1982 Central American and Caribbean Games

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XIV Central American and Caribbean Sports Games
Habana 82 logo.svg
Host city Havana
CountryFlag of Cuba.svg  Cuba
Edition14th
Nations25
Athletes2,420
Opening7 August 1982 (1982-08-07)
Closing18 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]

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]

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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 24 sports. [4]

Notable results

Medal table

  *   Host nation (Cuba)

1982 Central American and Caribbean Games medal table
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba*1737138282
2Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 295547131
3Flag of Venezuela (1954-2006).png  Venezuela 193954112
4Flag of Puerto Rico (1952-1995).svg  Puerto Rico 74354104
5Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic 482234
6Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 43613
7Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica 3148
8Flag of the United States Virgin Islands.svg  Virgin Islands 25411
9Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas 2349
10Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala 2169
11Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago 1269
12Flag of Guyana.svg  Guyana 1012
13Flag of Haiti (1964-1986).svg  Haiti 1001
14Flag of Panama.svg  Panama 011920
15Flag of Nicaragua.svg  Nicaragua 0358
16Flag of Belize (1981-2019).svg  Belize 0101
17Flag of the Netherlands Antilles (1959-1986).svg  Netherlands Antilles 0033
18Flag of Barbados.svg  Barbados 0022
Flag of Bermuda (1910-1999).svg  Bermuda 0022
Flag of Grenada.svg  Grenada 0022
21Flag of Suriname.svg  Suriname 0011
Totals (21 entries)248246270764

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Memoria XIV Juegos Deportivos Centroamericanos y del Caribe (PDF) (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 November 2023.
  2. ↑ Official Results [ usurped ] p. 89 "held its fourteenth edition in Havana, on August 7–18"
  3. ↑ 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"
  4. ↑ Official Results [ usurped ] p. 89 "The program of competitions this time covered 24 sports"
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