The 8th Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships was held in Nassau, Bahamas, between 30 June-2 July 1988.

Medal winners are published by category: Junior A, Male,[1] Junior A, Female,[2] and Junior B.

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

[4] *   Host nation (Bahamas) Detailed result lists can be found on the World Junior Athletics History website.

[4] An unofficial count yields a number of about 223 athletes (125 junior (under-20) and 98 youth (under-17)) from about 13 countries: