# Athletics at the 2006 Central American Games

Athletics competitions at the 2006 Central American Games were held at the Estadio Olímpico del Instituto Nicaragüense de Juventud y Deporte in Managua, Nicaragua, between March 4-7, 2006.
In total, 36 events were contested, 21 by men and 15 by women. A report on the results was given.

## Records

5 games records were set, among them 2 in events that were only held at this edition of the games. In addition, 5 new national records and 3 national junior records were set.

## Medal summary

Results were published on the webpage of the Central American Isthmus Athletic Confederation (Spanish: Confederación Atlética del Istmo Centroamericano) CADICA and on the CACAC webpage. Gold medal winners were also published elsewhere.

### Men

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres | Rolando Palacios (HON) | 10.60 | Miguel Flores (HON) | 11.02 | Denis Gutiérrez (NCA) | 11.05 |
| 200 metres | Rolando Palacios (HON) | 21.22 NR | Jorge Conde (NCA) | 22.03 | Alex Geovany Navas (HON) | 22.06 |
| 400 metres | Jonnie Lowe (HON) | 48.53 | Camilo Quevedo (GUA) | 49.72 | Jorge Conde (NCA) | 49.87 |
| 800 metres | Jenner Pelico (GUA) | 1:53.6 | Camilo Quevedo (GUA) | 1:54.9 | José Rosas (HON) | 1:58.0 |
| 1500 metres | José Rosas (HON) | 4:23.06 | Álvaro Vázquez (NCA) | 4:23.15 | | |
| 5000 metres | Christian Villavicencio (NCA) | 15:19.25 | Aldosman Castro (NCA) | 16:31.37 | | |
| 10,000 metres | Christian Villavicencio (NCA) | 31:45.63 | Edwin Cerrato (HON) | 33:31.48 | Aldosman Castro (NCA) | 35:02.69 |
| 20,000 metres | Miguel Toruño (NCA) | 1:11:45.39 GR | Gustavo Rodríguez (NCA) | 1:11:58.70 | | |
| 3000 metres steeplechase | Pedro Tohom (GUA) | 9:53.25 | Luis Treminio (NCA) | 10:19.05 | Nitzar Sandoval (NCA) | 11:04.23 |
| 110 metres hurdles (wind: 2.8 m/s) | Jorge González (HON) | 14.68 w | Hans Villagrán (GUA) | 14.85 w | Luis Carlos Bonilla (GUA) | 14.87 w |
| 400 metres hurdles | Jonnie Lowe (HON) | 51.77 GR NR | Camilo Quevedo (GUA) | 53.37 | Emilio Morales (NCA) | 57.68 |
| 4 x 100 metres relay | Honduras Rolando Palacios Jonnie Lowe Ronald Bennett Alex Geovany Navas | 41.63 NR | | | | |
| 4 x 400 metres relay | Nicaragua Jorge Conde Hermán López Ponce Martinez | 3:20.61 | | | | |
| 10 Kilometres Road Walk | Melvin González (NCA) | 1:03:20.03 GR | | | | |
| High Jump | Darwin Colón (HON) | 1.86 | Dayris García (NCA) | 1.75 | Joel Wade (BIZ) | 1.60 |
| Long Jump | Maxwell Álvarez (GUA) | 7.39 | Darwin Colón (HON) | 6.30 | Joel Wade (BIZ) | 6.09 |
| Triple Jump | Maxwell Álvarez (GUA) | 15.91 GR NR | Juan Carlos Nájera (GUA) | 15.37 | Kessel Campbell (HON) | 14.59 |
| Shot Put | Milton Cisne (NCA) | 11.97 | Moisés Quintanilla (NCA) | 11.65 | | |
| Discus Throw | Raúl Rivera (GUA) | 46.34 | Ricardo Madriz (NCA) | 38.02 | Moisés Quintanilla (NCA) | 37.03 |
| Hammer Throw | Raúl Rivera (GUA) | 59.39 | Diego Berríos (GUA) | 50.83 | Enrique Reina (HON) | 49.62 |
| Javelin Throw | Rigoberto Calderón (NCA) | 66.64 | Kenley Olivos (NCA) | 64.10 | Darwin Colón (HON) | 45.12 |

### Women

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres | Auxiliadora Lacayo (NCA) | 12.15 NR | Mirtha Martínez (HON) | 12.23 NRj | Francisca Martínez (GUA) | 12.45 |
| 200 metres | Auxiliadora Lacayo (NCA) | 25.61 | Jéssica Lino (HON) | 26.01 NRj | Henriette Guadamuz (NCA) | 26.66 |
| 400 metres | Jessica Aguilera (NCA) | 58.78 | Henriette Guadamuz (NCA) | 61.78 | | |
| 800 metres | Yubelikis Casco (NCA) | 2:20.21 | Teresa Sánchez (NCA) | 2:35.26 | | |
| 1500 metres | Yubelikis Casco (NCA) | 4:59.79 | Cony Villalobos (NCA) | 5:19.60 | | |
| 5000 metres | Estella Zúñiga (NCA) | 19:13.5 | Rafaela Hernández (NCA) | 19:18.0 | | |
| 100 metres hurdles (wind: 2.1 m/s) | Jeimy Bernárdez (HON) | 14.18 w | Jéssica Lino (HON) | 16.09 w | Auxiliadora Lacayo (NCA) | 16.65 w |
| 400 metres hurdles | Jessica Aguilera (NCA) | 65.69 | Agne Oporta (NCA) | 75.12 | Kimberly Baltazar (GUA) | 76.42 |
| 4 x 100 metres relay | Nicaragua Álvarez Henriette Guadamuz Auxiliadora Lacayo Jessica Aguilera | 49.13 | Honduras Mirtha Martínez Samanta Fernández Jeimy Bernárdez Jéssica Lino | 49.51 | | |
| 4 x 400 metres relay | Nicaragua Jessica Aguilera Henriette Guadamuz Yubelikis Casco Katia Cecilia Osorio | 4:02.50 | Honduras Mirtha Martínez Samanta Fernández Jeimy Bernárdez Jéssica Lino | 4:47.89 | | |
| Long Jump | Francisca Martínez (GUA) | 5.52 | Inaly Morazán (NCA) | 4.85 NRj | Katia Cecilia Osorio (NCA) | 4.73 |
| Triple Jump | María Teresa Chamorro (NCA) | 10.08 | | | | |
| Shot Put | Dalila Rugama (NCA) | 11.09 | Ileana Joyner (NCA) | 10.45 | | |
| Discus Throw | María Lourdes Ruiz (NCA) | 42.18 | | | | |
| Javelin Throw | Dalila Rugama (NCA) | 49.48 | Jannis Ramírez (NCA) | 48.58 | Kimberly Baltazar (GUA) | 35.38 |

## Medal table (unofficial)

Published medal counts slightly differ from each other and from the unofficial medal count below.
* Host nation (Nicaragua)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Nicaragua* | 20 | 17 | 9 | 46 |
| 2 | Honduras | 9 | 8 | 5 | 22 |
| 3 | Guatemala | 7 | 6 | 4 | 17 |
| 4 | Belize | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Totals (4 entries) | Totals (4 entries) | 36 | 31 | 20 | 87 |