1990 Central American and Caribbean Games
Sports events held in Mexico City, Mexico
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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.
Host cityMexico City
Country
Mexico
MexicoMottoThe Solidarity Games
Spanish: Los Juegos de la Solidaridad
Spanish: Los Juegos de la Solidaridad
Edition16th
| |
| Host city | Mexico City |
|---|---|
| Country | Mexico |
| Motto | The Solidarity Games Spanish: Los Juegos de la Solidaridad |
| Edition | 16th |
| Nations | 29 |
| Athletes | 4,206 |
| Opening | 20 November 1990 |
| Closing | 3 December 1990 |
| Opened by | Carlos Salinas de Gortari[1] |
| Athlete's Oath | Sonia Cárdeñas[1] Mario González[1] |
| Torch lighter | Elsa Hayashi[1] Arturo Barrios[1] |
| Main venue | Olympic Stadium[1] |
The 1990 Central American Games in Honduras had been staged in January 1990.
Mascots
The mascots for the Games were two jaguars named Balam and Yutzil.[1]
Sports
Archery ()
Artistic gymnastics ()
Athletics ()
Badminton ()
Basketball ()
Boxing ()
Canoeing ()
Cycling ()
Diving ()
Equestrian ()
Fencing ()
Field hockey ()
Football ()
Handball ()
Judo ()
Karate ()
Rhythmic gymnastics ()
Racquetball ()
Rowing ()
Sailing ()
Shooting ()
Softball ()
Synchronized swimming ()
Swimming ()
Table tennis ()
Taekwondo ()
Tennis ()
Water polo ()
Weightlifting ()
Wrestling ()
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Cuba | 180 | 90 | 52 | 322 |
| 2 | Mexico | 114 | 101 | 84 | 299 |
| 3 |  Puerto Rico | 21 | 47 | 41 | 109 |
| 4 |  Colombia | 18 | 29 | 39 | 86 |
| 5 |  Venezuela | 14 | 42 | 72 | 128 |
| 6 |  Dominican Republic | 5 | 11 | 29 | 45 |
| 7 |  Jamaica | 4 | 4 | 5 | 13 |
| 8 |  Guatemala | 2 | 5 | 25 | 32 |
| 9 |  Costa Rica | 1 | 7 | 11 | 19 |
| 10 |  Panama | 1 | 2 | 10 | 13 |
| 11 |  Suriname | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 12 |  Trinidad and Tobago | 0 | 5 | 8 | 13 |
| 13 |  Nicaragua | 0 | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| 14 |  Honduras | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 15 |  Antigua and Barbuda | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 16 |  Bermuda | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 17 |  El Salvador | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
 Virgin Islands | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| 19 |  Guyana | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 20 |  Barbados | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 21 |  Bahamas | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Grenada | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Haiti | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Netherlands Antilles | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (24 entries) | 361 | 359 | 403 | 1,123 | |