Athletics at the 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.

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

1970 Bolivarian Games

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
10000 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
3000 metres steeplechase  Víctor Mora (COL)8:54.6  Rafael Baracaldo (COL)9:16.2  Lucirio Garrido (VEN)9:23.1
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
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
4 x 100 metres relay  Venezuela40.5  Peru40.6  Colombia40.9
4 x 400 metres relay  Venezuela3:08.0  Peru3:08.7  Colombia3:08.8

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
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
4 x 100 metres relay  Panama47.1  Venezuela47.5  Colombia48.1

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 nations)32313194


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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
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