The 7th Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships was held in Mexico City, Mexico, on 26–29 June 1986.

[3] Complete results can be found on the World Junior Athletics History website.

[4] *   Host nation (Mexico) Belize competed for the first time at the championships.

Detailed result lists can be found on the World Junior Athletics History website.

[4] An unofficial count yields a number of about 262 athletes (154 junior (under-20) and 108 youth (under-17)) from about 12 countries: