# Athletics at the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games

The athletics competition at the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games took place at the Estadio Pedro de Heredia in Cartagena, Colombia and lasted from July 25 to July 29. There were 23 events for men and 21 for women. A total of ten Games records were broken at the competition, in addition to a number of national records.
The events were dominated by Cuban athletes, whereas teams like Jamaica did not send their strongest athletes. With 21 gold medals, Cuba won nearly half of the events and 45 medals were won by the country's athletes. Mexico was the next most successful nation, winning eight golds and fourteen medals overall. The hosts Colombia took third place on the medal tally, having won four golds, but also had the second greatest medal haul with nineteen in total. Jamaica, the Netherlands Antilles and Panama were the only other nations at the competition to win two golds or more.

## Results
### Men

| Games | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres | Churandy Martina Netherlands Antilles | 10.06 GR | Derrick Atkins Bahamas | 10.13 | Jacey Harper Trinidad and Tobago | 10.33 |
| 200 metres | Xavier Brown Jamaica | 20.74 | Hawar Murillo Colombia | 20.78 | Andrew Hinds Barbados | 20.83 |
| 400 metres | Yeimer López Cuba | 45.28 | Alleyne Francique Grenada | 45.44 | Arismendy Peguero Dominican Republic | 45.55 |
| 800 metres | Andy González Cuba | 1:46.26 | Sherridan Kirk Trinidad and Tobago | 1:46.55 | Maury Castillo Cuba | 1:47.60 |
| 1500 metres | Juan Luis Barrios Mexico | 3:42.52 | David Freeman Puerto Rico | 3:43.84 | Maury Castillo Cuba | 3:43.93 |
| 5000 metres | Juan Luis Barrios Mexico | 14:09.08 | Alejandro Suárez Mexico | 14:10.58 | Norbert Gutiérrez Cuba | 14:13.50 |
| 10,000 metres | José David Galván Mexico | 29:40.08 | Javier Alexander Guarín Colombia | 29:41.51 | Norbert Gutiérrez Cuba | 29:50.53 |
| 110 m hurdles | Dayron Robles Cuba | 13.12 GR | Paulo Villar Colombia | 13.29 NR/AR= | Yoel Hernández Cuba | 13.51 |
| 400 m hurdles | Bayano Kamani Panama | 49.44 | Ian Weakley Jamaica | 49.74 | Bryan Steele Jamaica | 50.12 |
| 3000 m steeplechase | Alex Greaux Puerto Rico | 8:44.51 | Néstor Nieves Venezuela | 8:44.86 | José Alberto Sánchez Cuba | 8:46.05 |
| Marathon | Procopio Franco Mexico | 2:24:35 | Juan Carlos Cardona Colombia | 2:27:43 | Alfredo Arevalo Guatemala | 2:28:27 |
| 4 × 100 m relay | Netherlands Antilles Brian Mariano Prince Kwidama Jairo Duzant Churandy Martina | 39.29 | Bahamas Adrian Griffith Derrick Atkins Rodney Green Dominic Demeritte | 39.44 | Jamaica Lerone Clarke Xavier Brown Herbert McGregor Carl Barrett | 39.45 |
| 4 × 400 m relay | Jamaica Sanjay Ayre Leford Green Ricardo Chambers Bryan Steele | 3:01.78 GR | Trinidad and Tobago Renny Quow Kevon Pierre Jamil James Damion Barry | 3:02.65 | Dominican Republic Félix Sánchez Arismendi Peguero Carlos Santa Yoel Tapia | 3:03.25 |
| 20 km race walk | Luis Fernando López Colombia | 1:24:20 | Eder Sánchez Mexico | 1:26:30 | Luis Fernando García Guatemala | 1:29:50 |
| High jump | Gilmar Mayo Colombia | 2.19 | Trevor Barry Bahamas | 2.16 | Gerardo Martínez Mexico | 2.16 |
| Pole vault | Robinson Pratt Mexico | 5.50 NR | Dominic Johnson Saint Lucia | 5.20 | David Rojas Colombia | 4.60 |
| Long jump | Irving Saladino Panama | 8.29 | Iván Pedroso Cuba | 7.92 | Ibrahim Camejo Cuba | 7.83 |
| Triple jump | Yoandri Betanzos Cuba | 17.46 GR | Alexis Copello Cuba | 16.85 | Wilbert Walker Jamaica | 16.35 |
| Shot put | Dorian Scott Jamaica | 20.34 NR | Alexis Paumier Cuba | 18.26 | Reynaldo Proenza Cuba | 18.03 |
| Discus throw | Yunior Lastre Cuba | 57.00 | Jason Morgan Jamaica | 56.56 | Héctor Hurtado Venezuela | 52.60 |
| Hammer throw | Noleysi Bicet Cuba | 69.56 | Iosvany Suárez Cuba | 67.62 | Aldo Bello Venezuela | 62.55 |
| Javelin throw | Guillermo Martínez Cuba | 84.91 GR | Yudel Moreno Cuba | 78.44 | Noraldo Palacios Colombia | 74.10 |
| Decathlon | Alexis Chivas Cuba | 7551 | Carlos Paterson Cuba | 7203 | Andrés Horacio Mantilla Colombia | 7157 |
| WR world record | AR area record | CR championship record | GR games record | NR national record | OR Olympic record | PB personal best | SB season best | WL world leading (in a given season) |||||| |

