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 cityMedellín
Country Colombia
Edition13th
Nations21
Athletes2,605
Opening7 July 1978 (1978-07-07)
Closing28 July 1978 (1978-07-28)
Opened byAlfonso López Michelsen[1]
Torch lighterRamón Hoyos[1]
Main venueEstadio Atanasio Girardot

Sports edit

Medal table edit

  *   Host nation (Colombia)

1978 Central American and Caribbean Games medal table
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  Cuba1204418182
2  Mexico254843116
3  Puerto Rico13153361
4  Colombia*8243668
5  Jamaica66517
6  Venezuela5242958
7  Dominican Republic381627
8  Costa Rica2439
9  Bahamas2024
10  Trinidad and Tobago1528
11  Netherlands Antilles1124
12  Virgin Islands1113
13  Bermuda1012
14  Panama06511
15  Nicaragua0123
16  Barbados0101
  Suriname0101
18  Guatemala0066
19  El Salvador0022
Totals (19 entries)188189206583

References edit

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