1999 South American Championships in Athletics

The 1999 South American Championships in Athletics
South American Championships in Athletics
The South American Championships in Athletics is a biennial athletics event organized by CONSUDATLE. The first edition in 1919 was competed between only two countries , but it has since expanded and has generally been held every two years since 1927.In addition, 8 unofficial championships were held...

were held at the Coliseo El Salitre in Bogotá

Bogotá

Bogotá, Distrito Capital , from 1991 to 2000 called Santa Fé de Bogotá, is the capital, and largest city, of Colombia. It is also designated by the national constitution as the capital of the department of Cundinamarca, even though the city of Bogotá now comprises an independent Capital district...

, Colombia

Colombia

Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...

from June 25-27.

Men's events

100 metres 100 metres The 100 metres, or 100-metre dash, is a sprint race in track and field competitions. The shortest common outdoor running distance, it is one of the most popular and prestigious events in the sport of athletics. It has been contested at the Summer Olympics since 1896...	André da Silva André da Silva André Domingos da Silva is a Brazilian athlete who competed mainly in the 100 and 200 metres.... Brazil	10.06A CR	Sebastián Keitel Sebastián Keitel Sebastián Keitel Bianchi is a Chilean sprinter who competed mostly in the 200 metres. He was coached by renowned Chilean coach Pedro Soto Acuna, who has since been living in Singapore.... Chile	10.13A	Heber Viera Heber Viera Heber Williams Viera da Silva is a Uruguayan sprinter who has been prominent in South American sprints since the turn of the century. He competed at the Summer Olympics in 2000, 2004 and 2008, being knocked out in the heats each time.Viera represented Uruguay at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing... Uruguay	10.15A
200 metres 200 metres A 200 metres race is a sprint running event. On an outdoor 400 m track, the race begins on the curve and ends on the home straight, so a combination of techniques are needed to successfully run the race. A slightly shorter race, called the stadion and run on a straight track, was the first...	Édson Ribeiro Édson Ribeiro Édson Luciano Ribeiro is a Brazilian sprinter competing mostly in 100 metres. He has been successful on regional level, and won two Olympic medals with the Brazilian 4 x 100 metres relay team.... Brazil	20.54Aw	Ricardo Roach Chile	20.59Aw	Heber Viera Heber Viera Heber Williams Viera da Silva is a Uruguayan sprinter who has been prominent in South American sprints since the turn of the century. He competed at the Summer Olympics in 2000, 2004 and 2008, being knocked out in the heats each time.Viera represented Uruguay at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing... Uruguay	20.76Aw
400 metres 400 metres The 400 metres, or 400 metre dash, is a common sprinting event in track and field competitions. It has been featured in the athletics programme at the Summer Olympics since 1896 . On a standard outdoor running track, it is exactly one lap around the track. Runners start in staggered positions and...	Anderson dos Santos Anderson Dos Santos Anderson is a Brazil footballer currently playing for Thailand Premier League side Buriram PEA.-External links:*... Brazil	45.39A CR	John Mena Colombia	46.16A	Inácio Leão Filho Brazil	46.18A
800 metres 800 metres The 800 meter race is a common track running event. It is the shortest common middle distance track event. The 800 meter is run over two laps of the track and has always been an Olympic event. During indoor track season the event is usually run on a 200 meter track, therefore requiring four laps...	Hudson de Souza Hudson de Souza Hudson Santos de Souza is a Brazilian middle distance runner who competes mostly over 1500 metres. He has broken a number of South American records in middle-distance events.... Brazil	1:49.82A	Flavio Godoy Brazil	1:50.00A	José Luis Hincapié Colombia	1:51.11A
1500 metres 1500 metres The 1,500-metre run is the premier middle distance track event.Aerobic endurance is the biggest factor contributing to success in the 1500 metres but the athlete also requires significant sprint speed.In modern times, the 1,500-metre run has been run at a pace faster than the average person could...	Mauricio Ladino Chile	3:49.95A	Márcio da Silva Brazil	3:51.38A	Alonso Pérez Alonso Pérez Alonso Pérez was a Spanish painter who worked at the end of the 19th, and the beginning of the 20th centuries.While very little is known of his life, it is believed that he received some academic training. As with many of his contemporaries, his works were done on a small, intimate scale that... Colombia	3:51.51A
