2012 Ibero-American Championships in Athletics
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| XV Ibero-American Championships | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Dates | 8–10 June |
| Host city | Barquisimeto, Venezuela |
| Venue | Polideportivo Máximo Viloria |
| Events | 44 |
| Participation | 362 athletes from 24 nations |
| Records set | 4 Championship records |
The 2012 Ibero-American Championships in Athletics (Spanish: XV Campeonato Iberoamericano de Atletismo) was the fifteenth edition of the international athletics competition between Ibero-American nations. It was held at the Polideportivo Máximo Viloria in Barquisimeto, Venezuela between 8–10 June. Twenty-five nations and a total of 398 athletes participated at the competition.[1]
Initially set to be held in the country's capital Caracas, the competition was moved to Maracay in April 2011.[2] The Venezuelan Sports Ministry had not committed any funds for the event.[3][unreliable source] As a result, the president of the Venezuelan Athletics Federation, Wilfredy León, rescheduled the event following the promise of the Aragua state governor Rafael Isea to help build a new stadium for the championships.[4] However, the new stadium and purpose-built accommodation for the event were not ready within schedule. The event was postponed from May to June, but the project remained off-target and in May 2012 Héctor Rodríguez, the Venezuelan Sports Minister, declared that the competition would be held in Barquisimeto (the host of the 2003 South American Championships).[citation needed]
The highlight performances were two South American records by Brazilians in the women's section. Andressa de Morais threw a record in the discus throw and Lucimara da Silva's heptathlon score was also a Championship record.[5] Barquisimeto native Rosa Rodríguez also set a championship record in the women's hammer throw,[6] while Colombia's James Rendón was the only man to break a competition record, bettering the 20,000 metres walk time.[5]
Argentine thrower Germán Lauro won both the men's shot put and discus events.[7] Ecuador's Álex Quiñónez was the only other athlete to take two individual titles (100 m and 200 m), although Evelyn dos Santos came close by winning the 200 m and finishing second in the 100 m. Becoming one of the oldest gold medallists at the competition, 39-year-old Romary Rifka, who first participated in 1988, won the women's high jump.[6] Brazil, which sent the largest delegation, topped the medal table with fourteen gold medals and a total of 44 overall. Cuba (leaders in 2010) came second with eight golds and eighteen medals. Colombia was third, on six golds, and the hosts Venezuela performed well on home turf, taking fourth place in the table and ten medals from the competition. In addition to the two area records, eleven national records were broken during the competition.[8]
Medal summary
Men
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 metres |  Álex Quiñónez (ECU) |
10.33 |  Sandro Viana (BRA) |
10.42 |  Carlos Rodríguez (PUR) |
10.60 |
| 200 metres | Álex Quiñónez (ECU) |
20.34 NR | Aldemir Gomes da Silva (BRA) |
20.57 | Sandro Viana (BRA) |
20.69 |
| 400 metres | Anderson Henriques (BRA) |
45.59 |  William Collazo (CUB) |
45.80 |  Arturo Ramírez (VEN) |
45.84 |
| 800 metres | Andy González (CUB) |
1:46.93 | Fabiano Peçanha (BRA) |
1:47.15 |  Tayron Reyes (DOM) |
1:48.03 NR |
| 1500 metres | Leandro de Oliveira (BRA) |
3:47.76 |  Alberto Imedio (ESP) |
3:48.46 |  Carlos Díaz (CHI) |
3:48.50 |
| 3000 metres | Víctor Aravena (CHI) |
8:04.46 | Leslie Encima (CHI) |
8:04.99 |  Flávio Seholhe (MOZ) |
8:05.64 NR |
| 5000 metres | Marvin Blanco (VEN) |
14:19.89 |  Javier Carriqueo (ARG) |
14:22.12 |  Veiga Escobedo (MEX) |
14:23.36 |
| 110 metres hurdles | Ignacio Morales (CUB) |
13.54 | Hector Cotto (PUR) |
13.69 | Francisco López (ESP) |
13.77 |
| 400 metres hurdles | Eric Alejandro (PUR) |
49.36 | Amauri Valle (CUB) |
49.69 | Hederson Estefani (BRA) |
49.71 |
| 3000 metres steeplechase | José Peña (VEN) |
8:37.67 | Marvin Blanco (VEN) |
8:45.34 | Gladson Barbosa (BRA) |
8:50.84 |
| 4 × 100 metres relay | Brazil (BRA) Carlos Moares Sandro Viana Nilson André Aldemir da Silva |
38.95 | Venezuela (VEN) Jermaine Chirinos Arturo Ramírez Diego Rivas José Eduardo Acevedo |
39.01 NR | Ecuador (ECU) Jhon Valencia Franklin Nazareno Jhon Tamayo Álex Quiñónez |
40.83 |
| 4 × 400 metres relay | Cuba (CUB) Noel Ruiz Raidel Acea Orestes Rodríguez Williams Collazo |
3:00.43 | Venezuela (VEN) Arturo Ramírez Albert Bravo José Meléndez Omar Longart |
