| Squash at the 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games | |
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| Venue | Club Campestre de Cali |
| Location |  Cali |
| Dates | 20–26 July |
The squash competition at the 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games was held from 20 to 26 July at the Club Campestre de Cali in Cali, Colombia.
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singles [1] | Miguel Rodríguez (COL) |  César Salazar (MEX) |  Christopher Binnie (JAM) Arturo Salazar (MEX) |
| Doubles [2] | Mexico (MEX) Arturo Salazar César Salazar | Colombia (COL) Andrés Herrera Juan Camilo Vargas |  Bermuda (BER)Noah Browne Micah Franklin  Guatemala (GUA)Edwin Enríquez Junior Enríquez |
| Team [3] | Mexico (MEX) Alfredo Ávila Arturo Salazar César Salazar | Colombia (COL) Andrés Herrera Miguel Rodríguez Juan Camilo Vargas | Guatemala (GUA) Edwin Enríquez Junior Enríquez José Toscano Jamaica (JAM)Christopher Binnie Bruce Burrowes Lewis Walters |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singles [4] | Samantha Terán (MEX) | Diana García (MEX) | Catalina Peláez (COL) Laura Tovar (COL) |
| Doubles [5] | Colombia (COL) Laura Tovar María Tovar | Mexico (MEX) Diana García Samantha Terán |  Cayman Islands (CAY)Eilidh Bridgeman Jade Pitcairn  Guyana (GUY)Taylor Fernandes Ashley Khalil |
| Team [6] | Mexico (MEX) Dina Anguiano Diana García Samantha Terán | Colombia (COL) Catalina Peláez Laura Tovar María Tovar |  Barbados (BAR)Meagan Best Amanda Haywood Jada Smith-Padmore Cayman Islands (CAY)Eilidh Bridgeman Jade Pitcairn Marlene West |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Doubles [7] | Mexico (MEX) Alfredo Ávila Diana García | Colombia (COL) Catalina Peláez Miguel Rodríguez | Cayman Islands (CAY) Cameron Stafford Marlene West Guatemala (GUA)Winifer Bonilla José Toscano |
* Host nation (Colombia)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mexico (MEX) | 5 | 3 | 1 | 9 |
| 2 | Colombia (COL)* | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 |
| 3 | Cayman Islands (CAY) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Guatemala (GUA) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| 5 | Jamaica (JAM) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 6 | Barbados (BAR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bermuda (BER) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Guyana (GUY) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (8 entries) | 7 | 7 | 14 | 28 | |
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