# 1967 Central American and Caribbean Championships in Athletics

The inaugural 1967 Central American and Caribbean Championships in Athletics were held at the Estadio Heriberto Jara Corona in Xalapa, Veracruz, Mexico between 5–7 May.

## Medal summary
### Men's events

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres | Hermes Ramírez Cuba | 10.5A | Juan Franceschi Puerto Rico | 10.6A | Félix Eugellés Cuba | 10.8A |
| 200 metres | Hermes Ramírez Cuba | 21.6A | Juan Franceschi Puerto Rico | 21.6A | Miguel González Mexico | 21.7A |
| 400 metres | Juan Franceschi Puerto Rico | 47.1A | Rodobaldo Díaz Cuba | 47.6A | Manuel Montalvo Cuba | 48.1A |
| 800 metres | Frederico Vera Mexico | 1:51.3A | Julio Morales Puerto Rico | 1:51.8A | Roberto Silva Mexico | 1:52.0A |
| 1500 metres | Ricardo Palomares Mexico | 3:59.2A | José Neri Mexico | 3:59.3A | José Antonetti Puerto Rico | 4:04.7A |
| 5000 metres | Concepción Salinas Mexico | 15:02.6A | Flavio Buendía Mexico | 15:27.2A | Julio Quevedo Guatemala | 16:02.0A |
| 10,000 metres | Juan Martínez Mexico | 30:33.6A | Efraín Carmona Mexico | 31:11.0A | José Gonzales Cuba | 34:17.4A |
| Half marathon | Juan Martínez Mexico | 1:11:02A | Félix Carmona Mexico | 1:12:08A | José Gonzales Cuba | 1:16:25A |
| 110 metres hurdles | Juan Morales Cuba | 14.6A | Lázaro Betancourt Cuba | 14.7A | David Cruz Puerto Rico | 16.4A |
| 400 metres hurdles | Salvador Medina Mexico | 52.3A | Miguel Olivera Cuba | 52.4A | Césare Sánchez Mexico | 52.6A |
| 3000 metres steeplechase | Carlos Vargas Mexico | 9:19.2A | Flavio Buendía Mexico | 9:19.4A | Manuel Pérez Puerto Rico | 10:33.6A |
| 4 × 100 metres relay | Cuba Lázaro Betancourt Juan Morales Hermes Ramírez Félix Eugellés | 40.3A | | | | |
| 4 × 400 metres relay | Mexico Cesare Alejandro Sánchez Frederico Vera Roberto Silva Salvador Medina | 3:16.0A | Puerto Rico | 3:18.3A | Cuba | 3:21.2A |
| 20 km road walk | José Pedraza Mexico | 1:46:31A | Pablo Colín Mexico | 1:50:41A | Euclides Calzado Cuba | 1:50:55A |
| High jump | Teodoro Palacios Guatemala | 2.05A | David Cruz Puerto Rico | 1.80A | | |
| Pole vault | Rolando Cruz Puerto Rico | 4.50A | Roberto Fernández Cuba | 4.40A | José Seth Guatemala | 3.80A |
| Long jump | Abelardo Pacheco Cuba | 7.49A | David Cruz Puerto Rico | 7.46A | José Hernández Cuba | 7.44A |
| Triple jump | José Hernández Cuba | 15.54A | Guillermo Hoffner Mexico | 15.12A | David Douglas Guatemala | 13.47A |
| Shot put | Fidel Estrada Cuba | 16.42A | Benigno Hodelín Cuba | 15.75A | Carlos Yapur Mexico | 15.14A |
| Discus throw | Bárbaro Cañizares Cuba | 52.96A | Javier Moreno Cuba | 49.95A | Ignacio Reinosa Puerto Rico | 49.91A |
| Hammer throw | Enrique Samuells Cuba | 66.06A | Julián Núñez Arana Mexico | 49.67A | Pedro Granell Puerto Rico | 48.39A |
| Javelin throw | Francisco Mena Cuba | 69.60A | Edmundo Medina Mexico | 68.11A | Jorge García Puerto Rico | 68.10A |
| Pentathlon | Francisco Mena Cuba | 3440A | Donald Vélez Nicaragua | 2847A | Sergio Hernández Mexico | 2779A |

### Women's events

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres | Cristina Echevarría Cuba | 11.5A | Miguelina Cobián Cuba | 11.6A | Mercedes Román Mexico | 12.4A |
| 200 metres | Miguelina Cobián Cuba | 23.9A | Violeta Quesada Cuba | 24.4A | Gladys Azcuaga Mexico | 26.0A |
| 400 metres | Aurelia Pentón Cuba | 57.4A | Gladys Azcuaga Mexico | 59.5A | Lourdes García Mexico | 61.4A |
| 800 metres | Aurelia Pentón Cuba | 2:24.1A | María Díaz Mexico | 2:24.3A | Ines Mondragón Mexico | 2:26.8A |
| 80 metres hurdles | Marlene Elejalde Cuba | 11.6A | Daisy Hechevarría Cuba | 11.7A | Enriqueta Basilio Mexico | 12.1A |
| 4 × 100 metres relay | Cuba Marcia Garbey Daisy Hechevarría Violetta Quesada Miguelina Cobián | 45.1A | Mexico Enriqueta Basilio Mercedes Román Gladys Azcuaga María Haquet | 49.6A | Guatemala Rosa Armas Luz Arellano Ana María Piedrasanta Regina Alquijay | 52.5A |
| High jump | Marcia Garbey Cuba | 1.53A | Silvia Tapia Mexico | 1.45A | | |
| Long jump | Irene Martínez Cuba | 5.65A | Marcia Garbey Cuba | 5.62A | Mercedes Román Mexico | 5.39A |
| Shot put | Hilda Ramírez Cuba | 13.59A | Grecia Hamilton Cuba | 13.02A | Guadalupe Lartigue Mexico | 12.28A |
| Discus throw | Caridad Agüero Cuba | 45.86A | Hilda Ramírez Cuba | 42.65A | Lili Schluter Mexico | 38.25A |
| Javelin throw | María Moreno Cuba | 49.94A | Hilda Ramírez Cuba | 41.66A | Martha Bravo Mexico | 38.26A |
| Pentathlon | Marlene Elejalde Cuba | 4186A | Mercedes Román Mexico | 4031A | Daisy Hechevarría Cuba | 4009A |
A = affected by altitude

## Medal table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Cuba (CUB) | 23 | 13 | 8 | 44 |
| 2 | Mexico (MEX) | 9 | 14 | 14 | 37 |
| 3 | Puerto Rico (PUR) | 2 | 6 | 6 | 14 |
| 4 | Guatemala (GUA) | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 5 | Nicaragua (NIC) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals (5 entries) | Totals (5 entries) | 35 | 34 | 32 | 101 |