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Host city | Maracaibo, Venezuela |
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Motto | The Sun Games Spanish: Los Juegos del Sol |
Edition | 18th |
Nations | 31 |
Athletes | 5,200 |
Opening | 8 August 1998 |
Closing | 22 August 1998 |
Opened by | Rafael Caldera [1] |
Athlete's Oath | Julio Luna [1] |
Torch lighter | Pedro Gamarro [1] |
Main venue | Estadio José Pachencho Romero [1] |
The 18th Central American and Caribbean Games were held in Maracaibo, Venezuela from August 8 to August 22, 1998, and included 31 nations and a total of 5,200 competitors.
The mascot for the Games was a goajira boy, Wayuuchon. [1]
31 sports were contested at the 1998 Games:
* Host nation ( Venezuela)
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() | 191 | 74 | 69 | 334 |
2 | ![]() | 61 | 87 | 71 | 219 |
3 | ![]() | 56 | 68 | 67 | 191 |
4 | ![]() | 19 | 43 | 51 | 113 |
5 | ![]() | 11 | 21 | 48 | 80 |
6 | ![]() | 7 | 20 | 44 | 71 |
7 | ![]() | 7 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
8 | ![]() | 6 | 13 | 10 | 29 |
9 | ![]() | 4 | 11 | 22 | 37 |
10 | ![]() | 3 | 11 | 22 | 36 |
11 | ![]() | 3 | 6 | 4 | 13 |
12 | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 |
13 | ![]() | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 |
14 | ![]() | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
![]() | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | |
16 | ![]() | 1 | 8 | 5 | 14 |
17 | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
18 | ![]() | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
19 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
20 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
21 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (22 entries) | 379 | 376 | 447 | 1202 |