Athletics at the 2006 Central American Games
| Athletics at the VIII Central American Games | |
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| Host city | Managua, Nicaragua  |
| Date(s) | March 4-7 |
| Main stadium | Estadio Olímpico del Instituto Nicaragüense de Juventud y Deporte |
| Level | Senior |
| Participation | 4 nations |
| Events | 36 (21 men, 15 women) |
| Records set | 5 games records |
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Athletics competitions at the 2006 Central American Games were held at the Estadio Olímpico del Instituto Nicaragüense de Juventud y Deporte in Managua, Nicaragua, between March 4-7, 2006.
In total, 36 events were contested, 21 by men and 15 by women. A report on the results was given.[1]
Records
5 games records were set,[1] among them 2 in events that were only held at this edition of the games. In addition, 5 new national records and 3 national junior records were set.[1][2]
Medal summary
Results were published on the webpage of the Central American Isthmus Athletic Confederation (Spanish: Confederación Atlética del Istmo Centroamericano) CADICA[3] and on the CACAC webpage.[2] Gold medal winners were also published elsewhere.[4]
Men
Women
Medal table (unofficial)
Published medal counts[1][2] slightly differ from each other and from the unofficial medal count below.
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 | Nicaragua |
20 | 17 | 9 | 46 |
| 2 |  Honduras |
9 | 8 | 5 | 22 |
| 3 |  Guatemala |
7 | 6 | 4 | 17 |
| 4 |  Belize |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
