| Athletics at the XXI CAC Games | |
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| Host City: | Mayagüez, Puerto Rico  |
| Dates: | July 24–30 |
| Stadium: | Mayagüez Athletics Stadium |
| Nations Participating: | 30 |
| Athletes Participating: | 431 |
| Events: | 47 |
| Records Set: | 12 |
| Previous: | 2006 Cartagena |
| Next: | 2014 Veracruz |
The athletics competition at the 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games was held at the Mayagüez Athletics Stadium in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico from July 24–30. A total of 47 events were contested, 24 by men and 23 by women, and 12 Games records were set. Also, 3 national records were set (2 by the men and 1 by the women). Of the twenty-three nations that won a medal in the competition, Jamaica was the most successful, topping the table with ten golds and an overall haul of 25 medals. Mexico and Colombia were the next best performers, with seven and six golds, respectively. The hosts were fourth in the rankings with four golds and sixteen medals in all.
Cuba – typically one of the strongest teams in the region – was absent from the contest, but the quality of the performances on show remained high regardless. Among the stand-out competitors of the competition, Churandy Martina played a part in all his country's medals, winning their two golds with a 100 metres/200 metres double and anchoring the men's 4 × 100 metres relay team to the bronze medal. Beverly Ramos excelled on home turf: she won the 5000 metres and 3000 metres steeplechase races with Games record times and also took the bronze in the 1500 metres. Juan Luis Barrios of Mexico completed a 1500/5000 m double while his compatriot Juan Carlos Romero won 5000 silver and the 10,000 metres gold. Rosibel García of Colombia retained her 1500 m title from 2006, but also added the 800 m gold to her tally. Venezuelan athlete Eduard Villanueva came close to the same feat in the men's events, but was runner-up over the longer distance.
See main article: Athletics at the 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games – Results.
| Churandy Martina | 10.07 | Daniel Bailey | 10.08 | Lerone Clarke | 10.15 | ||
| Churandy Martina | 20.25 GR | Rasheed Dwyer | 20.49 PB | Rondel Sorrillo | 20.59 | ||
| Nery Brenes | 44.84 NR PB | Tabarie Henry | 45.07 | Allodin Fothergill | 45.24 PB | ||
Eduard Villanueva | 1:47.73 | Moise Joseph | 1:47.79 | Aldwyn Sappleton | 1:48.12 | ||
Juan Luis Barrios | 3:44.85 | Eduard Villanueva | 3:45.04 | Pablo Solares | 3:45.30 | ||
| Juan Luis Barrios | 13:44.41 GR | Juan Carlos Romero | 13:56.17 | Cleveland Forde | 14:08.95 PB | ||
| Juan Carlos Romero | 29:13.71 | Tomás Luna | 29:14.15 | Luis Collazo | 29:36.35 | ||
| Ryan Brathwaite | 13.39 | Eric Keddo | 13.52 | Héctor Cotto | 13.71 | ||
| Leford Green | 48.47 GR | Javier Culson | 48.58 | Roxroy Cato | 49.62 | ||
| Alex Greaux | 8:56.47 | Josafat Gonzalez | 8:57.98 | Marvin Blanco | 9:03.10 | ||
| 4 X 100 m relay | 38.24 GR | 38.78 | 38.82 | ||||
| 4 X 400 m relay | 3:01.68 GR | 3:01.82 | 3:04.07 |
| José Amado García | 2:21:35 PB | Carlos Cordero | 2:22:06 | Juan Carlos Cardona | 2:22:35 | ||
| Eder Sanchez | 1:22:32 GR | Luis Lopez | 1:22:55 | Gustavo Restrepo | 1:22:56 PB | ||
