Athletics at the 2001 Bolivarian Games

Athletics at the XIV Bolivarian Games
Estadio Bellavista
Host city	Ambato, Ecuador
Date(s)	September 12-15
Main stadium	Pista Atlética Huachi-Loreto
Level	Senior
Events	47 (24 men, 23 women)
← 1997 Arequipa 2005 Armenia → 2001 Bolivarian Games

Athletics competitions at the 2001 Bolivarian Games were held at the Pista Atlética Huachi-Loreto in Ambato, Ecuador, between September 12 and 15, 1996.

Gold medal winners from Ecuador were published by the Comité Olímpico Ecuatoriano.^[1]

A total of 47 events were contested, 24 by men and 23 by women.

Medal summary

Medal winners were published.^[2][3]

All results are marked as "affected by altitude" (A), because the stadium in Ambato is 2,620 metres (8,600 ft) above sea level.

Men

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
100 metres (wind: -0.9 m/s)	John Córdoba (COL)	10.37 A	Luis Morán (ECU)	10.47 A	Juan Morillo (VEN)	10.50 A
200 metres (wind: -1.5 m/s)	John Córdoba (COL)	20.87 A	Helly Ollarves (VEN)	20.98 A	Jimmy Pino (COL)	21.11 A
400 metres	Jonathan Palma (VEN)	45.55 A	William Hernández (VEN)	46.49 A	Danny Núñez (VEN)	46.75 A
800 metres	Simoncito Silvera (VEN)	1:50.02 A	Jonathan Palma (VEN)	1:50.11 A	Fadrique Iglesias (BOL)	1:51.64 A
1500 metres	Freddy González (VEN)	3:56.21 A	Mauricio Ladino (COL)	3:56.84 A	José Perea (COL)	3:57.35 A
5000 metres	Franklin Tenorio (ECU)	14:50.25 A	William Naranjo (COL)	14:52.26 A	Diego Colorado (COL)	14:59.16 A
10000 metres	Silvio Guerra (ECU)	30:28.58 A	Diego Colorado (COL)	31:17.36 A	Wilmary Álvarez (VEN)	31:25.73 A
Marathon	Hugo Jiménez (COL)	2:33:14 A	Jesús Virrueta (PER)	2:37:31 A	Francisco Roldán (ECU)	2:38:08 A
3000 metres steeplechase	Richard Arias (ECU)	9:12.22 A	Néstor Nieves (VEN)	9:23.77 A	Emigdio Delgado (VEN)	9:24.71 A
110 metres hurdles (wind: 0.3 m/s)	Paulo Villar (COL)	13.58 A	Jackson Quiñónez (ECU)	13.64 A	Marleán Reina (VEN)	14.16 A
400 metres hurdles	José Gregorio Turbay (VEN)	51.06 A	José Carvajal (COL)	52.17 A	José Ferrín (ECU)	53.18 A
High Jump	Gilmar Mayo (COL)	2.23 A	Jackson Quiñónez (ECU)	2.20 A	Franco Moy (PER)	2.19 A
Pole Vault	Johnny Romero (VEN)	4.60 A	Jackson Angulo (COL)	4.10 A
Long Jump	Esteban Copland (VEN)	8.18 A w	José Reyes (VEN)	7.65 A	Lewis Asprilla (COL)	7.38 A w
Triple Jump	Freddy Nieves (ECU)	16.69 A	Alvin Rentería (COL)	16.66 A	Leisner Aragón (COL)	16.54 A
Shot Put	Yojer Medina (VEN)	19.44 A	Jhonny Rodríguez (COL)	18.90 A	Orlando Ibarra (COL)	17.24 A
Discus Throw	Yojer Medina (VEN)	52.68 A	Juan Tello (PER)	50.94 A	Orlando Ibarra (COL)	50.12 A
Hammer Throw	Aldo Bello (VEN)	65.95 A	Eduardo Acuña (PER)	65.08 A	Jesús Parejo (VEN)	53.84 A
Javelin Throw	Noraldo Palacios (COL)	73.40 A	Ronald Noguera (VEN)	73.06 A	Manuel Fuenmayor (VEN)	72.38 A
Decathlon	Darrin Mijares (VEN)	6830 A	Marcos Reyes (VEN)	6746 A	Wílmer Cortez (ECU)	6437 A
20 Kilometres Road Walk	Jefferson Pérez (ECU)	1:30:27 A	Patricio Villacorte (ECU)	1:35:56 A	Marco Taipe (PER)	1:37:59 A
50 Kilometres Road Walk	Patricio Villacorte (ECU)	4:27:57 A	Fausto Quinde (ECU)	4:33:22 A	Rolando Saquipay (ECU)	4:40:37 A
4 x 100 metres relay	Venezuela	39.57 A	Colombia	40.01 A	Ecuador	40.80 A
4 x 400 metres relay	Venezuela	3:08.15 A	Colombia	3:10.61 A	Ecuador	3:10.83 A

