Athletics at the 1994 South American Games
| Athletics at the V South American Games | |
|---|---|
| Dates | November |
| Host city | Valencia, Venezuela  |
| Venue | Polideportivo Misael Delgado |
| Level | Senior |
| Events | 43 (24 men, 19 women) |
| Records set | (about) 26 games records |
Athletics events at the 1994 South American Games were held at the Polideportivo Misael Delgado in Valencia, Venezuela.[1] A total of 43 events were contested, 24 by men and 19 by women.
Following a controversy between Sabino Hernández, president of the Comité Olímpico Ecuatoriano and Jacobo Bucaram, president of the Federación Ecuatoriana de Atletismo in the context of funding the number of athletes to travel to the games (22 versus 33 athletes), Ecuador did not participate in this year's athletics competitions.[2]
On the other hand, athletics heavyweights Brazil (although only with a small delegation) and Colombia competed for the first time, leading to a noticeable improvement of the results as evident from the setting of (about) 26 games records.
Medal summary[edit]
Medal winners were published in a book written by Argentinian journalist Ernesto Rodríguez III with support of the Argentine Olympic Committee (Spanish: Comité Olímpico Argentino) under the auspices of the Ministry of Education (Spanish: Ministerio de Educación de la Nación) in collaboration with the Office of Sports (Spanish: Secretaría de Deporte de la Nación).[3] Eduardo Biscayart supplied the list of winners and their results.[4] Further results were published elsewhere.[5][6]
Men[edit]
Women[edit]
Medal table (unofficial)[edit]
* Host nation (Venezuela)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Colombia | 16 | 10 | 6 | 32 |
| 2 |  Chile | 9 | 7 | 7 | 23 |
| 3 | Venezuela* | 7 | 13 | 16 | 36 |
| 4 |  Argentina | 5 | 2 | 3 | 10 |
| 5 |  Brazil | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 |
| 6 |  Bolivia | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 7 |  Paraguay | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 |  Peru | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 9 |  Suriname | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Totals (9 entries) | 43 | 43 | 40 | 126 | |
References[edit]
- ^ VALENCIA 94, VENEZUELA, V JUEGOS SUDAMERICANOS, Fecha de apertura: 19 de noviembre de 1994, Fecha de clausura: 28 de noviembre de 1994 (in Spanish), ODESUR, archived from the original on 2014-03-15, retrieved June 12, 2012
- ^ SACRIFICADO EL ATLETISMO (in Spanish), Explored, Quito, Ecuador, 17 November 1994, archived from the original on 6 January 2013, retrieved 13 June 2012
- ^ Rodríguez III, Ernesto (2010), LIBROS DEL CICLO OLÍMPICO ARGENTINO - Libro I de los Juegos Odesur 1978-2010 (in Spanish) (1a. ed.), Buenos Aires: Alarco Ediciones, p. 192, ISBN 978-987-1367-18-4, archived from the original on 2012-01-04, retrieved June 3, 2012
- ^ SOUTH AMERICAN (ODESUR) GAMES, Athletics Weekly, retrieved June 3, 2012
- ^ RANKING ARGENTINO PERMANENTE (in Spanish), CADA Confederación Argentina De Atletismo, June 15, 2012, archived from the original on 5 October 2009, retrieved 15 June 2012
- ^ TABLA DE RECORDS SUDAMERICANOS (absolutos), PISTA Y CAMPO, Al día 30 de junio de 2005 (in Spanish), Atletismo en México, 30 June 2005, archived from the original on 27 August 2007, retrieved 15 June 2012
