Central American and Caribbean Games
Host cityMedellín
Country Colombia
Edition13th
Nations21
Athletes2,605
Opening7 July 1978 (1978-07-07)
Closing28 July 1978 (1978-07-28)
Opened byAlfonso López Michelsen[1]
Torch lighterRamón Hoyos[1]
Main venueEstadio 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

Medal table

  *   Host nation (Colombia)

1978 Central American and Caribbean Games medal table
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Cuba1204418182
2 Mexico254843116
3 Puerto Rico13153361
4 Colombia*8243668
5 Jamaica66517
6 Venezuela5242958
7 Dominican Republic381627
8 Costa Rica2439
9 Bahamas2024
10 Trinidad and Tobago1528
11 Netherlands Antilles1124
12 Virgin Islands1113
13 Bermuda1012
14 Panama06511
15 Nicaragua0123
16 Barbados0101
 Suriname0101
18 Guatemala0066
19 El Salvador0022
Totals (19 entries)188189206583

References

  1. 1 2 Memoria XIII Juegos Centroamericanos y del Caribe 1978 Medellín (PDF) (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 November 2023.


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