Athletics at the 1965 Bolivarian Games

Athletics at the V Bolivarian Games
Host city Quito, Ecuador
Venue Estadio Universitario
Level Senior
Events 30 (21 men, 9 women)
Participation 6 nations

1965 Bolivarian Games

Athletics competitions at the 1965 Bolivarian Games were held at the Estadio Universitario in Quito, Ecuador.

A detailed history of the early editions of the Bolivarian Games between 1938 and 1989 was published in a book 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.

A total of 30 events were contested, 21 by men and 9 by women.

Medal summary

Medal winners were published.

Men

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres Arquímedes Herrera (VEN) 10.4 A Manuel Planchart (VEN) 10.7 A Gerardo Di Tolla (PER) 10.7 A
200 metres Pedro Grajales (COL) 20.9 A Manuel Planchart (VEN) 21.2 A Arquímedes Herrera (VEN) 21.5 A
400 metres Pedro Grajales (COL) 46.9 A Manuel Planchart (VEN) 47.7 A Miguel Villacres (ECU) 48.0 A
800 metres Hugo Burgos (COL) 1:52.3 A Mario Zambrano (ECU) 1:55.7 A Alejandro Arroyo (ECU) 1:56.7 A
1500 metres Álvaro Mejía (COL) 3:57.2 A Hugo Burgos (COL) 4:03.2 A Mario Zambrano (ECU) 4:04.2 A
5000 metres Álvaro Mejía (COL) 15:00.9 A Manuel Cabrera (COL) 16:08.4 A Fernando Sevilla (ECU) 16:20.6 A
10,000 metres Álvaro Mejía (COL) 32:22.5 A Manuel Cabrera (COL) 33:16.7 A José Peredo (BOL) 34:03.6 A
Half marathon Manuel Cabrera (COL) 1:11:14 A Gustavo Gutiérrez (ECU) 1:12:25 A Pedro Cárdenas (COL) 1:13:17 A
110 metres hurdles Hernando Arrechea (COL) 14.5 A Bob Lancelot (VEN) 14.9 A Juan Muñoz (VEN) 15.4 A
400 metres hurdles Arístides Pineda (VEN) 53.2 A Antonio Medina (VEN) 55.1 A Jorge Almeida (ECU) 55.8 A
High Jump Roberto Abugattás (PER) 1.95 A Oscar Canqui (PER) 1.90 A Luis Planchart (VEN) 1.90 A
Pole Vault Parmenio Restrepo (COL) 4.10 A César Quintero (COL) 4.10 A Héctor Thomas (VEN) 4.10 A
Long Jump Héctor Thomas (VEN) 7.48 A Juan Muñoz (VEN) 7.07 A Roberto Caravaca (VEN) 6.93 A
Triple Jump Clevis Fuentes (VEN) 14.91 A Iván Baldayo (VEN) 14.88 A José López (VEN) 14.41 A
Shot Put Dagoberto González (COL) 14.75 A Héctor Thomas (VEN) 14.12 A Jaime Paz (ECU) 13.64 A
Discus Throw Dagoberto González (COL) 49.75 A Héctor Thomas (VEN) 42.57 A Wenceslao Lamas (ECU) 42.35 A
Hammer Throw Daniel Cereali (VEN) 51.89 A Marcelino Borrero (COL) 51.18 A Paul Hurtado (PER) 48.79 A
Javelin Throw Jesús Rodríguez (VEN) 62.62 A Ramón Rodríguez (VEN) 61.99 A Héctor Thomas (VEN) 60.56 A
Pentathlon Héctor Thomas (VEN) 3376 A Roberto Carbalo (VEN) 3262 A Ramón Iriarte (VEN) 3075 A
4 x 100 metres relay Colombia 40.8 A Panama 41.6 A Venezuela 41.6 A
4 x 400 metres relay Colombia 3:09.4 A Venezuela 3:12.3 A Peru 3:14.0 A

Women

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres Sandra Sealy (PAN) 12.3 A Omaira Villalobos (VEN) 12.5 A Gisela Vidal (VEN) 12.5 A
200 metres Sandra Sealy (PAN) 25.3 A Gisela Vidal (VEN) 25.6 A Fabiola Quiñónez (ECU) 26.1 A
80 metres hurdles Gisela Vidal (VEN) 11.8 A Elvira Quiñonez (ECU) 12.1 A Gloria Aguirre (COL) 12.9 A
High Jump Julia Barrera (PER) 1.45 A Flora Cosier (VEN) 1.45 A Patricia Montero (PER) 1.45 A
Long Jump Gisela Vidal (VEN) 5.67 A Omaira Villalobos (VEN) 5.47 A Cristina Infante (ECU) 5.42 A
Shot Put Francisca Roberts (VEN) 12.26 A María Luz Cabezas (ECU) 11.52 A Delia Vera (PER) 11.46 A
Discus Throw Isolina Vergara (COL) 38.60 A Beverly Eloisa Oglivie de James (PAN) 33.36 A Patricia Andrus (VEN) 32.45 A
Javelin Throw Delia Vera (PER) 39.08 A Flor Umaña (COL) 38.04 A Patricia Andrus (VEN) 34.21 A
4 x 100 metres relay Venezuela 48.8 A Colombia 49.8 A Ecuador 49.8 A

Medal table (unofficial)

  *   Host nation (Ecuador)

Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 Colombia (COL) 14 7 2 23
2 Venezuela (VEN) 11 16 12 39
3 Peru (PER) 3 1 5 9
4 Panama (PAN) 2 2 0 4
5 Ecuador (ECU)* 0 4 10 14
6 Bolivia (BOL) 0 0 1 1
Totals (6 entries) 30 30 30 90