Athletics at the 1961 Bolivarian Games

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Athletics at the IV Bolivarian Games
DatesDecember
Host cityBarranquilla, Colombia Colombia
LevelSenior
Events30 (21 men, 9 women)

1961 Bolivarian Games

Athletics competitions at the 1961 Bolivarian Games were held in Barranquilla, Colombia, in December, 1961.

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 30 events were contested, 21 by men and 9 by women.


Medal summary[]

Medal winners were published.[3]


Men[]

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres  Horacio Esteves (VEN) 10.4  Rafael Romero (VEN) 10.6   (PAN) 10.8
200 metres  Rafael Romero (VEN) 21.4  Horacio Esteves (VEN) 21.5   (PAN) 22.3
400 metres   (PAN) 49.0   (COL) 49.9   (VEN) 50.3
800 metres  José Neira (COL) 1:53.0  Álvaro Mejía (COL) 1:55.5   (COL) 1:57.7
1500 metres  José Neira (COL) 4:00.1  Álvaro Mejía (COL) 4:02.7   (COL) 4:06.3
5000 metres   (COL) 16:14.2   (COL) 16:15.0   (COL)
10,000 metres   (COL) 34:03.1   (COL) 34:04.8  Hernán Barreneche (COL) 34:36.5
Half Marathon   (COL) 1:11:58  Hernán Barreneche (COL) 1:12:29   (VEN) 1:14:27
110 metres hurdles  Teófilo Davis Bell (VEN) 14.8   (VEN) 14.8   (PAN) 15.1
400 metres hurdles  Víctor Maldonado (VEN) 54.0   (VEN) 55.1   (PAN) 55.3
High Jump  Roberto Abugattás (PER) 1.80   (VEN) 1.75  Héctor Thomas (VEN) 1.75
Pole Vault   (COL) 3.80  Brígido Iriarte (VEN) 3.70   (COL) 3.40
Long Jump   (VEN) 7.22   (VEN) 6.89  Clive Bonas (VEN) 6.81
Triple Jump  Asnoldo Devonish (VEN) 14.13   (COL) 13.32   (VEN) 13.32
Shot Put   (VEN) 14.45  Héctor Thomas (VEN) 13.93   (COL) 13.79
Discus Throw   (COL) 46.05  Héctor Thomas (VEN) 45.42  Daniel Cereali (VEN)
Hammer Throw  Daniel Cereali (VEN) 50.43   (COL) 47.05   (COL) 45.12
Javelin Throw   (VEN) 67.24  Héctor Thomas (VEN) 66.43  Luis Zárate (PER) 60.83
Pentathlon  Héctor Thomas (VEN) 3161   (VEN)   (COL)
4 x 100 metres relay  Venezuela 42.0  Panama  Colombia
4 x 400 metres relay  Venezuela 3:21.8  Colombia 3:26.0  Panama 3:26.3

Women[]

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres  Jean Holmes (PAN) 12.1  Silvia Hunte (PAN) 12.5   (PAN) 13.0
200 metres  Jean Holmes (PAN) 25.4  Silvia Hunte (PAN) 26.5   (PAN) 26.9
80 metres hurdles   (VEN) 12.6   (VEN) 13.6   (COL) 13.8
High Jump   (COL) 1.50   (VEN) 1.40   (VEN) 1.40
Long Jump   (VEN) 4.91   (VEN) 4.83  Alba López (COL) 4.77
Shot Put   (VEN) 12.10   (COL) 10.70   (VEN) 10.64
Discus Throw   (COL) 35.67   (COL) 34.20   (COL) 33.86
Javelin Throw  Alba López (COL) 34.91   (VEN) 32.92   (COL) 32.48
4 x 100 metres relay  Panama 50.0  Colombia 51.7  Venezuela 52.3


Medal table (unofficial)[]

  *   Host nation (Colombia)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Venezuela (VEN)1515939
2 Colombia (COL)*10121335
3 Panama (PAN)43714
4 Peru (PER)1012
Totals (4 nations)30303090


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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