Athletics at the 1951 Bolivarian Games

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Athletics at the III Bolivarian Games
DatesDecember 5-21
Host cityCaracas, Venezuela Venezuela
VenueEstadio Olímpico de la Universidad Central de Venezuela
LevelSenior
Events28 (21 men, 7 women)
← 1947/8 Lima

1951 Bolivarian Games

Athletics competitions at the 1951 Bolivarian Games were held at the Estadio Olímpico de la Universidad Central de Venezuela in Caracas, Venezuela, between 5-21 December 1951.

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 28 events were contested, 21 by men and 7 by women.

Medal summary[]

Medal winners were published.[3]

Men[]

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres   (PER) 10.9   (ECU) 11.0   (PAN) 11.0
200 metres   (PER) 22.1  Jaime Aparicio (COL) 22.2   (PAN) 22.4
400 metres   (PAN) 48.0  Guillermo Gutiérrez (VEN) 48.4   (VEN) 50.8
800 metres   (PAN) 1:58.0   (COL) 1:59.6  Filemón Camacho (VEN) 2:00.4
1500 metres   (PAN) 4:05.2   (COL) 4:05.8  Filemón Camacho (VEN) 4:09.4
5000 metres   (PAN) 16:17.1   (PER) 16:17.3   (COL) 16:18.8
10000 metres   (PER) 33:49.3   (BOL) 34:01.4   (COL) 34:18.8
Half Marathon   (COL) 1:13:17   (COL) 1:13:50   (BOL) 1:14:19
110 metres hurdles  Teófilo Davis Bell (VEN) 14.9  Hernán Alzamora (PER) 15.5   (COL) 15.5
400 metres hurdles  Jaime Aparicio (COL) 55.4   (COL) 56.7   (PER) 56.9
High Jump  Teófilo Davis Bell (VEN) 1.81   (PER) 1.77
Pole Vault  Jaime Piqueras (PER) 3.75  Luis Ganoza (PER) 3.75   (VEN) 3.65
Long Jump  Asnoldo Devonish (VEN) 7.20  Máximo Reyes (PER) 6.93   (COL) 6.79
Triple Jump  Asnoldo Devonish (VEN) 15.00   (PER) 14.53  Jorge Mendoza (PER) 13.77
Shot Put   (VEN) 13.38   (VEN) 12.35   (ECU) 12.24
Discus Throw   (VEN) 41.85  Manuel Consiglieri (PER) 40.41   (ECU) 40.21
Hammer Throw   (PER) 43.71   (COL) 42.14  Manuel Consiglieri (PER) 41.47
Javelin Throw   (PER) 54.49   (PER) 52.77   (VEN) 51.60
Pentathlon  Brígido Iriarte (VEN) 3115  Hernán Alzamora (PER) 2742   (VEN) 2631
4 x 100 metres relay  Peru 42.0  Panama 42.2  Colombia 43.0
4 x 400 metres relay  Panama 3:16.5  Venezuela 3:23.1  Colombia 3:24.8

Women[]

Event Gold Silver Bronze
50 metres  Carlota Gooden (PAN) 6.5   (PAN) 6.8   (PER) 6.8
100 metres  Carlota Gooden (PAN) 12.5   (PAN) 12.7   (PER) 12.7
80 metres hurdles   (ECU) 13.3   (PER) 13.6   (PER) 13.6
High Jump  Jacinta Sandiford (ECU) 1.47   (VEN) 1.41   (PER) 1.38
Discus Throw   (PER) 35.10   (VEN) 33.46   (VEN) 30.17
Javelin Throw   (VEN) 36.22   (PER) 34.55   (VEN) 33.35
4 x 100 metres relay  Panama 49.5  Peru 51.3  Venezuela 52.9


Medal table (unofficial)[]

  *   Host nation (Venezuela)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Peru (PER)812727
2 Venezuela (VEN)*85922
3 Panama (PAN)83213
4 Colombia (COL)26614
5 Ecuador (ECU)2125
6 Bolivia (BOL)0112
Totals (6 nations)28282783


References[]

  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
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