1996 Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships in Athletics

The 12th Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships was held in San Salvador, El Salvador, between 14–16 July 1996.

Medal summary
Medal winners are published by category: Junior A, Male, Junior A, Female, and Junior B. Complete results can be found on the World Junior Athletics History website.

Participation (unofficial)
Anguilla and Aruba competed for the first time at the championships. Detailed result lists can be found on the World Junior Athletics History website. An unofficial count yields a new record number of about 524 athletes (293 junior (under-20) and 231 youth (under-17)) from about 20 countries:


 * 🇦🇮 anguilla (1)
 * 🇦🇬 antigua and barbuda (4)
 * 🇦🇼 aruba (2)
 * 🇧🇸 bahamas (12)
 * 🇧🇧 barbados (18)
 * undefined (4)
 * 🇨🇷 costa rica (53)
 * 🇨🇺 cuba (69)
 * 🇩🇴 dominican republic (38)
 * 🇸🇻 el salvador (44)
 * 🇬🇹 guatemala (18)
 * 🇭🇳 honduras (6)
 * 🇯🇲 jamaica (57)
 * 🇲🇽 México (111)
 * undefined (5)
 * 🇳🇮 nicaragua (1)
 * 🇵🇦 Panamá (24)
 * 🇵🇷 puerto rico (52)
 * 🇱🇨 saint lucia (2)
 * undefined (3)