The athletics competition in the 1954 Central American and Caribbean Games were held at the Estadio Olímpico Universitario in Mexico City, Mexico.
The athletics competition in the 1954 Central American and Caribbean Games were held at the Estadio Olímpico Universitario in Mexico City, Mexico.
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 metres | Carlota Gooden Panama |
12.32A | Hyacinth Walters Jamaica |
12.34A | Julia Díaz Cuba |
12.52A |
| 80 metres hurdles | Amalia Yubi Mexico |
12.3A | Kathleen Russell Jamaica |
12.5A | Gloria Tait Panama |
13.0A |
| 4 x 100 m relay | Panama Dolores Worrell María Bell Gloria Taite Carlota Gooden |
47.49A (47.3) |
Jamaica Kathleen Russell Kathleen Robotham Cynthia Thompson Hyacinth Walters |
48.34A (48.2) |
Cuba Nereida Borges Vilma Santos Belkis Rodríguez Berta Díaz |
48.81A (48.7) |
| High jump | Kathleen Russell Jamaica |
1.50A | Kathleen Robotham Jamaica |
1.47A | Sheila Leyva Venezuela |
1.42A |
| Discus throw | Alejandrina Herrera Cuba |
37.18A | Lili Schluter Mexico |
36.04A | Concepción Villanueva Mexico |
35.51A |
| Javelin throw | Ana Campos Panama |
38.82A | Berta Chiú Mexico |
38.43A | Amalia Yubi Mexico |
37.45A |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cuba (CUB) | 8 | 3 | 5 | 16 |
| 2 | Panama (PAN) | 6 | 0 | 3 | 9 |
| 3 | Jamaica (JAM) | 3 | 8 | 1 | 12 |
| 4 | Mexico (MEX) | 3 | 7 | 6 | 16 |
| 5 |  Puerto Rico (PUR) | 3 | 4 | 5 | 12 |
| 6 |  Guatemala (GUA) | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 7 | Venezuela (VEN) | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 |
| 8 |  Colombia (COL) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 9 |  Netherlands Antilles (AHO) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals (9 entries) | 28 | 28 | 28 | 84 | |