Racquetball at the Central American and Caribbean Games
Sport at the Central American and Caribbean Games
Racquetball has been included at the Central American and Caribbean Games since 1990. Over that period Mexican players have dominated the podium, winning gold at every event in Men's and Women's Doubles, and winning gold in Men's and Women's Singles all but two times each. Mexico has also won every gold medal in the Men's and Women's Team events. Venezuela has the second most medals in men's events, while the Dominican Republic has won the second most medals in women's events.
There was a playoff in Men's and Women's Singles and Doubles for the bronze medal the first three times racquetball was in the Central American and Caribbean Games, but in 2002 that playoff was eliminated with both semi-finalists awarded bronze medals.
Medal summary by event
Men's singles
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990[1] |  Mexico Raúl Torres | Mexico Juan Quevedo |  Costa Rica Sergio Montealegre |
| 1993[1] |  Venezuela Fabian Balmori | Mexico Alvaro Maldonado | Mexico Luis Muñoz |
| 1998[1] | Venezuela Fabian Balmori |  Puerto Rico Gilberto Rodriguez | Costa Rica Luis Gomez |
| 2002[1] | Mexico Gilberto Mejia | Mexico Álvaro Beltrán |  Dominican Republic Simon Perdomo  Belize Matthew Anderson |
| 2006[1] | Mexico Gilberto Mejia |  Venezuela Fabian Balmori | Venezuela César Castro Mexico Álvaro Beltrán |
| 2010[2] | Mexico Álvaro Beltrán | Mexico Gilberto Mejia | Venezuela César Castro Dominican Republic Simón Perdomo |
| 2014[3] | Mexico Álvaro Beltrán | Mexico Daniel de la Rosa |  Colombia Alejandro Herrera Costa Rica Felipe Camacho |
| 2018[4] | Mexico Daniel de la Rosa | Colombia Mario Mercado | Costa Rica Andrés Acuña Dominican Republic Luis Perez |
| 2023[5] | Eduardo Portillo (MEX) | Rodrigo Montoya (MEX) | Andrés Acuña (CRC) Edwin Galicia (CCS) |
Men's doubles
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990[1] | Mexico Francisco Martin Arturo Martin | Costa Rica Orlando López Mauricio Morera | Dominican Republic Andrés Marranzini Antonio Valenzuela |
| 1993[1] | Mexico Javier Moreno Luis Muñoz | Venezuela Fabian Balmori Jorge Hirsekorn | Costa Rica Marco Cobb Rodrigo Naranjo |
| 1998[1] | Mexico Javier Moreno Ignacio Bustillos | Venezuela Ralf Reinhard Jorge Hirsekorn |  GuatemalaGustavo Morales Manolo Benfeldt |
| 2002[1] | Mexico Javier Moreno César Guzmán | Puerto Rico Osvaldo Garcia Curtis Winters | Guatemala Gustavo Morales Manolo Benfeldt VenezuelaRalf Reinhard César Castro |
| 2006[1] | Mexico Javier Moreno Alejandro Peña | Guatemala Gustavo Morales Manolo Benfeldt | Venezuela Fabian Balmori Jorge Hirsekorn  CubaRaul Martinez Maikel Moyet |
| 2010[2] | Mexico Javier Moreno Polo Gutiérrez | Dominican Republic Luis Pérez Simón Perdomo | Costa Rica Felipe Camacho Teobaldo Fumero Venezuela Fabian Balmori Jorge Hirsekorn |
| 2014[3] | Mexico Álvaro Beltrán Javier Moreno | Dominican Republic Luis Perez Junior Rodriguez | Guatemala Edwin Galicia Christian Wer VenezuelaCesar Castillo César Castro |
| 2018[4] | Mexico Álvaro Beltrán Daniel de la Rosa | Costa Rica Andrés Acuña Felipe Camacho | Colombia Mario Mercado Set Cubillos Dominican Republic Luis Perez Ramon De Leon |
| 2023[6] | Mexico (MEX) Rodrigo Montoya Francisco Mar | Costa Rica (CRC) Andrés Acuña Gabriel Garcia | Centro Caribe Sports (CCS) Juan Salvatierra Christian Wer Cuba (CUB)Yandy Espinoza Maikel Moyet |
Men's team
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990[1] | Mexico Raul Torres Juan Quevedo Eduardo Vizcaya Arturo Martin Francisco Martin | Venezuela Fabian Balmori Jorge Hirsekorn César Castro |  PanamaJeffeer León Ricaurter Miranda Osmán Guillén Femán de la Guardia |
| 1993[1] | Mexico Alvaro Maldonado Luis Muñoz Juan Quevedo Javier Moreno | Venezuela Fabian Balmori Jorge Hirsekorn Rodrigo Ureva |  Puerto RicoGilberto Rodriguez Victor Álvarez Osvaldo Garcia Ray Martinez |
