1982 Central American and Caribbean Games

The 14th Central American and Caribbean Games were held in Havana, Cuba from August 7 to August 18, 1982,^[1] 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.^[2]

Opening

The torch was carried by María Caridad Colón.

Sports

The Games had twenty four sports.^[3]

• Athletics ()
• Archery () (first appearance)
• Basketball ()
• Baseball ()
• Boxing ()
• Canoeing ()
• Cycling ()
• Diving ()
• Fencing ()
• Field hockey () (first appearance)
• Football ()
• Gymnastics ()
• Rowing () (first appearance)
• Sailing ()
• Shooting ()
• Swimming ()
• Softball ()
• Synchronized swimming ()
• Table tennis () (first appearance)
• Tennis ()
• Volleyball ()
• Water polo ()
• Weightlifting ()
• Wrestling ()

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
19	Bermuda	0	0	2	2
19	Grenada	0	0	2	2
21	Suriname	0	0	1	1
Total		248	246	270	764

References

1. ↑ Official Results p. 89 "held its fourteenth edition in Havana, on August 7-18"
2. ↑ Official Results 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"
3. ↑ Official Results p. 89 "The program of competitions this time covered 24 sports"

External links

• Meta (Spanish)
• Official Results (Spanish)