| Athletics at the XVII CAC Games | |
|---|---|
 Host stadium in Ponce. | |
| Dates | 23–28 November |
| Host city |  Ponce, Puerto Rico |
| Venue | Estadio Francisco Montaner |
| Events | 43 |
| Participation | 287 athletes from 30 nations |
The track and field competition at the 1993 Central American and Caribbean Games was held in November at the Estadio Francisco Montaner in Ponce, Puerto Rico.
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Cuba | 31 | 29 | 12 | 72 |
| 2 |  Mexico | 9 | 8 | 5 | 22 |
| 3 |  Puerto Rico (PUR) | 4 | 3 | 9 | 16 |
| 4 |  Colombia | 2 | 5 | 6 | 13 |
| 5 |  Venezuela (VEN) | 2 | 0 | 5 | 7 |
| 6 |  Suriname | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 |  Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 8 |  Bahamas | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 9 |  Jamaica | 0 | 1 | 7 | 8 |
| 10 |  Bermuda | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Costa Rica | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Guyana | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Haiti | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 14 |  Guatemala | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 15 |  El Salvador | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Netherlands Antilles | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (16 entries) | 52 | 52 | 51 | 155 | |
Antigua and Barbuda (3)
Aruba (1) Bahamas (7)
Barbados (2)
Belize (2) Bermuda (2)
British Virgin Islands (1)
Cayman Islands (2) Colombia (20) Costa Rica (2) Cuba (60)
Dominican Republic (3)
Grenada (7) Guatemala (11) Guyana (2) Haiti (5) Jamaica (21) Mexico (30) Netherlands Antilles (4)
Nicaragua (4)
Panama (2) Puerto Rico (44)
Saint Kitts and Nevis (9)
Saint Lucia (4)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (1) El Salvador (4) Suriname (2) Trinidad and Tobago (11)
United States Virgin Islands (14)
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