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)