Men's records
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| WR World record | CACR Central American and Caribbean record | NR National record | PB Athlete's personal best |
The Central American and Caribbean Championships in Athletics is an athletics event which began in 1967. Records set by athletes who are representing one of the Central American and Caribbean Athletic Confederation's member states.
| Key: | |||
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| WR World record | CACR Central American and Caribbean record | NR National record | PB Athlete's personal best |
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| WR World record | CACR Central American and Caribbean record | NR National record | PB Athlete's personal best |
| Event | Record | Name | Nation | Date | Venue | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 km (road) | 1:26:24 A | Mario Cuevas |  Mexico | 1979 | 1979 Guadalajara | |
| Marathon | 2:23:15 | Radamés González |  Cuba | 1981 | 1981 Santo Domingo | |
| 10000 m walk (track) | 47:20.2 | Lucas Lara | Cuba | 1971 | 1971 Kingston | |
| 50 km walk (road) | 4:21:01 | Rolando Hernández | Cuba | 1983 | 1983 Havana | |
| Pentathlon | 3440 A | Francisco Mena | Cuba | 1967 | 1967 Xalapa |
| Event | Record | Name | Nation | Date | Venue | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3000 m | 9:28.02 A | María Luisa Servín | Mexico | 1991 | 1991 Xalapa | |
| 80 m hurdles | 11.6 A | Marlene Elejalde | Cuba | 1967 | 1967 Xalapa | |
| 200 m hurdles | 28.0 (-3.9 m/s) | Lourdes Jones | Cuba | 1971 | 1971 Kingston | |
| Pentathlon | 4341 pts | Marlene Elejalde | Cuba | 1971 | 1971 Kingston |
A = affected by altitude
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