1998 Central American and Caribbean Games

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.

Central American and Caribbean Sports Games

Host city	Maracaibo, Venezuela
Motto	The Sun Games Spanish: Los Juegos del Sol
Edition	18th
Nations	31
Athletes	5,200
Opening	8 August 1998 (1998-08-08)
Closing	22 August 1998 (1998-08-22)
Opened by	Rafael Caldera[1]
Athlete's Oath	Julio Luna[1]
Torch lighter	Pedro Gamarro[1]
Main venue	Estadio José Pachencho Romero[1]
← 1993 Ponce 2002 San Salvador →

Mascot

The mascot for the Games was a goajira boy, Wayuuchon.^[1]

Sports

31 sports were contested at the 1998 Games:

•  Archery
•  Athletics
•  Baseball
• Basketball
•  Beach volleyball
•  Bowling
•  Boxing
•  Cycling
•  Equestrian
•  Fencing
•  Field hockey
•  Football
•  Gymnastics
•  Judo ^[2]
•  Karate
• Racquetball
•  Rhythmic gymnastics
•  Rowing
•  Sailing
•  Shooting
•  Softball
•  Swimming
•  Synchronized swimming
•  Table tennis
•  Taekwondo
•  Tennis
•  Triathlon
•  Volleyball
•  Water polo
•  Weightlifting
•  Wrestling

Medals

  *   Host nation (Venezuela)

1998 Central American and Caribbean Games medal table

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Cuba	191	74	69	334
2	Mexico	61	87	71	219
3	Venezuela*	56	68	67	191
4	Colombia	19	43	51	113
5	Puerto Rico	11	21	48	80
6	Dominican Republic	7	20	44	71
7	Suriname	7	1	0	8
8	Jamaica	6	13	10	29
9	El Salvador	4	11	22	37
10	Guatemala	3	11	22	36
11	Panama	3	6	4	13
12	Antigua and Barbuda	3	2	5	10
13	Costa Rica	2	3	5	10
14	Bahamas	2	2	4	8
	Barbados	2	2	4	8
16	Trinidad and Tobago	1	8	5	14
17	British Virgin Islands	1	1	0	2
18	Nicaragua	0	2	6	8
19	Honduras	0	1	5	6
20	Haiti	0	0	3	3
21	Aruba	0	0	1	1
	Guyana	0	0	1	1
Totals (22 entries)		379	376	447	1,202