The 2008 Ibero-American Championships in Athletics (Spanish: XIII Campeonato Iberoamericano de Atletismo) was an athletics competition which was held at the Estadio Tierra de Campeones

Estadio Tierra de Campeones

Estadio Tierra de Campeones is an athletic stadium in Iquique, Chile. It is the home stadium of Municipal Iquique. The stadium holds 9,500 spectators and was built in 1993.-External links:*...

 in Iquique

Iquique

Iquique is a port city and commune in northern Chile, capital of both the Iquique Province and Tarapacá Region. It lies on the Pacific coast, west of the Atacama Desert and the Pampa del Tamarugal. It had a population of 216,419 as of the 2002 census...

, Chile

Chile

Chile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far...

 from 13–15 June. A total of forty-four events were contested, of which 22 by male and 22 by female athletes.

Iquique was selected as the host city for the event in May 2006 at the Iberoamerican Athletics Confederation Congress (Congreso de la Confederación Iberoamericana de Atletismo). A running track was installed at the stadium specifically for the competition.

No championship records were set at an edition which has hampered by cold windy whether in the Chilean city. Six national records

National records in athletics

National records in athletics are the marks achieved by a nation's best athlete in a particular athletics event. These records are ratified by the respective national athletics governing body...

 were broken at the competition, however, including a Chilean record

Chilean records in athletics

The following are the national records in athletics in Chile maintained by its national athletics federation: Federación Atlética de Chile .-Men:-Women:-Men:-Women:A = affected by altitude# = not officially ratified by federation...

 throw of 18.65 m by 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....

 winner Natalia Ducó

Natalia Duco

Natalia Ducó Soler is a Chilean shot putter.Ducó finished fourth at the 2005 World Youth Championships, twelfth at the 2006 World Junior Championships and won the gold medal at the 2008 World Junior Championships...

 which was also a South American junior record. Ecuador's Bayron Piedra was another stand-out performer as he set a national record to win the 3000 metres

3000 metres

The 3000 metres is a popular amateur middle distance track event where 7.5 laps are completed around a 400 metre track. This event is generally classified as middle distance, but it could be classed as a long distance event in many high schools, since they do not promote races such as the 5000 and...

, adding to his silver medal

Silver medal

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 from the 1500 metres

1500 metres

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.

The competition was dominated by Brazil

Brazil

Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...

ian athletes: seventeen gold medal

Gold medal

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s were won by the country's athletes and it topped the medal table with a total of 44 medals – a third of those on offer. 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...

 had the next most golds with five and Spain

Spain

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 and Argentina

Argentina

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 took four each. The hosts Chile had two golds in their medal haul of eight altogether.

Men

100 metres (wind: -2.3 m/s)		10.54		10.60		10.62
200 metres		20.87		20.95		21.14
400 metres		46.63		46.73		46.92
800 metres		1:47.59		1:47.83		1:48.11
1500 metres		3:42.06		3:42.65		3:42.93
3000 metres		7:54.69 NR Ecuadorian records in athletics The following are the national records in athletics in Ecuador maintained by Ecuador's national athletics federation: Federación Ecuatoriana de Atletismo .-Men:-Women:-Men:-Women:+ = en route to a longer distance...		7:54.70		7:57.95 NR Peruvian records in athletics The following are the national records in athletics in Peru maintained by its national athletics federation: Federacion Deportiva Peruana de Atletismo .-Men:-Women:-Men:-Women:ht = hand timingOT = oversized trackA = affected by altitude...
5000 metres		13:51.14		13:51.20		13:51.25
110 metres hurdles (wind: -2.0 m/s)		13.74		13.89		14.10
400 metres hurdles		50.07		50.92		51.20
3000 metres steeplechase		8:42.51		8:43.57		8:44.93
4×100 metres relay	Brazil Jessé de Lima Jessé de Lima Jessé Farias de Lima is a Brazilian high jumper. His personal best jump is 2.32 metres, achieved in September 2008 in Lausanne. This is the current Brazilian record.-Achievements:-References:... Sandro Viana Sandro Viana Sandro Rodrigues Viana is a track and field sprint athlete who competes internationally for Brazil.Viana represented Brazil at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. He competed at the 100 metres sprint and placed 6th in his heat without advancing to the second round. He ran the distance in a time... Bruno de Barros Bruno de Barros Bruno de Barros is a Brazilian sprinter who specializes in the 200 metres.He was born in Maceió, and resides in São Bernardo. Barros represented Brazil at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. He competed in the 4x100 metres relay together with José Carlos Moreira, Vicente de Lima and Sandro Viana... José Carlos Moreira José Carlos Moreira José Carlos Moreira is a Brazilian sprinter who specializes in the 100 metres. His personal best time is 10.16 seconds, achieved in June 2007 in Cochabamba....	38.96	Argentina José Manuel Garaventa Mariano Jiménez Miguel Wilken Matías Usandivaras	40.28	Only two finishers
4×400 metres relay	Cuba Omar Cisneros Omar Cisneros Omar Cisneros Bonora is a Cuban track and field athlete who competes in the 400 metres hurdles. He is the Cuban national record holder for the event with his personal best of 47.99 seconds... William Collazo William Collazo William Collazo is a Cuban sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres.He won a bronze medal in the 4 x 400 metres relay at the 2005 Central American and Caribbean Championships... Yasmani Copello Yeimer López Yeimer López Yeimer López García is a middle distance runner from Cuba, who represented his native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 2004. He is best known for winning the gold medal in the men's 800 metres at the 2007 Pan American Games in Brazil. López is the twin brother of female...	3:03.22	Brazil Luís Ambrosio Luíz Guilherme de Oliveira André de Melo Fernando de Almeida	3:08.45	Dominican Republic Ramon Frías Tayron Reyes Gustavo Cuesta Kelvin Herrera Kelvin Herrera Kelvin Herrera is a Major League Baseball pitcher for the Kansas City Royals.-Professional career:Herrera along with Will Myers represented the Royals at the 2011 All-Star Futures Game....	3:08.70
20,000 metres walk		1:23:12.6		1:24:19.2		1:24:24.1
High jump		2.20 m		2.20 m		2.20 m
Pole vault		5.00 m		5.00 m		4.80 m
Long jump		7.82 m		7.64 m		7.58 m
Triple jump		16.31 m		15.53 m		15.34 m
Shot put		19.45 m		19.42 m		19.02 m
Discus throw		59.43 m		57.67 m		56.77 m
Hammer throw		69.74 m		68.96 m		68.87 m
Javelin throw		78.77 m		77.20 m		75.81 m
Decathlon		7362 pts		6944 pts		6915 pts

