Americas Continental championships · since 1926 
Maracaibo, Venezuela 8–22 Aug 1998
1998 CAC Games
Maracaibo, Venezuela 8–22 Aug 1998- events
- 46
- medals awarded
- 138
- nations on the podium
- 15
- world records
- 0
Podiums
200m
wind +1.9400m
800m
1500m
5000m
10,000m
Marathon
3000m steeplechase
110m hurdles
wind +1.5400m hurdles
High jump
Pole vault
Long jump
Triple jump
Shot put
Discus throw
Hammer throw
Javelin throw
20 km race walk
50 km race walk
Decathlon
4x100m
4x400m
Medal table
15 nations · 138 medals| # | Nation | Total | Share | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Cuba CUB | 19 | 14 | 11 | 44 | |
| 2 |  Mexico MEX | 12 | 9 | 7 | 28 | |
| 3 |  Jamaica JAM | 6 | 9 | 7 | 22 | |
| 4 | Venezuela VEN | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | |
| 5 |  Bahamas BAH | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | |
| 6 |  Barbados BAR | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 7 |  Dominican Republic DOM | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 8 |  Puerto Rico PUR | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 9 |  US Virgin Islands ISV | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 10 |  Surinam SUR | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 11 |  Colombia COL | 0 | 4 | 6 | 10 | |
| 12 |  Trinidad & Tobago TTO | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
El Salvador Records set
14 CR- CR Anier Garcia 110m hurdles · Men 13.27
- CR Dinsdale Morgan 400m hurdles · Men 48.87
- CR Javier Sotomayor High jump · Men 2.37
- CR Ivan Pedroso Long jump · Men 8.45
- CR Yoelbi Quesada Triple jump · Men 17.18
- CR Yojer Enrique Medina Shot put · Men 19.42
- CR Alberto Sanchez Hammer throw · Men 74.25
- CR Daniel Garcia 20 km race walk · Men 1:23:32
- CR Raul Duany Decathlon · Men 8118
- CR Chandra Sturrup 100m · Women 11.14
- CR Adriana Fernandez 10,000m · Women 34:04.16
- CR Dionne Rose-Henley 100m hurdles · Women 12.64
- CR Deon Hemmings 400m hurdles · Women 54.30
- CR Yamile Aldama Triple jump · Women 14.34