Central American and Caribbean Championships in Athletics
# Central American and Caribbean Championships in Athletics

The Central American and Caribbean (CAC) Championships is an international track and field athletics event organised by the Central American and Caribbean Athletic Confederation (CACAC). Only athletes representing a member nation of the confederation may compete. Started in 1967, the event has been held every two years except for the 2007 edition which was held in 2008 instead.

## Editions

An overview of the early editions of the championships together with a list of the top three performing countries and the outstanding athletes was published.

| Edition | Year | City | Country | Date | Venue | No. of events | No. of countries | No. of athletes | Top nation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 1967 | Xalapa | Mexico | 5–7 May | Estadio Heriberto Jara Corona | | | | Cuba |
| 2 | 1969 | Havana | Cuba | 17–19 August | Estadio Juan Abrantes | | | | Cuba |
| 3 | 1971 | Kingston | Jamaica | 14–17 July | National Stadium | | | | Cuba |
| 4 | 1973 | Maracaibo | Venezuela | 26–29 July | Estadio José Pachencho Romero | | | | Cuba |
| 5 | 1975 | Ponce | Puerto Rico | 6–10 August | Estadio Paquito Montaner | | | | Cuba |
| 6 | 1977 | Xalapa | Mexico | 5–7 August | Estadio Heriberto Jara Corona | | | | Cuba |
| 7 | 1979 | Guadalajara | Mexico | 15–17 June | Estadio Revolución | | | | Cuba |
| 8 | 1981 | Santo Domingo | Dominican Republic | 10–12 July | Estadio Juan Pablo Duarte | | | | Cuba |
| 9 | 1983 | Havana | Cuba | 22–24 July | Estadio Pedro Marrero | | | | Cuba |
| 10 | 1985 | Nassau | Bahamas | 25–27 July | Thomas Robinson Stadium | | | | Cuba |
| 11 | 1987 | Caracas | Venezuela | 24–26 July | Estadio Olímpico | | | | Cuba |
| 12 | 1989 | San Juan | Puerto Rico | 27–29 July | Estadio Sixto Escobar | | | | Cuba |
| 13 | 1991 | Xalapa | Mexico | 26–28 July | Estadio Heriberto Jara Corona | | | | Mexico |
| 14 | 1993 | Cali | Colombia | 30 July - 1 August | Estadio Pascual Guerrero | | | | Cuba |
| 15 | 1995 | Guatemala City | Guatemala | 14–16 July | Estadio La Pedrera | | | | Cuba |
| 16 | 1997 | San Juan | Puerto Rico | 26–28 June | Estadio Sixto Escobar | | | | Cuba |
| 17 | 1999 | Bridgetown | Barbados | 25–27 June | Barbados National Stadium | | | | Jamaica |
| 18 | 2001 | Guatemala City | Guatemala | 20–22 July | Estadio Mateo Flores | | | | Cuba |
| 19 | 2003 | St. George's | Grenada | 4–6 July | National Stadium | | | | Mexico |
| 20 | 2005 | Nassau | Bahamas | 8–11 July | Thomas Robinson Stadium | 44 | 29 | 374 | Cuba |
| 21 | 2008 | Cali | Colombia | 4–6 July | Estadio Pedro Grajales | 44 | 30 | 383 | Cuba |
| 22 | 2009 | Havana | Cuba | 3–7 July | Estadio Panamericano | 46 | 27 | 420 | Cuba |
| 23 | 2011 | Mayagüez | Puerto Rico | 15–17 July | Estadio Jose Antonio Figueroa | 46 | 35 | 449 | Jamaica |
| 24 | 2013 | Morelia | Mexico | 5–7 July | Estadio Venustiano Carranza | 44 | 28 | 338 | Mexico |
| 25 | 2017 | | Colombia | | | | | | |
