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1990 Central American and Caribbean Games

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Central American and Caribbean Sports Games
Host cityMexico City
Country Mexico
MottoThe Solidarity Games
Spanish: Los Juegos de la Solidaridad
Edition16th
Nations29
Athletes4,206
Opening20 November 1990 (1990-11-20)
Closing3 December 1990 (1990-12-03)
Opened byCarlos Salinas de Gortari[1]
Athlete's OathSonia Cárdeñas[1]
Mario González[1]
Torch lighterElsa Hayashi[1]
Arturo Barrios[1]
Main venueOlympic Stadium[1]

The 16th Central American and Caribbean Games were held in Mexico City the capital of Mexico from November 20 to December 3, 1990, and included a total of 4,206 competitors from 29 nations, the largest the games had ever seen.

The 1990 Central American Games in Honduras had been staged in January 1990.

Mascots

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The mascots for the Games were two jaguars named Balam and Yutsil.[1]

Sports

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Medal table

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RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Cuba1809052322
2 Mexico11410184299
3 Puerto Rico214741109
4 Colombia18293986
5 Venezuela144272128
6 Dominican Republic5112945
7 Jamaica44513
8 Guatemala252532
9 Costa Rica171119
10 Panama121013
11 Suriname1113
12 Trinidad and Tobago05813
13 Nicaragua04610
14 Honduras0426
15 Antigua and Barbuda0213
16 Bermuda0156
17 El Salvador0134
 Virgin Islands0134
19 Guyana0123
20 Barbados0101
21 Bahamas0011
 Grenada0011
 Haiti0011
 Netherlands Antilles0011
Totals (24 entries)3613594031,123

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g Memoria oficial XVI Juegos Deportivos Centroamericanos y del Caribe (PDF) (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 November 2023.