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| Host city | Panama City |
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| Country |  Panama |
| Edition | 4th |
| Athletes | 1,540 |
| Opening | 5 February 1938 |
| Closing | 24 February 1938 |
| Opened by | Juan Demóstenes Arosemena[1] |
| Athlete's Oath | José Antonio Remón Cantera |
| Main venue | Estadio Olímpico Nacional |
The fourth Central American and Caribbean Games were held in Panama City, the capital city of Panama at Estadio Olímpico Nacional. These games were held 3 years after the last games, this was to get the games back to the year they should have been, after a 5-year break on the previous games. The Games were held from 5 February to 24 February 1938. They included 1,216 athletes from ten nations, competing in sixteen different sports.
- ^ Memoria oficial de los IV Juegos Deportivos Centroamericanos y del Caribe Panama 1938 (PDF) (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 November 2023.