1966 Central American and Caribbean Games

Host City San Juan
Country PUR
Held 11 – 25 July 1966
Competitors 261
Countries 16

Events

Event Gender Held Status Competitors Countries
100 m Men — Medal 3 3
200 m Men — Medal 3 3
400 m Men — Medal 3 3
800 m Men — Medal 3 2
1,500 m Men — Medal 3 3
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 3
400 m Hurdles Men — Medal 3 2
3,000 m Steeplechase Men — Medal 3 3
4 x 100 m Relay Men — Medal 12 3
4 x 400 m Relay Men — Medal 12 3
10 km Walk Men — Medal 3 2
High Jump Men — Medal 3 3
Pole Vault Men — Medal 3 2
Long Jump Men — Medal 3 2
Triple Jump Men — Medal 3 3
Shot Put Men — Medal 3 2
Discus Throw Men — Medal 3 3
Hammer Throw Men — Medal 3 2
Javelin Throw Men — Medal 3 2
Pentathlon Men — Medal 3 3
100 m Women — Medal 3 2
200 m Women — Medal 3 2
80 m Hurdles Women — Medal 3 2
4 x 100 m Relay Women — Medal 12 3
High Jump Women — Medal 3 2
Long Jump Women — Medal 3 2
Shot Put 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 3
3 m Springboard Women — Medal 3 2
5 m Springboard Women — Medal 3 2
Event Gender Held Status Competitors Countries
-63 kg Men — Medal 3 3
-70 kg Men — Medal 3 3
-80 kg Men — Medal 3 3
-93 kg Men — Medal 3 3
Open Men — Medal 3 3
Event Gender Held Status Competitors Countries
100 m Freestyle Men — Medal 3 2
200 m Freestyle Men — Medal 3 3
400 m Freestyle Men — Medal 3 3
1,500 m Freestyle Men — Medal 3 2
4 x 100 m Freestyle Relay Men — Medal 12 3
4 x 200 m Freestyle Relay Men — Medal 12 3
100 m Backstroke Men — Medal 3 2
200 m Backstroke Men — Medal 3 3
100 m Breaststroke Men — Medal 3 2
200 m Breaststroke Men — Medal 3 3
100 m Butterfly Men — Medal 3 2
200 m Butterfly Men — Medal 3 1
200 m Individual Medley Men — Medal 3 3
400 m Individual Medley Men — Medal 3 2
4 x 100 m Medley Relay Men — Medal 12 3
100 m Freestyle Women — Medal 3 1
200 m Freestyle Women — Medal 3 1
400 m Freestyle Women — Medal 3 1
800 m Freestyle Women — Medal 3 1
4 x 100 m Freestyle Relay Women — Medal 12 3
100 m Backstroke Women — Medal 3 2
200 m Backstroke Women — Medal 3 3
100 m Breaststroke Women — Medal 3 2
200 m Breaststroke Women — Medal 3 3
100 m Butterfly Women — Medal 3 3
200 m Butterfly Women — Medal 3 2
200 m Individual Medley Women — Medal 3 1
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 32 3
Volleyball Women — Medal 30 3
Event Gender Held Status Competitors Countries
Water Polo Men — Medal 26 3

Medal table

Pos Country 🥇 Gold 🥈 Silver 🥉 Bronze Total
1 Mexico MEX 23 15 14 52
2 Puerto Rico PUR 22 15 20 57
3 Cuba CUB 16 14 16 46
4 Jamaica JAM 7 5 5 17
5 Colombia COL 4 6 6 16
6 Trinidad and Tobago TTO 3 7 3 13
7 Venezuela VEN 1 11 9 21
8 Barbados BAR 1 1 1 3
9 Guatemala GUA 1 0 2 3
10 Bahamas BAH 1 0 0 1
= Panama PAN 1 0 0 1
12 Netherlands Antilles AHO 0 3 0 3
13 United States Virgin Islands ISV 0 2 1 3
14 Guyana GUY 0 1 0 1
15 El Salvador ESA 0 0 2 2
16 Dominican Republic DOM 0 0 1 1

