1982 Central American and Caribbean Games

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Central American and Caribbean Sports Games

Host city	Havana
Country	Cuba
Edition	14th
Nations	25
Athletes	2,420
Opening	7 August 1982 (1982-08-07)
Closing	18 August 1982 (1982-08-18)
Opened by	Fidel Castro^[1]
Athlete's Oath	Alberto Juantorena^[1]
Torch lighter	María Caridad Colón^[1]
Main venue	Estadio Pedro Marrero^[1]
← 1978 Medellín 1986 Santiago →

The 14th Central American and Caribbean Games were held in Havana, Cuba from August 7 to August 18, 1982,^[2] and included 2,420 athletes from nineteen nations competing in 25 different sports. Some events were held in Santiago de Cuba, Cienfuegos, and the eastern end of the island.^[3]

The Games were originally awarded to Mayagüez, Puerto Rico, which withdrew from organising in 1981.^[1] Havana stepped up to host the Games for the second time, the first being in 1930.

Opening

The torch was carried by María Caridad Colón.

Mascot

The mascot for the Games was Cuco, the Crocodile.^[1]

Sports

The Games had twenty four sports.^[4]

Athletics (details)
Archery (details) (first appearance)
Basketball (details)
Baseball (details)
Boxing (details)
Canoeing (details)
Cycling (details)
Diving (details)
Fencing (details)
Field hockey (details) (first appearance)
Football (details)
Gymnastics (details)
Rowing (details) (first appearance)
Sailing (details)
Shooting (details)
Swimming (details)
Softball (details)
Synchronized swimming (details)
Table tennis (details) (first appearance)
Tennis (details)
Volleyball (details)
Water polo (details)
Weightlifting (details)
Wrestling (details)

Notable results

The Dominicans best the Cubans in baseball.
A snatch world record was set by Cuban Daniel Núñez.

Medal table

* Host nation (Cuba)

1982 Central American and Caribbean Games medal table
Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Cuba*	173	71	38	282
2	Mexico	29	55	47	131
3	Venezuela	19	39	54	112
4	Puerto Rico	7	43	54	104
5	Dominican Republic	4	8	22	34
6	Jamaica	4	3	6	13
7	Costa Rica	3	1	4	8
8	Virgin Islands	2	5	4	11
9	Bahamas	2	3	4	9
10	Guatemala	2	1	6	9
11	Trinidad and Tobago	1	2	6	9
12	Guyana	1	0	1	2
13	Haiti	1	0	0	1
14	Panama	0	11	9	20
15	Nicaragua	0	3	5	8
16	Belize	0	1	0	1
17	Netherlands Antilles	0	0	3	3
18	Barbados	0	0	2	2
	Bermuda	0	0	2	2
	Grenada	0	0	2	2
21	Suriname	0	0	1	1
Totals (21 entries)		248	246	270	764

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Memoria XIV Juegos Deportivos Centroamericanos y del Caribe (PDF) (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 November 2023.
^ Official Results^[usurped] p. 89 "held its fourteenth edition in Havana, on August 7–18"
^ Official Results^[usurped] p.89 "with sub-venues in the cities of Santiago de Cuba, in the eastern part of the island, and in Cienfuegos, to the center"
^ Official Results^[usurped] p. 89 "The program of competitions this time covered 24 sports"

External links

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

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