The 2006 Ibero-American Championships in Athletics (Spanish: XII Campeonato Iberoamericano de Atletismo) was the twelfth edition of the international athletics competition between Ibero-American nations that place at the Francisco Montaner Stadium in Ponce, Puerto Rico between 26–28 May.
It was the first time that Puerto Rico hosted the competition and it won eighteen medals, three of them gold. In the absence of a Cuban delegation, it was Brazil that dominated the championships, taking seventeen golds and 35 medals in total. Spain ranked a distant second with six golds and 23 medals. Colombia won four golds, while Argentina and the Dominican Republic each had three.El Atletismo Ibero-Americano - San Fernando 2010 (pgs. 193-201). RFEA. Retrieved on 2012-01-09.
Only four championship records were broken at the competition: Germán Chiaraviglio and Fabiana Murer improved the men's and women's pole vault records, with Murer's mark being a South American record clearance. Juana Castillo set a new championship and national mark in the heptathlon, while Maíla Machado bettered the 100 metres hurdles time.
Brazil's Elisângela Adriano was the only athlete of the tournament to win two individual events as she completed a shot put and discus throw double. Other prominent performances were Javier Culson's win for the hosts in the 400 metres hurdles, Hudson de Souza and Jéssica Augusto's title defences over 3000 metres, and Irving Saladino's clearance of 8.42 m to win the long jump.
In spite of there generally being a lower standard of performances than at previous meets, some athletes improved their national records. Amarilys Alméstica won the hammer throw with a Puerto Rican record, while her silver medal-winning teammates in the 4×100 metres relay also beat their national mark on home soil.Clavelo Robinson, Javier (2006-05-29). Strong jump performances highlight the Iberoamerican Champs. IAAF. Retrieved on 2012-01-06. Lower down the order, Peru's César Barquero improved the 800 m national mark and Gabriela Traña broke the Costa Rican record for the steeplechase.
Medal summary
Men 100 metres(wind: +0.3 m/s) 10.22 10.32 10.45200 metres(wind: +1.8 m/s) 20.74 20.80 20.84400 metres 45.35 45.91 46.46800 metres 1:46.22 1:48.16 NR 1:48.311500 metres 3:46.99 3:47.37 3:47.483000 metres 8:08.62 8:09.20 8:09.435000 metres 13:42.88 14:03.37 14:07.51110 metres hurdles(wind: +1.2 m/s) 13.51 13.72 13.86400 metres hurdles 49.71 50.22 50.843000 metres steeplechase 8:35.89 8:36.97 8:37.784×100 metres relay Irving GuerreroJoel BáezJuan SainfleurCarlos García39.65 Anselmo da SilvaBasílio de MoraesVicente de LimaLuís Ambrosio40.52 Luis LópezRoberto RiveraJorge RichardsonEmilio Rivera40.594×400 metres relay Pedro MejíaJuan BetancesYoel TapiaArismendy Peguero3:06.11 Fabián MartínezJavier CulsonChristian SantiagoFélix Martínez3:07.27 Luís AmbrosioSanderlei ParrelaThiago ChyaromontAnderson Jorge dos Santos3:25.1820,000 metres walk 1:28:48.36 1:30:43.27 1:32:50.12High jump 2.24 m 2.20 m 2.16 mPole vault 5.70 m CR 5.65 m 5.25 mLong jump 8.42 m 7.84 m 7.67 mTriple jump 16.81 m 16.60 m 15.94 mShot put 18.79 m 18.66 m 18.48 mDiscus throw 59.62 m 53.46 m 53.43 mHammer throw 69.38 m 69.17 m 66.06 mJavelin throw 78.91 m 73.83 m 72.50 mDecathlon 7498 pts 7400 pts 6886 pts
Women 100 metres(wind: -1.1 m/s) 11.61 11.66 11.72200 metres(wind: +0.3 m/s) 23.03 23.23 23.46400 metres 52.87 53.61 53.64800 metres 2:01.62 2:03.43 2:03.761500 metres 4:21.65 4:23.35 4:25.733000 metres 9:06.74 9:15.79 9:19.045000 metres 16:10.32 16:13.67 17:09.70100 metres hurdles(wind: -0.2 m/s) 13.02 CR 13.39 13.45400 metres hurdles 57.26 58.24 58.563000 metres steeplechase 9:55.95 10:05.74 10:13.664×100 metres relay Maíla MachadoFranciela KrasuckiTathiana IgnácioLuciana dos Santos44.49 Roxana MercadoMilitza CastroJennifer GutiérrezCeliangeli Morales44.50 NR Melisa MurilloFelipa PalaciosDarlenys ObregónNorma González44.794×400 metres relay Ruth GrajedaGabriela MedinaMayra GonzálezNallely Vela3:33.56 Rosibel GarcíaMuriel ConeoDarlenys ObregónNorma González3:37.71 Beatriz CruzMaritza SalasArelys CaroLizaira Del Valle3:38.5110,000 metres walk 45:45.03 46:19.48 NR 46:24.09High jump 1.84 m 1.84 m 1.84 mPole vault 4.56 m CR AR 4.10 m4.10 mNot awardedLong jump 6.54 m 6.25 m 6.09 mTriple jump 13.82 m 13.55 m 13.35 mShot put 16.99 m 16.20 m 15.11 mDiscus throw 58.67 m 53.77 m 50.05 mHammer throw 66.21 m NR 64.59 m 64.52 mJavelin throw 55.12 m 37.86 mTwo entrants onlyHeptathlon 5860 pts CR NR 5468 pts 5448 pts
Medal table
Note: The official medal count from the 2010 RFEA report incorrectly states that Chile won four silvers and six bronze medals. Furthermore, it does not list Heber Viera's 200 m silver medal in Uruguay's tally.El Atletismo Ibero-Americano - San Fernando 2010 (pg. 201). RFEA. Retrieved on 2012-01-09.
Participation Of the twenty-nine member nations of the Asociación Iberoamericana de Atletismo twenty-three sent delegations to the 2006 championships. Andorra, admitted into the organisation in 2005, competed for the first time. All the African nations, except for Angola, were absent, as was the region leader Cuba. A total of 313 athletes took part at the event.El Atletismo Ibero-Americano - San Fernando 2010 (pg. 214). RFEA. Retrieved on 2012-01-08.
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References
Results Meet Results. Athlecac. Retrieved on 2012-01-09. El Atletismo Ibero-Americano - San Fernando 2010 (pgs. 193-201). RFEA. Retrieved on 2012-01-09.