Medal winners

Event 🥇 Gold 🥈 Silver 🥉 Bronze
100 m, Men Enrique Figuerola CUB Edwin Roberts TTO Carl Plaskett ISV
200 m, Men Edwin Roberts TTO Carl Plaskett ISV Enrique Figuerola CUB
400 m, Men Juan Franceschi PUR Rupert Hoilette JAM Rodobaldo Díaz CUB
800 m, Men Neville Myton JAM Lennox Yearwood TTO Ben Cayenne TTO
1,500 m, Men Álvaro Mejía COL Orlando Martínez PUR José Neri MEX
5,000 m, Men Álvaro Mejía COL José Neri MEX Valentín Robles MEX
10,000 m, Men Álvaro Mejía COL Valentín Robles MEX Juan Martínez MEX
Half Marathon, Men Valentín Robles MEX Pedro Cárdenas COL Antonio Ibarra MEX
110 m Hurdles, Men Hernando Arrechea COL Ray Harvey JAM Juan Morales CUB
400 m Hurdles, Men Heriberto Cruz PUR Víctor Maldonado VEN Arístides Pineda VEN
3,000 m Steeplechase, Men Flavio Buendía MEX Rolf Duwe VEN Rigoberto Mendoza CUB
4 x 100 m Relay, Men Jamaica JAM Trinidad and Tobago TTO Cuba CUB
4 x 400 m Relay, Men Jamaica JAM Trinidad and Tobago TTO Puerto Rico PUR
10 km Walk, Men José Pedraza MEX Euclides Calzado CUB David Jiménez CUB
High Jump, Men Teodoro Palacios GUA Erskine Norris BAR Luis Planchart VEN
Pole Vault, Men Rolando Cruz PUR Rubén Cruz PUR César Quintero COL
Long Jump, Men Wellesley Clayton JAM Abelardo Pacheco CUB Byron Lewis JAM
Triple Jump, Men Tim Barrett BAH José Francisco Hernández CUB Trevor Thomas JAM
Shot Put, Men Fidel Estrada CUB Roy Hollingsworth TTO Benigno Hodelín CUB
Discus Throw, Men Roy Hollingsworth TTO Javier Moreno CUB Dagoberto González COL
Hammer Throw, Men Enrique Samuells CUB Adolfo Martín CUB Marceliano Borrero COL
Javelin Throw, Men Justo Perelló CUB Francisco Meña CUB Jesús Rodríguez VEN
Pentathlon, Men Jorge García PUR Francisco Meña CUB Ramón Iriarte VEN
100 m, Women Miguelina Cobián CUB Cristina Hechevarría CUB Carmen Smith JAM
200 m, Women Una Morris JAM Miguelina Cobián CUB Vilma Charlton JAM
80 m Hurdles, Women Carmen Smith JAM Doreldeen Pagán JAM Daisy Hechavarría CUB
4 x 100 m Relay, Women Jamaica JAM Cuba CUB Barbados BAR
High Jump, Women Patsy Callender BAR Hilda Fabré Ramos CUB Julia Pérez CUB
Long Jump, Women Irene Martínez CUB Beverly Welsh JAM Marcia Garbey CUB
Shot Put, Women Hilda Ramírez CUB Guadalupe Lartigue MEX Francisca Roberts VEN
Discus Throw, Women Caridad Agüero CUB Joan Gordon JAM Carmen Romero CUB
Javelin Throw, Women Hilda Ramírez CUB Flor Umaña COL Carmen Moreno CUB
3 m Springboard, Men José Robinson MEX Luis Niño MEX Henry Anderson PUR
10 m Platform, Men Luis Niño MEX Diego Henao COL Alberto Moreno CUB
3 m Springboard, Women Bertha Baraldi MEX Dora Hernández MEX Martha Manzano COL
5 m Springboard, Women Bertha Baraldi MEX Dora Hernández MEX Yolanda Feliciano PUR
-63 kg, Men Luis Gastón CUB Carlos Espinosa MEX Gerardo Estrada GUA
-70 kg, Men René Arredondo MEX Roberto Sánchez CUB Rolando Aguilar GUA
-80 kg, Men Gabriel Goldschmied MEX Jorge Lugo VEN Salvador Santiago PUR
-93 kg, Men Rolando Sánchez CUB Cornelius Rypkema AHO Salvador Goldschmied MEX
Open, Men Salvador Goldschmied MEX David Canino PUR Ibrahim Cepero CUB
100 m Freestyle, Men Salvador Ruiz MEX Téodoro Capriles VEN Guillermo Echevarría MEX
