Athletics at the 2006 Central American Games

Athletics competitions at the 2006 Central American Games were held at the Estadio Olímpico del Instituto Nicaragüense de Juventud y Deporte in Managua, Nicaragua, between March 4-7, 2006.

In total, 36 events were contested, 21 by men and 15 by women. A report on the results was given.

Records
5 games records were set, among them 2 in events that were only held at this edition of the games. In addition, 5 new national records and 3 national junior records were set.

Medal summary
Results were published on the webpage of the Central American Isthmus Athletic Confederation (Spanish: Confederación Atlética del Istmo Centroamericano) CADICA and on the CACAC webpage. Gold medal winners were also published elsewhere.

Medal table (unofficial)
Published medal counts slightly differ from each other and from the unofficial medal count below.