Women

100 metres (wind: -1.5 m/s)		11.58		11.70		11.74
200 metres		23.84		23.85		23.86
400 metres		52.14		53.33		53.34
800 metres		2:04.34		2:04.37		2:04.42
1500 metres		4:18.78		4:23.24		4:23.45
3000 metres		9:16.53		9:22.72		9:29.58
5000 metres		16:01.00		16:05.45		16:30.60 NR Venezuelan records in athletics The following are the national records in athletics in Venezuela maintained by its national athletics federation: Federación Venezolana de Atletismo .-Men:-Women:-Men:-Women:A = affected by altitude# = not officially ratified by Federation...
100 metres hurdles		13.56		13.60		13.61
400 metres hurdles		56.1		56.8		57.9
3000 metres steeplechase		9:54.70		10:00.36 NR Argentine records in athletics The following are the national records in athletics in Argentina maintained by its national athletics federation: Confederación Argentina de Atletismo .-Men:-Women:-Men:-Women:ht = hand timing+ = en route to a longer distance...		10:02.13
4×100 metres relay	Colombia Yomara Hinestroza Yomara Hinestroza Yomara Hinestroza Murillo is a track and field sprint athlete who competes internationally for Colombia.... 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.... Darlenys Obregón Darlenys Obregón Darlenys Obregón Mulato is a Colombian track and field athlete who competes in the sprinting events, primarily the 200 metres in which she has a personal best of 23.09 seconds... Maria Alejandra Idrobo	44.89	Brazil 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... Rosemar Coelho Neto Rosemar Coelho Neto Rosemar Maria Coelho Neto is a track and field sprint athlete who competes internationally for Brazil.Coelho Neto represented Brazil at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. She competed at the 4x100 metres relay together with Lucimar de Moura, Thaissa Presti and Rosangela Santos... Ana Cláudia Lemos Silva Alves dos Santos	44.99	Chile Daniela Pavez Carolina Díaz Ljubica Milos Jeria	46.87
4×400 metres relay	Mexico Ruth Grajeda Gabriela Medina Gabriela Medina Gabriela Elizabeth Medina Solórzano is a Mexican sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres.Her personal best time is 51.25 seconds, achieved in May 2007 in Xalapa.-Achievements:-References:... Nallely Vela Zudikey Rodríguez Zudikey Rodríguez Zudikey Rodríguez Núñez is a Mexican sprinter who specializes in the 200 metres.Her personal best time is 23.18 seconds, achieved in May 2007 in Puebla.Then she moved up a distance to run 400 meters...	3:33.27	Brazil Maria Laura Almirão Perla Regina dos Santos Sheila Ferreira Josiane Tito	3:34.01	Colombia 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.... Maria Alejandra Idrobo Norma González López	3:39.46
10,000 metres walk		45:24.59		46:43.94		46:54.20
High jump		1.87 m		1.85 m		1.83 m
Pole vault		4.20 m		4.10 m		4.10 m
Long jump		6.25 m		6.20 m		5.89 m
Triple jump		13.32 m		12.86 m		12.84 m
Shot put		18.65 m AJR NR Chilean records in athletics The following are the national records in athletics in Chile maintained by its national athletics federation: Federación Atlética de Chile .-Men:-Women:-Men:-Women:A = affected by altitude# = not officially ratified by federation...		16.72 m		14.98 m
Discus throw		54.49 m		53.10 m NR Chilean records in athletics The following are the national records in athletics in Chile maintained by its national athletics federation: Federación Atlética de Chile .-Men:-Women:-Men:-Women:A = affected by altitude# = not officially ratified by federation...		52.82 m
Hammer throw		65.96 m		64.89 m		63.09 m
Javelin throw		56.59 m		53.20 m		53.11 m
Heptathlon		5739 pts		5312 pts		5278 pts

Medal table

Key:

1	Brazil	17	15	12	44
2	Colombia	5	4	3	12
3	Argentina	4	7	6	17
4	Spain	4	4	4	12
5	Cuba	3	1	0	4
6	Venezuela	2	3	4	9
7	Mexico	2	3	3	8
8	Chile	2	2	4	8
9	Ecuador	2	2	2	6
10	Portugal	2	1	1	4
11	Peru	1	0	2	3
12	Puerto Rico	0	2	1	3
13=	Paraguay	0	0	1	1
13=	Dominican Republic	0	0	1	1
Total		44	44	44	132

External links

• Video review from ITVNoticias
• Competition Technical Manual