The athletics competition in the 1970 Central American and Caribbean Games were held at the Estadio Revolución in Panama City, Panama.
Beginning with this edition, men's pentathlon was replaced with the decathlon. It was also the first edition to hold the following women's events: 400 metres, 800 metres and the pentathlon. Women's 80 metres hurdles was replaced by 100 metres hurdles.
Medal summary
Men's events 100 metres(wind: +1.4 m/s)Pablo Montes 10.24 Hermes Ramírez 10.28Michael Fray 10.45200 metres(wind: -3.0 m/s)Pablo Montes 21.2Germán Solís 21.3Hermes Ramírez 21.4400 metresAntonio Álvarez 46.6Melesio Piña 46.9Misael Curiel 47.1800 metresHerminio Isaac 1:49.8 Ricardo Bailey 1:49.9Donaldo Arza 1:50.31500 metresByron Dyce 3:45.8 Donaldo Arza 3:46.1Mario Pérez 3:47.25000 metresMario Pérez 14:24.4Juan Martínez 14:24.8Pedro Miranda 14:25.410,000 metresJuan Martínez 30:49.0 Mario Pérez 30:51.6Andrés Romero 30:57.6MarathonAlfredo Peñaloza 2:47:23 Antonio Capote 2:48:59Patricio Larrinaga 2:50:38110 metres hurdles(wind: +1.2 m/s)Juan Morales 14.0 Arnaldo Bristol 14.2Guillermo Núñez 14.5400 metres hurdlesJuan García 50.6 Alejandro Sánchez 50.6Miguel Olivera 51.33000 metre steeplechaseHéctor Villanueva 8:53.2 Antonio Villanueva 8:53.4Rigoberto Mendoza 8:55.2 4 × 100 metres relay Hermes Ramírez Pablo Montes Juan Morales José Triana 39.4 Arquímides Mina Jimmy Sierra Wenceslao Ferrín Sr. Pedro Grajales 40.8 Enrique Montalvo Víctor López Jorge Vizcarrondo Arnaldo Bristol 40.8 4 × 400 metres relay Miguel Olivera Rodobaldo Díaz Juan García Antonio Álvarez 3:06.4 Melesio Piña Carmelo Reyes Francisco Sardo Alejandro Sánchez 3:07.8 Tomás Fernández Raymond Garay Orominio Santaella Carlos Morell 3:09.020 kilometre road walkEladio Campos 1:41:14 Francisco Chávez 1:43:19Lucas Lara 1:44:38High jumpMiguel Durañona 2.06 Teodoro Palacios 1.98Lloyd Turnquist 1.95Pole vaultJuan Laza 4.65Arturo Esquerra 4.40Jorge Miranda 4.30Long jumpAbelardo Pacheco 7.69 Jorge Stevens 7.49Galdino Flores 7.43Triple jumpPedro Pérez 16.33 José Hernández 15.79Juan Velázquez 15.61Shot putBenigno Hodelín 16.46 Silván Hemming 16.29Modesto Mederos 15.28Discus throwBárbaro Cañizares 56.04 Dagoberto González 54.48Javier Moreno 53.64Hammer throwVíctor Suárez 57.06Pedro Granell 53.74Jesús Ulloa 52.26Javelin throwAmado Morales 76.40 Donald Vélez 72.12Justo Perelló 70.52DecathlonJesús Mirabal 6997 José Díaz 6934Héctor Thomas 6918
Women's events 100 metres(wind: +2.1 m/s)Miguelina Cobián 11.4wFulgencia Romay 11.6wCristina Hechevarría 11.6w200 metres(wind: 0.0 m/s)Miguelina Cobián 23.5 Violeta Quesada 23.9Fulgencia Romay 24.3400 metresCarmen Trustée 52.5 Aurelia Pentón 54.3Marcela Chivás 55.1800 metresCarmen Trustée 2:14.8 Lucía Quiroz 2:15.8Rosalía Abadía 2:16.4100 metres hurdles(wind: +2.5 m/s)Marlene Elejalde 13.9wLourdes Jones 14.2wRaquel Martínez 14.5w 4 × 100 metres relay Marlene Elejalde Cristina Hechevarría Fulgencia Romay Miguelina Cobián 44.7 Margarita Martínez Patricia Morgan Dolores Cox Nivia Trejos 47.3 Mercedes Román Enriqueta Basilio Lucía Quiroz Silvia Tapia 48.1High jumpHilda Fabré 1.73 Lucía Duquet 1.68Marima Rodríguez 1.64Long jumpMarcia Garbey 6.60wMarina Samuells 6.31wMiriam Pupo 6.00wShot putGrecia Hamilton 14.56 Hilda Ramírez 13.85Carmen Romero 13.63Discus throwCarmen Romero 53.54 María Cristina Betancourt 46.08Hilda Ramírez 44.10Javelin throwTomasa Núñez 45.64 Hilda Ramírez 45.46Blanca Umaña 43.54PentathlonMarlene Elejalde 4534 Marcia Garbey 4428Mercedes Román 4243
Medal table
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