1959 Central American and Caribbean Games

Central American and Caribbean Sports Games

Host city	Caracas, Venezuela
Edition	8th
Nations	12
Debuting countries	British Guiana
Athletes	1,150
Sport	17
Opening	6 January 1959 (1959-01-06)
Closing	15 January 1959 (1959-01-15)
Opened by	Wolfgang Larrazábal[1]
Athlete's Oath	Téodoro Capriles[1]
Main venue	Olympic Stadium
← 1954 Mexico City 1962 Kingston →

The eighth Central American and Caribbean Games were held in Caracas, Venezuela, and it was the first time this nation had held the Games. The Games were held from 6 January to 15 January 1959 and included 1,150 athletes from twelve nations, competing in seventeen sports.

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  *   Host nation (Venezuela)

1959 Central American and Caribbean Games medal table

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Mexico	53	37	42	132
2	Venezuela*	35	31	34	100
3	Puerto Rico	9	19	8	36
4	Panama	7	6	11	24
5	Colombia	6	10	4	20
6	Netherlands Antilles	4	5	3	12
7	Guatemala	1	5	7	13
8	El Salvador	1	3	5	9
9	Jamaica	1	2	1	4
10	Nicaragua	0	0	2	2
11	Costa Rica	0	0	1	1
Totals (11 entries)		117	118	118	353

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