The ninth Central American and Caribbean Games were held in Kingston, the capital city of Jamaica from August 15 to August 28, 1962. This games included 1,559 athletes from fifteen nations. It took place days after the country had gained independence from the United Kingdom. It is the first and so far only Central American and Caribbean Games to be held in a non-Spanish-speaking country.
1962, central, american, caribbean, games, ninth, central, american, caribbean, games, were, held, kingston, capital, city, jamaica, from, august, august, 1962, this, games, included, athletes, from, fifteen, nations, took, place, days, after, country, gained,. The ninth Central American and Caribbean Games were held in Kingston the capital city of Jamaica from August 15 to August 28 1962 This games included 1 559 athletes from fifteen nations It took place days after the country had gained independence from the United Kingdom It is the first and so far only Central American and Caribbean Games to be held in a non Spanish speaking country Central American and Caribbean GamesHost cityKingstonCountryJamaicaEdition9thNations15Athletes1 559Sport16Opening15 August 1962 1962 08 15 Closing28 August 1962 1962 08 28 Opened bySir Kenneth Blackburne 1 Athlete s OathGeorge Kerr 1 Main venueNational Stadium 1959 Caracas1966 San Juan Sports edit nbsp Athletics details nbsp Baseball details nbsp Basketball details nbsp Boxing details nbsp Cycling details nbsp Diving details nbsp Fencing details nbsp Football details nbsp Golf details nbsp Shooting details nbsp Swimming details nbsp Tennis details nbsp Volleyball details nbsp Water polo details nbsp Weightlifting details nbsp Wrestling details Medal table edit 2 Host nation Jamaica 1962 Central American and Caribbean Games medal tableRankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal1 nbsp Mexico372527892 nbsp Venezuela152715573 nbsp Cuba121113364 nbsp Puerto Rico111413385 nbsp Colombia10411256 nbsp Jamaica 878237 nbsp Trinidad and Tobago447158 nbsp Netherlands Antilles43299 nbsp Bahamas411610 nbsp Panama3741411 nbsp Dominican Republic212512 nbsp British Guiana132613 nbsp Guatemala122514 nbsp El Salvador023515 nbsp Barbados0123Totals 15 entries 112112112336References edit a b Memoria oficial del comite organizador de los IX Juegos Deportivos Centroamericanos y del Caribe PDF Retrieved 3 November 2023 Games commemorative poster in Spanish Meta in Spanish Official Results usurped nbsp nbsp This article about sports in Jamaica is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This article about a sporting event is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1962 Central American and Caribbean Games amp oldid 1183363745, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
