The fourth Central American Championships in Athletics were held at the Estadio Somoza in Managua, Nicaragua, between March 15–18, 1968.

Participation Athletes from 6 nations participated in the event.

Medal summary A couple of results could be retrieved from a variety of articles from the archive of Costa Rican newspaper La Nación.

Men 100 metres 200 metres 400 metres 800 metres 1500 metres 4:02.3 4:12.55000 metres 14:54 AR 10000 metres 31:17.5 32:45.5Marathon 2:39:12 3000 metres steeplechase 110 metres hurdles 400 metres hurdles High jump Pole vault 3.90 Long jump 6.43 6.24 Triple jump 12.90 Shot put Discus throw Hammer throw Javelin throw 55.96 Pentathlon 4334 20 Kilometres Road Walk 4 x 100 metres relay 4 x 400 metres relay

Women 100 metres 200 metres 26.7 27.9 400 metres 64.5 65.6 800 metres 2:35.8 2:35.9 80 metres hurdles High jump Long jump 4.32Shot put Discus throw 30.65 Javelin throw 29.99 Pentathlon 4 x 100 metres relay Jean Robotham Sandra Johnson Ana Flora Climent Miriam Castro

Medals Costa Rica won a total of 22 medals.

Team rankings Costa Rica came in third in the team ranking of the men's category. Guatemala won the team ranking of the women's category with 85 points, Costa Rica came in second gaining 84.5 points.

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