1959 Central American and Caribbean Games

Host City Caracas
Country VEN
Held 6 – 15 January 1959
Competitors 279
Countries 10

Events

Event Gender Held Status Competitors Countries
Individual All-Around Men — Medal 3 2
Floor Exercise Men — Medal 3 2
Vault Men — Medal 3 1
Parallel Bars Men — Medal 3 2
Horizontal Bar Men — Medal 3 2
Rings Men — Medal 3 1
Pommelled Horse Men — Medal 3 1
Team All-Around Men — Medal 24 3
Event Gender Held Status Competitors Countries
100 m Men — Medal 3 2
200 m Men — Medal 3 2
400 m Men — Medal 3 2
800 m Men — Medal 3 3
1,500 m Men — Medal 3 3
5,000 m Men — Medal 3 1
10,000 m Men — Medal 3 1
Half Marathon Men — Medal 3 2
110 m Hurdles Men — Medal 3 2
400 m Hurdles Men — Medal 3 3
3,000 m Steeplechase Men — Medal 3 2
4 x 100 m Relay Men — Medal 12 3
4 x 400 m Relay Men — Medal 12 3
High Jump Men — Medal 3 3
Pole Vault Men — Medal 3 1
Long Jump Men — Medal 3 3
Triple Jump Men — Medal 3 1
Shot Put Men — Medal 3 3
Discus Throw Men — Medal 3 2
Hammer Throw Men — Medal 3 3
Javelin Throw Men — Medal 3 2
Pentathlon Men — Medal 3 3
100 m Women — Medal 3 2
80 m Hurdles Women — Medal 3 3
4 x 100 m Relay Women — Medal 12 3
High Jump Women — Medal 3 3
Discus Throw Women — Medal 3 2
Javelin Throw Women — Medal 3 2
Event Gender Held Status Competitors Countries
3 m Springboard Men — Medal 3 2
10 m Platform Men — Medal 3 1
3 m Springboard Women — Medal 3 2
5 m Springboard Women — Medal 3 2
Event Gender Held Status Competitors Countries
100 m Freestyle Men — Medal 3 2
400 m Freestyle Men — Medal 3 2
1,500 m Freestyle Men — Medal 3 1
4 x 200 m Freestyle Relay Men — Medal 12 3
100 m Backstroke Men — Medal 3 2
200 m Breaststroke Men — Medal 3 2
200 m Butterfly Men — Medal 3 1
400 m Individual Medley Men — Medal 3 2
4 x 100 m Medley Relay Men — Medal 12 3
100 m Freestyle Women — Medal 3 2
400 m Freestyle Women — Medal 3 1
4 x 100 m Freestyle Relay Women — Medal 12 3
100 m Backstroke Women — Medal 3 1
200 m Breaststroke Women — Medal 3 1
100 m Butterfly Women — Medal 3 2
400 m Individual Medley Women — Medal 3 1
4 x 100 m Medley Relay Women — Medal 12 3
Event Gender Held Status Competitors Countries
Volleyball Men — Medal 36 3
Volleyball Women — Medal 36 3
Event Gender Held Status Competitors Countries
Water Polo Men — Medal 30 3

Medal table

Pos Country 🥇 Gold 🥈 Silver 🥉 Bronze Total
1 Mexico MEX 36 27 28 91
2 Venezuela VEN 11 14 20 45
3 Puerto Rico PUR 7 13 5 25
4 Panama PAN 5 1 5 11
5 Colombia COL 2 3 3 8
6 Netherlands Antilles AHO 2 2 1 5
7 Guyana GUY 2 1 1 4
8 Guatemala GUA 1 2 1 4
9 Jamaica JAM 1 1 0 2
10 El Salvador ESA 0 3 3 6

