| I Ibero-American Championships | |
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| Host City: | Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain |
| Dates: | 23–25 September |
| Stadium: | Estadi Serrahima |
| Nations Participating: | 18 |
| Athletes Participating: | 143 |
| Events: | 37 |
| Previous: | 1962 Madrid |
| Next: | 1986 Havana |
The 1983 Ibero-American Championships (Spanish: I Campeonato Iberoamericano de Atletismo) was an athletics competition which was held at the Estadi Serrahima in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain from 23 to 25 September 1983. A total of 37 events were contested, of which 22 by male and 15 by female athletes. It was the first edition of the Ibero-American Championships, although a precursor to the tournament, the Juegos Iberoamericanos (Ibero-American Games), had been held in 1960 and 1962.[1] Eighteen countries participated, drawing from the 22 members of the Asociación Ibero-Americano de Atletismo (Ibero-American Athletics Association).[2]
Cuba won the most gold medals with a total of nineteen, but it was Spain which had the largest overall haul, beating Cuba's 24 with a total of 33 medals. Brazil and Portugal, were the third and fourth most successful nations of the competition, although the latter won the largest number of silver medals (12) over the course of the three-day competition. The Ibero-American Championships succeeded in attracting a number of high-profile athletes from Ibero-American countries, thus beginning the history of the long-running championships.
Cuban athletes Luis Delís and Maritza Martén both doubled up to win the shot put and discus throw events for men and women, respectively. Aurora Cunha of Portugal took the victory in the women's 1500 metres and 3000 metres while Chile's Alejandra Ramos finished runner-up in both the 800 metres and 1500 m. Luisa Ferrer came close to a sprint double, but was beaten by Esmeralda de Jesus Garcia in the 100 metres. Two records from the championships were particularly long-lasting: Delís's discus record stood until the 2010 Ibero-American Championships and Domingo Ramón's mark in the 3000 metres steeplechase remains the championship record.[1] [3]
See main article: 1983 Ibero-American Championships in Athletics – Results.
| 100 metres | 10.46 | 10.54 | 10.65 | ||||
| 200 metres | 20.91 | 21.09 | 21.56 | ||||
| 400 metres | 46.37 | 47.28 | 48.12 | ||||
| 800 metres | 1:49.11 | 1:49.32 | 1:50.02 | ||||
| 1500 metres | 3:51.66 | 3:54.49 | 4:05.93 | ||||
| 5000 metres | 13:52.19 | 13:59.68 | 14:24.85 | ||||
| 10,000 metres | 28:58.19 | 30:58.12 | 32:02.42 | ||||
| 110 metre hurdles † | 13.81 | 14.33 | 14.35 | ||||
| 400 metre hurdles | 50.08 | 50.81 | 52.95 | ||||
| 3000 metre steeplechase | 8:27.20 | 8:37.36 | 8:40.17 | ||||
| 4 × 100 m relay | Juan José Prado Juan Tolrá Ángel Heras Florencio Gascón | 40.40 | José Luis Isalgue Ángel Bueno Jaime Jefferson Tomás Pedro González | 40.45 | José Luíz Barbosa Nelson Rocha Dos Santos Sergio Mathias Franco de Meneses Wellington Araújo | 41.00 | |
| 4 × 400 m relay | Tomás Pedro González Lázaro Martínez Frank Montiéh Julio Osvaldo Prado | 3:07.05 | Evaldo Rosa da Silva José Luíz Barbosa Nelson Rocha Dos Santos Sergio Mathias Franco de Meneses | 3:07.62 | Manuel González Benjamin González José Alonso Ángel Heras | 3:08.17 | |
| Marathon | 2:24:32 | 2:33:41 | 2:38:49 | ||||
| 20 km walk | 1:31:02 | 1:31:03 | 1:34:19 | ||||
| High jump | 2.20 m | 2.16 m | 2.12 m | ||||
| Pole vault | 5.20 m | 4.50 m | 4.30 m | ||||
| Long jump | 7.93 m | 7.90 m | 7.07 m | ||||
| Triple jump | 16.04 m | 15.77 m | 15.51 m | ||||
| Shot put | 18.69 m | 17.19 m | 16.17 m | ||||
| Discus throw | 65.24 m | 55.88 m | 51.74 m | ||||
| Hammer throw | 69.36 m | 65.28 m | 55.78 m | ||||
| Javelin throw (Old model) | 72.00 m | 69.94 m | 68.46 m |
| 100 metres | 11.67 | 11.74 | 12.07 | ||||
| 200 metres | 23.84 | 24.59 | 24.79 | ||||
| 400 metres | 52.08 | 56.98 | Only two competitors | ||||
| 800 metres | 2:03.07 | 2:03.17 | 2:05.41 | ||||
| 1500 metres | 4:15.55 | 4:16.33 | 4:17.66 | ||||
| 3000 metres | 9:14.10 | 9:26.59 | 9:27.84 | ||||
| 100 metre hurdles | 13.29 | 13.52 | 13.93 | ||||
| 400 metre hurdles | 58.74 | 59.97 | 61.90 | ||||
| 4 × 100 metre relay | Angela Dominguez Elena Guisasola Teresa Rioné Lourdes Valdor | 47.26 | Ana Oliveira Vera Lisa Conceição Alves Virginia Gomes | 49.81 | Only two teams | ||
| 4 × 400 metre relay | Ana Fidelia Quirot Mercedes Ileana Alvarez Neri McKeen Hildelisa Despaigne | 3:38.94 | Gregoria Ferrer Esther Lahoz Blanca Lacambra Maite Zúñiga | 3:41.30 | Only two teams | ||
| High jump | 1.80 m | 1.75 m | 1.75 m | ||||
| Long jump | 6.49 m | 6.13 m | 6.02 m | ||||
| Shot put | 14.78 m | 14.74 m | 13.34 m | ||||
| Discus throw | 58.76 m | 46.98 m | 46.74 m | ||||
| Javelin throw (Old model) | 57.60 m | 47.56 m | 44.74 m | ||||
Of the twenty-two founding members of the Asociación Iberoamericana de Atletismo, eighteen presented delegations for the inaugural championships. The four absent member countries were Ecuador, Panama, Puerto Rico and Venezuela. A total of 143 athletes participated in the first edition.[4] Including a number of guests, 163 participating athletes were counted by analysing the official result list.
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