5000 metres 5000 metres The 5000 metres is a popular running distance also known as 5 km or 5K in American English. It is one of the track events in the Olympic Games and the World Championships in Athletics. "5000 metres" refers to racing on a track and "5K" usually refers to a roadrace or cross country event...	Silvio Guerra Silvio Guerra Silvio Román Guerra Burbano is a well-regarded Ecuadorian athlete and olympic participant.A member of Concentración Deportiva de Pichincha he represented Ecuador at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States, the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia and the 2004 Summer Olympics in... Ecuador	14:20.35A	Franklin Tenorio Ecuador	14:34.21A	Valdenor dos Santos Brazil	14:37.75A
10000 metres 10000 metres The 10,000 metres or 10K is a common long distance running event. As "10,000 metres" it is a track event, and appears in athletics events such as the Olympic Games and the World Championships in Athletics; as "10K" it is a roadrace or cross country running event...	Silvio Guerra Silvio Guerra Silvio Román Guerra Burbano is a well-regarded Ecuadorian athlete and olympic participant.A member of Concentración Deportiva de Pichincha he represented Ecuador at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States, the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia and the 2004 Summer Olympics in... Ecuador	30:30.20A	Vicente Chura Peru	30:55.24A	Franklin Tenorio Ecuador	30:57.12A
3000 metres steeplechase	Pablo Ramírez Pablo Ramirez Pablo Ramírez is a Spanish-language sportscaster in the United States. Ramírez primarily provides Spanish-language commentary for soccer matches, currently working along with Jesus Bracamontes for the TV station Univision... Ecuador	9:11.21A	Giovanni Morejón Bolivia	9:16.10A	Diego Grisales Colombia	9:19.79A
110 metres hurdles 110 metres hurdles The 110 metres hurdles is a hurdling track and field event for men. It is incuded in the athletics programme at the Summer Olympic Games. The female counterpart is the 100 metre hurdles. As part of a racing event, ten hurdles of 1.067 metres in height are evenly spaced along a straight...	Luiz André Balcers Brazil	13.76A CR	Paulo Villar Paulo Villar Paulo César Villar Nieto is a Colombian hurdling athlete.At the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games he finished second in 13.29 seconds, equalling the South American record of Brazilian Redelén dos Santos as well as establishing a new national record.-Achievements:-References:*... Colombia	14.31A	Márcio de Souza Márcio de Souza Márcio Simão de Souza is a Brazilian hurdler who specializes in the 110 metres hurdles.He finished fifth at the 2003 World Championships in Paris and won a bronze medal at the 2003 Pan American Games in Santo Domingo.His personal best time is 13.38 seconds, achieved in June 1999 in Rio de... Brazil	14.37A
400 metres hurdles 400 metres hurdles The 400 metres hurdles is an Olympic athletics event in track and field. On a standard outdoor track 400 metres is the length of the inside lane once around the stadium. Runners stay in their lane the entire way after starting out of the blocks and must clear ten hurdles that are evenly...	Eronilde de Araújo Eronilde de Araújo Eronilde Nunes de Araújo is a Brazilian athlete who specializes in 400 metres hurdles. He dominated the event on the South American scene during the 1990s, and personal best of 48.04 seconds is also the South American record.-Achievements:-External links:... Brazil	49.13A	Cleverson da Silva Brazil	49.50A	Llimy Rivas Llimy Rivas Llimy Rivas is a retired male track and field athlete from Colombia, who competed in the hurdling events during her career. He claimed the bronze medal in the men's 400 metres hurdles event at the 1995 Pan American Games in Mar del Plata, Argentina.-References:... Colombia	50.41A
High jump High jump The high jump is a track and field athletics event in which competitors must jump over a horizontal bar placed at measured heights without the aid of certain devices in its modern most practiced format; auxiliary weights and mounds have been used for assistance; rules have changed over the years....	Fabrício Romero Brazil	2.26A =CR	Gilmar Mayo Gilmar Mayo Gilmar Jalith Mayo Lozano is a Colombian high jumper. His personal best jump is 2.33 metres, achieved in October 1994 in Pereira. This is the current Colombian record.-Achievements:-References:... Colombia	2.26A	Erasmo Jara Argentina	2.21A
Pole vault Pole vault Pole vaulting is a track and field event in which a person uses a long, flexible pole as an aid to leap over a bar. Pole jumping competitions were known to the ancient Greeks, as well as the Cretans and Celts...	Ricardo Diez Venezuela	5.20A	Javier Benítez Argentina	5.00A	Cristián Aspillaga Chile	5.00A
Long jump Long jump The long jump is a track and field event in which athletes combine speed, strength, and agility in an attempt to leap as far as possible from a take off point...	Lewis Asprilla Chile	7.96A	Cláudio Novaes Brazil	7.78A	Sérgio dos Santos Brazil	7.77A