Medal winners

Event 🥇 Gold 🥈 Silver 🥉 Bronze
Individual All-Around, Men Porfirio Rivera MEX Felipe García VEN José Valles MEX
Floor Exercise, Men Armando Valles MEX Guillermo Yáñez MEX Reinaldo Pérez VEN
Vault, Men Armando Valles MEX José Valles MEX Porfirio Rivera MEX
Parallel Bars, Men Armando Valles MEX Felipe García VEN Porfirio Rivera MEX
Horizontal Bar, Men Germán Garrido VEN José Valles MEX Armando Valles MEX
Rings, Men Felipe García VEN Miguel Sisco VEN Reinaldo Pérez VEN
Pommelled Horse, Men Erwin Krisch VEN Nelson Zambrano VEN Germán Garrido VEN
Team All-Around, Men Venezuela VEN Mexico MEX Guatemala GUA
100 m, Men Manuel Rivera PUR Horacio Esteves VEN Lloyd Murad VEN
200 m, Men Manuel Rivera PUR Rafael Romero VEN Lloyd Murad VEN
400 m, Men Ovidio de Jesús PUR Iván Rodríguez PUR Evaristo Theibert VEN
800 m, Men Ralph Gomes GUY Harvey Borrero COL Jorge Leal MEX
1,500 m, Men Harvey Borrero COL Alfredo Tinoco MEX Ralph Gomes GUY
5,000 m, Men Isidro Segura MEX Guadalupe Jiménez MEX Marciano Castillo MEX
10,000 m, Men Josafath Hernández MEX Isidro Segura MEX Pedro Peralta MEX
Half Marathon, Men Pedro Peralta MEX Pedro Alvarado MEX Germán Lozano COL
110 m Hurdles, Men Téofilo Davis VEN Téofilo Colón PUR Víctor Maldonado VEN
400 m Hurdles, Men Ovidio de Jesús PUR Víctor Maldonado VEN Óscar Fernández MEX
3,000 m Steeplechase, Men Alfredo Tinoco MEX Luciano Gómez MEX Hernando Ruiz COL
4 x 100 m Relay, Men Venezuela VEN Puerto Rico PUR Panama PAN
4 x 400 m Relay, Men Puerto Rico PUR Venezuela VEN Mexico MEX
High Jump, Men Teodoro Palacios GUA Julio Llera PUR Roberto Procel MEX
Pole Vault, Men Rolando Cruz PUR Rubén Cruz PUR Miguel Rivera PUR
Long Jump, Men Deryck Taylor JAM Julio Llera PUR Jesús Piña VEN
Triple Jump, Men Pedro Camacho PUR Rumildo Cruz PUR Julio Llera PUR
Shot Put, Men Bèto Adriana AHO Ramón Rosario PUR Rafael Trompiz VEN
Discus Throw, Men Danilo Žerjal VEN Mauricio Rodríguez VEN Omar Fierro MEX
Hammer Throw, Men Danilo Žerjal VEN Rubén Dávila PUR Francisco Fragoso MEX
Javelin Throw, Men Carlos Fajer MEX Santiago Dirham MEX Jesús Barbera VEN
Pentathlon, Men Rodolfo Mijares MEX Héctor Román PUR Héctor Thomas VEN
100 m, Women Jean Holmes-Mitchell PAN Yolanda Vinocourt MEX María Teresa Treviño MEX
80 m Hurdles, Women Guillermina Rodríguez MEX Benilda Ascanio VEN Silvia Hunte PAN
4 x 100 m Relay, Women Panama PAN Mexico MEX Venezuela VEN
High Jump, Women Benilda Ascanio VEN Margarita Kabsch MEX Silvia Hunte PAN
Discus Throw, Women Lily Schluter MEX Ivonne Rojano MEX Nerva Matheus VEN
Javelin Throw, Women Berta Chiú MEX Raquel Trujillo MEX Mercedes García VEN
3 m Springboard, Men Juan Botella MEX Ricardo Capilla MEX Eduardo Fereda VEN
10 m Platform, Men Juan Botella MEX Roberto Madrigal MEX Carlos Madrigal MEX
3 m Springboard, Women María Teresa Adames MEX Betty Schermer VEN Graciela Ochoa MEX
5 m Springboard, Women Betty Schermer VEN Graciela Ochoa MEX María Teresa Adames MEX
100 m Freestyle, Men César Uribe MEX Jorge Salgado COL Jorge Escalante MEX
400 m Freestyle, Men Mauricio Ocampo MEX Raúl Guzmán MEX José Blackburn PAN
1,500 m Freestyle, Men Mauricio Ocampo MEX Alfredo Guzmán MEX Raúl Guzmán MEX
4 x 200 m Freestyle Relay, Men Mexico MEX Panama PAN El Salvador ESA
100 m Backstroke, Men Clemente Mejía MEX Luis Echevarría COL Rubén Vargas MEX
200 m Breaststroke, Men Rubén Vargas MEX Santiago Martínez GUA Walter Ocampo MEX
200 m Butterfly, Men Eulalio Ríos MEX Walter Ocampo MEX Rafael Rivera MEX
400 m Individual Medley, Men Mauricio Ocampo MEX Raúl Guzmán MEX Julio Martínez ESA
4 x 100 m Medley Relay, Men Mexico MEX Guatemala GUA Colombia COL
100 m Freestyle, Women Blanca Barrón MEX Rebeca García MEX Mary Anthor ESA
400 m Freestyle, Women Blanca Barrón MEX María Luisa Souza MEX Gloria Botella MEX
4 x 100 m Freestyle Relay, Women Mexico MEX El Salvador ESA Venezuela VEN
100 m Backstroke, Women Blanca Barrón MEX Rebeca García MEX Eulalia Martínez MEX
200 m Breaststroke, Women Gloria Botella MEX María Hernández MEX Elvia Díaz MEX
100 m Butterfly, Women Eulalia Martínez MEX Miriam Andreu ESA Bertha Mercado MEX
400 m Individual Medley, Women Gloria Botella MEX Eulalia Martínez MEX Bertha Mercado MEX
4 x 100 m Medley Relay, Women Mexico MEX El Salvador ESA Venezuela VEN
Volleyball, Men Mexico MEX Venezuela VEN Puerto Rico PUR
Volleyball, Women Mexico MEX Venezuela VEN Netherlands Antilles AHO
Water Polo, Men Mexico MEX Jamaica JAM Venezuela VEN
bantamweight -56 kg Total (three lifts), Men Ángel Famiglietti PAN Hector Curiel AHO José Izquierdo VEN
featherweight -60 kg Total (three lifts), Men Carlos Chávez PAN Lorenzo Dalnoot AHO Pedro Serrano PUR
lightweight -67.5 kg Total (three lifts), Men Ney López COL Glauco Maldonado VEN Alberto Gumbs PAN
middleweight -75 kg Total (three lifts), Men James Park GUY José Manuel Figueroa PUR Guillermo Balboa MEX
light-heavyweight -82.5 kg Total (three lifts), Men José Flores VEN Adolfo Williams GUY Jorge Soto PUR
middle-heavyweight -90 kg Total (three lifts), Men Rogelio Paredes PAN Fernando Torres PUR Oswaldo Solórzano VEN
heavyweight +90 kg Total (three lifts), Men Bèto Adriana AHO Roberto Santana PUR Reynold Méndez MEX