3:01.70 | Dominican Republic (DOM) Gustavo Cuesta Yon Soriano Winder Cuevas Luguelín Santos |
3:03.02 |
| 20,000 metres walk |  James Rendón (COL) |
1:26:12.03 CR | Moacir Zimmermann (BRA) |
1:29:15.59 | Rubén Abreu (CUB) |
1:30:09.14 |
| High jump | Wanner Miller (COL) |
2.28 m | Guilherme Cobbo (BRA) |
2.25 m | Diego Ferrín (ECU) |
2.25 m |
| Pole vault | Germán Chiaraviglio (ARG) |
5.40 m | Augusto Dutra (BRA) |
5.30 m | Yanquier Lara (CUB) |
5.20 m |
| Long jump | Georni Jaramillo (VEN) |
8.02 m | Jean Marie Okutu (ESP) |
7.87 m | Rogério Bispo (BRA) |
7.67 m |
| Triple jump | Yoandri Betanzos (CUB) |
16.75 m | Jefferson Sabino (BRA) |
16.70 m | Jonathan Henrique Silva (BRA) |
16.48 m |
| Shot put | Germán Lauro (ARG) |
20.13 m | Carlos Velis (CUB) |
19.97 m | Darlan Romani (BRA) |
18.93 m |
| Discus throw | Germán Lauro (ARG) |
63.55 m | Ronald Julião (BRA) |
61.67 m | Pedro Cuesta (ESP) |
59.77 m |
| Hammer throw | Roberto Janet (CUB) |
72.74 m | Wagner Domingos (BRA) |
71.91 m | Juan Cerra (ARG) |
70.86 m |
| Javelin throw | Braian Toledo (ARG) |
77.33 m | Arley Ibargüen (COL) |
76.48 m | Dayron Márquez (COL) |
76.48 m |
| Decathlon | Luiz Alberto Araújo (BRA) |
7772 pts | Anderson Venâncio (BRA) |
7482 pts |  Tiago Marco (POR) |
7338 pts |
Women
Medal table
* Host nation (Venezuela)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil | 14 | 17 | 13 | 44 |
| 2 | Cuba | 8 | 6 | 4 | 18 |
| 3 | Colombia | 6 | 3 | 5 | 14 |
| 4 | Venezuela* | 4 | 4 | 2 | 10 |
| 5 | Argentina | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 |
| 6 | Ecuador | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Mexico | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 8 | Chile | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 9 | Puerto Rico | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 10 | Portugal | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 11 |  Peru | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Dominican Republic | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| 13 | Spain | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 14 |  Costa Rica | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Panama | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Paraguay | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 17 | Mozambique | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (17 entries) | 44 | 44 | 44 | 132 | |
Participating nations
Twenty-four members of the Asociación Iberoamericana de Atletismo sent athletes to the event. The level of athlete participation (362 in total) was relatively high compared to previous years although non-American countries representation was rather poor.[9] Aruba participated for the first time. The five member nations not competing were Andorra, Cape Verde, Equatorial Guinea, Guatemala, Guinea-Bissau and São Tomé and Príncipe.
Angola (2)
Argentina (24)
Aruba (1)
Bolivia (3)
Brazil (70)
Chile (10)
Colombia (32)
Costa Rica (3)
Cuba (24)
Dominican Republic (19)
Ecuador (18)
Honduras (8)
Mexico (21)
Mozambique (2)
Nicaragua (3)
Panama (7)
Paraguay (9)
Peru (5)
Portugal (4)
Puerto Rico (12)
El Salvador (2)
Spain (16)
Uruguay (4)
Venezuela (63)
References
- ^ Relación General de Inscritos Archived 2012-06-11 at the Wayback Machine. 2012 Ibero-American Championships. Retrieved on 2012-06-12.
- ^ Aragua será sede del Campeonato Iberoamericano de Atletismo en 2012 Archived 2012-07-28 at archive.today (in Spanish). El Nacional (2011-09-14). Retrieved on 2012-01-10.
- ^ El Iberoamericano de Atletismo se efectuará en Maracay (in Spanish). Correo del Orinoco (2012-01-07). Retrieved on 2012-01-10.
- ^ Iberoamericano de 2012 pasa de Caracas a Maracay Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish). Últimas Noticias.ve (2011-04-08). Retrieved on 2012-01-10.
- ^ a b Biscayart, Eduardo (2012-06-11). Two South American records fall as Ibero-American champs conclude in Barquisimeto. IAAF. Retrieved on 2012-06-12.
- ^ a b Biscayart, Eduardo (2012-06-09). Rodríguez’s home Hammer Throw win tops opening day in Barquisimeto – Ibero American champs, Day 1. IAAF. Retrieved on 2012-06-12.
- ^ Biscayart, Eduardo (2012-06-10). Lauro and Arcanjo shine in Barquisimeto – Ibero-American champs, Day 2. IAAF. Retrieved on 2012-06-12.
- ^ IbAmC Barquisimeto VEN 8 - 10 June 15th Campeonato Iberoamericano de Atletismo. Tilastopaja. Retrieved on 2012-06-12.
- ^ Listado General de Inscritos - Deporte: ATLETISMO Archived 2013-04-21 at archive.today. 2012 Ibero-American Championships. Retrieved on 2012-06-12.
- Results
- IbAmC Barquisimeto VEN 8 - 10 June 15th Campeonato Iberoamericano de Atletismo. Tilastopaja. Retrieved on 2012-06-12.
