| Athletics at the XVIII CAC Games | |
|---|---|
 Host stadium (shown in 2007) | |
| Dates | 15–22 August 1998 |
| Host city |  Maracaibo, Venezuela |
| Venue | Estadio José Pachencho Romero |
| Events | 43 |
| Participation | 436 athletes from 31 nations |
The track and field competition in the 1998 Central American and Caribbean Games was held in Maracaibo, Venezuela. [1] It was the first edition to feature women's hammer throw and pole vault.
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Cuba | 19 | 13 | 12 | 44 |
| 2 |  Mexico | 12 | 9 | 7 | 28 |
| 3 |  Jamaica | 6 | 9 | 7 | 22 |
| 4 |  Venezuela (VEN) | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 |
| 5 |  Bahamas | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 6 |  Barbados | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 |  Dominican Republic | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Puerto Rico | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 9 |  Suriname | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 U.S. Virgin Islands | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 11 |  Colombia | 0 | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| 12 |  Trinidad and Tobago | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 13 |  Guatemala | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 14 |  El Salvador | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (14 entries) | 46 | 46 | 46 | 138 | |
Antigua and Barbuda (7)
Aruba (2) Bahamas (19) Barbados (10)
Belize (4)
Bermuda (5)
British Virgin Islands (4)
Cayman Islands (6) Colombia (28)
Costa Rica (2) Cuba (64)
Dominica (2) Dominican Republic (15)
Grenada (6) Guatemala (15)
Guyana (3)
Haiti (4) Jamaica (41) Mexico (51)
Netherlands Antilles (5)
Nicaragua (5)
Panama (2) Puerto Rico (27)
Saint Kitts and Nevis (12)
Saint Lucia (4)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (3) El Salvador (19) Suriname (1) Trinidad and Tobago (12) United States Virgin Islands (3) Venezuela (55)
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