These are partial results of the athletics competition at the 1978 Central American and Caribbean Games which took place between 15 and 20 July 1978, at the Estadio Atanasio Girardot in Medellín, Colombia.
Men's results.
100 metres.
Heats – 15 July
Semifinals – 16 July
Final – 16 July
200 metres.
Heats – 17 July
Final – 18 July
400 metres.
Heats – 15 July
Semifinals – 15 July
Final – 16 July
800 metres.
Heats – 15 July
Final – 16 July
1500 metres.
16 July
5000 metres.
17 July
10,000 metres.
15 July
Marathon.
20 July
110 metres hurdles.
Heats – 18 July
Final – 20 July
400 metres hurdles.
Heats – 15 July
Final – 16 July
3000 metres steeplechase.
20 July
4 × 100 metres relay.
20 July
4 × 400 metres relay.
20 July
20 kilometres walk.
16 July
High jump.
15 July
Pole vault.
19 July
Long jump.
18 July
Triple jump.
20 July
Shot put.
16 July
Discus throw.
16 July
Hammer throw.
19 July
Javelin throw.
20 July – Old model
Decathlon.
16–17 July
Women's results.
100 metres.
Heats – 15 July
Semifinals – 16 July
Final – 16 July
200 metres.
Final – 18 July
400 metres.
Heats – 15 July
Final – 16 July
800 metres.
Final – 18 July
1500 metres.
18 July
100 metres hurdles.
Final – 18 July
4 × 100 metres relay.
20 July
4 × 400 metres relay.
20 July
High jump.
16 July
Long jump.
16 July
Shot put.
19 July
Discus throw.
15 July
Javelin throw.
20 July – Old model
Pentathlon.
19–20 July