| Squash at the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games | |
|---|---|
| Location | Cartagena |
| Dates | 15–30 July |
The Squash competition at the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games was held in Cartagena, Colombia. The tournament was scheduled to be held from 15 to 30 July 2006.
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Doubles |  Mexico Samantha Terán Jose Becerril |  Guyana Nicolette Fernandes Maxim Weithers |  Colombia Maria Restrepo Javier Castilla |
 Barbados Karen Meakins Gavin Cumberbatch |
* Host nation (Colombia)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mexico | 6 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| 2 | Guyana | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | Colombia * | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| 4 |  Jamaica | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 |  El Salvador | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Barbados | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 7 |  Bermuda | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Guatemala | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (8 entries) | 7 | 7 | 12 | 26 | |
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