1938 Central American and Caribbean Games

Host City Panamá
Country PAN
Held 5 – 24 February 1938
Competitors 226
Countries 6

Events

Event Gender Held Status Competitors Countries
100 m Men — Medal 3 3
200 m Men — Medal 3 3
400 m Men — Medal 3 2
800 m Men — Medal 3 2
1,500 m Men — Medal 3 2
5,000 m Men — Medal 3 2
10,000 m Men — Medal 3 2
Half Marathon Men — Medal 3 2
110 m Hurdles Men — Medal 3 2
400 m Hurdles Men — Medal 3 3
4 x 100 m Relay Men — Medal 12 3
4 x 400 m Relay Men — Medal 12 3
High Jump Men — Medal 3 2
Pole Vault Men — Medal 3 2
Long Jump Men — Medal 3 1
Triple Jump Men — Medal 3 2
Shot Put Men — Medal 3 1
Discus Throw Men — Medal 3 2
Hammer Throw Men — Medal 3 2
Javelin Throw Men — Medal 3 3
Pentathlon Men — Medal 3 2
100 m Women — Medal 3 1
80 m Hurdles Women — Medal 3 1
4 x 100 m Relay Women — Medal 12 3
High Jump Women — Medal 3 2
Discus Throw Women — Medal 3 3
Javelin Throw Women — Medal 3 3
Event Gender Held Status Competitors Countries
3 m Springboard Men — Medal 3 2
10 m Platform Men — Medal 3 2
3 m Springboard Women — Medal 1 1
5 m Springboard Women — Medal 1 1
Event Gender Held Status Competitors Countries
100 m Freestyle Men — Medal 3 2
400 m Freestyle Men — Medal 3 3
1,500 m Freestyle Men — Medal 3 3
4 x 200 m Freestyle Relay Men — Medal 12 3
100 m Backstroke Men — Medal 3 3
200 m Breaststroke Men — Medal 3 2
100 m Freestyle Women — Medal 3 1
400 m Freestyle Women — Medal 3 1
4 x 100 m Freestyle Relay Women — Medal 8 2
100 m Backstroke Women — Medal 3 1
200 m Breaststroke Women — Medal 3 2
Event Gender Held Status Competitors Countries
Volleyball Men — Medal 31 3
Volleyball Women — Medal 34 3
Event Gender Held Status Competitors Countries
Water Polo Men — Medal 39 3
Event Gender Held Status Competitors Countries
featherweight -60 kg Total (three lifts) Men — Medal 3 2
lightweight -67.5 kg Total (three lifts) Men — Medal 3 3
middleweight -75 kg Total (three lifts) Men — Medal 3 2
light-heavyweight -82.5 kg Total (three lifts) Men — Medal 3 2
middle-heavyweight -90 kg Total (three lifts) Men — Medal 3 2

Medal table

Pos Country 🥇 Gold 🥈 Silver 🥉 Bronze Total
1 Cuba CUB 16 10 12 38
2 Puerto Rico PUR 13 8 10 31
3 Panama PAN 11 12 11 34
4 Jamaica JAM 6 3 3 12
5 Mexico MEX 4 12 7 23
6 El Salvador ESA 0 3 4 7

