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Cuba and Mexico have dominated Beach Volley at CACG
BARRANQUILLA, Colombia, July 27, 2018 – Cuba in the men’s event
and Mexico in the women’s competition have dominated the beach
volleyball tournaments since its inception at the Central
American and Caribbean Games in 1998.
Players from those countries each have claimed three gold medals
while Mexican players of both genders have stepped on the podium
in each of the five tournaments since the first in Maracaibo in
1998.
Cuban players won both gold medals in the last tournament held
in Veracruz, Mexico 2014 with Sergio González and Nivaldo Díaz
earning the men’s title and Lianma Flores and Leila Martínez
finishing first among the women.
The beach volleyball tournament in Barranquilla is scheduled to
kick off on July 28.
Men’s Podiums
|
1998 |
Rossell/Chambers CUB |
Jackson/Sotelo MEX |
De Jesús/Velasco PUR |
|
2002 |
Hernández/Papaleo PUR |
Rodríguez/Hernández MEX |
Vásquez/Rodríguez VEN |
|
2006 |
Álvarez/Villar CUB |
Henríquez/Hernández VEN |
Ontiveros/Ontiveros MEX |
|
2010 |
Hernández/Villafañe VEN |
Miramontes/Vírgen MEX |
Irizarry/Rodríguez PUR |
|
2014 |
González/Díaz CUB |
Villafañe/Henríquez VEN |
Vírgen/Ontiveros MEX |
Composite Medals
|
Country |
Gold |
Silver |
Bronze |
Total |
|
CUB |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
|
VEN |
1 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
|
PUR |
1 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
|
MEX |
0 |
3 |
2 |
5 |
Women’s Podiums
|
1998 |
Amaral/Huerta MEX |
Ferrer/Blanco CUB |
Abreu/Zambrano VEN |
|
2002 |
García/Gaxiola MEX |
Rodríguez/Cova VEN |
Bonilla/Santos DOM |
|
2006 |
Fernández/Larrea CUB |
Vírgen/Revuelta MEX |
Rodríguez/García VEN |
|
2010 |
Candelas/García MEX |
Acevedo/Santiago PUR |
Galindo/Galindo COL |
|
2014 |
Flores/Martínez CUB |
Candelas/Revuelta MEX |
Pazo/Agudo VEN |
Composite Medals
|
Country |
Gold |
Silver |
Bronze |
Total |
|
MEX |
3 |
2 |
0 |
5 |
|
CUB |
2 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
|
VEN |
0 |
1 |
3 |
4 |
|
PUR |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
DOM |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
COL |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
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