| XII Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships | |
| Size: | 200px |
| Host City: | San Salvador, El Salvador  |
| Dates: | 14–16 July |
| Nations Participating: | 20 |
| Athletes Participating: | about 524 (293 junior, 231 youth) |
| Events: | 78 (41 junior, 37 youth) |
| Level: | Junior and Youth |
| Previous: | 1994 Port of Spain |
| Next: | 1998 Grand Cayman |
The 12th Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships was held in San Salvador, El Salvador, between 14–16 July 1996.
Medal winners are published by category: Junior A, Male, Junior A, Female, and Junior B. Complete results can be found on the World Junior Athletics History website.
| 100 metres (1.4 m/s) | 10.52 | 10.69 | 10.73 | ||||
| 200 metres (1.0 m/s) | 21.04 | 21.23 | 21.25 | ||||
| 400 metres | 46.67 | 47.09 | 47.19 | ||||
| 800 metres | 1:53.05 | 1:53.91 | 1:54.28 | ||||
| 1500 metres | 3:55.63 | 3:55.73 | 4:00.73 | ||||
| 5000 metres | 14:23.66 | 14:41.32 | 15:41.27 | ||||
| 10,000 metres | 29:59.00 | 30:25.20 | 31:49.80 | ||||
| 3000 metres steeplechase | 9:18.78 | 9:25.72 | 9:28.32 | ||||
| 110 metres hurdles (1.8 m/s) | 14.16 | 14.22 | 14.26 | ||||
| 400 metres hurdles | 52.90 | 53.79 | 54.01 | ||||
| High jump | 2.05 | 2.05 | 2.00 | ||||
| Pole vault | 4.80 | 4.70 | 4.30 | ||||
| Long jump | 7.46 | 7.38 | 7.25 | ||||
| Triple jump | 16.47 | 16.40 | 15.78 | ||||
| Shot put | 14.20 | 13.73 | 13.56 | ||||
| Discus throw | 53.08 | 51.96 | 47.26 | ||||
| Hammer throw | 65.88 | 55.32 | 53.24 | ||||
| Javelin throw | 66.92 | 59.42 | 56.40 | ||||
| Decathlon | 6481 | 6102 | 5964 | ||||
| 10,000 metres track walk | 43:59.23 | 45:49.11 | 47:33.56 | ||||
| 4 × 100 metres relay | 40.11 | 41.00 | 41.51 | ||||
| 4 × 400 metres relay | 3:09.67 | 3:13.99 | 3:15.83 |
| 100 metres (0.7 m/s) | 11.49 | 11.56 | 11.68 | ||||
| 200 metres (0.6 m/s) | 23.96 | 24.28 | 24.56 | ||||
| 400 metres | 54.63 | 54.87 | 55.45 | ||||
| 800 metres | 2:08.80 | 2:09.80 | 2:10.70 | ||||
| 1500 metres | 4:30.10 | 4:30.61 | 4:30.67 | ||||
| 5000 metres | 17:28.53 | 17:36.03 | 17:47.47 | ||||
| 100 metres hurdles (0.8 m/s) | 14.00 | 14.54 | 14.77 | ||||
| 400 metres hurdles | 58.62 | 59.51 | 60.16 | ||||
| High jump | 1.80 | 1.77 | 1.71 | ||||
| Long jump | 6.07 | 5.99 | 5.76 | ||||
| Triple jump | 12.89 | 12.51 | 12.44 | ||||
| Shot put | 14.54 | 14.22 | 13.98 | ||||
| Discus throw | 48.54 | 46.26 | 41.86 | ||||
| Hammer throw | 51.46 | 40.00 | 33.22 | ||||
| Javelin throw | 59.98 | 53.64 | 49.06 | ||||
| Heptathlon | 4749 | 4699 | 4605 | ||||