### Women

| Games | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres | Tahesia Harrigan British Virgin Islands | 11.15 | Laverne Jones U.S. Virgin Islands | 11.50 | Virgil Hodge Saint Kitts and Nevis | 11.52 |
| 200 metres | Roxana Díaz Cuba | 22.76 GR | Virgil Hodge Saint Kitts and Nevis | 23.09 | Jade Bailey Barbados | 23.32 |
| 400 metres | Ana Guevara Mexico | 50.99 | Hazel-Ann Regis Grenada | 51.16 | Kineke Alexander Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 52.04 |
| 800 metres | Zulia Calatayud Cuba | 2:05.26 | Rosibel García Colombia | 2:05.78 | Gabriela Medina Mexico | 2:06.15 |
| 1500 metres | Rosibel García Colombia | 4:18.29 GR | Yuneisy Santiusty Cuba | 4:19.32 | Lysaira del Valle Puerto Rico | 4:21.84 |
| 5000 metres | Bertha Sánchez Colombia | 16:17:13 | Dulce Maria Rodriguez Mexico | 16:18.15 | Madaí Pérez Mexico | 16:19.38 |
| Marathon | María Elena Valencia Mexico | 2:45:49 | Yailén García Cuba | 2:51:43 | Iglandini González Colombia | 2:54:05 |
| 100 m hurdles | Anay Tejeda Cuba | 12.86 | Nadine Faustin Haiti | 12.91 | Toni-Ann D'Oyley Jamaica | 13.10 |
| 400 m hurdles | Daimí Pernía Cuba | 55.32 | Josanne Lucas Trinidad and Tobago | 55.60 | Melaine Walker Jamaica | 55.97 |
| 4 × 100 m relay | Cuba Virgen Benavides Misleidys Lazo Roxana Díaz Anay Tejeda | 43.29 | Colombia Yomara Hinestroza Felipa Palacios Darlenys Obregón Norma González | 44.32 | Bahamas Savatheda Fynes Shandra Brown Tamica Clarke T-Shonda Webb | 44.34 |
| 4 × 400 m relay | Mexico Ruth Grajeda Ana Guevara Gabriela Medina Mayra González | 3:29.92 | Jamaica Clora Williams Shevon Stoddart Melaine Walker Althea Chambers | 3:32.86 | Cuba Ana Peña Daimi Pernía Yenima Arencibia Zulia Calatayud | 3:36.34 |
| 20 km race walk | Cristina López El Salvador | 1:38:26 | Evelyn Núñez Guatemala | 1:39:37 | Sandra Zapata Colombia | 1:41.37 |
| High jump | Juana Arrendel Dominican Republic | 1.93 | Caterine Ibargüen Colombia | 1.88 | Levern Spencer Saint Lucia | 1.88 |
| Pole vault | Maryoris Sánchez Cuba | 4.10 GR | Yarisley Silva Cuba | 3.95 | Keisa Monterola Venezuela | 3.85 |
| Long jump | Yudelkis Fernández Cuba | 6.37 | Caterine Ibargüen Colombia | 6.36 | Tanika Liburd Saint Kitts and Nevis | 6.23 |
| Triple jump | Mabel Gay Cuba | 14.20 | Yudelkis Fernández Cuba | 13.87 | Johana Triviño Colombia | 13.71 |
| Shot put | Yumileidi Cumbá Cuba | 19.31 | Misleydis González Cuba | 18.80 | Cleopatra Borel Trinidad and Tobago | 18.33 |
| Discus throw | Yania Ferrales Cuba | 59.70 | Yarelis Barrios Cuba | 58.22 | Keisha Walkes Barbados | 48.10 |
| Hammer throw | Yipsi Moreno Cuba | 70.22 GR | Yunaika Crawford Cuba | 67.88 | Johana Moreno Colombia | 65.51 NR |
| Javelin throw | Sonia Bisset Cuba | 63.30 NR | Osleidys Menéndez Cuba | 59.94 | Laverne Eve Bahamas | 57.29 |
| Heptathlon | Yuleidis Limonta Cuba | 5952 GR | Juana Castillo Dominican Republic | 5664 | Gretchen Quintana Cuba | 5584 |
| WR world record | AR area record | CR championship record | GR games record | NR national record | OR Olympic record | PB personal best | SB season best | WL world leading (in a given season) |||||| |

## Medal table

* Host nation (Colombia)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Cuba | 21 | 14 | 10 | 45 |
| 2 | Mexico | 8 | 3 | 3 | 14 |
| 3 | Colombia* | 4 | 8 | 7 | 19 |
| 4 | Jamaica | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 |
| 5 | Netherlands Antilles | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | Panama | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | Dominican Republic | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 8 | Puerto Rico | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 9 | British Virgin Islands | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | El Salvador | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Bahamas | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 11 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 13 | Grenada | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 14 | Venezuela | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 15 | Guatemala | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 15 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 17 | Saint Lucia | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 18 | Haiti | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | U.S. Virgin Islands | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 20 | Barbados | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 21 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (21 entries) | Totals (21 entries) | 43 | 44 | 44 | 131 |
* Note: Medal count excludes Dorian Scott's gold in the men's shot put as he was disqualified from the competition after a positive test for marijuana.

## Participating nations

* Antigua and Barbuda (6)
* Bahamas (19)
* Barbados (10)
* Belize (3)
* Bermuda (2)
* British Virgin Islands (7)
* Cayman Islands (4)
* Colombia (49)
* Costa Rica (3)
* Cuba (61)
* Dominica (5)
* Dominican Republic (36)
* Grenada (4)
* Guatemala (13)
* Guyana (3)
* Haiti (7)
* Honduras (11)
* Jamaica (39)
* Mexico (38)
* Netherlands Antilles (4)
* Nicaragua (2)
* Panama (7)
* Puerto Rico (26)
* Saint Kitts and Nevis (13)
* Saint Lucia (6)
* Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (4)
* El Salvador (4)
* Suriname (1)
* Trinidad and Tobago (23)
* United States Virgin Islands (6)
* Venezuela (28)