Athletics competitions at the 1986 Central American Games were held at the Estadio Nacional Mateo Flores in Guatemala City, Guatemala, in January 1986.
A total of 40 events were contested, 24 by men and 16 by women.
Medal summary
Gold medal winners and their results were published.[1] A complete list of medal winners can be found on the MásGoles webpage (click on "JUEGOS CENTROAMERICANOS" in the low right corner).[2] Gold medalists were also published in other sources.[3][4]
All results are marked as "affected by altitude" (A), because Guatemala City is located at 1,592 m above sea level.
Men
Women
Medal table (unofficial)
* Host nation (Guatemala)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Guatemala (GUA)* | 19 | 14 | 8 | 41 |
| 2 |  Costa Rica (CRC) | 9 | 14 | 12 | 35 |
| 3 |  Nicaragua (NIC) | 9 | 6 | 12 | 27 |
| 4 |  El Salvador (ESA) | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 |
| 5 |  Honduras (HON) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Totals (5 entries) | 40 | 38 | 37 | 115 | |
References
- ^ CENTRAL AMERICAN GAMES, Athletics Weekly, retrieved July 30, 2012
- ^ Centroamericanos - Resultados en la historia (in Spanish), masgoles.com, archived from the original on September 19, 2012, retrieved August 10, 2012
- ^ medalleroatletico (May 12, 2010), JJ. CentroAmericanos Masculino (in Spanish), blogspot.es, archived from the original on December 18, 2012, retrieved August 6, 2012
- ^ medalleroatletico (May 12, 2010), JJ. CentroAmericanos Femeninos (in Spanish), blogspot.es, archived from the original on December 19, 2012, retrieved August 6, 2012
