1962 Central American and Caribbean Games

The ninth Central American and Caribbean Games were held in Kingston, the capital city of Jamaica from August 15 to August 28, 1962. This games included 1,559 athletes from fifteen nations. It took place days after the country had gained independence from the United Kingdom. It is the first and so far only Central American and Caribbean Games to be held in a non-Spanish-speaking country.

Central American and Caribbean Games

Host city	Kingston
Country	Jamaica
Edition	9th
Nations	15
Athletes	1,559
Sport	16
Opening	15 August 1962 (1962-08-15)
Closing	28 August 1962 (1962-08-28)
Opened by	Sir Kenneth Blackburne
Athlete's Oath	George Kerr
Main venue	National Stadium

Sports

• Athletics ()
• Baseball ()
• Basketball ()
• Boxing ()
• Cycling ()
• Diving ()
• Fencing ()
• Football ()
• Golf ()
• Shooting ()
• Swimming ()
• Tennis ()
• Volleyball ()
• Water polo ()
• Weightlifting ()
• Wrestling ()

Medal table

  *   Host nation (Jamaica)

1962 Central American and Caribbean Games medal table

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Mexico	37	25	27	89
2	Venezuela	15	27	15	57
3	Cuba	12	11	13	36
4	Puerto Rico	11	14	13	38
5	Colombia	10	4	11	25
6	Jamaica*	8	7	8	23
7	Trinidad and Tobago	4	4	7	15
8	Netherlands Antilles	4	3	2	9
9	Bahamas	4	1	1	6
10	Panama	3	7	4	14
11	Dominican Republic	2	1	2	5
12	British Guiana	1	3	2	6
13	Guatemala	1	2	2	5
14	El Salvador	0	2	3	5
15	Barbados	0	1	2	3
Totals (15 entries)		112	112	112	336

References

• (in Spanish) Meta
• (in Spanish) Official Results^[usurped]