The fifth Central American and Caribbean Games were held in Barranquilla, Colombia, from 5 March to 25 March 1946. These games featured 1,540 athletes from thirteen nations, competing in seventeen sports.
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| Host city | Barranquilla |
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| Country |  Colombia |
| Edition | 5th |
| Athletes | 1,540 |
| Opening | 5 March 1946 |
| Closing | 25 March 1946 |
| Opened by | Mariano Ospina Pérez[1] |
| Torch lighter | Joaquín Bolívar[1] |
| Main venue | Estadio Olímpico Municipal |
Sports
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Athletics ()
Baseball ()
Basketball ()
Basque Pelota ()
Boxing ()
Cycling ()
Diving ()
Fencing ()
Football ()
Golf ()
Artistic gymnastics ()
Shooting ()
Softball ()
Swimming ()
Tennis ()
Volleyball ()
Water polo ()
Weightlifting ()
Wrestling ()- Additional events: Fine arts, chess, billiards[1]
Medal table
edit| Place | Nation | 
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Total |
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| 1 |  Cuba
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29 | 26 | 23 | 78 |
| 2 |  Mexico
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26 | 22 | 28 | 76 |
| 3 |  Panama
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13 | 17 | 10 | 40 |
| 4 |  Puerto Rico
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9 | 8 | 7 | 24 |
| 5 |  Jamaica
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6 | 11 | 9 | 26 |
| 6 |  Colombia
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5 | 8 | 3 | 16 |
| 7 |  Trinidad and Tobago
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4 | 3 | 5 | 12 |
| 8 |  Dominican Republic
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4 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| 9 |  Venezuela
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3 | 3 | 5 | 11 |
| 10 |  Netherlands Antilles
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3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 11 |  Guatemala
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2 | 3 | 4 | 8 |
| 12 |  Costa Rica
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2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 13 |  El Salvador
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1 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| Total | 107 | 107 | 100 | 314 | |
References
edit- ^ a b c Memoria: V Juegos Deportivos Centroamericanos y del Caribe Barranquilla 1946 (PDF). Retrieved 3 November 2023.
- (in Spanish) Meta
- (in Spanish) Official Results[usurped]