| Horacio Nava | 3:56:46 | Rodrigo Moreno | 4:11:42 | Cristian Berdeja | 4:32:51 |
| Donald Thomas | 2.28 m | Trevor Barry | 2.28 m | Wanner Miller | 2.19 m | ||
| Giovanni Lanaro | 5.60 m GR | Brandon Estrada | 5.40 m | Christian Sánchez | 5.20 m | ||
| Tyrone Smith | 8.22 m NR | Muhammad Halim | 7.79 m | Carlos Morgan | 7.72 m | ||
| Leevan Sands | 17.21 m | Randy Lewis | 17.20 m | Samyr Lainé | 17.01 m | ||
| Dorian Scott | 18.92 m | O'Dayne Richards | 18.74 m | Eder César Moreno | 18.45 m | ||
| Jason Morgan | 59.43 m | Jesús Parejo | 54.88 m | Mario Cota | 54.70 m | ||
| Aldo Bello | 65.10 m | Jean Rosario | 63.31 m | Pedro Muñoz | 63.03 m | ||
| Arley Ibargüen | 78.93 m | Dayron Márquez | 76.31 m | Juan José Méndez | 76.03 m | ||
| Maurice Smith | 8109 pts | Steven Marrero | 7506 pts PB | Marcos Sanchez | 7311 pts |
| Tahesia Harrigan | 11.19 | Ayanna Hutchinson | 11.47 | Yomara Hinestroza | 11.51 | ||
| Cydonie Mothersille | 22.91 GR | Carol Rodríguez | 23.37 | Darlenis Obregón | 23.76 | ||
| Christine Amertil | 52.16 SB | Aliann Pompey | 52.33 | Tiandra Ponteen | 52.75 | ||
| Rosibel García | 2:03.77 | Andrea Ferris | 2:04.16 | Marian Burnett | 2:04.45 | ||
| Rosibel García | 4:21.17 | Pilar McShine | 4:21.66 | Beverly Ramos | 4:22.02 | ||
| Beverly Ramos | 16:09.82 GR | Rachael Marchand | 16:13.59 | Yolanda Caballero | 16:14.75 | ||
| Yolanda Caballero | 34:50.58 | María Elena Valencia | 34:52.66 | Rachael Marchand | 34:55.79 | ||
| Aleesha Barber | 13.09 | Eliecit Palacios | 13.20 | Andrea Bliss | 13.20 | ||
| Nickiesha Wilson | 55.40 | Zudikey Rodríguez | 55.54 PB | Janeil Bellille | 56.81 PB | ||
| Beverly Ramos | 9:59.03 GR/PB | Ángela Figueroa | 10:18.28 | Sandra Lopez Reyes | 10:18.88 PB | ||
Beatriz Cruz Celiangeli Morales Erika Rivera Carol Rodriguez | 43.46 | Eliecit Palacios Maria Idrobo Darlenis Obregón Yomara Hinestroza | 43.63 | Audria Segree Jovanee Jarrett Andrea Bliss Anastasia Le-Roy | 44.27 | ||
| 4 X 400 m relay | 3:32.31 | 3:33.03 NR | 3:33.33 |
| Sandra Galvis | 1:25:59 PB | Milángela Rosales | 1:24:19 PB | Rosario Sánchez | 1:22:30 PB | |
| Marisol Romero | 2:44:30 | Gabriela Traña | 2:46:22 | Paula Apolonio | 2:48:46 | |
Levern Spencer | 1.94 m | Sheree Francis | 1.91 m | Maria Rifka | 1.91 m | ||
| Keisa Monterola | 4.20 m GR | Andrea Zambrana | 3.90 m | Milena Agudelo | 3.90 m | ||
| Rhonda Watkins | 6.67 m GR | Jovanee Jarrett | 6.52 m | Bianca Stuart | 6.50 m | ||
| Kimberly Williams | 14.23 m PB | Caterine Ibargüen | 14.10 m | Ayanna Alexander | 13.64 m | ||
| Cleopatra Borel-Brown | 18.76 m | Zara Northover | 17.04 m PB | Annie Alexander | 16.76 m | ||
| María Cubillán | 52.21 m | Annie Alexander | 51.03 m | Paulina Flores | 49.57 m | ||
| Ely Moreno | 66.98 m | Rosa Rodríguez | 64.16 m | Natalie Grant | 59.93 m | ||
| Kateema Riettie | 53.77 m | Fresa Nuñez | 52.96 m | María Lucelly Murillo | 51.29 m | ||
| Peaches Roach | 5780 pts PB | Francia Manzanillo | 5561 pts | Tammilee Kerr | 5345 pts |
Thirty of the 31 countries competing at the games were represented in the athletics competition, with 23 of these reaching the medal table. Aruba was the only nation without a representative in the events.