Triple jump Triple jump The triple jump is a track and field sport, similar to the long jump, but involving a “hop, bound and jump” routine, whereby the competitor runs down the track and performs a hop, a bound and then a jump into the sand pit.The triple jump has its origins in the Ancient Olympics and has been a...	Anísio Silva Anísio Silva Anísio Souza Silva is a retired triple jumper from Brazil, who won the silver medal in the men's triple jump at the 1991 Pan American Games in Havana, Cuba. He represented his native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1992.-Achievements:-References:* *... Brazil	16.48A	Johnny Rodríguez Johnny Rodriguez Johnny Rodriguez is an American country music singer. He was the first famous Latin American country music singer, infusing his music with Latin sounds, and even singing verses of songs in Spanish.... Venezuela	16.45Aw	Sérgio dos Santos Brazil	16.20A
Shot put Shot put The shot put is a track and field event involving "putting" a heavy metal ball—the shot—as far as possible. It is common to use the term "shot put" to refer to both the shot itself and to the putting action....	Édson Miguel Brazil	17.86A	Marco Antonio Verni Marco Antonio Verni Marco Antonio Verni is a Chilean shot putter. His personal best throw is 21.14 metres, achieved in July 2004 in Santiago de Chile.... Chile	17.83A	Jhonny Rodríguez Colombia	16.97A
Discus throw Discus throw The discus throw is an event in track and field athletics competition, in which an athlete throws a heavy disc—called a discus—in an attempt to mark a farther distance than his or her competitors. It is an ancient sport, as evidenced by the 5th century BC Myron statue, Discobolus...	Marcelo Pugliese Marcelo Pugliese Marcelo Adrián Pugliese is an Argentine discus thrower. His personal best throw is 64.23 metres, achieved in April 2002 in Mar del Plata.He became South American champion in 1999, 2001 and 2003... Argentina	59.23A	Julio Piñero Argentina	57.92A	João dos Santos Brazil	55.82A
Hammer throw Hammer throw The modern or Olympic hammer throw is an athletic throwing event where the object is to throw a heavy metal ball attached to a wire and handle. The name "hammer throw" is derived from older competitions where an actual sledge hammer was thrown...	Juan Cerra Argentina	72.09A CR	Eduardo Acuña Peru	64.52A	Adrián Marzo Argentina	64.09A
Javelin throw Javelin throw The javelin throw is a track and field athletics throwing event where the object to be thrown is the javelin, a spear approximately 2.5 metres in length. Javelin is an event of both the men's decathlon and the women's heptathlon...	Nery Kennedy Nery Kennedy Nery Gustavo Kennedy Rolón is a javelin thrower from Paraguay, who represented his native country at two Summer Olympics . His personal best is 81.28, thrown on May 9, 1998 in College Station, Texas. He has now relocated to Montreal, Quebec, Canada, where he is still... Paraguay	78.89A CR	Luis Lucumí Colombia	73.58A	Luiz da Silva Brazil	73.57A
Decathlon Decathlon The decathlon is a combined event in athletics consisting of ten track and field events. The word decathlon is of Greek origin . Events are held over two consecutive days and the winners are determined by the combined performance in all. Performance is judged on a points system in each event, not...	Santiago Lorenzo Santiago Lorenzo Santiago Lorenzo is a male decathlete from Argentina who competed for his native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. He set his personal best score in Eugene, Oregon on May 31, 2001.... Argentina	7344A	Édson Bindilatti Brazil	7196A	Diógenes Estévez Venezuela	7135A
20000 metres track walk	Sérgio Galdino Sérgio Galdino Sérgio Vieira Galdino is a Brazilian race walker.-Achievements:-References:... Brazil	1:31:01.68A	Nixon Zambrano Colombia	1:32:49.76A	Mário dos Santos Mário dos Santos Mário José dos Santos Júnior is a male race walker from Brazil. He competed for his native country in two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 2004 .-Achievements:-References:*... Brazil	1:33:50.59A
4 x 100 metres relay 4 x 100 metres relay The 4 × 100 metres relay or sprint relay is an athletics track event run in lanes over one lap of the track with four runners completing 100 metres each. The first runners begin in the same stagger as for the individual 400 m race...	Brazil	38.46A CR	Argentina	39.96A	Chile	39.98A
4 x 400 metres relay 4 x 400 metres relay The 4 x 400 meters relay or long relay is an athletics track event in which teams comprise four runners who each complete 400 meters or one lap. It is traditionally the final event of a track meet. At top class events, the first 500 meters is run in lanes...	Brazil	3:02.09A CR	Colombia	3:04.52A	Argentina	3:08.53A

