The athletics competition in the 1986 Central American and Caribbean Games were held in Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic.
It was the first time that women's 10,000 metres, marathon and racewalking events were held.
Medal summary
Men's events 100 metres(wind: -1.6 m/s)Andrés Simón 10.29Juan Núñez 10.38Ray Stewart 10.48200 metres(wind: NWI)Leandro Peñalver 20.70Juan Núñez 20.79Leroy Reid 20.90400 metresFélix Stevens 44.98Ian Morris 45.02Elvis Forde 45.65800 metresOslen Barr 1:49.42William Wuycke 1:49.45Ángel Osoria 1:50.351500 metresJacinto Navarrete 3:43.72Germán Beltrán 3:43.99Félix Mesa 3:45.505000 metresMauricio González 14:11.73Marcos Barreto 14:12.73Juan Jesús Linares 14:13.7610,000 metresFrancisco Pacheco 29:39.56José Alcalá 30:05.35Eduardo Maldonado 30:29.39MarathonJesús Amariles 2:23:00Radamés González 2:25:54Dieudonné Lamothe 2:32:11110 metres hurdles(wind: +1.0 m/s)Ángel Bueno 13.86Juan Saborit 13.91Ernesto Torres 14.10400 metres hurdlesWinthrop Graham 50.03 David Charlton 50.14Jesús Aguilasocho 50.483000 metre steeplechaseJuan Ramón Conde 8:42.38 Juan Jesús Linares 8:46.11Rafael Colmenares 8:52.834 × 100 metres relay Osvaldo LaraLeandro PeñalverSergio QuerolAndrés Simón 38.74 Gregory MeghooAndrew SmithRaymond StewartLeroy Reid 38.96 José MéndezGerardo SueroFernando ReynosoJuan Núñez 39.564 × 400 metres relay Leandro PeñalverAgustín PavóJorge ValentínFélix Stevens 3:02.41 Ali St. LouisIan MorrisMichael PaulCarlyle Bernard 3:04.57 Henriko AtkinsDavid CarterEzra CatwellElvis Forde 3:06.8820 kilometre road walkErnesto Canto 1:26:25 Martín Bermúdez 1:27:23Héctor Moreno 1:28:4150 kilometre road walkMartín Bermúdez 4:04:47 Félix Gómez 4:07:20Mauricio Cortés 4:26:27High jumpFrancisco Centelles 2.22Bárbaro Díaz Alfredo Mejía 2.20 Pole vaultRubén Camino 5.20 José Echevarría 5.00Efram Meléndez 4.90Long jumpJaime Jefferson 8.34 Elmer Williams 7.81Ubaldo Duany 7.57Triple jumpLázaro Betancourt 16.83 Frank Rutherford 16.67Norbert Elliott 16.40Shot putPaul Ruiz 19.01 Marciso Boué 18.59Hubert Maingot 16.99Discus throwLuis Delís 63.16Juan Martínez 62.30Brad Cooper 61.40Hammer throwVicente Sánchez 68.04Eladio Hernández 64.08David Castrillón 63.68Javelin throw(new model)Ramón González 77.32 Juan de la Garza 74.28Máximo Driggs 74.06DecathlonErnesto Betancourt 7333Jorge Caraballo 7079Ron McPhee 6773
Women's events 100 metres(wind: -1.0 m/s)Pauline Davis-Thompson 11.51Camille Coates 11.69Amparo Caicedo 11.85200 metres(wind: +0.4 m/s)Pauline Davis-Thompson 23.06Camille Coates 23.44Amparo Caicedo 23.52400 metresAna Fidelia Quirot 51.01Norfalia Carabalí 52.46Cathy Rattray 52.67800 metresAna Fidelia Quirot 1:59.00 Angelita Lind 2:02.12Imelda González 2:02.261500 metresAngelita Lind 4:18.67Imelda González 4:19.58Nery McKeen 4:23.343000 metresFabiola Rueda 9:30.25 Sergia Martínez 9:36.84Santa Velázquez 9:42.3610,000 metresGenoveva Domínguez 36:24.39 Maricela Hurtado 36:29.12Maribel Durruty 38:20.27MarathonNaidi Nazario 2:55:44 Maribel Durruty 3:08:57Aida Torres 3:10:19100 metres hurdles(wind: -0.1 m/s)Odalys Adams 13.50Grisel Machado 13.56Sandra Taváres 13.86400 metres hurdlesFlora Hyacinth 57.55 Tania Fernández 57.60Alma Vázquez 59.054 × 100 metres relay Idania PinoLuisa FerrerSusana ArmenterosMaría Zamora 44.55 Carmel MajorPauline DavisDeborah GreeneShonel Ferguson 45.49 Guadalupe GarcíaAlma VázquezAlejandra FloresSandra Taváres 45.584 × 400 metres relay Ester PetitónOdalys HernándezNery McKeenAna Fidelia Quirot 3:33.60 Virgen FontánezRoxanne OliverMercedes RíosAngelita Lind 3:41.32 María AcevedoAna PeñaVirginia CruzGlennis Reynoso 3:47.8410,000 metre track walkMaría Colín 50:43.62 Graciela Mendoza 51:56.62Margarita Morales 55:00.93High jumpSilvia Costa 1.96 Cristina Fink 1.81Laura Agront 1.79Long jumpEloína Echevarría 6.61 Shonel Ferguson 6.43Flora Hyacinth 6.36Shot putMarcelina Rodríguez 17.22Rosa Fernández 17.17María Isabel Urrutia 14.48Discus throwHilda Ramos 63.44Maritza Martén 63.24María Isabel Urrutia 50.68Javelin throw(old model)María Caridad Colón 67.00 Ivonne Leal 56.56María González 54.38HeptathlonCaridad Balcindes 5313Leyda Castro 5025Irina Ambulo 4997 (NR)
Medal table
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