1938 Central American and Caribbean Games

Central American and Caribbean Sports Games

Host city	Panama City
Country	Panama
Edition	4th
Athletes	1,540
Opening	5 February 1938 (1938-02-05)
Closing	24 February 1938 (1938-02-24)
Opened by	Juan Demóstenes Arosemena
Athlete's Oath	José Antonio Remón Cantera
Main venue	Estadio Olímpico Nacional

The fourth Central American and Caribbean Games were held in Panama City, the capital city of Panama at Estadio Olímpico Nacional. These games were held 3 years after the last games, this was to get the games back to the year they should have been, after a 5-year break on the previous games. The Games were held from 5 February to 24 February 1938. They included 1,216 athletes from ten nations, competing in sixteen different sports.

Sports

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

Medal table

Place	Nation				Total
1	Mexico	24	32	16	72
2	Panama	24	22	20	66
3	Cuba	24	17	19	60
4	Puerto Rico	16	11	11	38
5	Jamaica	9	5	8	22
6	Venezuela	3	2	6	11
7	El Salvador	0	5	8	13
8	Costa Rica	0	2	1	3
9	Colombia	0	0	2	2
10	Nicaragua	0	0	1	1
Total		100	96	92	288

References

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