| 1998[1] | Mexico Álvaro Beltrán Alvaro Maldonado Javier Moreno Ignacio Bustillos | Venezuela Fabian Balmori Jorge Hirsekorn Ralf Reinhard Antonio Yamin | Puerto Rico Gilberto Rodriguez Miguel Santiago Perry López |
| 2002[1] | Mexico Gilberto Mejia Álvaro Beltrán Javier Moreno César Guzmán | Puerto Rico Osvaldo Garcia Curtis Winters | Guatemala Gustavo Morales Manolo Benfeldt Juan Salvatierra Fernando Sierra |
| 2006[1] | Mexico Gilberto Mejia Álvaro Beltrán Javier Moreno Alejandro Peña | Venezuela Fabian Balmori Jorge Hirsekorn César Castro | Guatemala Gustavo Morales Manolo Benfeldt Juan Salvatierra Fernando Sierra |
| 2010[2] | Mexico Álvaro Beltrán Gilberto Mejía Javier Moreno Polo Gutierrez | Dominican Republic Luis Pérez Simón Perdomo | Venezuela César Castro Marcelo Laprea Fabian Balmori Jorge Hirsekorn |
| 2014[7] | Mexico Álvaro Beltrán Javier Moreno Daniel de la Rosa | Costa Rica Felipe Camacho Andrés Acuña Andres Aviles Joaquin Solera | Colombia Alejandro Herrera Cesar Castillo César Castro
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| 2018[4] | Mexico Álvaro Beltrán Daniel de la Rosa Rodrigo Montoya | Costa Rica Felipe Camacho Andrés Acuña | Colombia Cesar Castillo César Castro
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| 2023[8] | Mexico (MEX) Rodrigo Montoya Eduardo Portillo Francisco Mar | Costa Rica (CRC) Andrés Acuña Felipe Camacho Gabriel Garcia | Cuba (CUB) Yandy Espinoza Maikel Moyet Cristian Menedez Centro Caribe Sports (CCS) Juan Salvatierra Edwin Galicia Christian Wer |
Women's singles
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990[1] | Mexico Hilda Rodriguez | Mexico Diana Almeida | Dominican Republic Rosa Gómez |
| 1993[1] | Dominican Republic Claudine García | Mexico Rosy Torres | Puerto Rico Anita Maldonado |
| 1998[1] | Puerto Rico Anita Maldonado | Mexico Susana Acosta | Mexico Maria Torres |
| 2002[1] | Mexico Susana Acosta | Dominican Republic Claudine García | Puerto Rico Anita Maldonado Mexico Maria Torres |
| 2006[1] | Mexico Paola Longoria | Dominican Republic Claudine García | Puerto Rico Anita Maldonado Mexico Susana Acosta |
| 2010[2] | Mexico Paola Longoria | Dominican Republic Claudine García | Puerto Rico Anita Maldonado Mexico Jessica Parrilla |
| 2014[3] | Mexico Paola Longoria | Mexico Samantha Salas | Colombia Cristina Amaya Guatemala Gabriela Martínez |
| 2018[4] | Mexico Paola Longoria | Guatemala Gabriela Martínez | Dominican Republic Merynanyelly Delgado MexicoAlexandra Herrera |
| 2023[9] | Paola Longoria (MEX) | Ana Martínez (CCS) | Montserrat Mejía (MEX) Maricruz Ortiz (CRC) |
Women's doubles
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990[1] | Mexico Hilda Rodriguez Diana Almeida | Costa Rica Gloriana Herrera Andrea Ortiz | Dominican Republic Rosa Gómez Claudine García |
| 1993[1] | Mexico Hilda Rodriguez Diana Almeida | Costa Rica Rose Koberg Andrea Ortiz | Venezuela Mercedes Valentiner Matheus Guidmar |
| 1998[1] | Mexico Maria Torres Karina Hamilton | Venezuela Mercedes Valentiner Lily Geyer | Dominican Republic Claudine García Karina Saviñón |
| 2002[1] | Mexico Rosy Torres Nancy Enriquez | Dominican Republic Rosa Gómez Claudine García | Puerto Rico Anita Maldonado Marta Cañellas Venezuela Matheus Guidmar Lily Geyer |
| 2006[1] | Mexico Samantha Salas Nancy Enriquez | Cuba Patricia Balebona Rosario Dominguez | Dominican Republic Rosa Gómez Claudine García Guatemala Jennifer Benfeldt Lucy de Zachrisson |
| 2010[2] | Mexico Samantha Salas Susana Acosta | Dominican Republic Claudine García Yira Portes | Guatemala Marie Gomar Lucy de Zachrisson Costa Rica Deborah Kessler Naomi Sasso |
| 2014[3] | Mexico Paola Longoria Samantha Salas | Guatemala Gabriela Martínez Maria Rodriguez | Colombia Cristina Amaya Maria Gomez VenezuelaMariana Tabon Mariana Paredes |
