# Athletics at the 1950 Central American and Caribbean Games

The athletics competition in the 1950 Central American and Caribbean Games were held in Guatemala City, Guatemala.

## Medal summary
### Men's events

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres | Rafael Fortún Cuba | 10.3Aw | Herb McKenley Jamaica | 10.4Aw | Lloyd La Beach Panama | 10.5Aw |
| 200 metres | Herb McKenley Jamaica | 20.9Aw | Rafael Fortún Cuba | 21.2Aw | Lloyd La Beach Panama | 21.2Aw |
| 400 metres | Herb McKenley Jamaica | 47.8A | George Rhoden Jamaica | 48.3A | Cirilo McSween Panama | 49.3A |
| 800 metres | George Rhoden Jamaica | 1:59.4A | Frank Prince Panama | 1:59.5A | Frank Rivera Puerto Rico | 2:01.1A |
| 1500 metres | Frank Prince Panama | 4:13.0A | Ken Hyland Trinidad and Tobago | 4:14.8A | Guillermo Rojas Guatemala | 4:15.0A |
| 5000 metres | Francisco Hernández Mexico | 16:05.8A | Doroteo Flores Guatemala | 16:10.6A | Isidoro Reséndiz Mexico | 16:24.7A |
| 10,000 metres | Luis Velásquez Guatemala | 34:33.6A | Isidoro Reséndiz Mexico | 34:50.7A | Cruz Serrano Mexico | 34:52.5A |
| Half marathon | Luis Velásquez Guatemala | 1:14:44A | Doroteo Flores Guatemala | 1:15:41A | Gustavo Ramírez Colombia | 1:17:14A |
| 110 metres hurdles | Julio Sabater Puerto Rico | 14.9A | Samuel Anderson Cuba | 15.2A | Vicente Tavárez Mexico | 15.2A |
| 400 metres hurdles | Jaime Aparicio Colombia | 54.9A | Relín Sosa Puerto Rico | 56.6A | Carlos Monges Mexico | 57.3A |
| 4 × 100 metres relay | Cuba Rafael Fortún Jesús Farrés Raúl Mazorra Dioscórides Wilson | 41.5A | Jamaica George Rhoden Lancelot Thompson Leslie Laing Herb McKenley | 41.6A | Panama Lloyd LaBeach Samuel LaBeach Felipe Malcoln Cirilo McSween | 42.0A |
| 4 × 400 metres relay | Panama Samuel LaBeach Cirilo McSween Frank Prince Lloyd LaBeach | 3:17.2A | Cuba Hermes L. Riverí Juan A. Sáez Ángel García Evelio Planas | 3:19.0A | Jamaica Benson Ford Leslie Laing Egbert McNeil George Rhoden | 3:19.0A |
| High jump | Gilberto Torres Puerto Rico | 1.89A | Oswald Lyon Jamaica | 1.89A | Benjamín Casado Puerto Rico | 1.85A |
| Pole vault | José Vincente Puerto Rico | 4.10A | José Barbosa Puerto Rico | 3.78A | José Fontanés Puerto Rico | 3.63A |
| Long jump | Francisco Castro Puerto Rico | 7.01A | Benjamín Casado Puerto Rico | 6.95A | Claudio Cabreja Cuba | 6.94A |
| Triple jump | Reinaldo Salamo Puerto Rico | 14.20A | Francisco Castro Puerto Rico | 14.10A | Benjamín Casado Puerto Rico | 13.57A |
| Shot put | Israel Capavete Puerto Rico | 13.78A | Eduardo Adriana Netherlands Antilles | 13.67A | Gerardo de Villiers Cuba | 13.23A |
| Discus throw | Eduardo Parera Cuba | 40.54A | Manuel Seoane Puerto Rico | 38.88A | Juan Luyanda Puerto Rico | 37.75A |
| Hammer throw | Jaime Annexy Puerto Rico | 45.87A | Vicente Lagoyete Colombia | 42.64A | Julio Bordás Cuba | 42.08A |
| Javelin throw | Enrique Pizarro Puerto Rico | 56.67A | Mario Salas Cuba | 55.74A | Emilio Romero Puerto Rico | 55.57A |
| Pentathlon | Amador Terán Mexico | 2944A | Víctor Castañeda El Salvador | 2779A | Enrique Salazar Guatemala | 2560A |

### Women's events

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 50 metres | Hyacinth Walters Jamaica | 6.7A | Cynthia Thompson Jamaica | 6.8A | Graviola Ewing Guatemala | 6.9A |
| 100 metres | Hyacinth Walters Jamaica | 12.3A | Cynthia Thompson Jamaica | 12.4A | Graviola Ewing Guatemala | 12.5A |
| 80 metres hurdles | Karleen Searchwell Jamaica | 12.1Aw | Vinton Beckett Jamaica | 12.5Aw | Kathleen Russell Jamaica | 12.6Aw |
| 4 × 100 m relay | Jamaica Kathleen Russell Karleen Searchwell Hyacinth Walters Cynthia Thompson | 48.9A | Guatemala Elia Bolaños María C. Resinos Judith Andrade Graviola Ewing | 52.0A | Mexico Esther Villalón Elia Galván Concepción Sánchez Teresa Bobadilla | 52.2A |
| High jump | Vinton Beckett Jamaica | 1.61A | Carmen Phipps Jamaica | 1.59A | Lili Schluter Mexico | 1.30A |
| Discus throw | Concepción Villanueva Mexico | 33.96A | Alejandrina Herrera Cuba | 31.78A | Ana Campos El Salvador | 30.91A |
| Javelin throw | Judith Caballero Panama | 36.20A | Berta Chiú Mexico | 34.33A | Ana Campos El Salvador | 33.40A |

## Medal table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Jamaica (JAM) | 8 | 8 | 2 | 18 |
| 2 | Puerto Rico (PUR) | 8 | 5 | 6 | 19 |
| 3 | Cuba (CUB) | 3 | 5 | 3 | 11 |
| 4 | Mexico (MEX) | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 |
| 5 | Panama (PAN) | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 6 | Guatemala (GUA) | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 |
| 7 | Colombia (COL) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | El Salvador (ESA) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 9 | Netherlands Antilles (AHO) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Trinidad and Tobago (TTO) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals (10 entries) | Totals (10 entries) | 28 | 28 | 28 | 84 |