The 2012 Ibero-American Championships in Athletics (Spanish: XV Campeonato Iberoamericano de Atletismo) was the fifteenth edition of the international athletics competition between Ibero-American nations. It was held at the Polideportivo Máximo Viloria in Barquisimeto, Venezuela between 8–10 June. Twenty-five nations and a total of 398 athletes participated at the competition.Relación General de Inscritos . 2012 Ibero-American Championships. Retrieved on 2012-06-12.
Initially set to be held in the country's capital Caracas, the competition was moved to Maracay in April 2011.Aragua será sede del Campeonato Iberoamericano de Atletismo en 2012 . El Nacional (2011-09-14). Retrieved on 2012-01-10. The Venezuelan Sports Ministry had not committed any funds for the event.El Iberoamericano de Atletismo se efectuará en Maracay . Correo del Orinoco (2012-01-07). Retrieved on 2012-01-10. As a result, the president of the Venezuelan Athletics Federation, Wilfredy León, rescheduled the event following the promise of the Aragua state governor Rafael Isea to help build a new stadium for the championships.Iberoamericano de 2012 pasa de Caracas a Maracay . Últimas Noticias.ve (2011-04-08). Retrieved on 2012-01-10. However, the new stadium and purpose-built accommodation for the event were not ready within schedule. The event was postponed from May to June, but the project remained off-target and in May 2012 Héctor Rodríguez, the Venezuelan Sports Minister, declared that the competition would be held in Barquisimeto (the host of the 2003 South American Championships).
The highlight performances were two South American records by Brazilians in the women's section. Andressa de Morais threw a record in the discus throw and Lucimara da Silva's heptathlon score was also a Championship record.Biscayart, Eduardo (2012-06-11). Two South American records fall as Ibero-American champs conclude in Barquisimeto. IAAF. Retrieved on 2012-06-12. Barquisimeto native Rosa Rodríguez also set a championship record in the women's hammer throw,Biscayart, Eduardo (2012-06-09). Rodríguez’s home Hammer Throw win tops opening day in Barquisimeto – Ibero American champs, Day 1. IAAF. Retrieved on 2012-06-12. while Colombia's James Rendón was the only man to break a competition record, bettering the 20,000 metres walk time.
Argentine thrower Germán Lauro won both the men's shot put and discus events.Biscayart, Eduardo (2012-06-10). Lauro and Arcanjo shine in Barquisimeto – Ibero-American champs, Day 2. IAAF. Retrieved on 2012-06-12. Ecuador's Álex Quiñónez was the only other athlete to take two individual titles (100 m and 200 m), although Evelyn dos Santos came close by winning the 200 m and finishing second in the 100 m. Becoming one of the oldest gold medallists at the competition, 39-year-old Romary Rifka, who first participated in 1988, won the women's high jump. Brazil, which sent the largest delegation, topped the medal table with fourteen gold medals and a total of 44 overall. Cuba (leaders in 2010) came second with eight golds and eighteen medals. Colombia was third, on six golds, and the hosts Venezuela performed well on home turf, taking fourth place in the table and ten medals from the competition. In addition to the two area records, eleven national records were broken during the competition.IbAmC Barquisimeto VEN 8 - 10 June 15th Campeonato Iberoamericano de Atletismo. Tilastopaja. Retrieved on 2012-06-12.
Medal summary
Men 100 metres 10.33 10.42 10.60200 metres 20.34 NR 20.57 20.69400 metres 45.59 45.80 45.84800 metres 1:46.93 1:47.15 1:48.03 NR1500 metres 3:47.76 3:48.46 3:48.503000 metres 8:04.46 8:04.99 8:05.64 NR5000 metres 14:19.89 14:22.12 14:23.36110 metres hurdles 13.54 13.69 13.77400 metres hurdles 49.36 49.69 49.713000 metres steeplechase 8:37.67 8:45.34 8:50.844 × 100 metres relayCarlos MoaresSandro VianaNilson AndréAldemir da Silva 38.95Jermaine ChirinosArturo RamírezDiego RivasJosé Eduardo Acevedo 39.01 NRJhon ValenciaFranklin NazarenoJhon TamayoÁlex Quiñónez 40.834 × 400 metres relayNoel RuizRaidel AceaOrestes RodríguezWilliams Collazo 3:00.43Arturo RamírezAlbert BravoJosé MeléndezOmar Longart 3:01.70Gustavo CuestaYon SorianoWinder CuevasLuguelín Santos 3:03.0220,000 metres walk 1:26:12.03 CR 1:29:15.59 1:30:09.14 High jump 2.28 m 2.25 m 2.25 m Pole vault 5.40 m 5.30 m 5.20 m Long jump 8.02 m 7.87 m 7.67 m Triple jump 16.75 m 16.70 m 16.48 m Shot put 20.13 m 19.97 m 18.93 m Discus throw 63.55 m 61.67 m 59.77 m Hammer throw 72.74 m 71.91 m 70.86 m Javelin throw 77.33 m 76.48 m 76.48 m Decathlon 7772 pts 7482 pts 7338 pts
Women 100 metres 11.41 11.44 11.53200 metres 22.99 23.20 23.26400 metres 52.27 52.66 52.72800 metres 2:03.00 2:03.29 2:03.711500 metres 4:20.36 4:20.50 4:21.003000 metres 9:20.07 9:23.17 9:26.985000 metres 16:10.77 16:12.20 16:18.51100 metres hurdles 13.15 13.21 13.24400 metres hurdles 56.99 57.11 57.153000 metres steeplechase 10:24.95 10:28.86 10:44.364 × 100 metres relay Geisa CoutinhoLucimar de MouraEvelyn dos SantosRosângela Santos 43.90Mariely SánchezFany ChalasMarleny MejíaMargarita Manzueta 44.04 NREliecit PalaciosMaría Alejandra IdroboNelcy CaicedoDarlenys Obregón 44.424 × 400 metres relayJoelma das NevesJailma de LimaGeisa CoutinhoLucimar Teodoro 3:28.56Aimée MartínezDaysurami BonneRosemarie AlmanzaAdriana Muñoz 3:29.13Santa FélixYolanda OsanaMarleny MejíaRaysa Sánchez 3:38.4810,000 metres walk 46:21.69 48:48.81 48:10.81 High jump 1.89 m 1.84 m 1.81 m Pole vault 4,50 m 4,10 m 4,10 m Long jump 6.55 m 6.14 m 6.14 m Triple jump 13.64 m 13.46 m 13.28 m Shot put 18.84 m 18.46 m 18.03 m Discus throw 64.21 m AR 57.87 m 57.40 m Hammer throw 71.76 m CR 71.23 m 68.58 m Javelin throw 58.21 m 57.77 m NR 57.14 m Heptathlon 6160 pts AR, CR 5622 pts =NR 5548 pts
Medal table
Participating nations Twenty-four members of the Asociación Iberoamericana de Atletismo sent athletes to the event. The level of athlete participation (362 in total) was relatively high compared to previous years although non-American countries representation was rather poor.Listado General de Inscritos - Deporte: ATLETISMO . 2012 Ibero-American Championships. Retrieved on 2012-06-12. Aruba participated for the first time. The five member nations not competing were Andorra, Cape Verde, Equatorial Guinea, Guatemala, Guinea-Bissau and São Tomé and Príncipe.
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References
Results IbAmC Barquisimeto VEN 8 - 10 June 15th Campeonato Iberoamericano de Atletismo. Tilastopaja. Retrieved on 2012-06-12.
External links Official website