1978 Central American and Caribbean Games

Host City Medellín
Country COL
Held 7 – 28 July 1978
Competitors 417
Countries 15

Events

Event Gender Held Status Competitors Countries
Individual All-Around Men — Medal 3 1
Floor Exercise Men — Medal 3 2
Vault Men — Medal 3 2
Parallel Bars Men — Medal 3 2
Horizontal Bar Men — Medal 3 2
Rings Men — Medal 3 2
Pommelled Horse Men — Medal 3 2
Team All-Around Men — Medal 18 3
Individual All-Around Women — Medal 3 1
Floor Exercise Women — Medal 3 2
Vault Women — Medal 3 2
Uneven Bars Women — Medal 3 2
Balance Beam Women — Medal 3 2
Team All-Around Women — Medal 18 3
Event Gender Held Status Competitors Countries
Solo Women — Medal 3 3
Duet Women — Medal 6 3
Team Women — Medal 23 3
Event Gender Held Status Competitors Countries
100 m Men — Medal 3 2
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
Marathon Men — Medal 3 3
110 m Hurdles Men — Medal 3 3
400 m Hurdles Men — Medal 3 3
3,000 m Steeplechase Men — Medal 3 3
4 x 100 m Relay Men — Medal 12 3
4 x 400 m Relay Men — Medal 18 3
20 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 2
Shot Put Men — Medal 3 2
Discus Throw Men — Medal 3 2
Hammer Throw Men — Medal 3 2
Javelin Throw Men — Medal 3 2
Decathlon Men — Medal 3 2
100 m Women — Medal 3 2
200 m Women — Medal 3 3
400 m Women — Medal 3 2
800 m Women — Medal 3 2
1,500 m Women — Medal 3 2
100 m Hurdles Women — Medal 3 2
4 x 100 m Relay Women — Medal 12 3
4 x 400 m Relay Women — Medal 12 3
High Jump Women — Medal 3 3
Long Jump Women — Medal 3 2
Shot Put Women — Medal 3 2
Discus Throw Women — Medal 3 2
Javelin Throw Women — Medal 3 2
Pentathlon 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 3 2
10 m Platform Women — Medal 3 2
Event Gender Held Status Competitors Countries
-60 kg Men — Medal 4 4
-65 kg Men — Medal 4 4
-71 kg Men — Medal 4 4
-78 kg Men — Medal 4 4
-86 kg Men — Medal 4 4
-95 kg Men — Medal 4 4
+95 kg Men — Medal 4 4
Open Men — Medal 4 4
Event Gender Held Status Competitors Countries
100 m Freestyle Men — Medal 3 3
200 m Freestyle Men — Medal 3 2
400 m Freestyle Men — Medal 3 2
1,500 m Freestyle Men — Medal 3 3
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 2
100 m Breaststroke Men — Medal 3 2
200 m Breaststroke Men — Medal 3 2
100 m Butterfly Men — Medal 3 3
200 m Butterfly Men — Medal 3 2
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 2
200 m Freestyle Women — Medal 3 3
400 m Freestyle Women — Medal 3 2
800 m Freestyle Women — Medal 3 2
4 x 100 m Freestyle Relay Women — Medal 12 3
100 m Backstroke Women — Medal 3 2
200 m Backstroke Women — Medal 3 2
100 m Breaststroke Women — Medal 3 2
200 m Breaststroke Women — Medal 3 2
100 m Butterfly Women — Medal 3 3
200 m Butterfly Women — Medal 3 3
200 m Individual Medley Women — Medal 3 2
400 m Individual Medley Women — Medal 3 2
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 32 3
