# Athletics at the 1946 Central American and Caribbean Games

The athletics competition in the 1946 Central American and Caribbean Games were held in Barranquilla, Colombia.

## Medal summary
### Men's events

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres | Rafael Fortún Cuba | 10.4 | Herb McKenley Jamaica | 10.7 | McDonald Bailey Trinidad and Tobago | |
| 200 metres | Rafael Fortún Cuba | 21.6 | Lloyd LaBeach Panama | 21.7 | Herb McKenley Jamaica | 21.7 |
| 400 metres | Arthur Wint Jamaica | 48.0 | Herb McKenley Jamaica | 48.5 | George Rhoden Jamaica | 49.3 |
| 800 metres | Arthur Wint Jamaica | 1:54.8 | Wilfred Tull Trinidad and Tobago | 1:56.4 | Ken Hyland Trinidad and Tobago | 1:57.6 |
| 1500 metres | Wilfred Tull Trinidad and Tobago | 4:07.8 | Ken Hyland Trinidad and Tobago | 4:09.6 | Arthur Dujon Jamaica | 4:12.4 |
| 5000 metres | Mannie Ramjohn Trinidad and Tobago | 15:54.8 | Jesús Borgonio Mexico | 15:55.0 | Doroteo Flores Guatemala | 15:56.0 |
| 10,000 metres | Doroteo Flores Guatemala | 33:55.0 | Agustín Romero Mexico | 34:54.8 | Cipriano Gómez Mexico | 34:58.2 |
| Half marathon | Doroteo Flores Guatemala | 01:14:33 | Luis Velásquez Guatemala | 01:14:39 | Rafael Flores El Salvador | 01:15:38 |
| 110 metres hurdles | Eligio Barbería Cuba | 14.8 | Teófilo Colón Puerto Rico | 15.5 | Julio Sabater Puerto Rico | |
| 400 metres hurdles | Eligio Barbería Cuba | 55.3 | Relín Sosa Puerto Rico | 56.4 | Remigio Castro Cuba | 56.5 |
| 4 x 100 m relay | Panama Clifford Loney Arturo Thomas Clayton Clarke Lloyd LaBeach | 43.0 | Cuba Rafael Fortún Jesús Farrés Pedro Castillo Eligio Barbería | 43.1 | Trinidad and Tobago George Lewis Nathaniel Preddie Albert McLean McDonald Bailey | 43.5 |
| 4 x 400 m relay | Jamaica Herb McKenley Clinton Woodstock George Rhoden Arthur Wint | 3:18.0 | Cuba Juan A. Sáez José L. Gómez Carlos Bombalier Ángel García | 3:21.4 | Panama Eric Ferguson David Benskin Reginaldo Matthews Cirilo McSween | 3:23.2 |
| High jump | Miguel Clovis Panama | 1.85 | Gilberto Torres Puerto Rico | 1.85 | Francisco Castro Puerto Rico | 1.85 |
| Pole Vault | José Vincente Puerto Rico | 3.98 | José Barbosa Puerto Rico | 3.84 | Jesús Centeno Mexico | 3.77 |
| Long jump | Lloyd LaBeach Panama | 6.96 | Lance Thompson Jamaica | 6.95 | Francisco Castro Puerto Rico | 6.92 |
| Triple jump | Francisco Castro Puerto Rico | 14.14 | Harold Lawson Jamaica | 14.14 | Raúl López Cuba | 13.74 |
| Shot put | Eduardo Adriana Netherlands Antilles | 13.35 | Carlos Cervantes Cuba | 13.28 | Luis Betancourt Cuba | 13.03 |
| Discus throw | Manuel Seoane Puerto Rico | 39.94 | Mauricio Rodríguez Venezuela | 39.86 | Carlos Pérez Mexico | 38.69 |
| Hammer throw | Francisco González Mexico | 41.87 | Luis Betancourt Cuba | 39.71 | Lorenzo Barquín Cuba | 39.70 |
| Javelin throw | Mario Salas Cuba | 55.00 | Enrique Pizarro Puerto Rico | 54.18 | Nicolás Romero Puerto Rico | 52.75 |
| Pentathlon | Néstor Marchany Puerto Rico | 3374 | Amador Terán Mexico | 3294 | Víctor Castañeda El Salvador | 3131 |

### Women's events

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 50 metres | Dolores Worrell Panama | 6.4 | Cynthia Thompson Jamaica | 6.5 | Hyacinth Walters Jamaica | 6.8 |
| 100 metres | Cynthia Thompson Jamaica | 12.1 | Emilia Foster Panama | 12.7 | Dolores Worrell Panama | 12.7 |
| 80 metres hurdles | Josefine Lewis Panama | 12.5 | Mavis Evelyn Jamaica | 12.7 | Kathleen Russell Jamaica | 12.7 |
| 4 x 100 m relay | Panama Dolores Worrell Mildred Bannister Esther Stewart Emilia Foster | 49.1 | Jamaica Cynthia Thompson Cynthia Llewellyn Hyacinth Walters Icis Clarke | 50.1 | Cuba Regla Cáceres Georgina Iglesias Esperanza McKenzie Bertha Delgado | 53.0 |
| High jump | Carmen Phipps Jamaica | 1.54 | Vinton Beckett Jamaica | 1.52 | Silvia Ford Panama | 1.44 |
| Discus throw | Judith Caballero Panama | 30.17 | Esther Reyes Mexico | 29.73 | Gloria Álvarez Cuba | 29.72 |
| Javelin throw | Judith Caballero Panama | 38.04 | Ángela Iglesias Cuba | 36.75 | Alicia Reyes Puerto Rico | 33.99 |

## Medal table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Panama (PAN) | 8 | 2 | 3 | 13 |
| 2 | Jamaica (JAM) | 5 | 8 | 5 | 18 |
| 3 | Cuba (CUB) | 5 | 5 | 6 | 16 |
| 4 | Puerto Rico (PUR) | 4 | 5 | 5 | 14 |
| 5 | Trinidad and Tobago (TTO) | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 6 | Guatemala (GUA) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 | Mexico (MEX) | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 |
| 8 | Netherlands Antilles (AHO) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Venezuela (VEN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | El Salvador (ESA) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Totals (10 entries) | Totals (10 entries) | 28 | 28 | 28 | 84 |