Americas Continental championships · since 1926 
Kingston, Jamaica 15–28 Aug 1962
1962 CAC Games
Kingston, Jamaica 15–28 Aug 1962- events
- 29
- medals awarded
- 87
- nations on the podium
- 13
- world records
- 0
Podiums
200m
400m
800m
1500m
5000m
10,000m
Half marathon
3000m steeplechase
110m hurdles
400m hurdles
High jump
Pole vault
Long jump
Triple jump
Shot put
Discus throw
Hammer throw
Javelin throw
Pentathlon
4x100m
4x400m
Medal table
13 nations · 87 medals| # | Nation | Total | Share | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Cuba CUB | 7 | 4 | 3 | 14 | |
| 2 |  Venezuela VEN | 6 | 6 | 4 | 16 | |
| 3 | Jamaica JAM | 5 | 3 | 5 | 13 | |
| 4 |  Mexico MEX | 3 | 4 | 5 | 12 | |
| 5 |  Colombia COL | 3 | 0 | 4 | 7 | |
| 6 |  Puerto Rico PUR | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | |
| 7 |  Netherlands Antilles AHO | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 8 |  Guyana GUY | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 9 |  Bahamas BAH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 10 |  Guatemala GUA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 11 |  Panama PAN | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | |
| 12 |  Trinidad & Tobago TTO | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Records set
21 CR- CR Tom Robinson 100m · Men 10.41
- CR Rafael Romero 200m · Men 21.0
- CR George Kerr 400m · Men 45.9
- CR George Kerr 800m · Men 1:51.0
- CR Alvaro Mejia 1500m · Men 3:51.4
- CR Eligio Galicia 5000m · Men 14:46.6
- CR Eligio Galicia 10,000m · Men 30:55.2
- CR Erasmo Prado 3000m steeplechase · Men 9:19.8
- CR Lazaro Betancourt (1936) 110m hurdles · Men 14.2
- CR Victor Maldonado 400m hurdles · Men 51.6
- CR Teodoro Palacios High jump · Men 2.00
- CR Rolando Cruz Pole vault · Men 4.72
- CR Juan Munoz Long jump · Men 7.68
- CR Mahoney Samuels Triple jump · Men 15.52
- CR Lambertus Rebel-Bout Shot put · Men 14.64
- CR Dagoberto Gonzalez (1945) Discus throw · Men 48.66
- CR Enrique Samuels Hammer throw · Men 54.15
- CR Venezuela 4x100m · Men 40.0
- CR Jamaica 4x400m · Men 3.11.6
- CR Miguelina Cobian 100m · Women 12.08
- CR Caridad Aguero Discus throw · Women 43.75