1959 Central American and Caribbean Games

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 (1959-01-06)
Closing	15 January 1959 (1959-01-15)
Opened by	Wolfgang Larrazábal
Athlete's Oath	Téodoro Capriles
Main venue	Olympic Stadium

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

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

Medal table

  *   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

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