Athletics competitions at the 1951 Bolivarian Games were held at the Estadio Olímpico de la Universidad Central de Venezuela in Caracas, Venezuela, between 5-21 December 1951.
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. Gold medal winners from Ecuador were published by the Comité Olímpico Ecuatoriano.
A total of 28 events were contested, 21 by men and 7 by women.
Medal summary
Medal winners were published.
Men 100 metres 10.9 11.0 11.0200 metres 22.1 22.2 22.4400 metres 48.0 48.4 50.8800 metres 1:58.0 1:59.6 2:00.41500 metres 4:05.2 4:05.8 4:09.45000 metres 16:17.1 16:17.3 16:18.810,000 metres 33:49.3 34:01.4 34:18.8Half Marathon 1:13:17 1:13:50 1:14:19110 metres hurdles 14.9 15.5 15.5400 metres hurdles 55.4 56.7 56.94 x 100 metres relayArmando ZapataMáximo ReyesMiguel León PizzarroGerardo Salazar 42.0Marcos WilsonCirilo McSweenSam LaBeachClayton Clarke 42.2Jaime AparicioLibardo MoraLeonardo CañasAristipo Lerma 43.04 x 400 metres relayMarcos WilsonClayton ClarkeFrank PrinceSam LaBeach 3:16.5Juan LeivaFilemón CamachoMiguel ArdínGuillermo Gutiérrez 3:23.1Aristipo LermaEuclides MeloLibardo MoraJaime Aparicio 3:24.8High jump 1.81 1.77 Pole vault 3.75 3.75 3.65Long jump 7.20 6.93 6.79Triple jump 15.00 14.53 13.77Shot put 13.38 12.35 12.24Discus throw 41.85 40.41 40.21Hammer throw 43.71 42.14 41.47Javelin throw 54.49 52.77 51.60Pentathlon 3115 2742 2631
Women 50 metres 6.5 6.8 6.8100 metres 12.5 12.7 12.780 metres hurdles 13.3 13.6 13.64 x 100 metres relayEsther StewartDolores WorrellAdelina BernardCarlota Gooden 49.5Isidora AparicioJulia ReynaBrigida GonzalesRaquel Torres 51.3Julia CondoreDora RiveroMaría Luiza HernándezJosefina Romero 52.9High jump 1.47 1.41 1.38Discus throw 35.10 33.46 30.17Javelin throw 36.22 34.55 33.35
Medal table (unofficial)
References