Athletics competitions at the 1989 Bolivarian Games were held at the Estadio José Pachencho Romero in Maracaibo, Venezuela, between January 14–25, 1989.

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 40 events were contested, 23 by men and 17 by women.

Medal summary

Medal winners were published.

Men 100 metres (wind: 4.7 m/s) 10.49 w 10.58 w 10.62 w200 metres (wind: 1.2 m/s) 21.10 21.27 21.51400 metres 46.69 46.87 47.30800 metres 1:51.67 1:52.56 1:53.761500 metres 3:55.54 3:57.03 3:57.625000 metres 14:18.11 14:24.64 14:39.0610000 metres 29:54.22 30:37.65 30:59.62Half Marathon 1:07:46 1:08:25 1:08:433000 metres steeplechase 8:56.98 9:03.87 9:09.29110 metres hurdles (wind: 2.0 m/s) 14.19 14.30 14.43400 metres hurdles 51.56 53.10 53.114 x 100 metres relayBuenoJesús MalavéCristobal CaguaoArnaldo Oquendo 40.66Robinson UrrutiaWilson CañizalesJohn MenaJuan Villamizar 40.91Óscar FernándezDagiauMarco MautinoGiorgio Mautino 41.394 x 400 metres relayArnold CharáJuan VillamizarJavier BermúdezWilson Cañizales 3:13.20 3:13.28 3:17.6320 Kilometres Road Walk 1:29:07 1:29:36 1:30:17High jump 2.14 2.06 2.06Pole vault 4.70 4.70 4.30Long jump 7.36 7.28 7.18Triple jump 15.96 15.92 15.60Shot put 15.38 15.08 13.23Discus throw 46.66 46.06 43.28Hammer throw 57.54 52.48 52.44Javelin throw 71.12 69.94 69.72Decathlon 6637 5034

Women 100 metres (wind: 2.8 m/s) 11.41 w 11.87 w 12.08 w200 metres (wind: 1.8 m/s) 23.36 23.37 24.77400 metres 54.27 57.55 57.66800 metres 2:15.01 2:15.06 2:15.731500 metres 4:35.86 4:37.33 4:39.495000 metres 16:50.28 17:03.60 17:24.05100 metres hurdles 13.59 w 13.92 w 14.81 w400 metres hurdles 61.21 64.00 64.824 x 100 metres relayElia MeraAlejandra QuiñonesAmparo CaicedoNorfalia Carabalí 46.00Carmen MéndezMarbelis BarrigaEmy OchoaLópez 46.91Filomena CasierraCristina BustamanteNancy VallecillaIngrid Rosero 49.354 x 400 metres relayMagaly SegoviaAlejandra QuiñonesMaribelsi PeñaNorfalia Carabalí 3:44.42 Filomena CasierraIngrid RoseroCristina BustamanteAmparo Flores 3:54.3010 Kilometres Track Walk 46:15.2 48:25.8 49:01.6High jump 1.70 1.64 1.61Long jump 5.72 5.65 5.57Shot put 15.41 13.70 13.55Discus throw 50.22 44.30 42.32Javelin throw 54.22 47.52 45.94Heptathlon 5102 4724 4414

Medal table (unofficial)

References