The athletics competition in the 1950 Central American and Caribbean Games were held in Guatemala City, Guatemala.
Medal summary
Men's events
Women's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | 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 |  MexicoEsther 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 |
 Trinidad and Tobago (TTO) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Totals (10 entries) | 28 | 28 | 28 | 84 | |
References
- Montesinos, Enrique (2013). "The Oldest Regional Games: Central American & Caribbean Sports Games" (PDF). CACSO.
- "Central American and Caribbean Games (Men)". GBR Athletics.
- "Central American and Caribbean Games (Women)". GBR Athletics.
| Athletics at the Central American and Caribbean Games | |
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| See also: List of Central American and Caribbean Games records in athletics |