1998 Central American and Caribbean Games

The 18th Central American and Caribbean Games were held in Maracaibo, Venezuela from August 8 to August 22, 1998, and included 31 nations and a total of 5,200 competitors.

Sports

31 sports were contested at the 1998 Games:

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Cuba	191	74	69	334
2	Mexico	61	87	71	219
3	22x20px Venezuela	56	68	67	191
4	Colombia	19	43	51	113
5	Puerto Rico	11	21	48	80
6	Dominican Republic	7	20	44	71
7	Suriname	7	1	0	8
8	Jamaica	6	13	10	29
9	El Salvador	4	11	22	37
10	Guatemala	3	11	22	36
11	Panama	3	6	4	13
12	22x20px Netherlands Antilles	3	2	5	10
13	Costa Rica	2	3	5	10
14	Bahamas	2	2	4	8
–	Barbados	2	2	4	8
16	Trinidad and Tobago	1	8	5	14
17	British Virgin Islands	1	1	0	2
18	Nicaragua	0	2	6	8
19	22x20px Honduras	0	1	5	6
20	Haiti	0	0	3	3
21	Aruba	0	0	1	1
–	Guyana	0	0	1	1
Total		379	376	446	1201