Women's events

100 metres 100 metres The 100 metres, or 100-metre dash, is a sprint race in track and field competitions. The shortest common outdoor running distance, it is one of the most popular and prestigious events in the sport of athletics. It has been contested at the Summer Olympics since 1896...	Lucimar de Moura Lucimar de Moura Lucimar Aparecida de Moura is a female track and field athlete from Brazil, who competes in the sprint events... Brazil	11.17A CR	Mirtha Brock Mirtha Brock Mirtha Brock Forbes is a retired female track and field athlete from Colombia, who competed in the sprint events during her career.... Colombia	11.44A	Kátia de Jesus Santos Brazil	11.59A
200 metres 200 metres A 200 metres race is a sprint running event. On an outdoor 400 m track, the race begins on the curve and ends on the home straight, so a combination of techniques are needed to successfully run the race. A slightly shorter race, called the stadion and run on a straight track, was the first...	Lucimar de Moura Lucimar de Moura Lucimar Aparecida de Moura is a female track and field athlete from Brazil, who competes in the sprint events... Brazil	22.60A CR	Felipa Palacios Felipa Palacios Felipa Alicia Palacios Hinestroza is a retired female track and field athlete from Colombia, who competed in the sprint events.She represented her native country in three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1996... Colombia	22.97A	Cleide Amaral Brazil	23.74A
400 metres 400 metres The 400 metres, or 400 metre dash, is a common sprinting event in track and field competitions. It has been featured in the athletics programme at the Summer Olympics since 1896 . On a standard outdoor running track, it is exactly one lap around the track. Runners start in staggered positions and...	Norfalia Carabalí Colombia	52.92A	Ana Paula Pereira Brazil	53.56A	Lorena de Oliveira Brazil	54.73A
800 metres 800 metres The 800 meter race is a common track running event. It is the shortest common middle distance track event. The 800 meter is run over two laps of the track and has always been an Olympic event. During indoor track season the event is usually run on a 200 meter track, therefore requiring four laps...	Luciana Mendes Brazil	2:05.62A	Janeth Lucumí Colombia	2:06.51A	Marlene Moreira Brazil	2:08.70A
1500 metres 1500 metres The 1,500-metre run is the premier middle distance track event.Aerobic endurance is the biggest factor contributing to success in the 1500 metres but the athlete also requires significant sprint speed.In modern times, the 1,500-metre run has been run at a pace faster than the average person could...	Bertha Sánchez Bertha Sánchez Bertha Oliva Sánchez Rivera is a female long-distance runner from Colombia, who won several medals on continental level from the mid-1990s on. She has won twice at the South American Cross Country Championships; first winning the long race in 2000, then winning the short race competition in... Colombia	4:35.72A	Fabiana Cristine da Silva Brazil	4:37.68A	Célia dos Santos Brazil	4:41.73A
5000 metres 5000 metres The 5000 metres is a popular running distance also known as 5 km or 5K in American English. It is one of the track events in the Olympic Games and the World Championships in Athletics. "5000 metres" refers to racing on a track and "5K" usually refers to a roadrace or cross country event...	Stella Castro Colombia	16:45.63A	Bertha Sánchez Bertha Sánchez Bertha Oliva Sánchez Rivera is a female long-distance runner from Colombia, who won several medals on continental level from the mid-1990s on. She has won twice at the South American Cross Country Championships; first winning the long race in 2000, then winning the short race competition in... Colombia	17:02.89A	Erika Olivera Érika Olivera Érika Alejandra Olivera de la Fuente is a female marathon runner from Chile. She took the gold medal at the 1999 Pan American Games, setting a Pan American Games record at 2:37.41 hours. She won a bronze at the following edition in 2003... Chile	17:15.17A
