1974 Central American and Caribbean Games

Central American and Caribbean Sports Games

Host city	Santo Domingo
Country	Dominican Republic
Edition	12th
Nations	23
Athletes	1,928
Opening	27 February 1974 (1974-02-27)
Closing	13 March 1974 (1974-03-13)
Opened by	Joaquín Balaguer[1]
Athlete's Oath	Porfirio Veras[1]
Torch lighter	Alberto Torres[1]
Main venue	Estadio Olímpico Juan Pablo Duarte[1]

The 12th Central American and Caribbean Games were held in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic from February 27 to March 13, 1974, and included 1,928 athletes from 23 nations competing in 18 sports.

Sports

•  Athletics (details)
•  Baseball (details)
•  Basketball (details)
•  Boxing (details)
•  Cycling (details)
•  Diving (details)
•  Football (details)
•  Gymnastics (details)
•  Judo (details)
•  Sailing (details)
•  Shooting (details)
•  Softball (details)
•  Swimming (details)
•  Tennis (details)
•  Volleyball (details)
•  Water polo (details)
•  Weightlifting (details)
•  Wrestling (details)

Medal table

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  *   Host nation (Dominican Republic)

1974 Central American and Caribbean Games medal table

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Cuba	101	55	35	191
2	Mexico	26	30	26	82
3	Venezuela	14	16	26	56
4	Puerto Rico	9	24	36	69
5	Colombia	9	17	18	44
6	Costa Rica	3	3	2	8
7	Jamaica	2	3	2	7
8	Netherlands Antilles	2	0	5	7
9	Panama	1	12	11	24
10	Dominican Republic*	1	5	14	20
11	Barbados	1	2	1	4
12	Virgin Islands	1	0	1	2
13	Belize	1	0	0	1
14	Trinidad and Tobago	0	2	3	5
15	El Salvador	0	2	1	3
16	Bahamas	0	1	0	1
17	Bermuda	0	0	1	1
	Guatemala	0	0	1	1
	Guyana	0	0	1	1
	Haiti	0	0	1	1
	Suriname	0	0	1	1
Totals (21 entries)		171	172	186	529

References

1. Memoria XII Juegos Deportivos Centroamericanos y del Caribe (PDF). Retrieved 6 November 2023.
2. Games' commemorative poster

• (in Spanish) Meta
• (in Spanish) colimdo
• (in Spanish) Official Results^[usurped]
• Memorial book, part 1
• Memorial book, part 2