Athletics at the 1977 Bolivarian Games explained

The Athletics competitions in the 1977 Bolivarian Games were held at Estadio Hernando Siles in La Paz, Bolivia, on October 15–29, 1977.

A detailed history of the early Bolivarian Games, 1938 to 1989, was written (in Spanish) by José Gamarra Zorrilla, former President of the Bolivian Olympic Committee, and first President (1976-1982) of ODESUR. Gold medal winners from Ecuador were published by the Comité Olímpico Ecuatoriano.

In 1977, total of 37 events were contested: 23 by men and 14 by women.

Medal summary

All results are marked as "affected by altitude" (A), because the stadium in La Paz is located at 3637m (11,932feet) above sea level.

Starting January 1, 1977, the International Association of Athletics Federations required fully automatic timing to the hundredth of a second for events up to 400 metres. Some results in the middle and long distance events that did not have fully automatic timing are marked (a).

Men

100 metres		10.42 A		10.43 A		10.62 A
200 metres		20.82 A		21.30 A		21.50 A
400 metres		45.43 A		46.97 A		47.36 A
800 metres		1:56.5 a A		1:56.9 a A		1:56.9 a A
1500 metres		3:58.3 a A		4:04.6 a A		4:06.1 a A
5000 metres		15:21.4 a A		15:42.5 a A		15:50.2 a A
10000 metres		32:24.77 A		32:42.4 a A		32:48.7 a A
Half Marathon		1:12:02 A		1:14:00 A		1:15:16 A
3000 metres steeplechase		9:39.99 A		10:11.0 a A		10:16.5 a A
110 metres hurdles		14.43 A		14.56 A		14.76 A
400 metres hurdles		51.94 A		53.58 A		54.22 A
High Jump		2.10 A		2.05 A		1.99 A
Pole Vault		4.10 A		4.00 A		3.80 A
Long Jump		7.25 A		7.17 A		7.12 A
Triple Jump		15.20 A		14.81 A		14.64 A
Shot Put		15.95 A		15.87 A		15.27 A
Discus Throw		47.04 A		44.12 A		44.06 A
Hammer Throw		53.14 A		52.62 A		51.52 A
Javelin Throw		71.88 A		59.24 A		56.76 A
Decathlon		6899 A		6252 A		6019 A
20 Kilometres Road Walk		1:56:20 A		1:58:46 A		1:59:35 A
4 x 100 metres relay		40.28 A		41.17 A		41.84 A
4 x 400 metres relay		3:12.85 A		3:13.3 a A		3:16.8 a A

Women

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100 metres		12.07 A		12.14 A		12.23 A
200 metres		24.10 A		24.64 A		24.64 A
400 metres		54.76 A		55.90 A		58.72 A
800 metres		2:21.3 a A		2:22.1 a A		2:22.4 a A
1500 metres		5:02.88 A		5:03.0 a A		5:03.3 a A
100 metres hurdles		13.80 A		14.03 A		14.99 A
High Jump		1.73 A		1.71 A		1.71 A
Long Jump		6.06 A		5.99 A		5.75 A
Shot Put		13.17 A		12.54 A		12.21 A
Discus Throw		40.46 A		40.30 A		33.28 A
Javelin Throw		49.34 A		45.52 A		41.24 A
Pentathlon		3753 A		3521 A		3355 A
4 x 100 metres relay		47.62 A		48.20 A
4 x 400 metres relay		3:56.06 A		4:01.1 a A		4:03.9 a A