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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 |  Mexico Raúl Torres |
Mexico Juan Quevedo |
 Costa Rica Sergio Montealegre |
| 1993 |  Venezuela Fabian Balmori |
Mexico Alvaro Maldonado |
Mexico Luis Muñoz |
| 1998 | Venezuela Fabian Balmori |
 Puerto Rico Gilberto Rodriguez |
Costa Rica Luis Gomez |
| 2002 | Mexico Gilberto Mejia |
Mexico Álvaro Beltrán |
 Dominican Republic Simon Perdomo  Belize Matthew Anderson |
| 2006 | Mexico Gilberto Mejia |
 Venezuela Fabian Balmori |
Venezuela César Castro Mexico Álvaro Beltrán |
| 2010 | Mexico Álvaro Beltrán |
Mexico Gilberto Mejia |
Venezuela César Castro Dominican Republic Simón Perdomo |
| 2014 | Mexico Álvaro Beltrán |
Mexico Daniel de la Rosa |
 Colombia Alejandro Herrera Costa Rica Felipe Camacho |
| 2018 | Mexico Daniel de la Rosa |
Colombia Mario Mercado |
Costa Rica Andrés Acuña Dominican Republic Luis Perez |
| 2023 | Eduardo Portillo (MEX)
|
Rodrigo Montoya (MEX)
|
Andrés Acuña (CRC) Edwin Galicia (CCS) |
Men's doubles
Men's team
Women's singles
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Mexico Hilda Rodriguez |
Mexico Diana Almeida |
Dominican Republic Rosa Gómez |
| 1993 | Dominican Republic Claudine García |
Mexico Rosy Torres |
 Puerto Rico Anita Maldonado |
| 1998 | Puerto Rico Anita Maldonado |
Mexico Susana Acosta |
Mexico Maria Torres |
| 2002 | Mexico Susana Acosta |
Dominican Republic Claudine García |
Puerto Rico Anita Maldonado Mexico Maria Torres |
| 2006 | Mexico Paola Longoria |
Dominican Republic Claudine García |
Puerto Rico Anita Maldonado Mexico Susana Acosta |
| 2010 | Mexico Paola Longoria |
Dominican Republic Claudine García |
Puerto Rico Anita Maldonado Mexico Jessica Parrilla |
| 2014 | Mexico Paola Longoria |
Mexico Samantha Salas |
Colombia Cristina Amaya  Guatemala Gabriela Martínez |
| 2018 | Mexico Paola Longoria |
Guatemala Gabriela Martínez |
Dominican Republic Merynanyelly Delgado MexicoAlexandra Herrera |
| 2023 | Paola Longoria (MEX)
|
Ana Martínez (CCS) | Montserrat Mejía (MEX) Maricruz Ortiz (CRC)
|
Women's doubles
Women's team
Mixed doubles
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 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
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