1998 Central American and Caribbean Games

Central American and Caribbean Sports Games
Host city	Maracaibo, Venezuela
Motto	The Sun Games; Spanish: Los Juegos del Sol
Edition	18th
Nations	31
Athletes	5,200
Opening	8 August 1998
Closing	22 August 1998
Opened by	Rafael Caldera
Athlete's Oath	Julio Luna
Torch lighter	Pedro Gamarro
Main venue	Estadio José Pachencho Romero
	← 1993 Ponce 2002 San Salvador →

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.

Mascot

The mascot for the Games was a goajira boy, Wayuuchon.^[1]

31 sports were contested at the 1998 Games:

* Host nation (Venezuela)

1998 Central American and Caribbean Games medal table
Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Cuba	191	74	69	334
2	Mexico	61	87	71	219
3	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	Antigua and Barbuda	3	2	5	10
13	Costa Rica	2	3	5	10
14	Bahamas	2	2	4	8
14	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	Honduras	0	1	5	6
20	Haiti	0	0	3	3
21	Aruba	0	0	1	1
21	Guyana	0	0	1	1
Totals (22 entries)		379	376	447	1,202