Athletics at the 1973 Bolivarian Games

Athletics at the VII Bolivarian Games
Estadio Rommel Fernández (formerly Estadio Revolución), Ciudad de Panamá (2010)
Host city Ciudad de Panamá, Panamá Panama
Date(s) February 17 - March 3
Main stadium Estadio Revolución
Level Senior
Events 34 (22 men, 12 women)


Athletics competitions at the 1973 Bolivarian Games were held at the Estadio Revolución in Ciudad de Panamá, Panamá, between February 17 - March 3, 1973.

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 34 events were contested, 22 by men and 12 by women.

Medal summary

Medal winners were published.[3]


Men

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres  Félix Mata (VEN) 10.15 w  Carl Edmund (PAN) 10.3 w  Miguel Sulbarán (VEN) 10.5 w
200 metres  Víctor Patínez (VEN) 20.97  Félix Mata (VEN) 21.2  Carl Edmund (PAN) 21.4
400 metres  Fernando Acevedo (PER) 46.50  Víctor Patínez (VEN) 46.63  Erick Phillips (VEN) 47.2
800 metres  Víctor López (VEN) 1:52.0  Wilfredo León (VEN) 1:53.6  Jorge Blackburn (PAN) 1:53.9
1500 metres  Jesús Barrero (COL) 3:59.7  Jorge Ramírez (COL) 4:04.6  Jesús Rendón (VEN) 4:05.6
5000 metres  Víctor Mora (COL) 14:20.0  Jorge Ramírez (COL) 14:52.2  Germán Correa (COL) 14:55.5
10000 metres  Víctor Mora (COL) 29:26.18  Germán Correa (COL) 31:20.22  Gilberto Serna (COL) 31:34.32
Marathon  Gilberto Serna (COL) 2:35:12  Héctor Rodríguez (COL) 2:35:12  Martín Pavón (COL) 2:35:12
3000 metres steeplechase  Víctor Mora (COL) 8:48.7  Rafael Baracaldo (COL) 9:15.5  Jorge Martínez (COL) 9:18.5
110 metres hurdles  Amos Milwood (PAN) 14.3 w  Alfredo Deza (PER) 14.5 w  Enrique Rendón (VEN) 14.6 w
400 metres hurdles  Fabio Zúñiga (COL) 51.10  Ricardo Worrel (PAN) 52.19  Amos Milwood (PAN) 52.79
High Jump  Roberto Abugattás (PER) 2.04  Luis Arbulú (PER) 2.04  Hermes Cabal (COL) 2.01
Pole Vault  Ciro Valdés (COL) 4.30  Héctor Thomas (VEN) 4.30  Luis Cárdenas (PER) 4.10
Long Jump  Jaime Cárter (PAN) 7.37  Jaime Pautt (COL) 7.28  Benigno Chourio (VEN) 7.26
Triple Jump  Edgar Moreno (VEN) 15.65  César Duff (PAN) 15.04  Jaime Pautt (COL) 15.04
Shot Put  José Carreño (VEN) 15.74  Jesús Laya (VEN) 14.84  Jesús Ramos (VEN) 14.69
Discus Throw  Julio Alexander (VEN) 47.90  Jorge Quintero (VEN) 44.40  Zenón Portillo (PAN) 43.36
Hammer Throw  Marcos Borregales (VEN) 51.78  Pelayo Quintana (VEN) 48.20  Eugenio Consiglieri (PER) 48.00
Javelin Throw  Howard Tauro Blake (PAN) 69.54  Eustacio de León (PAN) 66.86  Mario Sotomayor (COL) 65.84
Decathlon  Celso Aragón (COL) 6988  Ramón Montezuma (VEN) 6867  Wiliam López (VEN) 6192
4 x 100 metres relay  Venezuela 40.8  Peru 41.6  Panama 41.9
4 x 400 metres relay  Venezuela 3:09.3  Panama 3:17.1  Peru 3:18.0

Women

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres  Diva Bishop (PAN) 11.7  Carmela Bolívar (PER) 11.8  Margarita Martínez (PAN) 12.4
200 metres (wind: 5.2 m/s)  Diva Bishop (PAN) 24.11 w  Carmela Bolívar (PER) 24.9 w  Mirna Ambursley (PAN) 25.2 w
400 metres  Rosalía Abadía (PAN) 55.9  Magaly Zumaeta (PER) 57.8  Ruby Callist (PAN) 58.8
800 metres  Rosalía Abadía (PAN) 2:13.82  Mirna Ambursley (PAN) 2:16.44  Julia González (VEN) 2:17.92
100 metres hurdles  Edith Noeding (PER) 14.20  Simone Krauthausen (PER) 14.9  Beatriz de Knight (PAN) 15.3
High Jump  Amparo Bravo (COL) 1.58  Patricia Montero (PER) 1.58  Simone Krauthausen (PER) 1.58
Long Jump  Edith Noeding (PER) 6.00 w  Lucía Vaamonde (VEN) 5.87  Carmen Álvarez (VEN) 5.59
Shot Put  Dora Vásquez (VEN) 12.98  Patricia Andrus (VEN) 11.80  Soledad Jiménez (PER) 11.60
Discus Throw  Isolina Vergara (COL) 45.80  Patricia Andrus (VEN) 38.60  María Barrera (PER) 38.58
Javelin Throw  Gladys González (VEN) 43.40  Ana López (PAN) 42.76  Nora Rodríguez (COL) 41.54
Pentathlon  Edith Noeding (PER) 3991  Lucía Vaamonde (VEN) 3825  Simone Krauthausen (PER) 3443
4 x 100 metres relay  Panama 47.3  Peru 47.5  Venezuela 48.2

Medal table (unofficial)

  The host country is highlighted in lavender blue
Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1  Venezuela 11 12 10 33
2  Colombia 10 6 8 24
3  Panama 8 7 9 24
4  Peru 5 9 7 21

References

  1. ↑ 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
  2. ↑ CUADRO DE MEDALLISTAS ECUATORIANOS EN LA HISTORIA DE LOS J. D. B. POR EDICIÓN (in Spanish), Comité Olímpico Ecuatoriano, retrieved June 28, 2012
  3. ↑ BOLIVARIAN GAMES, Athletics Weekly, retrieved June 27, 2012