| 2018[4] | Mexico Paola Longoria Samantha Salas | Guatemala Gabriela Martínez Maria Rodriguez | Costa Rica Maricruz Ortiz Melania Sauma Colombia Cristina Amaya Adriana Riveros |
| 2023[10] | Mexico (MEX) Alexandra Herrera Montserrat Mejía | Centro Caribe Sports (CCS) María Rodríguez Ana Martínez | Costa Rica (CRC) Jimena Gómez Maricruz Ortiz Dominican Republic (DOM)Merynanyelly Delgado Alejandra Jiménez |
Women's team
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990[1] | Mexico Diana Almeida Hilda Rodriguez Patricia Hernández | Costa Rica Gloriana Herrera Andrea Ortiz Rose Koberg | Dominican Republic Rosa Gómez Claudine García |
| 1993[1] | Mexico Diana Almeida Hilda Rodriguez Rosy Torres | Venezuela Mercedes Valentiner Matheus Guidmar Lily Geyer Valentina Pereira | Costa Rica Rose Koberg Andrea Ortiz Maria Arias |
| 1998[1] | Mexico Susana Acosta Maria Torres Karina Hamilton Adriana Soto | Venezuela Mercedes Valentiner Lily Geyer | Dominican Republic Claudine García Karina Saviñón |
| 2002[1] | Mexico Susana Acosta Maria Torres Rosy Torres Nancy Enriquez | Dominican Republic Rosa Gómez Claudine García Larissa Linás | Puerto Rico Anita Maldonado Marta Cañellas |
| 2006[1] | Mexico Paola Longoria Susana Acosta Samantha Salas Nancy Enriquez | Cuba Marialis Álvarez Patricia Balebona Rosario Dominguez | Dominican Republic Rosa Gómez Claudine García Yira Portes |
| 2010[2] | Mexico Paola Longoria Jessica Parrilla Samantha Salas Susana Acosta | Dominican Republic Claudine García Yira Portes | Puerto Rico Anita Maldonado Raquel Pérez Vivian Rodríguez Kim Venegas |
| 2014[7] | Mexico Paola Longoria Samantha Salas | Guatemala Gabriela Martínez Maria Rodriguez | Colombia Cristina Amaya Maria Gomez VenezuelaMariana Tabon Mariana Paredes |
| 2018[4] | Mexico Paola Longoria Samantha Salas | Colombia Cristina Amaya Adriana Riveros | Costa Rica Maricruz Ortiz Melania Sauma GuatemalaGabriela Martínez Maria Rodriguez |
| 2023[11] | Mexico (MEX) Paola Longoria Montserrat Mejia Alexandra Herrera | Centro Caribe Sports (CCS) Ana Martinez Anna Aguilar Maria Rodriguez | Dominican Republic (DOM) Merynanyelly Delgado Maria Cespedes Alejandra Jimenez Costa Rica (CRC)Maricruz Ortiz Jimena Gomez |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023[12] | Mexico (MEX) Eduardo Portillo Paola Longoria | Centro Caribe Sports (CCS) Ana Martínez Edwin Galicia | Costa Rica (CRC) Maricruz Ortiz Andrés Acuña Dominican Republic (DOM)Ramon de León Maria Céspedes |
Medal tables
Men's events
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mexico (MEX) | 24 | 6 | 2 | 32 |
| 2 | Venezuela (VEN) | 2 | 7 | 7 | 16 |
| 3 | Costa Rica (CRC) | 0 | 5 | 7 | 12 |
| 4 | Dominican Republic (DOM) | 0 | 3 | 9 | 12 |
| 5 | Puerto Rico (PUR) | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 6 | Guatemala (GUA) | 0 | 1 | 8 | 9 |
| 7 | Colombia (COL) | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 8 | Cuba (CUB) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 9 |  Belize (BIZ) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Panama (PAN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (10 entries) | 26 | 26 | 43 | 95 | |
Women's events
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mexico (MEX) | 24 | 4 | 6 | 34 |
| 2 | Dominican Republic (DOM) | 1 | 7 | 10 | 18 |
| 3 | Puerto Rico (PUR) | 1 | 0 | 7 | 8 |
| 4 | Guatemala (GUA) | 0 | 7 | 3 | 10 |
| 5 | Costa Rica (CRC) | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| 6 | Venezuela (VEN) | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 7 | Cuba (CUB) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | Colombia (COL) | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Totals (8 entries) | 26 | 26 | 40 | 92 | |
Mixed events
