1978 Central American and Caribbean Games

The 13th Central American and Caribbean Games were held in Medellín, Colombia from July 7 to July 28, 1978, and included 2,605 athletes from nineteen nations, competing in 21 sports.

Central American and Caribbean Games

Host city	Medellín
Country	Colombia
Edition	13th
Nations	21
Athletes	2,605
Opening	7 July 1978 (1978-07-07)
Closing	28 July 1978 (1978-07-28)
Opened by	Alfonso López Michelsen[1]
Torch lighter	Ramón Hoyos[1]
Main venue	Estadio Atanasio Girardot
← 1974 Santo Domingo 1982 Havana →

Sports

•  Athletics (details)
•  Baseball (details)
•  Basketball (details)
•  Boxing (details)
•  Cycling (details)
•  Diving (details)
•  Fencing (details)
•  Football (details)
•  Gymnastics (details)
•  Judo (details)
•  Shooting (details)
•  Softball (details)
•  Swimming (details)
•  Synchronized swimming (details)
•  Tennis (details)
•  Volleyball (details)
•  Water polo (details)
•  Weightlifting (details)
•  Wrestling (details)

Medal table

  *   Host nation (Colombia)

1978 Central American and Caribbean Games medal table

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Cuba	120	44	18	182
2	Mexico	25	48	43	116
3	Puerto Rico	13	15	33	61
4	Colombia*	8	24	36	68
5	Jamaica	6	6	5	17
6	Venezuela	5	24	29	58
7	Dominican Republic	3	8	16	27
8	Costa Rica	2	4	3	9
9	Bahamas	2	0	2	4
10	Trinidad and Tobago	1	5	2	8
11	Netherlands Antilles	1	1	2	4
12	Virgin Islands	1	1	1	3
13	Bermuda	1	0	1	2
14	Panama	0	6	5	11
15	Nicaragua	0	1	2	3
16	Barbados	0	1	0	1
	Suriname	0	1	0	1
18	Guatemala	0	0	6	6
19	El Salvador	0	0	2	2
Totals (19 entries)		188	189	206	583

References

1. Memoria XIII Juegos Centroamericanos y del Caribe 1978 Medellín (PDF) (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 November 2023.

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• (in Spanish) Official Results^[usurped]