| 5000 metres track walk | 23:30.88 | 24:36.12 | 27:21.33 | ||||
| 4 × 100 metres relay | Yudalis Díaz Nohadis Ferrera Katia Brito Prometa | 46.25 | 47.05 | Peña Pérez Santa Medina Nivar | 47.37 | ||
| 4 × 400 metres relay | 3:41.99 | 3:47.96 | 3:48.76 |
| 100 metres (1.3 m/s) | 10.92 | 11.00 | 11.12 | ||||
| 200 metres (-0.6 m/s) | 22.09 | 22.20 | 22.22 | ||||
| 400 metres | 48.62 | 49.38 | 49.44 | ||||
| 800 metres | 1:55.64 | 1:56.45 | 1:57.70 | ||||
| 1500 metres | 4:05.39 | 4:06.97 | 4:11.85 | ||||
| 3000 metres | 9:07.30 | 9:13.95 | 9:14.86 | ||||
| 2000 metres steeplechase | 6:19.04 | 6:27.58 | 6:28.58 | ||||
| 100 metres hurdles (2.0 m/s) | 13.52 | 13.69 | 14.17 | ||||
| 400 metres hurdles | 54.03 | 54.81 | 54.95 | ||||
| High jump | 1.95 | 1.95 | 1.90 | ||||
| Pole vault | 3.70 | ||||||
| Long jump | 7.21 | 7.10 | 7.09 | ||||
| Triple jump | 13.90 | 13.87 | 13.51 | ||||
| Shot put | 15.60 | 15.24 | 15.21 | ||||
| Discus throw | 47.58 | 42.38 | 40.48 | ||||
| Hammer throw | 49.52 | 46.90 | 46.14 | ||||
| Javelin throw | 55.00 | 54.90 | 51.30 | ||||
| Heptathlon | 4105 | 4023 | 3948 | ||||
| 5000 metres track walk | 23:02.98 | 23:04.34 | 25:04.18 | ||||
| 4 × 100 metres relay | 42.39 | Luis Flores Ayala Jesús Torres Gybson | 43.05 | Yoel Baéz de la Cruz Miguel García Rutinel | 43.36 | ||
| 4 × 400 metres relay | 3:20.59 | 3:26.24 | 3:34.68 |
| 100 metres (0.7 m/s) | 11.75 | 11.95 | 12.18 | ||||
| 200 metres | 24.50 | 24.78 | 24.95 | ||||
| 400 metres | 55.53 | 56.13 | 57.35 | ||||
| 800 metres | 2:14.34 | 2:16.31 | 2:16.48 | ||||
| 1200 metres | 3:31.04 | 3:34.96 | 3:40.04 | ||||
| 100 metres hurdles (-0.2 m/s) | 14.25 | 14.29 | 14.47 | ||||
| 300 metres hurdles | 42.71 | 43.28 | 44.70 | ||||
| High jump | 1.65 | 1.65 | 1.65 | ||||
| Long jump | 5.49 | 5.41 | 5.25 | ||||
| Shot put | 12.55 | 11.70 | 11.64 | ||||
| Discus throw | 38.02 | 34.92 | 34.80 | ||||
| Javelin throw | 42.06 | 39.70 | 35.28 | ||||
| Pentathlon | 3243 | 3158 | 3145 | ||||
| 4000 metres Track Walk | 21:31.1 | 22:03.4 | 23:15.5 | ||||
| 4 × 100 metres relay | 46.31 | 47.98 | 48.21 | ||||
| 4 × 400 metres relay | 3:45.51 | 3:55.00 | 3:57.53 |
Anguilla and Aruba competed for the first time at the championships. Detailed result lists can be found on the World Junior Athletics History website. An unofficial count yields a new record number of about 524 athletes (293 junior (under-20) and 231 youth (under-17)) from about 20 countries:
(1)
(4)
(2)
(12)
(18)
(53)
(69)
(38) (44)
(18)
(6)
(57)
México (111)
(1)
Panamá (24)
(52)
(2)