10000 metres 10000 metres The 10,000 metres or 10K is a common long distance running event. As "10,000 metres" it is a track event, and appears in athletics events such as the Olympic Games and the World Championships in Athletics; as "10K" it is a roadrace or cross country running event...	Stella Castro Colombia	34:30.92A	Erika Olivera Érika Olivera Érika Alejandra Olivera de la Fuente is a female marathon runner from Chile. She took the gold medal at the 1999 Pan American Games, setting a Pan American Games record at 2:37.41 hours. She won a bronze at the following edition in 2003... Chile	34:45.70A	Sonia Calizaya Bolivia	36:17.45A
100 metres hurdles 100 metres hurdles The 100 m hurdles are an Olympic track and field athletics discipline run by women . For the race ten hurdles of a height of 83.8 cm are placed evenly spaced along a straight course of 100 meters. They are positioned so that they will fall over if bumped into by the runner...	Maurren Maggi Maurren Maggi Maurren Higa Maggi is a Brazilian athlete and Olympic gold medallist. She is the South American record holder at 100 metres hurdles and at long jump, with 12.71 seconds and 7.26 metres respectively. She also has 14.53 metres in the triple jump... Brazil	13.05A CR	Verónica Depaoli Argentina	13.45A	Princesa Oliveros Princesa Oliveros María Princesa Oliveros Bohórquez is a Colombian track and field athlete who competes in the 100 metres hurdles and 400 metres hurdles events. Her personal bests are 13.41 seconds and 56.26 seconds, respectively... Colombia	13.49A
400 metres hurdles 400 metres hurdles The 400 metres hurdles is an Olympic athletics event in track and field. On a standard outdoor track 400 metres is the length of the inside lane once around the stadium. Runners stay in their lane the entire way after starting out of the blocks and must clear ten hurdles that are evenly...	Ana Paula Pereira Brazil	58.06A	Luciana França Brazil	58.55A	Princesa Oliveros Princesa Oliveros María Princesa Oliveros Bohórquez is a Colombian track and field athlete who competes in the 100 metres hurdles and 400 metres hurdles events. Her personal bests are 13.41 seconds and 56.26 seconds, respectively... Colombia	58.77A
High jump High jump The high jump is a track and field athletics event in which competitors must jump over a horizontal bar placed at measured heights without the aid of certain devices in its modern most practiced format; auxiliary weights and mounds have been used for assistance; rules have changed over the years....	Luciane Dambacher Brazil	1.87A	Glaucia da Silva Brazil	1.81A	Catherine Ibargüen Colombia	1.76A
Pole vault Pole vault Pole vaulting is a track and field event in which a person uses a long, flexible pole as an aid to leap over a bar. Pole jumping competitions were known to the ancient Greeks, as well as the Cretans and Celts...	Alejandra García Alejandra García Alejandra García Flood is an Argentine pole vaulter. Her personal best jump is 4.43 metres, which she achieved in April 2004 in Santa Fe. This is the current Argentine record, and was a South American record until 2005. She is a former high jumper, winning silver at the 1993 South American... Argentina	4.30A CR	Déborah Gyurcsek Déborah Gyurcsek Deborah Olivera Gyurcsek is a retired female track and field athlete from Uruguay, who competed in the pole vault event. A one-time Olympian she won the bronze medal at the 1999 Pan American Games in Winnipeg, Canada. Her personal best is 4.23 metres achieved in 2000.-Achievements:-References:*... Uruguay	3.75A	Fabiana Murer Fabiana Murer Fabiana de Almeida Murer is a Brazilian pole vaulter. She holds the South American record in the event with an indoor best of 4.82 m and an outdoor best of 4.85 m, making her the fourth highest vaulter ever... Brazil	3.70A
