X Ibero-American Championships | |
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Dates | 11 & 12 May |
Host city | Ciudad de Guatemala, Guatemala |
Venue | Estadio Cementos Progreso |
Events | 44 |
Participation | 312 athletes from 21 nations |
Records set | 6 Championship records |
The 2002 Ibero-American Championships in Athletics (Spanish: X Campeonato Iberoamericano de Atletismo) was the tenth edition of the international athletics competition between Ibero-American nations which was held at the Estadio Cementos Progreso in Ciudad de Guatemala, Guatemala on 11 and 12 May. A total of 328 athletes participated in the 44-event programme. [1] The 3000 metres was introduced for both men and women, replacing the longer 10,000 metres event.
Following on from the success of the 2001 Central American and Caribbean Championships in Athletics and 2001 Central American Games, Guatemala hosted the Ibero-American Championships for the first time. The competition was a factor for selection for the Americas team in the 2002 IAAF World Cup. Cuba, Spain and Portugal all sent small delegations to the competition, which was held at an altitude of 1402 m – a factor which raised performances in the sprints and jumps. [2]
Brazil topped the medal table for the second time running, taking 38 medals (15 of them gold) from the events. Despite its reduced numbers, Cuba placed second as its athletes won eight events and 16 medals overall. Mexico had the next highest number of event winners, with five gold medallists, while Colombia had the third highest medal haul (13). Fifteen of the 21 nations present reached the medal table. [3] [4]
Six new championship records were set at the competition. Maurren Maggi cleared a record of 6.97 m to win the long jump, while Isbel Luaces's javelin throw of 81.64 m bettered the championship record. Vânia Silva improved the women's hammer throw mark by several metres. Uruguay's Heber Viera and Brazil's Vicente de Lima needed a photo finish to separate them in the 100 metres. The Uruguayan took the honours by 2/1000 of a second – a difference which may have been made by de Lima's premature celebration before the line. Viera went on take the 200 metres silver in a Uruguayan record time. [4] [5]
Former Olympic champion Jefferson Pérez was present for the men's racewalk and won by half a minute. Hudson de Souza defended his 800/1500 metres double from the 2000 edition. Others to defend their titles were Alejandra García in the women's pole vault, Felipa Palacios in the 200 m and Gilmar Mayo in the men's high jump. [6]
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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100 metres (Wind: 2.3 m/s) | Roxana Díaz (CUB) | 11.32w | Thatiana Ignácio (BRA) | 11.49w | Severina Cravid (POR) | 11.53w |
200 metres (Wind: 2.7 m/s) | Felipa Palacios (COL) | 22.76w | Roxana Díaz (CUB) | 23.00w | Norma González (COL) | 23.47w |
400 metres | Maria Laura Almirão (BRA) | 52.14 | Lucimar Teodoro (BRA) | 52.55 | Ana Peña (CUB) | 52.74 |
800 metres | Christiane dos Santos (BRA) | 2:06.30 | Sandra Moya (PUR) | 2:06.71 | Niusha Mancilla (BOL) | 2:08.53 |
1500 metres | Adoración García (ESP) | 4:22.37 | Niusha Mancilla (BOL) | 4:25.25 | Valeria Rodríguez (ARG) | 4:27.41 |
3000 metres | Nora Rocha (MEX) | 9:28.12 | Margarita Tapia (MEX) | 9:29.61 | Bertha Sánchez (COL) | 9:34.99 |
5000 metres | Adriana Fernández (MEX) | 16:25.25 | América Mateos (MEX) | 16:26.81 | Lucélia Peres (BRA) | 16:45.25 |
100 metres hurdles | Maíla Machado (BRA) | 13.15 | Gilvaneide de Oliveira (BRA) | 13.46 | Princesa Oliveros (COL) | 13.53 |
400 metres hurdles | Isabel Silva (BRA) | 56.99 | Princesa Oliveros (COL) | 57.37 | Yvonne Harrison (PUR) | 58.22 |
3000 metres steeplechase | Michelle Costa (BRA) | 10:36.47 CR | Érika Olivera (CHI) | 10:48.75 | Mónica Amboya (ECU) | 11:02.68 |
4×100 metres relay | Brazil (BRA) Thatiana Ignácio Rosemar Coelho Neto Lucimar de Moura Kátia de Jesus Santos | 44.28 | Colombia (COL) Melissa Murillo Mirtha Brock Felipa Palacios Norma González | 44.44 | Only two teams started | |
4×400 metres relay | Brazil (BRA) Lucimar Teodoro Geisa Coutinho Claudete Alves Pina Maria Laura Almirao | 3:33.13 | Colombia (COL) Felipa Palacios Mirtha Brock Princesa Oliveros Norma González | 3:33.35 | Puerto Rico (PUR) Beatriz Cruz Militza Castro Sandra Moya Yvonne Harrison | 3:34.26 |
20,000 m track walk | Aura Morales (MEX) | 1:36:58 CR | Geovana Irusta (BOL) | 1:37:32 | Francisca Martínez (MEX) | 1:38:28 |
High jump | Juana Arrendel (DOM) | 1.87 m | Luciane Dambacher (BRA) | 1.84 m | Thais de Andrade (BRA) | 1.81 m |
Pole vault † | Alejandra García (ARG) | 4.25 m | Karla da Silva (BRA) | 4.00 m | Alina Alló (ARG) | 3.90 m |
Long jump | Maurren Maggi (BRA) | 6.97 m CR | Yesenia Rivera (PUR) | 6.33 m | Yudelkis Fernández (CUB) | 6.10 m |
Triple jump | Mabel Gay (CUB) | 14.18 m | Jennifer Arveláez (VEN) | 13.65 m | Luciana dos Santos (BRA) | 13.53 m |
Shot put | Yumileidi Cumbá (CUB) | 18.87 m | Martina de la Puente (ESP) | 17.20 m | Elisângela Adriano (BRA) | 16.63 m |
Discus throw | Elisângela Adriano (BRA) | 58.20 m | Yania Ferrales (CUB) | 57.63 m | Luz Dary Castro (COL) | 53.91 m |
Hammer throw | Vânia Silva (POR) | 65.02 m CR | Aldenay Vasallo (CUB) | 63.75 m | Dolores Pedrares (ESP) | 61.83 m |
Javelin throw | Sabina Moya (COL) | 62.62 m | Xiomara Rivero (CUB) | 61.41 m | Marta Míguez (ESP) | 58.06 m |
Heptathlon | Yuleidis Limonta (CUB) | 5593 pts | Elizete da Silva (BRA) | 5288 pts | Anabella von Kesselstatt (ARG) | 5237 pts |
* Host nation (Guatemala)
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Brazil (BRA) | 15 | 13 | 10 | 38 |
2 | Cuba (CUB) | 8 | 6 | 2 | 16 |
3 | Mexico (MEX) | 5 | 4 | 2 | 11 |
4 | Colombia (COL) | 4 | 3 | 6 | 13 |
5 | Spain (ESP) | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 |
6 | Argentina (ARG) | 3 | 0 | 5 | 8 |
7 | Dominican Republic (DOM) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
8 | Portugal (POR) | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
9 | Chile (CHI) | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
10 | Uruguay (URU) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
11 | Ecuador (ECU) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
12 | Venezuela (VEN) | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
13 | Puerto Rico (PUR) | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
14 | Bolivia (BOL) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
15 | Guatemala (GUA)* | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Totals (15 entries) | 44 | 44 | 43 | 131 |
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