Tournament details | |
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Host country | Colombia |
Dates | 9–21 December |
Teams | 7 (from 2 confederations) |
Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
Final positions | |
Champions | Colombia (1st title) |
Runners-up | Panama |
Third place | Curaçao |
Fourth place | Costa Rica |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 21 |
Goals scored | 120 (5.71 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | Gonzalo Fernández Maximiliano Juliana (9 goals) |
The football tournament at the 1946 Central American and Caribbean Games was held in Barranquilla from 9 to 21 December. Cuba and Mexico withdrew.
The gold medal was won by Colombia who earned 12 points.[1]