Event Gender Held Status Competitors Countries
-52 kg Snatch Men — Medal 3 3
-52 kg Clean & Jerk Men — Medal 3 3
-52 kg Total Men — Medal 3 3
-56 kg Snatch Men — Medal 3 2
-56 kg Clean & Jerk Men — Medal 3 3
-56 kg Total Men — Medal 3 2
-60 kg Snatch Men — Medal 3 3
-60 kg Clean & Jerk Men — Medal 3 3
-60 kg Total Men — Medal 3 3
-67.5 kg Snatch Men — Medal 3 3
-67.5 kg Clean & Jerk Men — Medal 3 3
-67.5 kg Total Men — Medal 3 3
-75 kg Snatch Men — Medal 3 3
-75 kg Clean & Jerk Men — Medal 3 3
-75 kg Total Men — Medal 3 3
-82.5 kg Snatch Men — Medal 3 3
-82.5 kg Clean & Jerk Men — Medal 3 3
-82.5 kg Total Men — Medal 3 3
-90 kg Snatch Men — Medal 3 3
-90 kg Clean & Jerk Men — Medal 3 3
-90 kg Total Men — Medal 3 3
-100 kg Snatch Men — Medal 3 3
-100 kg Clean & Jerk Men — Medal 3 3
-100 kg Total Men — Medal 3 3
-110 kg Snatch Men — Medal 3 3
-110 kg Clean & Jerk Men — Medal 3 3
-110 kg Total Men — Medal 3 3
+110 kg Snatch Men — Medal 3 3
+110 kg Clean & Jerk Men — Medal 3 3
+110 kg Total Men — Medal 3 3

Medal table

Pos Country 🥇 Gold 🥈 Silver 🥉 Bronze Total
1 Cuba CUB 85 29 13 127
2 Mexico MEX 22 34 33 89
3 Puerto Rico PUR 8 11 25 44
4 Colombia COL 3 14 22 39
5 Jamaica JAM 3 6 5 14
6 Costa Rica CRC 2 4 0 6
7 Bahamas BAH 2 0 1 3
8 Venezuela VEN 1 16 14 31
9 Trinidad and Tobago TTO 1 4 1 6
10 United States Virgin Islands ISV 1 1 1 3
11 Dominican Republic DOM 0 4 12 16
12 Panama PAN 0 3 4 7
13 Netherlands Antilles AHO 0 1 2 3
14 Suriname SUR 0 1 0 1
15 Guatemala GUA 0 0 3 3

Medal winners

Event 🥇 Gold 🥈 Silver 🥉 Bronze
Individual All-Around, Men Enrique Bravo CUB Roberto Antonio León Richards CUB Jorge Roche CUB
Floor Exercise, Men Jorge Cuervo CUB Enrique Bravo CUB Ángel Quiñónez VEN
Vault, Men Jorge Cuervo CUB Emilio Sagré CUB Ángel Quiñónez VEN
Parallel Bars, Men Roberto Antonio León Richards CUB Enrique Bravo CUB Ángel Quiñónez VEN
Horizontal Bar, Men Roberto Antonio León Richards CUB Emilio Sagré CUB Ángel Quiñónez VEN
Rings, Men Jorge Roche CUB Roberto Antonio León Richards CUB Ángel Quiñónez VEN
Pommelled Horse, Men Roberto Antonio León Richards CUB Enrique Bravo CUB Leopoldo García MEX
Team All-Around, Men Cuba CUB Venezuela VEN Mexico MEX
Individual All-Around, Women Orisel Martínez CUB Ivonne Fonseca CUB Elsa Chivás CUB
Floor Exercise, Women Elsa Chivás CUB Orisel Martínez CUB Gabriela Apellaniz MEX
Vault, Women Orisel Martínez CUB Gabriela Apellaniz MEX Ivonne Fonseca CUB
Uneven Bars, Women Tania González CUB Orisel Martínez CUB Eva González MEX
Balance Beam, Women Elsa Chivás CUB Estrella Valdés CUB Olga Brito MEX
Team All-Around, Women Cuba CUB Mexico MEX Colombia COL
Solo, Women Lourdes María de la Guardía CUB Adriana Loftus MEX Margarita de Panay COL
Duet, Women Mireya Andrade / Gabriela Terroba MEX Lourdes María de la Guardía / Silvia Espinosa CUB Dinorah Arias / Marta Aristizábal COL
