Athletics competitions at the 1997 Central American Games were held at the Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano in San Pedro Sula, Honduras, between December 9 and 14, 1997.

[1] A total of 46 events were contested, 24 by men and 22 by women.

[2] A couple of medals and results could be retrieved from the archive of Costa Rican newspaper La Nación,[3][4][5][6] and from Nicaraguan newspaper La Prensa.

[7] A complete list of medal winners can be found on the MásGoles webpage (click on "JUEGOS CENTROAMERICANOS" in the low right corner).

[8] Gold medalists were also published in other sources.