Athletics competitions at the 1981 Bolivarian Games were held in Barquisimeto, Venezuela, between December 4–14, 1981.
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 38 events were contested, 23 by men and 15 by women.
Medal summary
Medal winners were published.
Men 100 metres 10.81 10.84 10.87200 metres (wind: 3.0 m/s) 21.01 w 21.13 w 21.24 w400 metres 45.78 48.97 47.31800 metres 1:50.11 1:50.14 1:50.481500 metres 3:45.54 3:46.92 3:48.945000 metres 14:13.93 14:19.86 14:21.8110000 metres 29:41.99 30:09.93 30:39.89Marathon 2:23:07 2:24:08 2:24:53110 metres hurdles 14.42 14.49 14.91400 metres hurdles 52.28 52.65 53.013000 metres steeplechase 9:01.81 9:02.90 9:17.734 x 100 metres relayAlfonso PittersHéctor DaleyFernando RamseyFlorencio Aguilar 40.21Anibal VallenillaÁngel AndradeJosé ChacínJ. Anton 40.46Jesús BetancourtFabio GarcíaF. ValoisManuel Ramírez 41.354 x 400 metres relayErick PhillipsM. UlacioOswaldo ZeaRamón Reyes 3:08.50F. ValoisJesús BetancourtGabriel LoperasManuel Ramírez 3:13.22José Luis ValverdeA. BassiRoberto GonzalesMoisés del Castillo 3:22.6620 Kilometres Road Walk 1:37:56 1:38:07 1:41:15High Jump 2.08 2.03 2.00Pole vault 4.50 4.40 3.90Long Jump 7.42 7.07Triple Jump 14.87 14.77 14.68Shot Put 15.58 15.33 14.50Discus Throw 49.38 47.70 46.32Hammer throw 54.10 51.72 51.12Javelin throw 71.06 70.22 68.28Decathlon 6743 6620 6298
Women 100 metres (wind: 2.4 m/s) 11.91 w 12.31 w 12.33 w200 metres 24.10 24.59 24.66400 metres 53.64 55.19 55.40800 metres 2:10.49 2:11.26 2:12.441500 metres 4:29.80 4:34.87 4:42.033000 metres 9:59.97 10:02.59 10:09.43100 metres hurdles 13.83 14.10 16.524 x 100 metres relayP. MoralesMartha MeléndezÁngela MancillaEucaris Caicedo 45.8María BustiosCarmela BolívarRocío RocaBrigitte Winter 47.5 4 x 400 metres relayAmparo AlbaMartha MeléndezÁngela MancillaEucaris Caicedo 3:44.38Belkis SuberoE. GuzmánE. ConstantiFlorencia Chilberry 3:50.72Brigitte WinterSonia GaldosMaría BustiosCarmela Bolívar 4:12.90High Jump 1.65 1.55 1.50Long Jump 6.00 6.00 5.84Shot Put 14.51 13.34 13.20Discus Throw 42.76 42.64 41.10Javelin throw 48.94 47.78 47.12Heptathlon 5375 4749 4626
Medal table (unofficial)
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