Athletics at the 1965 Bolivarian Games

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Athletics at the V Bolivarian Games
Host cityQuito, Ecuador Ecuador
Venue
LevelSenior
Events30 (21 men, 9 women)
Participation6 nations

1965 Bolivarian Games

Athletics competitions at the 1965 Bolivarian Games were held at the [1] in Quito, Ecuador.

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.[2] Gold medal winners from Ecuador were published by the Comité Olímpico Ecuatoriano.[3]

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

Medal summary[]

Medal winners were published.[4]

Men[]

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres  Arquímedes Herrera (VEN) 10.4 A  Manuel Planchart (VEN) 10.7 A  Gerardo Di Tolla (PER) 10.7 A
200 metres  Pedro Grajales (COL) 20.9 A  Manuel Planchart (VEN) 21.2 A  Arquímedes Herrera (VEN) 21.5 A
400 metres  Pedro Grajales (COL) 46.9 A  Manuel Planchart (VEN) 47.7 A   (ECU) 48.0 A
800 metres   (COL) 1:52.3 A   (ECU) 1:55.7 A   (ECU) 1:56.7 A
1500 metres  Álvaro Mejía (COL) 3:57.2 A   (COL) 4:03.2 A   (ECU) 4:04.2 A
5000 metres  Álvaro Mejía (COL) 15:00.9 A   (COL) 16:08.4 A   (ECU) 16:20.6 A
10,000 metres  Álvaro Mejía (COL) 32:22.5 A   (COL) 33:16.7 A   (BOL) 34:03.6 A
Half marathon   (COL) 1:11:14 A  Gustavo Gutiérrez (ECU) 1:12:25 A   (COL) 1:13:17 A
110 metres hurdles  Hernando Arrechea (COL) 14.5 A   (VEN) 14.9 A   (VEN) 15.4 A
400 metres hurdles   (VEN) 53.2 A   (VEN) 55.1 A   (ECU) 55.8 A
High Jump  Roberto Abugattás (PER) 1.95 A   (PER) 1.90 A   (VEN) 1.90 A
Pole Vault   (COL) 4.10 A   (COL) 4.10 A  Héctor Thomas (VEN) 4.10 A
Long Jump  Héctor Thomas (VEN) 7.48 A   (VEN) 7.07 A   (VEN) 6.93 A
Triple Jump   (VEN) 14.91 A   (VEN) 14.88 A   (VEN) 14.41 A
Shot Put   (COL) 14.75 A  Héctor Thomas (VEN) 14.12 A   (ECU) 13.64 A
Discus Throw   (COL) 49.75 A  Héctor Thomas (VEN) 42.57 A   (ECU) 42.35 A
Hammer Throw  Daniel Cereali (VEN) 51.89 A   (COL) 51.18 A   (PER) 48.79 A
Javelin Throw   (VEN) 62.62 A   (VEN) 61.99 A  Héctor Thomas (VEN) 60.56 A
Pentathlon  Héctor Thomas (VEN) 3376 A   (VEN) 3262 A   (VEN) 3075 A
4 x 100 metres relay  Colombia 40.8 A  Panama 41.6 A  Venezuela 41.6 A
4 x 400 metres relay  Colombia 3:09.4 A  Venezuela 3:12.3 A  Peru 3:14.0 A

Women[]

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres   (PAN) 12.3 A   (VEN) 12.5 A   (VEN) 12.5 A
200 metres   (PAN) 25.3 A   (VEN) 25.6 A   (ECU) 26.1 A
80 metres hurdles   (VEN) 11.8 A   (ECU) 12.1 A   (COL) 12.9 A
High Jump   (PER) 1.45 A   (VEN) 1.45 A   (PER) 1.45 A
Long Jump   (VEN) 5.67 A   (VEN) 5.47 A   (ECU) 5.42 A
Shot Put   (VEN) 12.26 A   (ECU) 11.52 A   (PER) 11.46 A
Discus Throw   (COL) 38.60 A   de James (PAN)[5][6][7] 33.36 A   (VEN) 32.45 A
Javelin Throw   (PER) 39.08 A   (COL) 38.04 A   (VEN) 34.21 A
4 x 100 metres relay  Venezuela 48.8 A  Colombia 49.8 A  Ecuador 49.8 A

Medal table (unofficial)[]

  *   Host nation (Ecuador)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Colombia (COL)147223
2 Venezuela (VEN)11161239
3 Peru (PER)3159
4 Panama (PAN)2204
5 Ecuador (ECU)*041014
6 Bolivia (BOL)0011
Totals (6 nations)30303090


References[]

  1. ^ Jaimes C., Humberto (November 21, 1965), Programa (in Spanish), El Tiempo, p. 9 (original page no.: 17), retrieved January 13, 2013
  2. ^ 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
  3. ^ 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
  4. ^ BOLIVARIAN GAMES, Athletics Weekly, retrieved June 27, 2012
  5. ^ Anthony C. MacLean H., La Historia Paralela: Cronologia Antillana Panameña 1821-1999, pp. 18–20 in Presencia Panameña 11/15, November 2009. Also available at [1].
  6. ^ N.N. (November 22, 1965), Resultados de Atletismo (in Spanish), El Tiempo, p. 17, retrieved December 17, 2013
  7. ^ N.N. (November 29, 1965), Subcampeones en Femenino (in Spanish), El Tiempo, p. 17, retrieved December 17, 2013. Photo of the podium with Isolina Vergara the gold medalist and the silver medalist from Panama.
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