1930 Central American and Caribbean Games

The second Central American and Caribbean Games (Spanish: Juegos Deportivos Centroamericanos) were held in Havana, Cuba from 15 March to 5 April 1930. The event featured 596 athletes from nine nations (Costa Rica, Cuba, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Panama, and Puerto Rico), competing in ten sports. Women participated in the event for the first time.

Central American Sports Games

Host city	Havana, Cuba
Edition	2nd
Nations	9 Central American and Caribbean teams
Athletes	596
Events	44 in 10 sports
Opening	15 March 1930 (1930-03-15)
Closing	5 April 1930 (1930-04-05)
Opened by	Dr. Rafael Martínez Ortíz[1]
Athlete's Oath	Miguel Gutiérrez[1]
Main venue	Stadium Cervecería Tropical[1]
← 1926 Mexico City 1935 San Salvador →

Football (soccer) was added right before the 1930 FIFA World Cup.^[2][3]

Sports

•  Athletics (details)
•  Baseball (details)
•  Basketball (details)
•  Diving (details)
•  Fencing (details)
•  Football (details)
•  Shooting (details)
•  Swimming (details)
•  Tennis (details)
•  Volleyball (details)

Medal table

  *   Host nation (Cuba)

1930 Central American Sports Games medal table

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Cuba (CUB)*	28	19	21	68
2	Mexico (MEX)	12	18	10	40
3	Panama (PAN)	4	1	5	10
4	Puerto Rico (PUR)	0	3	0	3
5	Costa Rica (CRC)	0	1	1	2
	Honduras (HON)	0	1	1	2
7	Jamaica (JAM)	0	1	0	1
8	El Salvador (ESA)	0	0	2	2
	Guatemala (GUA)	0	0	2	2
Totals (9 entries)		44	44	42	130

See also

• Leonel "Bebito" Smith

References

1. Memoria de los Juegos Deportivos Centro-Americanos La Habana 1930 (PDF) (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 November 2023.
2. Delvaty, Jose Enrique Montesinos (2009). Los Juegos Regionales Mas Antoguos - Juegos Deportivos Centroamericanos y del Caribe [The Oldest Regional Games - Central American and Caribbean Sports Games] (PDF) (in Spanish) (5 ed.). Cuba. Archived from the original on 2012-03-27. Retrieved 2021-05-16.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
3. Uriarte, Carlos (2010-04-06). "1930: Cuba: Historia de los Juegos" [1930: Cuba: History of the Games]. meta.pr. Archived from the original on 2010-09-13. Retrieved 2021-05-16.