Medal winners

Event 🥇 Gold 🥈 Silver 🥉 Bronze
100 m, Men Jennings Blackett PAN Jacinto Ortiz CUB Eulalio Villodas PUR
200 m, Men Jacinto Ortiz CUB Eulalio Villodas PUR Arthur Jones JAM
400 m, Men Arturo Baker PAN Adolfo Curiel MEX Gilberto Castruita MEX
800 m, Men Arthur Wint JAM Alfredo Mariscal MEX Pedro Zúñiga MEX
1,500 m, Men Guy Grant JAM Alfredo Cortés MEX Miguel Corona MEX
5,000 m, Men Guy Grant JAM Jesús Borgonio MEX Mariano Ramírez MEX
10,000 m, Men Agustín Romero MEX Guadalupe Martínez MEX José Próspero ESA
Half Marathon, Men José Thompson PAN Estanislao Galicia MEX Hilario Hernández MEX
110 m Hurdles, Men Horacio Quiñones PUR Téofilo Colón PUR Roberto Sánchez MEX
400 m Hurdles, Men Evelio Espínola CUB Salvador Torrós PUR Arthur Wint JAM
4 x 100 m Relay, Men Puerto Rico PUR Panama PAN Cuba CUB
4 x 400 m Relay, Men Panama PAN Mexico MEX Cuba CUB
High Jump, Men Juan Luyanda PUR Arturo Baker PAN Juan Palmer PUR
Pole Vault, Men Rigoberto Pérez MEX José Sabater PUR Manuel Boyer PUR
Long Jump, Men Juan Luyanda PUR Juan Palmer PUR Salvador Torrós PUR
Triple Jump, Men Juan Palmer PUR Juan Luyanda PUR Orlando Bello CUB
Shot Put, Men Antulio Pietri PUR Fernando Torres PUR Ian Murphy PUR
Discus Throw, Men Ian Murphy PUR Heriberto Alonso CUB Miguel Gutiérrez CUB
Hammer Throw, Men Bernabé Sánchez CUB Francisco González MEX Ignacio Vázquez CUB
Javelin Throw, Men Antonio Figueroa PUR Mario Salas CUB Wilfredo Benítez MEX
Pentathlon, Men Salvador Torrós PUR Manuel Suárez CUB Juan Luyanda PUR
100 m, Women Nola Thorne PAN Nilda Villaverde PAN Adela Montilla PAN
80 m Hurdles, Women Nola Thorne PAN Aura Morales PAN Nilda Villaverde PAN
4 x 100 m Relay, Women Panama PAN Cuba CUB Jamaica JAM
High Jump, Women Lilia Wilson PAN Beryl Delgado JAM Isabel Sullivan PAN
Discus Throw, Women Rebekah Colberg PUR Esperanza Morales MEX Irma Cornejo ESA
Javelin Throw, Women Rebekah Colberg PUR Marina Soto MEX Florinda Viamontes CUB
3 m Springboard, Men José Castillo CUB Antonio Mariscal MEX Mario Sardiñas CUB
10 m Platform, Men Antonio Mariscal MEX Juan Tuñón PAN Jaime Morales PAN
3 m Springboard, Women Margaret Chapman CUB
5 m Springboard, Women Margaret Chapman CUB
100 m Freestyle, Men Francisco Escobar CUB Didio Souza PAN Aníbal Illueca PAN
400 m Freestyle, Men Alberto Raurell CUB Danilo Souza PAN Santiago Robledo ESA
1,500 m Freestyle, Men Alberto Raurell CUB Santiago Robledo ESA Máximo Pérez PAN
4 x 200 m Freestyle Relay, Men Panama PAN Cuba CUB El Salvador ESA
100 m Backstroke, Men Isidro Cordovez CUB Ricardo Chávez ESA Ambrosio Castillo PAN
200 m Breaststroke, Men Óscar Martínez CUB Ramón Castillo ESA Rafael Suárez CUB
100 m Freestyle, Women Olga Luque CUB Margaret Chapman CUB Ruth Gil CUB
400 m Freestyle, Women Ruth Gil CUB Rosa Antich CUB Margaret Chapman CUB
4 x 100 m Freestyle Relay, Women Cuba CUB Panama PAN
100 m Backstroke, Women Edilia Gil CUB Olga Luque CUB Melba García CUB
200 m Breaststroke, Women Olga Luque CUB Melba García CUB Mercedes Alvarado PAN
Volleyball, Men Puerto Rico PUR Mexico MEX Cuba CUB
Volleyball, Women Mexico MEX Puerto Rico PUR Panama PAN
Water Polo, Men Jamaica JAM Panama PAN Puerto Rico PUR
featherweight -60 kg Total (three lifts), Men Luis Ligget PUR Charles Goldsmith JAM Hermán Nadal PUR
lightweight -67.5 kg Total (three lifts), Men Chester Field PAN George Espeut JAM Quintín Rivera PUR
middleweight -75 kg Total (three lifts), Men Edgard Williams JAM Encarnación Chacón PAN Clanis Chettingham PAN
light-heavyweight -82.5 kg Total (three lifts), Men Ramón Hermidas PAN Leopoldo De León PAN Antulio Pietri PUR
middle-heavyweight -90 kg Total (three lifts), Men Oswald Charley JAM Luis García PAN Eduardo Dunn PAN