1994 Ibero-American Championships in Athletics
The 1994 Ibero-American Championships in Athletics (Spanish: VI Campeonato Iberoamericano de Atletismo) was the sixth edition of the international athletics competition between Ibero-American nations which was held at the Estadio José María Minella in Mar del Plata, Argentina from 27–30 October.[1]
| VI Ibero-American Championships | |
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| Dates | 27 – 30 October |
| Host city | Mar del Plata, Argentina |
| Venue | Estadio José María Minella |
| Events | 42 |
| Participation | 346 athletes from 22 nations |
| Records set | 4 championship records |
The competition marked the inauguration of a newly built track at the host stadium, which was part of Mar del Plata's developments for the 1995 Pan American Games. Due to its late scheduling in the annual track and field season, the competition did not attract some of the region's top athletes – Cuba, Portugal and Spain all sent less than full strength delegations. As a result, Brazil topped the medal table for the second time in Ibero-American history, taking eleven gold medals and 32 in total. Cuba were the next best performers with eight golds in their haul of 20 medals, while Colombia came third, having won seven events and 17 medals overall. The hosts, Argentina, were fourth with four golds and fifteen medals in total.[2]
Four new championship records were set at the 1994 edition. Ronaldo da Costa improved the men's 5000 metres record, but was beaten in the 10,000 metres by Armando Quintanilla, who took over half a minute off the previous record. Andrés Charadía bettered a men's hammer throw record, while María Eugenia Villamizar set a new standard in the inaugural women's hammer event.[3] Sueli dos Santos won the women's javelin with a South American record throw, but this mark was later removed as she was disqualified for doping.[2]
Outside of these performances, the standard of competition was lower than at previous editions. Carlos Gats won the men's 100 metres with a slow, wind-assisted time of 10.50 seconds to become the first Argentine to win an international 100 m race since Gerardo Bönnhoff in 1947. Sebastián Keitel of Chile completed a men's 200/400 m double, while Colombia's Ximena Restrepo achieved the same feat and also won in both relays, taking four gold medals from the championships. Andrea Ávila won golds in the women's long jump and triple jump and went on to medal in both the horizontal jumps at the 1995 Pan American Games. Brazilian Silvana Pereira also won two golds, taking the titles in both the long-distance track events.
Medal summary
- For full event details see 1994 Ibero-American Championships in Athletics – Results
Men
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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| 100 metres (Wind: +3.3 m/s) |
 | 10.50 w |  | 10.52 w |  | 10.56 w |
| 200 metres |  | 20.43 | | 20.51 | | 20.61 |
| 400 metres | | 46.72 |  | 47.50 | | 47.88 |
| 800 metres | | 1:49.49 | | 1:49.50 | | 1:49.91 |
| 1500 metres |  | 3:54.04 | | 3:54.17 |  | 3:54.22 |
| 5000 metres | | 13:47.99 CR | | 13:50.31 |  | 13:51.15 |
| 10,000 metres | | 28:06.88 CR | | 28:18.26 | | 28:24.03 |
| 110 m hurdles | | 14.31 | | 14.33 | | 14.47 |
| 400 m hurdles | | 49.76 | | 50.31 | | 50.36 |
| 3000 m steeplechase | | 8:35.03 | | 8:36.81 | | 8:41.22 |
| 4×100 m relay | Jorge Aguilera Leonardo Prevost Andrés Simón Joel Lamela | 39.99 | Marcelo da Silva Sidnei Telles de Souza Claudinei da Silva Walmes de Souza | 40.53 |  Robinson Urrutia Wenceslao Ferrín Luis Vega José Humberto Rivas | 40.79 |
| 4×400 m relay | Sidnei Telles de Souza Clóvis Fernandes Ediélson Rocha Tenorio Eronilde de Araújo | 3:06.54 | Raymundo Escalante Juan Vallín Luis Karim Toledo Alejandro Cárdenas | 3:07.75 | Robinson Urrutia Llimi Rivas Luis Vega Wenceslao Ferrín | 3:08.24 |
| 20,000 m walk | | 1:21:19.92 | | 1:21:37.17 | | 1:21:49.90 |
| High jump | | 2.32 m | | 2.26 m | | 2.20 m |
| Pole vault | | 5.15 m | | 5.10 m | | 5.00 m |
| Long jump | | 7.82 m (w) | | 7.77 m | | 7.73 m (w) |
