# 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games

The 20th edition of the Central American and Caribbean Games was held in the city of Cartagena, Colombia. The tournament began on July 15 and ended on July 30.

## Host city

* Main host city
** Cartagena de Indias
* Other host cities
** Barranquilla, Colombia (bowling, cycling, football/soccer, and shooting);
** Bogotá, Colombia (equestrian);
** Mexico City, Mexico (rowing); and
** Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (field hockey, modern pentathlon, racquetball and team handball).

## Mascots

The mascots for the Games were Cata the Indigenous girl and Dani the pelican.

## Nations

Participating Nations :
| Antigua and Barbuda | Netherlands Antilles | Aruba |
| Bahamas | Barbados | Belize |
| Bermuda | Colombia (Host) | Costa Rica |
| Cuba | Dominica | El Salvador |
| Grenada | Guatemala | Guyana |
| Haiti | Honduras | Cayman Islands |
| British Virgin Islands | United States Virgin Islands | Jamaica |
| Mexico | Nicaragua | Panama |
| Puerto Rico | Dominican Republic | Saint Kitts and Nevis |
| Saint Lucia | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Suriname |
| Trinidad and Tobago | Venezuela |

## Medal table

* Host nation (Colombia)
2006 Central American and Caribbean Games medal table :
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Cuba | 138 | 86 | 61 | 285 |
| 2 | Mexico | 107 | 82 | 86 | 275 |
| 3 | Colombia* | 72 | 70 | 77 | 219 |
| 4 | Venezuela | 49 | 90 | 124 | 263 |
| 5 | Puerto Rico | 24 | 19 | 53 | 96 |
| 6 | Dominican Republic | 22 | 31 | 44 | 97 |
| 7 | Jamaica | 9 | 6 | 7 | 22 |
| 8 | El Salvador | 6 | 12 | 30 | 48 |
| 9 | Barbados | 6 | 2 | 11 | 19 |
| 10 | Guatemala | 5 | 13 | 30 | 48 |
| 11 | Panama | 2 | 5 | 7 | 14 |
| 12 | Costa Rica | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 13 | Netherlands Antilles | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 14 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 9 | 11 | 21 |
| 15 | Cayman Islands | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 15 | Virgin Islands | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 17 | Guyana | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 18 | British Virgin Islands | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 19 | Bahamas | 0 | 6 | 4 | 10 |
| 20 | Haiti | 0 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| 21 | Honduras | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 22 | Grenada | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 23 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 24 | Saint Lucia | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 25 | Nicaragua | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 26 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 26 | Bermuda | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 26 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 26 | Suriname | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (29 entries) | Totals (29 entries) | 449 | 449 | 565 | 1,463 |

## Sports

There were a total of 39 sports at the games.
* Archery (details)
* Artistic gymnastics (details)
* Athletics (details)
* Badminton (details)
* Baseball (details)
* Basketball (details)
* Beach volleyball (details)
* Bowling (details)
* Boxing (details)
* Canoeing (details)
* Cycling (details)
* Diving (details)
* Equestrian (details)
* Fencing (details)
* Football (details)
* Handball (details)
* Hockey (details)
* Judo (details)
* Karate (details)
* Modern pentathlon (details)
* Racquetball (details)
* Roller skating (details)
* Rowing (details)
* Rhythmic gymnastics (details)
* Sailing (details)
* Shooting (details)
* Softball (details)
* Squash (details)
* Swimming (details)
* Synchronized swimming (details)
* Table tennis (details)
* Taekwondo (details)
* Tennis (details)
* Triathlon (details)
* Volleyball (details)
* Water polo (details)
* Water skiing (details)
* Weightlifting (details)
* Wrestling (details)