Team, Women Cuba CUB Mexico MEX Colombia COL
100 m, Men Silvio Leonard CUB Osvaldo Lara CUB Guy Abrahams PAN
200 m, Men Silvio Leonard CUB Anthony Husbands TTO Guy Abrahams PAN
400 m, Men Alberto Juantorena CUB Joseph Coombs TTO Seymour Newman JAM
800 m, Men Alberto Juantorena CUB Gerald Pawirodikromo SUR Leandro Civil CUB
1,500 m, Men Luis Medina CUB Eduardo Castro MEX Osmán Escobar VEN
5,000 m, Men Rodolfo Gómez MEX Domingo Tibaduiza COL José Gómez MEX
10,000 m, Men Rodolfo Gómez MEX Domingo Tibaduiza COL Luis Hernández MEX
Marathon, Men Radamés Vega PUR Mario Cuevas MEX José Granajo GUA
110 m Hurdles, Men Alejandro Casañas CUB Mariano Reyes DOM Karl Smith JAM
400 m Hurdles, Men Clive Barriffe JAM Julio Ferrer PUR Alexis Misigñak CUB
3,000 m Steeplechase, Men José Cobo CUB Carlos Rodolfo Martínez MEX Jaime Villate COL
4 x 100 m Relay, Men Trinidad and Tobago TTO Cuba CUB Dominican Republic DOM
4 x 400 m Relay, Men Jamaica JAM Trinidad and Tobago TTO Cuba CUB
20 km Walk, Men Daniel Bautista MEX Raúl González MEX Jorge Quiñones COL
High Jump, Men Richard Spencer CUB Rodolfo Madrigal CRC Justiniano Jamin PUR
Pole Vault, Men Augusto Perdomo CUB Elberto Pratt MEX Rubén Camino CUB
Long Jump, Men David Giralt, Sr. CUB Milán Matos CUB Ron Chambers JAM
Triple Jump, Men Steve Hanna BAH Juan Velázquez CUB Alejandro Herrera CUB
Shot Put, Men Humberto Calvario CUB Nicolás Hernández CUB Jesús Ramos VEN
Discus Throw, Men Luis Delís CUB Julián Morrinson CUB Brad Cooper BAH
Hammer Throw, Men Armando Orozco CUB Genovevo Morejón CUB Luis Martínez PUR
Javelin Throw, Men Antonio González-Fuentes CUB Amado Morales PUR Reinaldo Patterson CUB
Decathlon, Men Rigoberto Salazar CUB Miguel Subarnaba CUB Ramón Montezuma VEN
100 m, Women Silvia Chivás CUB Lelieth Hodges JAM Isabel Taylor CUB
200 m, Women Silvia Chivás CUB Janice Bernard TTO Maureen Gottschalk JAM
400 m, Women Aurelia Pentón CUB Beatriz Castillo CUB Helen Blake JAM
800 m, Women Aurelia Pentón CUB Charlotte Bradley MEX Nery McKeen CUB
1,500 m, Women Charlotte Bradley MEX Ileana Hocking PUR Susana Herrera MEX
100 m Hurdles, Women Grisel Machado CUB Marisela Peralta DOM Carmen Zamora CUB
4 x 100 m Relay, Women Cuba CUB Jamaica JAM Trinidad and Tobago TTO
4 x 400 m Relay, Women Cuba CUB Jamaica JAM Puerto Rico PUR
High Jump, Women Ángela Carbonell CUB Grace Jackson JAM Elisa Ávila MEX
Long Jump, Women Shonel Ferguson BAH Ana Alexander CUB Eloína Echevarría CUB
Shot Put, Women Hilda Ramírez CUB Marcelina Rodríguez CUB Vicky López PUR
Discus Throw, Women Carmen Romero CUB María Betancourt CUB Selene Saldarriaga COL
Javelin Throw, Women María Colón CUB María Beltrán CUB Guadalupe López MEX
Pentathlon, Women Elida Aveillé CUB Alix Castillo VEN Laura Vázquez MEX
3 m Springboard, Men Carlos Girón MEX Rolando Ruiz CUB Porfirio Becerril MEX
10 m Platform, Men Carlos Girón MEX Enrique Cortina CUB Francisco Rueda MEX
