Athletics at the 1970 Bolivarian Games

Athletics at the VI Bolivarian Games
DatesAugust 25 - September 6
Host cityMaracaibo, Venezuela Venezuela
VenueEstadio Olímpico
LevelSenior
Events32 (22 men, 10 women)

1970 Bolivarian Games

Athletics competitions at the 1970 Bolivarian Games were held at the Estadio Olímpico in Maracaibo, Venezuela, between August 25 - September 6, 1970.

A detailed history of the early editions of the Bolivarian Games between 1938 and 1989 was published in a book written (in Spanish) by José Gamarra Zorrilla, former president of the Bolivian Olympic Committee, and first president (1976-1982) of ODESUR.[1] Gold medal winners from Ecuador were published by the Comité Olímpico Ecuatoriano.[2]

A total of 32 events were contested, 22 by men and 10 by women.


Medal summary

Medal winners were published.[3]


Men

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres  Fernando Acevedo (PER) 10.2  Arquímedes Herrera (VEN) 10.4  Alberto Marchán (VEN) 10.4
200 metres  Fernando Acevedo (PER) 21.1  Arquímedes Herrera (VEN) 21.5  Jimmy Sierra (COL) 21.5
400 metres  Fernando Acevedo (PER) 46.1  Midonio Palacios (COL) 48.2  Raúl Dome (VEN) 48.3
800 metres  Wilfredo León (VEN) 1:50.9  Ricardo Bailey (PAN) 1:52.7  Jofre Camacho (VEN) 1:52.9
1500 metres  Félix Mantilla (COL) 3:56.9  José Valdivia (PER) 3:57.7  Julio Orense (VEN) 3:57.37
5000 metres  Víctor Mora (COL) 14:08.1  Miguel Hernández (COL) 14:50.8  Lucirio Garrido (VEN) 14:51.0
10,000 metres  Domingo Tibaduiza (COL) 31:23.8  Miguel Hernández (COL) 31:25.3  Luis Castro (ECU) 31:42.2
Marathon  José Moreno (PAN) 2:51:49  Uis Romero (VEN) 2:53:08  Martín Pavón (COL) 2:56:17
110 metres hurdles  Jesús Villegas (COL) 14.5  Alfredo Deza (PER) 14.5  Jacobo Bucaram (ECU) 14.8
400 metres hurdles  Víctor Maldonado (VEN) 51.0  Alfredo Deza (PER) 51.7  Amos Milwood (PAN) 52.6
3000 metres steeplechase  Víctor Mora (COL) 8:54.6  Rafael Baracaldo (COL) 9:16.2  Lucirio Garrido (VEN) 9:23.1
4 x 100 metres relay  Venezuela
Arquímedes Herrera
Segundo Guerra
Castro
Alberto Marchán		 40.5  Peru
Martinich
Augusto Marchinaris
Jorge Aleman
Fernando Acevedo		 40.6  Colombia
Murillo
Wenceslao Ferrín
Jimmy Sierra
Pedro Grajales		 40.9
4 x 400 metres relay  Venezuela
Segundo Guerra
Flores
Roberto Sarmiento
Raúl Dome		 3:08.0  Peru
Jorge Aleman
Alfredo Deza
Siguas
Fernando Acevedo		 3:08.7  Colombia
Jimmy Sierra
Obregón
Pedro Grajales
Migdonio Palacios		 3:08.8
High Jump  Fernando Abugattás (PER) 2.10  Roberto Abugattás (PER) 2.05  Luis Arbulú (PER) 2.00
Pole Vault  Héctor Thomas (VEN) 4.15  Ciro Valdés (COL) 4.15  Luis Mejía (PER) 4.15
Long Jump  Miguel Zapata (COL) 7.50  Juan Muñoz (VEN) 7.18  Alexis Landaeta (VEN) 7.18
Triple Jump  Iván Baldayo (VEN) 15.17  Jaime Pautt (COL) 14.90  Clevis Fuentes (VEN) 14.80
Shot Put  Héctor Thomas (VEN) 14.91
Discus Throw  Dagoberto González (COL) 52.08  Gustavo Gutiérrez (COL) 5?.36  Ceferino Andar (VEN) 42.70
Hammer Throw  Marcelino Borrero (COL) 52.60  Carlos Menchelli (PER) 50.04  Paul Hurtado (PER) 49.72
Javelin Throw  Gustavo Gutiérrez (COL) 71.28  Ramón Rodríguez (VEN) 69.42  Dante Yorges (PER) 62.73
Decathlon  Héctor Thomas (VEN) 7091  Néstor Villegas (COL) 6644  Luis Planchart (VEN) 6554

Women

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres  Juana Mosquera (COL) 11.9  María Luisa Vilca (PER) 12.0  Elsa Antúnez (VEN) 12.1
200 metres  Elsa Antúnez (VEN) 24.7  Diva Bishop (PAN) 24.7  Juana Mosquera (COL) 24.9
100 metres hurdles  Lucía Vaamonde (VEN) 14.8  Edith Noeding (PER) 15.1  Alicia Barrera (PER) 15.3
4 x 100 metres relay  Panama
Margarita Martínez
Nivia Trejos
Diva Bishop
Patricia Morgan		 47.1  Venezuela
Elsa Antúnez
Lucía Vaamonde
Lourdes Vargas
Doris Rivas		 47.5  Colombia
Carcamo
Naranjo
Ana Maquilon
Juana Mosquera		 48.1
High Jump  Mery Flor Cozier (VEN) 1.54  Patricia Montero (PER) 1.54  Sheila Guerrero (PAN) 1.52
Long Jump  Lucía Vaamonde (VEN) 5.78  María Luisa Vilca (PER) 5.56  Edith Noeding (PER) 5.48
Shot Put  Delia Vera (PER) 12.33  Francisca Gooding (VEN) 12.09  Patricia Andrus (VEN) 11.82
Discus Throw  Isolina Vergara (COL) 40.12  Dalia Quintero (VEN) 35.44  Patricia Andrus (VEN) 35.25
Javelin Throw  Gladys González (VEN) 43.72  Ana López (PAN) 43.10  Nora Rodríguez (COL) 42.62
Pentathlon  Lucía Vaamonde (VEN) 4403  Edith Noeding (PER) 3834  Alicia Barrera (PER) 3544

Medal table (unofficial)

  *   Host nation (Venezuela)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Venezuela (VEN)*1481335
2 Colombia (COL)118726
3 Peru (PER)512724
4 Panama (PAN)2327
5 Ecuador (ECU)0022
Totals (5 entries)32313194


References

  1. ^ Gamarra Zorrilla, José, Bolivia Olímpica Capítulos VI al VIII (PDF) (in Spanish), ANDES Academia del Conocimiento y el Desarrollo "Fernando Diez de Medina", retrieved June 28, 2012
  2. ^ CUADRO DE MEDALLISTAS ECUATORIANOS EN LA HISTORIA DE LOS J. D. B. POR EDICIÓN (PDF) (in Spanish), Comité Olímpico Ecuatoriano, archived from the original (PDF) on June 8, 2012, retrieved June 28, 2012
  3. ^ BOLIVARIAN GAMES, Athletics Weekly, retrieved June 27, 2012