Long jump Long jump The long jump is a track and field event in which athletes combine speed, strength, and agility in an attempt to leap as far as possible from a take off point...	Maurren Maggi Maurren Maggi Maurren Higa Maggi is a Brazilian athlete and Olympic gold medallist. She is the South American record holder at 100 metres hurdles and at long jump, with 12.71 seconds and 7.26 metres respectively. She also has 14.53 metres in the triple jump... Brazil	7.26A CR	Luciana dos Santos Luciana dos Santos Luciana Alves dos Santos is a Brazilian long jumper, triple jumper and sprinter.She was born in Ilhéus. She competed in the long jump at the World Championships in 1997 and 1999, and in both events at the 2000 Summer Olympics, but without reaching the final... Brazil	6.81A	Gilda Massa Peru	6.68Aw
Triple jump Triple jump The triple jump is a track and field sport, similar to the long jump, but involving a “hop, bound and jump” routine, whereby the competitor runs down the track and performs a hop, a bound and then a jump into the sand pit.The triple jump has its origins in the Ancient Olympics and has been a...	Luciana dos Santos Luciana dos Santos Luciana Alves dos Santos is a Brazilian long jumper, triple jumper and sprinter.She was born in Ilhéus. She competed in the long jump at the World Championships in 1997 and 1999, and in both events at the 2000 Summer Olympics, but without reaching the final... Brazil	13.90A	Mónica Falcioni Mónica Falcioni Mónica Jacqueline Falcioni Costa is a retired long and triple jumper from Uruguay.Falcioni represented her native country at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. There she was the flag bearer for her native country at the opening ceremony.-References:*... Uruguay	13.57A	Andrea Ávila Andrea Ávila Andrea Verónica Ávila is a retired long and triple jumper from Argentina, who won two medals at the 1995 Pan American Games in Mar del Plata, Argentina. She competed in two consecutive Summer Olympics for her native country, starting in 1996.-References:*... Argentina	13.57A
Shot put Shot put The shot put is a track and field event involving "putting" a heavy metal ball—the shot—as far as possible. It is common to use the term "shot put" to refer to both the shot itself and to the putting action....	Elisângela Adriano Elisângela Adriano Elisângela Maria Adriano is a Brazilian shot putter and discus thrower, whose personal best put is 19.30 metres, achieved in July 2001 in Tunja. Her personal best discus throw is 61.96 metres, achieved in May 1998 in São Leopoldo. In 1999 she was suspended by the IAAF for a two-year period, but... Brazil	19.02A CR	Alexandra Amaro Brazil	15.21A	Marianne Berndt Marianne Berndt Marianne Berndt is a female shot putter and discus thrower from Chile. She set her personal best in the women's shot put at the 2003 South American Championships.-Achievements:-References:... Chile	15.00A
Discus throw Discus throw The discus throw is an event in track and field athletics competition, in which an athlete throws a heavy disc—called a discus—in an attempt to mark a farther distance than his or her competitors. It is an ancient sport, as evidenced by the 5th century BC Myron statue, Discobolus...	Elisângela Adriano Elisângela Adriano Elisângela Maria Adriano is a Brazilian shot putter and discus thrower, whose personal best put is 19.30 metres, achieved in July 2001 in Tunja. Her personal best discus throw is 61.96 metres, achieved in May 1998 in São Leopoldo. In 1999 she was suspended by the IAAF for a two-year period, but... Brazil	60.27A CR	Luz Dary Castro Luz Dary Castro Luz Dary Castro Lemos is a female shot putter and discus thrower from Colombia. She set her personal best in the women's shot put at a meet in Santiago de Chile on August 5, 2003.-Achievements:-References:*... Colombia	50.95A	Liliana Martinelli Liliana Martinelli Liliana María Martinelli is a retired female discus thrower from Argentina, who competed in the discus contest at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. There she ended up in 35th place . Martinelli set her personal best in the women's discus throw event on 1996-04-21 in Buenos... Argentina	49.11A
