Athletics at the 1965 Bolivarian Games

Athletics at the V Bolivarian Games
Host city Quito, Ecuador Ecuador
Main stadium Estadio Universitario
Level Senior
Participation 6 nations
Events 30 (21 men, 9 women)


Athletics competitions at the 1965 Bolivarian Games were held at the Estadio Universitario[1] in Quito, Ecuador.

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.[2] Gold medal winners from Ecuador were published by the Comité Olímpico Ecuatoriano.[3]

A total of 30 events were contested, 21 by men and 9 by women.

Medal summary

Medal winners were published.[4]

Men

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres  Arquímedes Herrera (VEN) 10.4 A  Manuel Planchart (VEN) 10.7 A  Gerardo Di Tolla (PER) 10.7 A
200 metres  Pedro Grajales (COL) 20.9 A  Manuel Planchart (VEN) 21.2 A  Arquímedes Herrera (VEN) 21.5 A
400 metres  Pedro Grajales (COL) 46.9 A  Manuel Planchart (VEN) 47.7 A  Miguel Villacres (ECU) 48.0 A
800 metres  Hugo Burgos (COL) 1:52.3 A  Mario Zambrano (ECU) 1:55.7 A  Alejandro Arroyo (ECU) 1:56.7 A
1500 metres  Álvaro Mejía (COL) 3:57.2 A  Hugo Burgos (COL) 4:03.2 A  Mario Zambrano (ECU) 4:04.2 A
5000 metres  Álvaro Mejía (COL) 15:00.9 A  Manuel Cabrera (COL) 16:08.4 A  Fernando Sevilla (ECU) 16:20.6 A
10000 metres  Álvaro Mejía (COL) 32:22.5 A  Manuel Cabrera (COL) 33:16.7 A  José Peredo (BOL) 34:03.6 A
Half Marathon  Manuel Cabrera (COL) 1:11:14 A  Gustavo Gutiérrez (ECU) 1:12:25 A  Pedro Cárdenas (COL) 1:13:17 A
110 metres hurdles  Hernando Arrechea (COL) 14.5 A  Bob Lancelot (VEN) 14.9 A  Juan Muñoz (VEN) 15.4 A
400 metres hurdles  Arístides Pineda (VEN) 53.2 A  Antonio Medina (VEN) 55.1 A  Jorge Almeida (ECU) 55.8 A
High Jump  Roberto Abugattás (PER) 1.95 A  Oscar Canqui (PER) 1.90 A  Luis Planchart (VEN) 1.90 A
Pole Vault  Parmenio Restrepo (COL) 4.10 A  César Quintero (COL) 4.10 A  Héctor Thomas (VEN) 4.10 A
Long Jump  Héctor Thomas (VEN) 7.48 A  Juan Muñoz (VEN) 7.07 A  Roberto Caravaca (VEN) 6.93 A
Triple Jump  Clevis Fuentes (VEN) 14.91 A  Iván Baldayo (VEN) 14.88 A  José López (VEN) 14.41 A
Shot Put  Dagoberto González (COL) 14.75 A  Héctor Thomas (VEN) 14.12 A  Jaime Paz (ECU) 13.64 A
Discus Throw  Dagoberto González (COL) 49.75 A  Héctor Thomas (VEN) 42.57 A  Wenceslao Lamas (ECU) 42.35 A
Hammer Throw  Daniel Cereali (VEN) 51.89 A  Marcelino Borrero (COL) 51.18 A  Paul Hurtado (PER) 48.79 A
Javelin Throw  Jesús Rodríguez (VEN) 62.62 A  Ramón Rodríguez (VEN) 61.99 A  Héctor Thomas (VEN) 60.56 A
Pentathlon  Héctor Thomas (VEN) 3376 A  Roberto Carbalo (VEN) 3262 A  Ramón Iriarte (VEN) 3075 A
4 x 100 metres relay  Colombia 40.8 A  Panama 41.6 A  Venezuela 41.6 A
4 x 400 metres relay  Colombia 3:09.4 A  Venezuela 3:12.3 A  Peru 3:14.0 A

Women

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres  Sandra Sealy (PAN) 12.3 A  Omaira Villalobos (VEN) 12.5 A  Gisela Vidal (VEN) 12.5 A
200 metres  Sandra Sealy (PAN) 25.3 A  Gisela Vidal (VEN) 25.6 A  Fabiola Quiñónez (ECU) 26.1 A
80 metres hurdles  Gisela Vidal (VEN) 11.8 A  Elvira Quiñonez (ECU) 12.1 A  Gloria Aguirre (COL) 12.9 A
High Jump  Julia Barrera (PER) 1.45 A  Flora Cosier (VEN) 1.45 A  Patricia Montero (PER) 1.45 A
Long Jump  Gisela Vidal (VEN) 5.67 A  Omaira Villalobos (VEN) 5.47 A  Cristina Infante (ECU) 5.42 A
Shot Put  Francisca Roberts (VEN) 12.26 A  María Luz Cabezas (ECU) 11.52 A  Delia Vera (PER) 11.46 A
Discus Throw  Isolina Vergara (COL) 38.60 A  Beverly Eloisa Oglivie de James (PAN)[5][6][7] 33.36 A  Patricia Andrus (VEN) 32.45 A
Javelin Throw  Delia Vera (PER) 39.08 A  Flor Umaña (COL) 38.04 A  Patricia Andrus (VEN) 34.21 A
4 x 100 metres relay  Venezuela 48.8 A  Colombia 49.8 A  Ecuador 49.8 A

Medal table (unofficial)

  The host country is highlighted in lavender blue
Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1  Colombia 14 7 2 23
2  Venezuela 11 16 12 39
3  Peru 3 1 5 9
4  Panama 2 2 0 4
5  Ecuador 0 4 10 14
6  Bolivia 0 0 1 1

References

  1. ↑ Jaimes C., Humberto (November 21, 1965), Programa (in Spanish), El Tiempo, p. 9 (original page no.: 17), retrieved January 13, 2013
  2. ↑ Gamarra Zorrilla, José, Bolivia Olímpica Capítulos VI al VIII (in Spanish), ANDES Academia del Conocimiento y el Desarrollo "Fernando Diez de Medina", retrieved June 28, 2012
  3. ↑ CUADRO DE MEDALLISTAS ECUATORIANOS EN LA HISTORIA DE LOS J. D. B. POR EDICIÓN (in Spanish), Comité Olímpico Ecuatoriano, retrieved June 28, 2012
  4. ↑ BOLIVARIAN GAMES, Athletics Weekly, retrieved June 27, 2012
  5. ↑ Anthony C. MacLean H., La Historia Paralela: Cronologia Antillana Panameña 1821-1999, pp. 18–20 in Presencia Panameña 11/15, November 2009. Also available at .
  6. ↑ N.N. (November 22, 1965), Resultados de Atletismo (in Spanish), El Tiempo, p. 17, retrieved December 17, 2013
  7. ↑ N.N. (November 29, 1965), Subcampeones en Femenino (in Spanish), El Tiempo, p. 17, retrieved December 17, 2013. Photo of the podium with Isolina Vergara the gold medalist and the silver medalist from Panama.