Jump to content

1954 Central American and Caribbean Games

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Central American and Caribbean Sports Games
Host cityMexico City
Country Mexico
Edition7th
Nations12
Athletes1,150
Sport19
Opening5 March 1954 (1954-03-05)
Closing20 March 1954 (1954-03-20)
Opened byAdolfo Ruiz Cortines[1]
Athlete's OathFrancisco Valero[1]
Torch lighterAmador Terán[1]
Main venueEstadio de la Ciudad Universitaria

The seventh Central American and Caribbean Games were held in Mexico City, the capital city of Mexico. The games were held from the 5 March to the 20 March 1954, and included 1,356 athletes from twelve nations.

Sports

[edit]

Medal table

[edit]

[2]

  *   Host nation (Mexico)

1954 Central American and Caribbean Games medal table
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Mexico*474236125
2 Cuba29192068
3 Venezuela14182153
4 Colombia86923
5 Panama77822
6 Puerto Rico69924
7 Jamaica510419
8 Guatemala381122
9 El Salvador2125
10 Netherlands Antilles1102
11 Dominican Republic0112
Totals (11 entries)122122121365

References

[edit]
  1. ^ a b c Memoria: Septimos Juegos Deportivos Centroamericanos y del Caribe (PDF). Retrieved 3 November 2023.
  2. ^ Games' commemorative poster