Athletics at the 1970 Bolivarian Games explained

Athletics competitions at the 1970 Bolivarian Games were held at the Estadio Olímpico in Maracaibo, Venezuela, between August 25 - September 6, 1970.

A detailed history of the early editions of the Bolivarian Games between 1938and 1989 was published in a book written (in Spanish) by José GamarraZorrilla, former president of the Bolivian Olympic Committee, and firstpresident (1976-1982) of ODESUR. Gold medal winners from Ecuador were published by the Comité Olímpico Ecuatoriano.

A total of 32 events were contested, 22 by men and 10 by women.

Medal summary

Medal winners were published.

Men

100 metres		10.2		10.4		10.4
200 metres		21.1		21.5		21.5
400 metres		46.1		48.2		48.3
800 metres		1:50.9		1:52.7		1:52.9
1500 metres		3:56.9		3:57.7		3:57.37
5000 metres		14:08.1		14:50.8		14:51.0
10,000 metres		31:23.8		31:25.3		31:42.2
Marathon		2:51:49		2:53:08		2:56:17
110 metres hurdles		14.5		14.5		14.8
400 metres hurdles		51.0		51.7		52.6
3000 metres steeplechase		8:54.6		9:16.2		9:23.1
4 x 100 metres relay		40.5		40.6		40.9
4 x 400 metres relay		3:08.0		3:08.7		3:08.8
High Jump		2.10		2.05		2.00
Pole Vault		4.15		4.15		4.15
Long Jump		7.50		7.18		7.18
Triple Jump		15.17		14.90		14.80
Shot Put		14.91
Discus Throw		52.08		5?.36		42.70
Hammer Throw		52.60		50.04		49.72
Javelin Throw		71.28		69.42		62.73
Decathlon		7091		6644		6554

Women

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100 metres		11.9		12.0		12.1
200 metres		24.7		24.7		24.9
100 metres hurdles		14.8		15.1		15.3
4 x 100 metres relay		47.1		47.5		48.1
High Jump		1.54		1.54		1.52
Long Jump		5.78		5.56		5.48
Shot Put		12.33		12.09		11.82
Discus Throw		40.12		35.44		35.25
Javelin Throw		43.72		43.10		42.62
Pentathlon		4403		3834		3544