1959 Central American and Caribbean Games

8th edition of the Central American and Caribbean Games Central American and Caribbean Sports Games Caracas1959logo.png Caracas, Venezuela 8th 12 British Guiana 1,150 17 1959 01 6 y 1959 01 15 y Wolfgang LarrazábalMemoria oficial del comite organizador de los VIII Juegos Deportivos Centroamericanos y del Caribe https://editorialdeportivacain.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/1959-Juegos-CAC.pdf Spanish 3 November 2023 Téodoro Capriles Mauricio Rodríguez Olympic Stadium 1954 Mexico City 1962 Kingston The eighth Central American and Caribbean Games were held in Caracas, Venezuela, and it was the first time this nation had held the Games. The Games were held from 6 January to 15 January 1959 and included 1,150 athletes from twelve nations, competing in seventeen sports. Sports 22em Athletics Baseball Basketball Boxing Cycling Diving Equestrian Fencing Football Artistic gymnastics Shooting Swimming Tennis Volleyball Water polo Weightlifting Wrestling Medal table Games' commemorative poster 1959 Central American and Caribbean Games medal table VEN flagCAC 1959 53 37 42 35 31 34 yes 9 19 8 7 6 11 6 10 4 4 5 3 1 5 7 1 3 5 1 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 References es Meta es Official Results Central American and Caribbean Games, 1959 Category:Central American and Caribbean Games by year Category:1959 in Caribbean sport Category:1959 in Venezuelan sport Central American and Caribbean Games, 1959 Category:Sports competitions in Caracas Category:1959 in Central American sport Category:Multi-sport events in Venezuela Category:20th century in Caracas Category:January 1959 sports events in North America