2006 Central American and Caribbean Games
Appearance
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Host city | Cartagena |
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Country | Colombia |
Motto | Step into history Spanish: Entra a la historia |
Nations | 32 |
Athletes | 6,000 |
Events | 37 |
Opening | July 15 |
Closing | July 30 |
Opened by | Álvaro Uribe[1] |
Athlete's Oath | Cecilia Baena[1] |
Torch lighter | Sergio Núñez Henao |
Main venue | Estadio Pedro de Heredia[1] |
The 20th edition of the Central American and Caribbean Games was held in the city of Cartagena, Colombia. The tournament began on July 15 and ended on July 30.
Host city
[edit]- Main host city
- Other host cities
- Barranquilla, Colombia (bowling, cycling, football/soccer, and shooting);
- Bogotá, Colombia (equestrian);
- Mexico City, Mexico (rowing); and
- Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (field hockey, modern pentathlon, racquetball and team handball).
Mascots
[edit]The mascots for the Games were Cata the Indigenous girl and Dani the pelican.[1]
Nations
[edit]Medal table
[edit]* Host nation (Colombia)
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() | 138 | 86 | 61 | 285 |
2 | ![]() | 107 | 82 | 86 | 275 |
3 | ![]() | 72 | 70 | 77 | 219 |
4 | ![]() | 49 | 90 | 124 | 263 |
5 | ![]() | 24 | 19 | 53 | 96 |
6 | ![]() | 22 | 31 | 44 | 97 |
7 | ![]() | 9 | 6 | 7 | 22 |
8 | ![]() | 6 | 12 | 30 | 48 |
9 | ![]() | 6 | 2 | 11 | 19 |
10 | ![]() | 5 | 13 | 30 | 48 |
11 | ![]() | 2 | 5 | 7 | 14 |
12 | ![]() | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
13 | ![]() | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
14 | ![]() | 1 | 9 | 11 | 21 |
15 | ![]() | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
![]() | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
17 | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
18 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
19 | ![]() | 0 | 6 | 4 | 10 |
20 | ![]() | 0 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
21 | ![]() | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
22 | ![]() | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
23 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
24 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
25 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
26 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (29 entries) | 449 | 449 | 565 | 1,463 |
Sports
[edit]There were a total of 39 sports at the games.
Archery ( )
Artistic gymnastics ( )
Athletics ( )
Badminton ( )
Baseball ( )
Basketball ( )
Beach volleyball ( )
Bowling ( )
Boxing ( )
Canoeing ( )
Cycling ( )
Diving ( )
Equestrian ( )
Fencing ( )
Football ( )
Handball ( )
Hockey ( )
Judo ( )
Karate ( )
Modern pentathlon ( )
- Racquetball (details)
Roller skating ( )
Rowing ( )
Rhythmic gymnastics ( )
Sailing ( )
Shooting ( )
Softball ( )
Squash ( )
Swimming ( )
Synchronized swimming ( )
Table tennis ( )
Taekwondo ( )
Tennis ( )
Triathlon ( )
Volleyball ( )
Water polo ( )
Water skiing ( )
Weightlifting ( )
Wrestling ( )
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Memoria XX Juegos Deportivos Centroamericanos y del Caribe Cartagena de Indias 2006 (PDF). Retrieved 7 November 2023.
External links
[edit]- (in Spanish) Official website
- (in Spanish) North, Central America and Caribbean Volleyball Confederation
- (in Spanish) Meta
- (in Spanish) Official Results
Categories:
- 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games
- 2006 in multi-sport events
- Central American and Caribbean Games by year
- International sports competitions hosted by Colombia
- 2006 in Colombian sport
- 2006 in Central American sport
- 2006 in Caribbean sport
- Multi-sport events in Colombia
- Sport in Cartagena, Colombia
- July 2006 sports events in North America
- Colombian sport stubs
- Sports event stubs