1978 Central American and Caribbean Games

Host City Medellín
Country COL
Held 7 – 28 July 1978
Competitors 312
Countries 14

Events

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
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

Medal table

Pos Country 🥇 Gold 🥈 Silver 🥉 Bronze Total
1 Cuba CUB 34 17 10 61
2 Mexico MEX 22 20 23 65
3 Puerto Rico PUR 8 7 11 26
4 Colombia COL 3 11 14 28
5 Jamaica JAM 2 4 5 11
6 Costa Rica CRC 2 4 0 6
7 Bahamas BAH 2 0 1 3
8 Venezuela VEN 1 5 5 11
9 Trinidad and Tobago TTO 1 4 1 6
10 United States Virgin Islands ISV 1 1 1 3
11 Dominican Republic DOM 0 2 2 4
12 Suriname SUR 0 1 0 1
13 Panama PAN 0 0 2 2
14 Guatemala GUA 0 0 1 1

Medal winners

Event 🥇 Gold 🥈 Silver 🥉 Bronze
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
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