| Badminton at the 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games | |
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| Venue | Coliseo Universidad del Norte |
| Location |  Barranquilla |
| Dates | 28 July – 2 August |
The badminton competition at the 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games was held in Barranquilla, Colombia from 28 July to 2 August at the Coliseo Universidad del Norte.
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singles [1] |  Kevin Cordón (GUA) |  Osleni Guerrero (CUB) | Leodannis Martínez (CUB) Lino Muñoz (MEX) |
| Doubles [2] |  Jamaica (JAM)Gareth Henry Samuel Ricketts | Cuba (CUB) Osleni Guerrero Leodannis Martínez |  Dominican Republic (DOM)César Brito Reimi Cabrera Guatemala (GUA)Aníbal Marroquín Rodolfo Ramírez |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singles [3] | Haramara Gaitan (MEX) | Tahimara Oropeza (CUB) | Diana Corleto (GUA) Sabrina Solis (MEX) |
| Doubles [4] | Cuba (CUB) Tahimara Oropeza Yeily Ortiz | Mexico (MEX) Haramara Gaitan Sabrina Solis | Cuba (CUB) Adriana Artiz Thalía Mengana Mexico (MEX)Mariana Ugalde Cynthia González |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cuba (CUB) | 2 | 5 | 2 | 9 |
| 2 | Mexico (MEX) | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 3 | Guatemala (GUA) | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 4 | Jamaica (JAM) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Dominican Republic (DOM) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Totals (5 nations) | 6 | 6 | 11 | 23 | |
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