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mexico (MEX) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | Guatemala (GUA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Costa Rica (CRC) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Dominican Republic (DOM) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (4 entries) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
Note: Guatemalan born players competed as Centro Caribe Sports at the 2023 Central American and Caribbean Games, but their medals are added to Guatemala in the above tables.
Players who have won 5 or more medals
| Rank | Name | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Claudine Garcia | 1 | 7 | 6 | 14 |
| 2 | Paola Longoria | 13 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| 3 | Javier Moreno | 12 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 3 | Álvaro Beltrán | 10 | 1 | 1 | 12 |
| 5 | Fabian Balmori | 2 | 6 | 3 | 11 |
| 6 | Ana Gabriela Martinez | 0 | 8 | 2 | 10 |
| 7 | Samantha Salas | 8 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
| 7 | Jorge Hirsekorn | 0 | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| 7 | César Castro | 0 | 2 | 7 | 9 |
| 10 | Andrés Acuña | 0 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| 10 | Anita Maldonado | 1 | 0 | 7 | 8 |
| 12 | Susana Acosta | 6 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| 12 | Luis Pérez | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 14 | Gilberto Mejia | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| 14 | Felipe Camacho | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 14 | Maria Renee Rodriguez | 0 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 14 | Maricruz Ortiz | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| 18 | Daniel de la Rosa | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 18 | Cristina Amaya | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 18 | Manolo Benfeldt | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 18 | Gustavo Morales | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad Montesinos, Enrique (2017). Los Juegos Regionales más antiguos – The oldest regional games : Juegos Deportivos Centroamericanos y del Caribe – Central American and Caribbean Sports Games (PDF). Organización Deportiva Centroamericana y del Caribe. pp. 417–422.
- ^ a b c d e f "Medallas Racquetball - Mayaguez 2010 - XXI Juegos Centroamericanos y del Caribe". International Racquetball Federation. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
- ^ a b c d "Veracruz 2014 - Racquetball - Juegos Centroam. y del Caribe". International Racquetball Federation. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
- ^ a b c d e f "RACQUETBOL – INFORMACIÓN GENERAL DEL EVENT". Barranquilla 2018. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
- ^ "Racquetball - Men's Singles Medalists" (PDF). 29 June 2023. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
- ^ "Racquetball - Men's Doubles Medalists" (PDF). 29 June 2023. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
- ^ a b "PREMIACION RACQUETBALL – Equipos Femeninos Equipos Masculinos". International Racquetball Federation. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
- ^ "Racquetball - Men's Team Medalists" (PDF). 1 July 2023. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
- ^ "Racquetball - Women's Singles Medalists" (PDF). 29 June 2023. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
- ^ "Racquetball - Women's Doubles Medalists" (PDF). 29 June 2023. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
- ^ "Racquetball - Women's Team Medalists" (PDF). 1 July 2023. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
- ^ "Racquetball - Mixed Doubles Medalists" (PDF). 29 June 2023. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
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