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1938 Central American and Caribbean Games

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4th edition of the Central American and Caribbean Games
Central American and Caribbean Sports Games
Host cityPanama City
Country Panama
Edition4th
Athletes1,540
Opening5 February 1938 (1938-02-05)
Closing24 February 1938 (1938-02-24)
Opened byJuan Demóstenes Arosemena
Athlete's OathJosé Antonio Remón Cantera
Main venueEstadio Olímpico Nacional
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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

Medal table

Place Nation 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 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

  1. Memoria oficial de los IV Juegos Deportivos Centroamericanos y del Caribe Panama 1938 (PDF) (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 November 2023.
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