3 m Springboard, Women Milagros González CUB Minnette Miguel CUB Guadalupe Canseco MEX
10 m Platform, Women Regina Lowry CUB Déborah Weil MEX Guadalupe Canseco MEX
-60 kg, Men Tomás Cruz CUB Víctor Urbina VEN Octavio Góngora
Carlos Lube 		COL
PUR
-65 kg, Men Héctor Rodríguez CUB Gerardo Padilla MEX Juan Chalas
Ángelo Ruiz 		DOM
PUR
-71 kg, Men Guillermo D'Nelson CUB Jaime Jaramillo COL Andrés Puentes
Jorge Rodríguez 		MEX
PUR
-78 kg, Men Juan Ferrer CUB Luis Jover VEN Eduardo Serna
Rohel Pascual 		MEX
PUR
-86 kg, Men Isaac Azcuy CUB Héctor Estévez PUR Walter Huber
José Arias 		VEN
COL
-95 kg, Men Venancio Gómez CUB Juan Marín PUR Jorge Comrie
Alexis Mundo 		PAN
VEN
+95 kg, Men José Ibáñez CUB Jaime Felipa AHO Cirilo Davis
Juan Santos 		PAN
PUR
Open, Men Roberto Batista CUB Cirilo Davis PAN Jaime Felipa
Héctor Estévez 		AHO
PUR
100 m Freestyle, Men Fernando Canales PUR Ramón Volcán VEN Eduardo Pérez MEX
200 m Freestyle, Men Fernando Canales PUR Eduardo Pérez MEX José-Ricardo de Jesús PUR
400 m Freestyle, Men Fernando Canales PUR Óscar González MEX César Sánchez MEX
1,500 m Freestyle, Men César Sánchez MEX Filiberto Colón PUR Roberto Becerra COL
4 x 100 m Freestyle Relay, Men Puerto Rico PUR Mexico MEX Colombia COL
4 x 200 m Freestyle Relay, Men Mexico MEX Puerto Rico PUR Colombia COL
100 m Backstroke, Men Carlos Berrocal PUR José Urueta MEX Ignacio Álvarez MEX
200 m Backstroke, Men Carlos Berrocal PUR Guillermo Zavala MEX José-Ricardo de Jesús PUR
100 m Breaststroke, Men Pablo Restrepo COL Miguel Santisteban MEX Helmut Levy COL
200 m Breaststroke, Men Helmut Levy COL Miguel Santisteban MEX Pablo Restrepo COL
100 m Butterfly, Men Ramón Volcán VEN Jorge Jaramillo COL Arnaldo Pérez PUR
200 m Butterfly, Men Bernardo Lesser MEX Jorge Jaramillo COL Guillermo Zavala MEX
200 m Individual Medley, Men Helmut Levy COL Guillermo Zavala MEX José-Ricardo de Jesús PUR
400 m Individual Medley, Men Guillermo Zavala MEX Pablo Restrepo COL Helmut Levy COL
4 x 100 m Medley Relay, Men Puerto Rico PUR Colombia COL Mexico MEX
100 m Freestyle, Women Ivonne Guerrero MEX Vilma Aguilera PUR Helen Plaschinski MEX
200 m Freestyle, Women Shelley Cramer ISV Adriana Fontán COL Martha Espinosa MEX
400 m Freestyle, Women Verónica Espinosa MEX Adriana Fontán COL María Fernanda Pérez COL
800 m Freestyle, Women Verónica Espinosa MEX María Fernanda Pérez COL Adriana Fontán COL
4 x 100 m Freestyle Relay, Women Mexico MEX Colombia COL Venezuela VEN
100 m Backstroke, Women Teresa Rivera MEX María París CRC Hilda Puerta MEX
200 m Backstroke, Women Teresa Rivera MEX María París CRC Hilda Puerta MEX
100 m Breaststroke, Women Elke Holtz MEX Vilma Aguilera PUR Yolanda Mendiola MEX
200 m Breaststroke, Women Elke Holtz MEX Yolanda Mendiola MEX Vilma Aguilera PUR
100 m Butterfly, Women María París CRC Shelley Cramer ISV Marianela Huen VEN
