Dominican Men score biggest surprise at CACSO Games
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic – The biggest surprise of the
tournament was produced by the Dominican Republic men’s squad as
they grabbed their first crown ever at the Central American and
Caribbean Games after beating Puerto Rico 3-2 (25-22, 23-25,
23-25, 25-22, 24-22) in nail-biting contest.
Elvis Contreras, who was recognized as the MVP of the
competition, scored 32 points and Jose Caceres contributed 27
points in the Dominican victory, while Hector Soto scored 26 and
Maurice Torres 16 for Puerto Rico.
The veteran Contreras finished also as the best scorer and best
spiker of the tournament.
“We had a long training camp in Cuba and I think it helped us a
lot to achieve this goal,” Contreras said. “We are very glad
about getting this medal. It is special as we could prove we
were able to make it.”
Cuba claimed the bronze medal after beating Mexico in straight
sets (25-19, 43-41, 25-22). Osmany
Uriarte registered 23 points for Cuba, while Javier Jiménez and
Livan Osoria finished with 14 apiece.
Venezuela concluded their participation in fifth place after
beating Bahamas 3-0 (25-13, 25-13, 25-14)
while Colombia finished in seventh place following a 3-0
(25-15, 25-21, 25-13) victory over Trinidad & Tobago in the last
match of Trinidadian Nolan Tash who retired after a 20-year
career.
Historical Men’s Podiums at CACSO Games
Year |
Gold |
Silver |
Bronze |
1930 |
MEX |
CUB |
ESA |
1935 |
MEX |
PUR |
CUB |
1938 |
PUR |
MEX |
CUB |
1946 |
CUB |
PUR |
MEX |
1950 |
MEX |
CUB |
PUR |
1954 |
MEX |
PUR |
CUB |
1959 |
MEX |
VEN |
PUR |
1962 |
MEX |
DOM |
VEN |
1966 |
CUB |
VEN |
MEX |
1970 |
CUB |
VEN |
MEX |
1974 |
CUB |
MEX |
DOM |
1978 |
CUB |
VEN |
MEX |
1982 |
CUB |
MEX |
VEN |
1986 |
CUB |
DOM |
PUR |
1990 |
CUB |
MEX |
VEN |
1993 |
CUB |
PUR |
VEN |
1998 |
CUB |
MEX |
VEN |
2002 |
PUR |
MEX |
VEN |
2006 |
PUR |
VEN |
DOM |
2010 |
PUR |
VEN |
MEX |
2014 |
DOM |
PUR |
CUB |
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