	34	100
3	Puerto Rico	9	19	8	36
4	Panama	7	6	11	24
5	Colombia	6	10	4	20
6	Netherlands Antilles	4	5	3	12
7	Guatemala	1	5	7	13
8	El Salvador	1	3	5	9
9	Jamaica	1	2	1	4
10	Nicaragua	0	0	2	2
11	Costa Rica	0	0	1	1
Totals (11 entries)		117	118	118	353

References edit

^ ^a ^b Memoria oficial del comite organizador de los VIII Juegos Deportivos Centroamericanos y del Caribe (PDF) (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 November 2023.
^ Games' commemorative poster

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

[Memoria-1] Memoria oficial del comite organizador de los VIII Juegos Deportivos Centroamericanos y del Caribe (PDF) (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 November 2023.

[2] Games' commemorative poster

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Summary

Sports edit

Medal table edit

References edit