| III Ibero-American Championships | |
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| Host City: | Mexico City, Mexico |
| Dates: | 22 – 24 July 1988 |
| Stadium: | Estadio Olímpico Universitario |
| Nations Participating: | 20 |
| Athletes Participating: | 371 |
| Events: | 40 |
| Records Set: | 26 |
| Previous: | 1986 Havana |
| Next: | 1990 Manaus |
The 1988 Ibero-American Championships in Athletics (Spanish: III Campeonato Iberoamericano de Atletismo) was the third edition of the international athletics competition between Ibero-American nations which was held in Mexico City, Mexico from 22–24 July. A total of forty events were contested, of which 22 by male and 18 by female athletes.[1] A total of 371 athletes and 20 nations took part in the three-day competition.
All performances were set at high altitude, which aided athletes in most events (compared to performing at lower climes) with the exception of long-distance running events. Three new events were introduced at the 1988 edition of the competition: the women's 10,000 metres, women's marathon and women's 10,000 m race walk. The men's marathon race returned to the Ibero-American Championships after a break in 1986.[2]
Cuba topped the medal table for a third time, winning eighteen gold medals and 34 medals overall. The next best performing nation was Spain, which won nine events and had 28 medals. Mexico, the host nation, edged Brazil into fourth place with its tally of five golds and 19 medals, while the Brazilians had one less gold and two fewer in total.[3]
Three athletes remained undefeated at the championship, taking three straight wins: José Alonso in the men's 400 m hurdles, Alberto Ruiz in the men's pole vault, and Ana Fidelia Quirot in the women's 400 m.[2] In the heats of the men's 100 metres Robson da Silva (who went on to win a 100/200 m double) ran a time of ten seconds flat – a new South American record time.[3]
Ana Fidelia Quirot completed a 400/800 m double. Madeline de Jesús jumped a national record to win the women's long jump and Puerto Rico's sole gold of the tournament. The Cuban women took the top two spots in all the throws, while Spain's women had 1–2 finishes in both the short sprints. The Mexican long-distance athletes excelled at high altitude: the men won the gold and silver medals in the track running and walking events, while the women also claimed the top two spots in the walks.[3]
See main article: 1988 Ibero-American Championships in Athletics – Results.
| 100 metres | 10.08 | 10.12 | 10.13 | ||||
| 200 metres | 20.05 CR | 20.22 | 20.24 | ||||
| 400 metres | 44.44 CR | 45.28 | 45.61 | ||||
| 800 metres | 1:47.16 CR | 1:47.38 | 1:47.66 | ||||
| 1500 metres | 3:52.11 | 3:53.10 | 3:53.19 | ||||
| 5000 metres | 14:10.72 | 14:25.78 | 14:41.75 | ||||
| 10,000 metres | 29:51.09 | 30:42.69 | 31:50.60 | ||||
| 110 metres hurdles | 13.71 CR | 13.80 | 13.83 | ||||
| 400 metres hurdles | 49.20 CR | 49.61 | 50.12 | ||||
| 3000 metres steeplechase | 9:05.21 | 9:06.11 | 9:14.45 | ||||
| 4×100 metres relay | Andrés Simón Leandro Peñalver Sergio Querol Jaime Jefferson | 38.86 CR | Florencio Gascon Valentín Rocandio Enrique Talavera José Javier Arqués | 39.36 | Fernando Damasio Pedro Curvelo Luís Cunha Luis Barroso | 39.63 | |
| 4×400 metres relay | Lazaro Martínez Jorge Valentin Félix Stevens Roberto Hernández | 2:59.71 CR | Charles Bodington Aaron Phillips Henry Aguiar Jesús Malavé | 3:04.56 NR[4] | Pedro Curvelo Filipe Lomba Arnaldo Abrantes Alvaro Silva | 3:05.14 | |
| Marathon | 2:23:59 CR | 2:24:27 | 2:28:25 | ||||
| 20 km walk | 1:21:47 CR | 1:24:29 | 1:27:23 | ||||
| High jump | 2.35 m CR | 2.31 m | 2.25 m NR | ||||
| Pole vault | 5.30 m CR | 5.30 m CR | 5.00 m | ||||
| Long jump | 8.37 m CR | 8.18 m | 8.08 m | ||||
| Triple jump | 16.98 m CR | 16.84 m | 16.81 m | ||||
| Shot put | 19.18 m | 18.98 m | 17.68 m | ||||
| Discus throw | 65.20 m | 63.72 m | 56.16 m | ||||
| Hammer throw | 68.46 m | 68.00 m | 67.52 m | ||||
| Javelin throw | 75.56 m | 73.48 m | 69.30 m |
| 100 metres | 11.47 CR | 11.59 | 11.67 | ||||
| 200 metres | 23.04 CR | 23.06 | 23.35 † | ||||
| 400 metres | 50.54 CR | 51.74 | 52.16 | ||||
| 800 metres | 2:01.52 | 2:02.00 | 2:03.89 | ||||
| 1500 metres | 4:28.91 | 4:39.21 | 4:40.43 | ||||
| 3000 metres | 9:46.35 | 9:46.66 | 9:58.99 | ||||
| 10,000 metres | 35:33.67 CR | 36:08.54A | 36:23.00 | ||||
| 100 metres hurdles | 13.28 CR | 13.53 | 13.54 | ||||
| 400 metres hurdles | 56.73 CR | 57.12 NR | 57.64 | ||||
| 4×100 metres relay | Sandra Myers Cristina Pérez Yolanda Díaz Lourdes Valdor | 44.47 CR | Sandra Tavárez Alma Delia Vásquez Alejandra Flores Guadalupe García | 45.20 NR | Conceição Aparecida Geremias Juraciara Pereira da Silva Claudiléia Matos Santos Inês Antonia Santos Ribeiro | 45.28 | |
| 4×400 metres relay | Rosângela de Oliveira Souza Suzette García Montalvão Soraya Telles Maria Magnólia Figueiredo | 3:29.22 CR | Montserrat Pujol Rosa Colorado Esther Lahoz Blanca Lacambra | 3:32.54 | Mercedes Alvarez Nelsa María Vinent Odalys Hernández Ana Fidelia Quirot | 3:32.77 | |
| Marathon | 3:00:42 CR | 3:05:16 | 3:08:00 | ||||
| 10,000 m track walk | 51:08.1 CR | 51:09.8 | 52:00.4 | ||||
| High jump | 1.97 m CR | 1.88 m | 1.85 m | ||||
| Long jump | 6.96 m CR NR | 6.55 m | 6.38 m | ||||
| Shot put | 17.23 m CR | 15.93 m | 15.51 m | ||||
| Discus throw | 56.34 m | 55.38 m | 54.22 m | ||||
| Javelin throw (old model) | 62.48 m | 61.82 m | 56.10 m |
Of the twenty-two members of the Asociación Iberoamericana de Atletismo, twenty presented delegations for the championships. The absent nations were Bolivia and the Dominican Republic. A record high of 371 athletes participated in the championships – more than the previous two editions combined.[5] However, only 344 participating athletes (including some guest athletes) were counted by analysing the official result list. The higher number probably contains coaches and/or officials registered for the event.
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