1966 Central American and Caribbean Games

Central American and Caribbean Games

Host city	San Juan
Country	Puerto Rico
Edition	10th
Nations	18
Athletes	1,689
Opening	11 June 1966 (1966-06-11)
Closing	25 June 1966 (1966-06-25)
Opened by	Roberto Sánchez Vilella [1]
Athlete's Oath	Fernando Báez [1]
Torch lighter	Teófilo Colón [1]
Main venue	Hiram Bithorn Stadium [1]
←  1962 Kingston 1970 Panama City  →

The tenth Central American and Caribbean Games were held in San Juan, Puerto Rico, from June 11 to June 25, 1966. These games were one of the largest ever with a total number of 1,689 athletes from eighteen participating nations.

Organizing Committee

Among those that composed the organizing committee were; Emilio Huyke, President, Joaquín Martinez Rousset, General Secretary, Felicio Torregrosa, Technical Director, German Rieckhoff Sampayo, Legal Council, Jose Luis Purcell, Emilio Vergne, Rafael Aparicio, Luis Crespo, Juan Maldonado, Rafael Pont Flores, Norman H. Davila and others. ^[2]

Sports

•   Athletics ( details )
•   Baseball ( details )
•   Boxing ( details )
•   Cycling ( details )
•   Diving ( details )
•   Fencing ( details )
•   Football ( details )
•   Judo ( details )
•   Sailing ( details )
•   Shooting ( details )
•   Swimming ( details )
•   Tennis ( details )
•   Volleyball ( details )
•   Water polo ( details )
•   Weightlifting ( details )
•   Wrestling ( details )

Medal table

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  *   Host nation (Puerto Rico)

1966 Central American and Caribbean Games medal table

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Mexico	38	23	22	83
2	Cuba	35	19	24	78
3	Puerto Rico*	27	27	29	83
4	Venezuela	10	23	21	54
5	Colombia	10	12	12	34
6	Jamaica	7	7	8	22
7	Trinidad and Tobago	7	7	4	18
8	Panama	1	4	4	9
9	Guatemala	1	2	3	6
10	Barbados	1	1	2	4
11	Bahamas	1	0	0	1
12	Netherlands Antilles	0	5	1	6
13	Virgin Islands	0	4	1	5
14	Dominican Republic	0	1	2	3
15	Guyana	0	1	1	2
16	Nicaragua	0	1	0	1
17	El Salvador	0	0	2	2
Totals (17 entries)		138	137	136	411

References

1. Los Decimos Juegos Deportivos Centroamericanos y del Caribe (PDF) (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 November 2023.
2. "Fue Hace 27 Años. X Juegos Centroamericanos y del Caribe". El Nuevo Dia (in Spanish). Puerto Rico. June 13, 1993. Archived from the original on January 12, 2014. Retrieved July 23, 2013.
3. Games' commemorative poster

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