200 m Butterfly, Women María París CRC María Hung VEN Shelley Cramer ISV
200 m Individual Medley, Women Elke Holtz MEX María París CRC Yolanda Mendiola MEX
400 m Individual Medley, Women Elke Holtz MEX Beatriz Ospina COL Yolanda Mendiola MEX
4 x 100 m Medley Relay, Women Mexico MEX Venezuela VEN Puerto Rico PUR
Volleyball, Men Cuba CUB Venezuela VEN Mexico MEX
Volleyball, Women Cuba CUB Mexico MEX Dominican Republic DOM
Water Polo, Men Cuba CUB Mexico MEX Puerto Rico PUR
-52 kg Snatch, Men Francisco Casamayor CUB Alexis Vázquez VEN Porfirio de León PUR
-52 kg Clean & Jerk, Men Francisco Casamayor CUB Rafael Ortega DOM Porfirio de León PUR
-52 kg Total, Men Francisco Casamayor CUB Alexis Vázquez VEN Porfirio de León PUR
-56 kg Snatch, Men Daniel Núñez CUB Francisco Benítez MEX Salvador Figueroa MEX
-56 kg Clean & Jerk, Men Daniel Núñez CUB Salvador Figueroa MEX Diógenes Polo COL
-56 kg Total, Men Daniel Núñez CUB Salvador Figueroa MEX Francisco Benítez MEX
-60 kg Snatch, Men Víctor Pérez CUB Andrés Santoyo MEX Félix De la Rosa DOM
-60 kg Clean & Jerk, Men Víctor Pérez CUB Hildemar Rodríguez VEN José Losada PUR
-60 kg Total, Men Víctor Pérez CUB Andrés Santoyo MEX Félix De la Rosa DOM
-67.5 kg Snatch, Men Mario Villalobos CUB Manuel López DOM Julio Martínez PUR
-67.5 kg Clean & Jerk, Men Mario Villalobos CUB Julio Martínez PUR Julio González COL
-67.5 kg Total, Men Mario Villalobos CUB Julio Martínez PUR Manuel López DOM
-75 kg Snatch, Men Tony Urrutia CUB Rogelio Weatherbee MEX Javier Marrugo COL
-75 kg Clean & Jerk, Men Tony Urrutia CUB Rogelio Weatherbee MEX Javier Marrugo COL
-75 kg Total, Men Tony Urrutia CUB Rogelio Weatherbee MEX Javier Marrugo COL
-82.5 kg Snatch, Men Daniel Zayas CUB Ricardo Sequera VEN Luis Rosito GUA
-82.5 kg Clean & Jerk, Men Daniel Zayas CUB Jesús Bermúdez COL Pedro Martínez DOM
-82.5 kg Total, Men Daniel Zayas CUB Jesús Bermúdez COL Luis Rosito GUA
-90 kg Snatch, Men Luis Izquierdo CUB Rolando Villamil PAN Ernesto Robles MEX
-90 kg Clean & Jerk, Men Luis Izquierdo CUB Henry Soto VEN Luis Emilio Berroa DOM
-90 kg Total, Men Luis Izquierdo CUB Rolando Villamil PAN Luis Emilio Berroa DOM
-100 kg Snatch, Men Alberto Blanco CUB Alejandro Espinosa VEN Mario Rodríguez DOM
-100 kg Clean & Jerk, Men Alberto Blanco CUB Alejandro Espinosa VEN Mario Rodríguez DOM
-100 kg Total, Men Alberto Blanco CUB Alejandro Espinosa VEN Mario Rodríguez DOM
-110 kg Snatch, Men Trevor Austin JAM Reynaldo Chávez CUB Eduardo Rodríguez PUR
-110 kg Clean & Jerk, Men Reynaldo Chávez CUB Trevor Austin JAM Eduardo Rodríguez PUR
-110 kg Total, Men Reynaldo Chávez CUB Trevor Austin JAM Eduardo Rodríguez PUR
+110 kg Snatch, Men Javier González CUB Adolfo Ortega MEX Néstor González VEN
+110 kg Clean & Jerk, Men Javier González CUB Adolfo Ortega MEX Higinio Farro AHO
+110 kg Total, Men Javier González CUB Adolfo Ortega MEX Néstor González VEN