| Triple jump | | 16.66 m | | 16.39 m (w) |  | 15.98 m |
| Shot put | | 19.30 m | | 18.70 m | | 17.77 m |
| Discus throw |  | 60.42 m | | 59.20 m | | 59.18 m |
| Hammer throw | | 70.80 m CR | | 67.74 m | | 66.90 m |
| Javelin throw | | 75.40 m | | 73.88 m | | 69.36 m |
| Decathlon | | 7431 pts (w) | | 7340 pts (w) | | 7072 pts (w) |
Women
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 metres | | 11.66 | | 11.78 | | 11.89 |
| 200 metres (Wind: +4.4 m/s) |
| 23.07 w | | 23.69 w | | 23.77 w |
| 400 metres | | 52.69 | | 54.54 | | 55.33 |
| 800 metres | | 2:06.26 | | 2:07.26 | | 2:07.29 |
| 1500 metres | | 4:28.50 | | 4:30.20 | | 4:35.84 |
| 3000 metres | | 9:14.53 | | 9:17.19 | | 9:21.55 |
| 10,000 metres | | 33:29.60 | | 33:48.32 | | 34:04.27 |
| 100 m hurdles (Wind: +3.3 m/s) |
| 13.81 w | | 13.90 w | | 14.01 w |
| 400 m hurdles | | 57.89 | | 59.09 | | 59.21 |
| 4×100 m relay | Elia Mera Ximena Restrepo Patricia Rodríguez Mirtha Brock | 44.87 | Cleide Amaral Kátia Regina de Jesus Santos Vânia dos Santos Tatiana Orcy | 46.03 | Carmen Gloria Bezanilla Lisette Rondón Marcela Barros Mónica Castro | 46.22 |
| 4×400 m relay | Patricia Rodríguez Elia Mera Flor Robledo Ximena Restrepo | 3:35.35 | Maria Magnólia Figueiredo Rosângela de Souza Oliveira Edinilza Ferreira de Lima Marlene Moreira da Silva | 3:38.61 | Marcela Barros Lisette Rondón Carmen Gloria Bezanilla Sara Montecinos | 3:41.40 |
| 10,000 m walk | | 47:01.80 | | 47:01.83 | | 47:06.76 |
| High jump | | 1.75 m | | 1.75 m | | 1.75 m |
| Long jump | | 6.58 m | | 6.18 m | | 6.13 m |
| Triple jump | | 13.18 m | | 12.90 m (w) | | 12.86 m (w) |
| Shot put | | 17.33 m | | 16.77 m | | 16.39 m |
| Discus throw | | 61.20 m | | 56.18 m | | 54.06 m |
| Hammer throw | | 55.70 m CR | | 51.66 m | | 50.56 m |
| Javelin throw | | 65.96 m † | | 57.70 m | | 49.90 m |
| Heptathlon | | 5370 pts | | 5234 pts | | 5173 pts |
- † = Sueli dos Santos's javelin throw of 65.96 m was a championship and South American record, but this was later annulled due to a doping infraction in the months following the tournament. The Ibero-American Athletic Association did not retrospectively adjust or re-issue the women's javelin medals.[2]
Medal table
* Host nation (Argentina)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 | | 11 | 12 | 9 | 32 |
| 2 | | 8 | 8 | 4 | 20 |
| 3 | | 7 | 4 | 6 | 17 |
| 4 | | 4 | 4 | 7 | 15 |
| 5 | | 3 | 9 | 2 | 14 |
| 6 | | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 |
| 7 | | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 8 | | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 |
| 9 | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 11 | | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Totals (11 nations) | 42 | 42 | 42 | 126 | |
Participation
Twenty-two nations of the Asociación Iberoamericana de Atletismo sent delegations to the 1994 championships. A total of 346 athletes took part in the competition.[4] However, only 299 participating athletes were counted by analysing the official result list.[5] The higher number probably contains coaches and/or officials registered for the event.
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References
- Campeonato Iberamericano Archived 2011-07-25 at the Wayback Machine. CONSUDATLE. Retrieved on 2011-12-02.
- El Atletismo Ibero-Americano - San Fernando 2010 (pgs. 129–140). RFEA. Retrieved on 2011-12-02.
- Ibero American Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2011-12-02.
- El Atletismo Ibero-Americano - San Fernando 2010 (pg. 214). RFEA. Retrieved on 2012-01-08.
- Mansilla, Ignacio (May 2010), "MAR DEL PLATA - 1994 - RESULTADOS - VI CAMPEONATOS IBEROAMERICANOS - Mar del Plata (Estadio Municipal Teodoro Bronzini) - 27-30 Octubre 1994", EL ATLETISMO IBEROAMERICANO (PDF) (in Spanish) (4th ed.), Real Federación Española de Atletismo, pp. 131–140, ISBN 84-87704-77-8, retrieved 14 March 2015
- Results
- Ibero American Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2011-12-02.
- El Atletismo Ibero-Americano - San Fernando 2010 (pgs. 129–140). RFEA. Retrieved on 2011-12-02.