Hammer throw Hammer throw The modern or Olympic hammer throw is an athletic throwing event where the object is to throw a heavy metal ball attached to a wire and handle. The name "hammer throw" is derived from older competitions where an actual sledge hammer was thrown...	Karina Moya Karina Moya Karina Moya is a retired female hammer thrower from Argentina. She set her personal best throw on July 10, 2004 at a meet in Rosario, Santa Fe. Moya also competed in the discus throw and the shot put.-Achievements:... Argentina	60.69A CR	María Eugenia Villamizar Colombia	58.26A	Josiane Soares Brazil	57.23A
Javelin throw Javelin throw The javelin throw is a track and field athletics throwing event where the object to be thrown is the javelin, a spear approximately 2.5 metres in length. Javelin is an event of both the men's decathlon and the women's heptathlon... (Current design)	Sabina Moya Sabina Moya Sabina Moya Rivas is a retired female javelin thrower from Colombia. She set her personal best on May 12, 2002 in Guatemala City.-Achievements:-References:*... Colombia	58.81A CR	Sueli dos Santos Sueli dos Santos Sueli Pereira dos Santos is a retired female javelin thrower from Brazil. She set her personal best on May 6, 2000 in Bogotá.-Achievements:-References:*... Brazil	58.16A	Zuleima Araméndiz Zuleima Araméndiz Zuleima Araméndiz Mejía is a female javelin thrower from Colombia. Her personal best throw is 59.94 metres, achieved in June 2004 in Bogotá.-Achievements:-References:*... Colombia	55.77A
Heptathlon Heptathlon A heptathlon is a track and field athletics combined events contest made up of seven events. The name derives from the Greek hepta and athlon . A competitor in a heptathlon is referred to as a heptathlete.-Women's Heptathlon:...	Euzinete dos Reis Brazil	5741A	Elisete Gomes Brazil	5669A	Flor Robledo Colombia	5474A
20000 metres track walk	Miriam Ramón Miriam Ramón Miriam Elitsavet Ramón Duran is a retired female athlete from Ecuador, who competed in the race walking events. She represented her native country at the 1992 Summer Olympics.-Achievements:-External links:*... Ecuador	1:39:27.0A CR	Geovana Irusta Bolivia	1:39:42.0A	Cristina Bohórquez Colombia	1:43:49.5A
4 x 100 metres relay 4 x 100 metres relay The 4 × 100 metres relay or sprint relay is an athletics track event run in lanes over one lap of the track with four runners completing 100 metres each. The first runners begin in the same stagger as for the individual 400 m race...	Colombia	44.12A CR	Ecuador	48.13A
4 x 400 metres relay 4 x 400 metres relay The 4 x 400 meters relay or long relay is an athletics track event in which teams comprise four runners who each complete 400 meters or one lap. It is traditionally the final event of a track meet. At top class events, the first 500 meters is run in lanes...	Colombia Patricia Rodríguez Norma González Mirtha Brock Mirtha Brock Mirtha Brock Forbes is a retired female track and field athlete from Colombia, who competed in the sprint events during her career.... Norfalia Carabali	3:32.74A	Brazil	3:37.88A	Ecuador	3:49.05A

A = affected by altitude

Medal table

1	Brazil	23	14	15	52
2	Colombia	7	12	11	30
3	Argentina	5	4	5	14
4	Ecuador	4	2	2	8
5	Chile	2	4	4	10
6	Venezuela	1	1	1	3
7	Paraguay	1	0	0	1
8	Uruguay	0	2	2	4
9	Peru	0	2	1	3
9	Bolivia	0	2	1	3

External links

Men Results - GBR Athletics
Women Results - GBR Athletics

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