Athletics at the 1981 Bolivarian Games

Athletics competitions at the 1981 Bolivarian Games were held in Barquisimeto, Venezuela, between December 4–14, 1981.

Athletics at the IX Bolivarian Games
DatesDecember 4–14
Host cityBarquisimeto, Venezuela Venezuela
LevelSenior
Events38 (23 men, 15 women)


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 38 events were contested, 23 by men and 15 by women.

Medal summary

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Medal winners were published.[3]

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres   Alfonso Pitters (PAN) 10.81   Hipólito Brown (VEN) 10.84   Florencio Aguilar (PAN) 10.87
200 metres (wind: 3.0 m/s)   Héctor Daley (PAN) 21.01 w   Alfonso Pitters (PAN) 21.13 w   Florencio Aguilar (PAN) 21.24 w
400 metres   Héctor Daley (PAN) 45.78   Ramón Reyes (VEN) 48.97   Erick Phillips (VEN) 47.31
800 metres   Ángel Román (VEN) 1:50.11   Gonzalo Huggins (VEN) 1:50.14   Luis Romero Lizardi (VEN) 1:50.48
1500 metres   Gonzalo Huggins (VEN) 3:45.54   Sidro Aular (VEN) 3:46.92   Jacinto Navarrete (COL) 3:48.94
5000 metres   Silvio Salazar (COL) 14:13.93   Jacinto Navarrete (COL) 14:19.86   José Zapata (VEN) 14:21.81
10000 metres   Silvio Salazar (COL) 29:41.99   Luis Tipán (ECU) 30:09.93   Jesús Zapata (VEN) 30:39.89
Marathon   Eduardo Castellanos (VEN) 2:23:07   Otoniel Atehortua (COL) 2:24:08   Luis Camacho (ECU) 2:24:53
110 metres hurdles   Nelson Rodríguez (VEN) 14.42   Elvis Cedeño (VEN) 14.49   Roberto Gonzáles (PER) 14.91
400 metres hurdles   José Davis (VEN) 52.28   Jesús Betancourt (COL) 52.65   Ricardo Diojo (COL) 53.01
3000 metres steeplechase   Lucirio Garrido (VEN) 9:01.81   Johnny Pérez (BOL) 9:02.90   Regino Munello (VEN) 9:17.73
4 x 100 metres relay   Panama
Alfonso Pitters
Héctor Daley
Fernando Ramsey
Florencio Aguilar
40.21   Venezuela
Anibal Vallenilla
Ángel Andrade
José Chacín
J. Anton
40.46   Colombia
Jesús Betancourt
F. García
F. Valois
Manuel Ramírez
41.35
4 x 400 metres relay   Venezuela
Erick Phillips
M. Ulacio
Oswaldo Zea
Ramón Reyes
3:08.50   Colombia
F. Valois
Jesús Betancourt
Gabriel Loperas
Manuel Ramírez
3:13.22   Peru
José Luis Valverde
A. Bassi
Roberto Gonzales
Moisés del Castillo
3:22.66
20 Kilometres Road Walk   Querubín Moreno (COL) 1:37:56   Héctor Moreno (COL) 1:38:07   Mario Rodríguez (PAN) 1:41:15
High Jump   Oscar Orta (VEN) 2.08   Flavio Figueroa (COL) 2.03   Roberto Salazar (VEN) 2.00
Pole Vault   Carlos Faneit (VEN) 4.50   Manuel Fuentes (VEN) 4.40   Freddy Aberdeen (VEN) 3.90
Long Jump   Oswaldo Torres (VEN) 7.42   Henry Pastorelli (PER) 7.07
Triple Jump   Esteban Copland (VEN) 14.87   Juan Marcovich (PER) 14.77   Flavio Figueroa (COL) 14.68
Shot Put   William Romero (VEN) 15.58   José Carreño (VEN) 15.33   Wilfredo Jaimes (VEN) 14.50
Discus Throw   Luis Palacios (VEN) 49.38   Wilfredo Jaimes (VEN) 47.70   Douglas Fernández (VEN) 46.32
Hammer Throw   Edgar Yarce (COL) 54.10   Raúl Ramón (ECU) 51.72   Rafael Aranaga (VEN) 51.12
Javelin Throw   Eustacio de León (PAN) 71.06   Luis Lucumí (COL) 70.22   Douglas Fernández (VEN) 68.28
Decathlon   Freddy Aberdeen (VEN) 6743   Juan Ríos (VEN) 6620   Félix Marrubo (COL) 6298

Women

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres (wind: 2.4 m/s)   Carmela Bolívar (PER) 11.91 w   Martha Meléndez (COL) 12.31 w   Nancy Guevara (VEN) 12.33 w
200 metres   Eucaris Caicedo (COL) 24.10   Carmela Bolívar (PER) 24.59   Ángela Mancilla (COL) 24.66
400 metres   Eucaris Caicedo (COL) 53.64   Florencia Chilberry (VEN) 55.19   Ángela Mancilla (COL) 55.40
800 metres   Marisela de Díaz (VEN) 2:10.49   Luz Villa (COL) 2:11.26   Virginia Davis (VEN) 2:12.44
1500 metres   Marisela de Díaz (VEN) 4:29.80   Elida Rodríguez (VEN) 4:34.87   Nancy Chiliquinga (ECU) 4:42.03
3000 metres   Marisela de Díaz (VEN) 9:59.97   Nancy Chiliquinga (ECU) 10:02.59   Mery Rojas (BOL) 10:09.43
100 metres hurdles   Nancy Vallecilla (ECU) 13.83   Angie Marie Regis (VEN) 14.10   Ingrid Castillo (VEN) 16.52
4 x 100 metres relay   Colombia
P. Morales
Martha Meléndez
Ángela Mancilla
Eucaris Caicedo
45.8   Peru
María Bustios
Carmela Bolívar
Rocío Roca
Brigitte Winter
47.5
4 x 400 metres relay   Colombia
Amparo Alba
Martha Meléndez
Ángela Mancilla
Eucaris Caicedo
3:44.38   Venezuela
Belkis Subero
E. Guzmán
E. Constanti
Florencia Chilberry
3:50.72   Peru
Brigitte Winter
Sonia Galdos
María Bustios
Carmela Bolívar
4:12.90
High Jump   Iraima Parra (VEN) 1.65   Alix Castillo (VEN) 1.55   Miraida Piñango (VEN) 1.50
Long Jump   Nancy Guevara (VEN) 6.00   Sorelis Bohórquez (VEN) 6.00   Tania Sangronis (VEN) 5.84
Shot Put   Magdalena Gómez (COL) 14.51   María Isabel Urrutia (COL) 13.34   Patricia Guerrero (PER) 13.20
Discus Throw   María Isabel Urrutia (COL) 42.76   Yunaira Piña (VEN) 42.64   Selene Saldarriaga (COL) 41.10
Javelin Throw   Mariela Riera (VEN) 48.94   Patricia Guerrero (PER) 47.78   Yunaira Piña (VEN) 47.12
Heptathlon   Nancy Vallecilla (ECU) 5375   Alix Castillo (VEN) 4749   Ingrid Castillo (VEN) 4626

Medal table (unofficial)

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  *   Host nation (Venezuela)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  Venezuela (VEN)*20181856
2  Colombia (COL)1010828
3  Panama (PAN)5139
4  Ecuador (ECU)2327
5  Peru (PER)14510
6  Bolivia (BOL)0112
Totals (6 entries)383737112


References

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  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