Athletics at the 1985 Bolivarian Games

Athletics at the X Bolivarian Games
Estadio Alejandro Serrano Aguilar (2011)
Dates	November 9–18
Host city	Cuenca, Ecuador
Venue	Estadio Alejandro Serrano Aguilar
Level	Senior
Events	37 (21 men, 16 women)
← 1981 Barquisimeto 1989 Maracaibo → 1985 Bolivarian Games

Athletics competitions at the 1985 Bolivarian Games were held at the Estadio Alejandro Serrano Aguilar in Cuenca, Ecuador, between November 9–18, 1985.

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 37 events were contested, 21 by men and 16 by women.

Medal summary[]

Medal winners were published.^[3]

Men[]

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
100 metres	(PAN)	10.99 A	(COL)	11.02 A	Juan Romero (VEN)	11.08 A
200 metres	(VEN)	21.88 A	(VEN)	22.11 A	(PAN)	22.16 A
400 metres	(VEN)	48.99 A	(COL)	49.77 A	(COL)	49.95 A
800 metres	(VEN)	1:55.4 A	(PER)	1:57.0 A	(COL)	1:57.2 A
1500 metres	(VEN)	4:06.5 A	(VEN)	4:07.6 A	(COL)	4:08.1 A
5000 metres	(COL)	16:08.5 A	(COL)	16:10.7 A	Juan José Castillo (PER)	16:15.2 A
2000 metres steeplechase	Juan José Castillo (PER)	6:08.99 A	(PER)	6:09.94 A	(COL)	6:15.19 A
110 metres hurdles	(COL)	15.0 A	(VEN)	15.2 A	(PAN)	15.5 A
400 metres hurdles	(VEN)	54.81 A	(VEN)	55.58 A	(PER)	55.88 A
High Jump	(PER)	2.10 A	(VEN)	1.96 A	(PER)	1.96 A
Pole Vault	(COL)	4.50 A	(ECU)	4.40 A	(COL)	4.20 A
Long Jump	(VEN)	7.40 A	(COL)	7.16 A	(VEN)	7.04 A
Triple Jump	(VEN)	15.27 A	(VEN)	15.17 A	Ricardo Valiente (PER)	15.16 A
Shot Put	(VEN)	15.29 A	(ECU)	14.59 A	(VEN)	14.51 A
Discus Throw	(VEN)	40.96 A	(VEN)	39.64 A	Guido Rossi (PER)	37.20 A
Hammer Throw	(VEN)	54.06 A	(VEN)	52.80 A	(COL)	52.48 A
Javelin Throw	(VEN)	61.28 A	(VEN)	60.82 A	(COL)	56.42 A
Decathlon	(VEN)	6002 A	(VEN)	5838 A	(ECU)	5518 A
10000 metres Track Walk	(COL)	46:24.1 A	(COL)	46:24.4 A	(ECU)	47:40.6 A
4 x 100 metres relay	Venezuela	41.48 A	Colombia	42.73 A	Peru	42.79 A
4 x 400 metres relay	Colombia	3:18.9 A	Venezuela	3:20.9 A	Ecuador	3:24.4 A

Women[]

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
100 metres	(COL)	12.45 A	(VEN)	12.55 A	(PAN)	12.56 A
200 metres	Ximena Restrepo (COL)	24.93 A	(PAN)	25.66 A	(VEN)	25.87 A
400 metres	(ECU)	58.16 A	(PAN)	58.67 A	(BOL)	59.38 A
800 metres	(VEN)	2:18.71 A	(COL)	2:20.22 A	(BOL)	2:22.91 A
1500 metres	(PER)	5:00.38 A	(ECU)	5:02.09 A	(ECU)	5:05.01 A
3000 metres	(PER)	11:03.90 A	(ECU)	11:08.90 A	(COL)	11:15.69 A
100 metres hurdles	(VEN)	15.25 A	(PER)	15.34 A	(VEN)	16.38 A
200 metres hurdles	(ECU)	30.03 A	(VEN)	30.14 A	(VEN)	30.47 A
High Jump	(COL)	1.71 A	(ECU)	1.61 A	(VEN)	1.61 A
Long Jump	(PER)	5.49 A	(VEN)	5.41 A	(VEN)	5.39 A
Shot Put	(VEN)	12.73 A	(VEN)	11.32 A	(COL)	11.14 A
Discus Throw	(VEN)	44.92 A	(VEN)	44.34 A	(PER)	41.34 A
Javelin Throw	(VEN)	41.40 A	(VEN)	40.06 A	(COL)	37.22 A
Heptathlon	(VEN)	3942 A	(VEN)	3621 A	(PER)	3275 A
4 x 100 metres relay	Colombia	47.89 A	Venezuela	48.59 A	Peru	49.69 A
4 x 400 metres relay	Colombia	3:58.22 A	Venezuela	4:02.26 A	Ecuador	4:02.88 A

Medal table (unofficial)[]

  *   Host nation (Ecuador)

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Venezuela (VEN)	19	20	8	47
2	Colombia (COL)	10	7	10	27
3	Peru (PER)	5	3	9	17
4	Ecuador (ECU)*	2	5	5	12
5	Panama (PAN)	1	2	3	6
6	Bolivia (BOL)	0	0	2	2
Totals (6 nations)		37	37	37	111

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