Athletics at the 1998 South American Games
| Athletics at the VI South American Games | |
|---|---|
 Estadio Alejandro Serrano Aguilar | |
| Dates | October 26–30 |
| Host city | Cuenca, Ecuador  |
| Venue | Estadio Alejandro Serrano Aguilar |
| Level | Senior |
| Events | 45 (24 men, 21 women) |
Athletics events at the 1998 South American Games were held at the next to the Estadio Alejandro Serrano Aguilar in Cuenca, Ecuador, between October 26–30, 1998.[1] A total of 45 events were contested, 24 by men and 21 by women. Brazil and Venezuela did not participate in the athletics events.
For the first time, a minimum participation of 4 nations per event was required to award a full set of medals. Men's triple jump and women's 4 x 400 m relay events were concerned, where athletes coming in third did not get bronze medals.[2] Women's marathon was completely cancelled, because there would have been only athletes from host country Ecuador.[3]
Medal summary[]
Medal winners were published in a book by written Argentinian journalist Ernesto Rodríguez III with support of the Argentine Olympic Committee (Spanish: Comité Olímpico Argentino) under the auspices of the Ministry of Education (Spanish: Ministerio de Educación de la Nación) in collaboration with the Office of Sports (Spanish: Secretaría de Deporte de la Nación).[2] Eduardo Biscayart supplied the list of winners and their results.[4] Further results were published elsewhere,[3][5][6][7][8][9][10] or can be found in athlete's IAAF biographies.[11]
All results are marked as "affected by altitude" (A), because the stadium in Cuenca is situated 2536 m above sea level.
Men[]
Notes[]
†: No medal because of lack of minimum participation.
Women[]
Notes[]
†: No medal because of lack of minimum participation.
Medal table (unofficial)[]
* Host nation (Ecuador)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ecuador* | 16 | 16 | 20 | 52 |
| 2 |  Colombia | 12 | 5 | 2 | 19 |
| 3 |  Chile | 7 | 12 | 9 | 28 |
| 4 |  Argentina | 7 | 2 | 1 | 10 |
| 5 |  Peru | 1 | 4 | 6 | 11 |
| 6 |  Uruguay | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 7 |  Paraguay | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 |  Bolivia | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| Totals (8 nations) | 45 | 45 | 42 | 132 | |
Notes[]
†: In contrast to the unofficial count above, only 15 gold, 14 silver and 19 bronze medals for Ecuador are published.[10] There might have been further events than marked above falling short of participants leading to a reduced number of medals.
References[]
- ^ CUENCA 98, ECUADOR, VI JUEGOS SUDAMERICANOS, Fecha de apertura: 21 de octubre de 1998, Fecha de clausura: 31 de octubre de 1998 (in Spanish), ODESUR, archived from the original on 2014-03-15, retrieved June 15, 2012
- ^ a b Rodríguez III, Ernesto (2010), LIBROS DEL CICLO OLÍMPICO ARGENTINO - Libro I de los Juegos Odesur 1978-2010 (in Spanish) (1a. ed.), Buenos Aires: Alarco Ediciones, p. 192, ISBN 978-987-1367-18-4, archived from the original on 2012-01-04, retrieved June 3, 2012
- ^ a b ORO PARA ECUADOR EN LA PISTA (in Spanish), Explored, Quito, Ecuador, 27 October 1998, archived from the original on 6 January 2013, retrieved 15 June 2012
- ^ SOUTH AMERICAN (ODESUR) GAMES, Athletics Weekly, retrieved June 3, 2012
- ^ ECUADOR BRILLA EN ATLETISMO (in Spanish), Explored, Quito, Ecuador, 28 October 1998, archived from the original on 6 January 2013, retrieved 15 June 2012
- ^ TRES BAäO DE ORO PARA ECUADOR (in Spanish), Explored, Quito, Ecuador, 29 October 1998, archived from the original on 6 January 2013, retrieved 15 June 2012
- ^ 20 KILOMETROS DE SOLEDAD (in Spanish), Explored, Quito, Ecuador, 30 October 1998, archived from the original on 6 January 2013, retrieved 15 June 2012
- ^ ECUADOR CERRO CON MAS (in Spanish), Explored, Quito, Ecuador, 31 October 1998, archived from the original on 23 September 2018, retrieved 15 June 2012
- ^ EN CUENCA CAYERON RECORDS (in Spanish), Explored, Quito, Ecuador, 1 November 1998, archived from the original on 6 January 2013, retrieved 15 June 2012
- ^ a b EL ATLETISMO DIO MUCHAS ALEGRIAS A LOS ECUATORIANOS (in Spanish), Explored, Quito, Ecuador, 1 November 1998, archived from the original on 6 January 2013, retrieved 15 June 2012
- ^ Welcome to the Athletes’ Biographies section., IAAF, archived from the original on 18 June 2012, retrieved 15 June 2012
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