1978 Central American and Caribbean Games

Central American and Caribbean Games

Host city	Medellín
Country	Colombia
Edition	13th
Nations	21
Athletes	2,605
Opening	7 July 1978 (1978-07-07)
Closing	28 July 1978 (1978-07-28)
Opened by	Alfonso López Michelsen
Torch lighter	Ramón Hoyos
Main venue	Estadio Atanasio Girardot

The 13th Central American and Caribbean Games were held in Medellín, Colombia from July 7 to July 28, 1978, and included 2,605 athletes from nineteen nations, competing in 21 sports.

Sports

•  Athletics ()
•  Baseball ()
•  Basketball ()
•  Boxing ()
•  Cycling ()
•  Diving ()
•  Fencing ()
•  Football ()
•  Gymnastics ()
•  Judo ()
•  Shooting ()
•  Softball ()
•  Swimming ()
•  Synchronized swimming ()
•  Tennis ()
•  Volleyball ()
•  Water polo ()
•  Weightlifting ()
•  Wrestling ()

Medal table

  *   Host nation (Colombia)

1978 Central American and Caribbean Games medal table

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Cuba	120	44	18	182
2	Mexico	25	48	43	116
3	Puerto Rico	13	15	33	61
4	Colombia*	8	24	36	68
5	Jamaica	6	6	5	17
6	Venezuela	5	24	29	58
7	Dominican Republic	3	8	16	27
8	Costa Rica	2	4	3	9
9	Bahamas	2	0	2	4
10	Trinidad and Tobago	1	5	2	8
11	Netherlands Antilles	1	1	2	4
12	Virgin Islands	1	1	1	3
13	Bermuda	1	0	1	2
14	Panama	0	6	5	11
15	Nicaragua	0	1	2	3
16	Barbados	0	1	0	1
	Suriname	0	1	0	1
18	Guatemala	0	0	6	6
19	El Salvador	0	0	2	2
Totals (19 entries)		188	189	206	583

References

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