The 15th Central American and Caribbean Games were held in Santiago de los Caballeros in the Dominican Republic from June 24 to July 5, 1986, and included 2,963 athletes from 26 nations, competing in 25 sports.

XV Central American and Caribbean Games
Host citySantiago de los Caballeros
Country Dominican Republic
Edition15th
Nations29
Athletes2,963 (2,100 men, 864 women)
Opening24 June 1986 (1986-06-24)
Closing5 July 1986 (1986-07-05)
Opened bySalvador Jorge Blanco[1]
Torch lighterSalvador Rivas[1]
Main venueEstadio La Barranquita

Mascot

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The mascot for the games was Chaguito (short for Santiago – Chago) the donkey.[1]

Sports

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Medal table

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  *   Host nation (Dominican Republic)

1986 Central American and Caribbean Games medal table[2]
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  Cuba (CUB)1748144299
2  Mexico (MEX)404944133
3  Venezuela (VEN)184260120
4  Puerto Rico (PUR)13295092
5  Costa Rica (CRC)110314
6  Colombia (COL)10223769
7  Dominican Republic (DOM)*9342770
8  Trinidad and Tobago (TTO)36716
9  Jamaica (JAM)28717
10  Guatemala (GUA)24915
11  Bahamas (BAH)24410
12  Panama (PAN)151117
13  U.S. Virgin Islands (VIR)1124
14  Guyana (GUY)1113
15  Suriname (SUR)1001
16  Belize (BLZ)0101
  Honduras (HON)0101
  Netherlands Antilles (ANT)0101
19  Barbados (BAR)0055
20  Haiti (HAI)0011
Totals (20 entries)288289312889

References

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  1. ^ a b c Memoria XV Juegos Centroamericanos y del Caribe Santiago '86 (PDF) (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 November 2023.
  2. ^ Uriarte, Carlos (6 April 2010). "1986: Santiago de los Caballeros: Historia de los Juegos". Archived from the original on 12 September 2010. Retrieved 19 February 2023.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) (in Spanish)