200 m Freestyle, Men Guillermo Echevarría MEX Julio Arango COL Celestino Pérez PUR
400 m Freestyle, Men Guillermo Echevarría MEX Julio Arango COL Celestino Pérez PUR
1,500 m Freestyle, Men Guillermo Echevarría MEX Julio Arango COL Juan Alanís MEX
4 x 100 m Freestyle Relay, Men Puerto Rico PUR Mexico MEX Venezuela VEN
4 x 200 m Freestyle Relay, Men Mexico MEX Puerto Rico PUR Venezuela VEN
100 m Backstroke, Men Vicente Capriles VEN Celestino Pérez PUR Gary Goodner PUR
200 m Backstroke, Men Guillermo Echevarría MEX Celestino Pérez PUR Vicente Capriles VEN
100 m Breaststroke, Men Rafael Hernández MEX Téodoro Capriles VEN Eduardo Moreno MEX
200 m Breaststroke, Men Rafael Hernández MEX Nelson Alfonzo VEN Elliot Chenaux PUR
100 m Butterfly, Men José Ferraioli PUR Gary Goodner PUR Rafael Hernández MEX
200 m Butterfly, Men Guillermo Echevarría MEX Gabriel Altamirano MEX Juan Alanís MEX
200 m Individual Medley, Men Rafael Hernández MEX Téodoro Capriles VEN Celestino Pérez PUR
400 m Individual Medley, Men Guillermo Echevarría MEX Rafael Hernández MEX Celestino Pérez PUR
4 x 100 m Medley Relay, Men Mexico MEX Venezuela VEN Puerto Rico PUR
100 m Freestyle, Women Ann Lallande PUR Margaret Harding PUR Kristina Moir PUR
200 m Freestyle, Women Ann Lallande PUR Kristina Moir PUR Melanie Laporte PUR
400 m Freestyle, Women Ann Lallande PUR Kristina Moir PUR Melanie Laporte PUR
800 m Freestyle, Women Ann Lallande PUR Melanie Laporte PUR Kristina Moir PUR
4 x 100 m Freestyle Relay, Women Puerto Rico PUR Venezuela VEN Mexico MEX
100 m Backstroke, Women Ann Lallande PUR Laura de Neef TTO Margaret Harding PUR
200 m Backstroke, Women Ann Lallande PUR Laura de Neef TTO Carmen Ferracuti ESA
100 m Breaststroke, Women Margaret Harding PUR Tamara Oynick MEX Kristina Moir PUR
200 m Breaststroke, Women Tamara Oynick MEX Margaret Harding PUR María Moreno ESA
100 m Butterfly, Women Ann Lallande PUR María Menéndez VEN María Teresa Ramírez MEX
200 m Butterfly, Women Ann Lallande PUR Raquel Mendieta CUB Kristina Moir PUR
200 m Individual Medley, Women Margaret Harding PUR Kristina Moir PUR Ann Lallande PUR
400 m Individual Medley, Women Margaret Harding PUR Kristina Moir PUR Ann Lallande PUR
4 x 100 m Medley Relay, Women Puerto Rico PUR Mexico MEX Venezuela VEN
Volleyball, Men Cuba CUB Venezuela VEN Mexico MEX
Volleyball, Women Cuba CUB Mexico MEX Dominican Republic DOM
Water Polo, Men Cuba CUB Mexico MEX Colombia COL
bantamweight -56 kg Total (three lifts), Men Fernando Báez PUR Martin Dias GUY Manuel Mateos MEX
featherweight -60 kg Total (three lifts), Men Idelfonso Lee PAN Mauro Alanís MEX Sergio Méndez CUB
lightweight -67.5 kg Total (three lifts), Men Pastor Rodríguez CUB Arnaldo Múñoz CUB Hugo Gittens TTO
middleweight -75 kg Total (three lifts), Men Víctor Ángel Pagán PUR Rudy Monk AHO Vicente Osorio CUB
light-heavyweight -82.5 kg Total (three lifts), Men José Manuel Figueroa PUR Fortunato Rijna AHO David Harry TTO
middle-heavyweight -90 kg Total (three lifts), Men Claudio Somodevilla CUB Fernando Torres PUR Dudley Lawson JAM
heavyweight +90 kg Total (three lifts), Men Brandon Bailey TTO Liston Sprauve ISV Antonio Ochoa COL