Athletics at the 1977 Bolivarian Games

Athletics at the VIII Bolivarian Games
Estadio Hernando Siles, La Paz, (2012)
Host city La Paz, Bolivia Bolivia
Date(s) October 15-29, 1996
Main stadium Estadio Hernando Siles
Level Senior
Events 37 (23 men, 14 women)


The Athletics competitions in the 1977 Bolivarian Games were held at Estadio Hernando Siles in La Paz, Bolivia, on October 15-29, 1996.

A detailed history of the early Bolivarian Games, 1938 to 1989, was 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]

In 1977, total of 37 events were contested: 23 by men and 14 by women.

Medal summary[3]

All results are marked as "affected by altitude" (A), because the stadium in La Paz is located at 3,637 metres (11,932 ft) above sea level.

Starting January 1, 1977, the International Association of Athletics Federations required fully automatic timing to the hundredth of a second for events up to 400 metres.[3] Some results in the middle and long distance events that did not have fully automatic timing are marked (a).

Men

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres  Miguel Sulbarán (VEN) 10.42 A  Fernando Acevedo (PER) 10.43 A  José Chacín (VEN) 10.62 A
200 metres  Fernando Acevedo (PER) 20.82 A  Víctor Escobar (VEN) 21.30 A  José Chacín (VEN) 21.50 A
400 metres  Fernando Acevedo (PER) 45.43 A  Hipólito Brown (VEN) 46.97 A  Alexis Herrera (VEN) 47.36 A
800 metres  Hugo Villegas (COL) 1:56.5 a A  Luis Velázquez (VEN) 1:56.9 a A  Pedro Foronda (BOL) 1:56.9 a A
1500 metres  Jairo Cubillos (COL) 3:58.3 a A  Hugo Villegas (COL) 4:04.6 a A  Baltazar Cuartos (COL) 4:06.1 a A
5000 metres  Jairo Correa (COL) 15:21.4 a A  Jairo Cubillos (COL) 15:42.5 a A  Luis Tipán (ECU) 15:50.2 a A
10000 metres  Luis Tipán (ECU) 32:24.77 A  Alfonso Torres (COL) 32:42.4 a A  Luis Camacho (ECU) 32:48.7 a A
Half Marathon  Luis Tipán (ECU) 1:12:02 A  Alfonso Torres (COL) 1:14:00 A  Luis Camacho (ECU) 1:15:16 A
3000 metres steeplechase  Jairo Correa (COL) 9:39.99 A  Lucirio Garrido (VEN) 10:11.0 a A  Francisco Linares (PER) 10:16.5 a A
110 metres hurdles  Jesús Villegas (COL) 14.43 A  Oscar Marín (VEN) 14.56 A  Roberto Gonzáles (PER) 14.76 A
400 metres hurdles  Fabio Zúñiga (COL) 51.94 A  Moisés Zambrano (VEN) 53.58 A  Jorge Gómez (VEN) 54.22 A
High Jump  Roberto Abugattás (PER) 2.10 A  Luis Arbulú (PER) 2.05 A  Carlos Guillén (BOL) 1.99 A
Pole Vault  Astulfo Izquel (VEN) 4.10 A  Ciro Valdés (COL) 4.00 A  Carlos Faneit (VEN) 3.80 A
Long Jump  Benigno Chourio (VEN) 7.25 A  Ronald Raborg (PER) 7.17 A  Densy Sprice (VEN) 7.12 A
Triple Jump  José Salazar (VEN) 15.20 A  Densy Sprice (VEN) 14.81 A  Ronald Raborg (PER) 14.64 A
Shot Put  José Carreño (VEN) 15.95 A  Jesús Ramos (VEN) 15.87 A  Modesto Barreto (COL) 15.27 A
Discus Throw  Modesto Barreto (COL) 47.04 A  Julio Alexander (VEN) 44.12 A  José Carreño (VEN) 44.06 A
Hammer Throw  Edgar Yarce (COL) 53.14 A  Pedro Quintana (VEN) 52.62 A  Marcos Borregales (VEN) 51.52 A
Javelin Throw  Mario Sotomayor (COL) 71.88 A  Miro Ronac (PER) 59.24 A  Oswaldo Torres (VEN) 56.76 A
Decathlon  Ramón Montezuma (VEN) 6899 A  Juan Ríos (VEN) 6252 A  Oswaldo Ríos (VEN) 6019 A
20 Kilometres Road Walk  Ernesto Alfaro (COL) 1:56:20 A  Eduardo Quelale (BOL) 1:58:46 A  Jorge Lazcano (ECU) 1:59:35 A
4 x 100 metres relay  Venezuela 40.28 A  Peru 41.17 A  Colombia 41.84 A
4 x 400 metres relay  Venezuela 3:12.85 A  Colombia 3:13.3 a A  Peru 3:16.8 a A

Women

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres  Carmela Bolívar (PER) 12.07 A  Edith Noeding (PER) 12.14 A  Martha Meléndez (COL) 12.23 A
200 metres  Eucaris Caicedo (COL) 24.10 A  Elsa Antúnez (VEN) 24.64 A  Carmela Bolívar (PER) 24.64 A
400 metres  Eucaris Caicedo (COL) 54.76 A  Adriana Marchena (VEN) 55.90 A  Janeth Carvajal (VEN) 58.72 A
800 metres  Adriana Marchena (VEN) 2:21.3 a A  Nubia Medina (COL) 2:22.1 a A  Laura Méndez (ECU) 2:22.4 a A
1500 metres  Teresa Rodríguez (COL) 5:02.88 A  Mery Rojas (BOL) 5:03.0 a A  Sara Vincenti (BOL) 5:03.3 a A
100 metres hurdles  Edith Noeding (PER) 13.80 A  Nancy Vallecilla (ECU) 14.03 A  Evelyn Abreu (VEN) 14.99 A
High Jump  Evelyn Jabiles (PER) 1.73 A  Ana Rojas (VEN) 1.71 A  Linda Spenst (BOL) 1.71 A
Long Jump  Nancy Vallecilla (ECU) 6.06 A  Edith Noeding (PER) 5.99 A  Sorelis Bohórquez (VEN) 5.75 A
Shot Put  Patricia Andrus (VEN) 13.17 A  Luz María Quiñonez (ECU) 12.54 A  Patricia Guerrero (PER) 12.21 A
Discus Throw  Luz María Quiñonez (ECU) 40.46 A  Patricia Andrus (VEN) 40.30 A  Betty Jones (VEN) 33.28 A
Javelin Throw  Mariela Zapata (COL) 49.34 A  Patricia Guerrero (PER) 45.52 A  Elizabeth Hernández (VEN) 41.24 A
Pentathlon  Nancy Vallecilla (ECU) 3753 A  Alix Castillo (VEN) 3521 A  Linda Spenst (BOL) 3355 A
4 x 100 metres relay  Peru 47.62 A  Bolivia 48.20 A
4 x 400 metres relay  Venezuela 3:56.06 A  Colombia 4:01.1 a A  Ecuador 4:03.9 a A

Medal table (unofficial)

  The host country is highlighted in lavender blue
Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1  Colombia 14 8 4 26
2  Venezuela 11 16 15 42
3  Peru 7 8 6 21
4  Ecuador 5 2 6 13
5  Bolivia 0 3 5 8

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. ↑ 3.0 3.1 BOLIVARIAN GAMES, Athletics Weekly, retrieved June 27, 2012