Women

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
100 metres (wind: -2.0 m/s)	Mirtha Brock (COL)	11.82 A	Melisa Murillo (COL)	11.88 A	Miriam Caicedo (COL)	12.00 A
200 metres (wind: 0.9 m/s)	Felipa Palacios (COL)	22.92 A	Digna Luz Murillo (COL)	23.83 A	Wilmary Álvarez (VEN)	24.04 A
400 metres	Norma González (COL)	52.73 A	Eliana Pacheco (VEN)	54.82 A	Yusmelys García (VEN)	54.94 A
800 metres	Niusha Mancilla (BOL)	2:03.98 A	Rosibel García (COL)	2:08.97 A	Mercy Colorado (ECU)	2:09.65 A
1500 metres	Niusha Mancilla (BOL)	4:22.6 A	Bertha Sánchez (COL)	4:38.2 A	Mariela Álvarez (PER)	4:40.7 A
5000 metres	Martha Tenorio (ECU)	17:16.3 A	Sonia Calizaya (BOL)	17:22.1 A	María Paredes (ECU)	17:49.5 A
10000 metres	Martha Tenorio (ECU)	36:04.0 A	Rosa Apaza (BOL)	36:51.5 A	Sonia Calizaya (BOL)	36:59.8 A
Marathon	Justina Calizaya (BOL)	3:06:06 A	Myriam Pulido (COL)	3:07:04 A	Yolanda Quimbita (ECU)	3:13:04 A
3000 metres steeplechase	Niusha Mancilla (BOL)	10:40.7 A	Marlene Acuña (ECU)	11:51.1 A	Bertha Sánchez (COL)	11:53.1 A
100 metres hurdles (wind: -0.5 m/s)	Princesa Oliveros (COL)	13.0 A	Sandrine Legenort (VEN)	14.1 A	Virginia Wila (ECU)	15.1 A
400 metres hurdles	Princesa Oliveros (COL)	58.21 A	Yusmelys García (VEN)	60.34 A	Lucy Jaramillo (ECU)	60.89 A
High Jump	Catherine Ibargüen (COL)	1.79 A	Jhoris Luque (VEN)	1.79 A	Yetzálida Pérez (VEN)	1.73 A
Pole Vault	Yoisemil Fuentes (VEN)	3.50 A	Milena Agudelo (COL)	3.40 A	Elizabeth Restrepo (COL)	3.30 A
Long Jump	Helena Guerrero (COL)	6.66 A w	Jennifer Arveláez (VEN)	6.44 A w	Ana Caicedo (ECU)	6.14 A w
Triple Jump	Jennifer Arveláez (VEN)	13.58 A	Ludmila Reyes (VEN)	13.46 A	Ivonne Patarroyo (COL)	12.07 A
Shot Put	Luz Dary Castro (COL)	15.84 A	Yanira Hurtado (VEN)	14.82 A	Neolanis Suárez (VEN)	14.80 A
Discus Throw	Luz Dary Castro (COL)	52.72 A	Neolanis Suárez (VEN)	49.06 A	Denis Córdoba (COL)	48.48 A
Hammer Throw	María Eugenia Villamizar (COL)	58.26 A	Yaiza Córdoba (COL)	55.32 A	Dubraska Rodríguez (VEN)	54.14 A
Javelin Throw	Sabina Moya (COL)	55.58 A	Zuleima Araméndiz (COL)	55.56 A	María González (VEN)	48.60 A
Heptathlon	Zorobabelia Córdoba (COL)	5436 A	Thaimara Rivas (VEN)	5025 A	Osmary Sequea (VEN)	4711 A
20 Kilometres Road Walk	Geovana Irusta (BOL)	1:45:04 A	Morelba Useche (VEN)	1:48:08 A	Cristina Bohórquez (COL)	1:51:56 A
4 x 100 metres relay	Colombia	44.18 A	Venezuela	46.03 A	Ecuador	47.12 A
4 x 400 metres relay	Colombia	3:36.32 A	Ecuador	3:44.38 A	Venezuela	3:45.30 A

Medal table (unofficial)

  The host country is highlighted in lavender blue

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Colombia	20	17	13	50
2	Venezuela	14	18	15	47
3	Ecuador	8	7	13	28
4	Bolivia	5	2	2	9
5	Peru	0	3	3	6

References

1. CUADRO DE MEDALLISTAS ECUATORIANOS EN LA HISTORIA DE LOS J. D. B. POR EDICIÓN (PDF) (in Spanish), Comité Olímpico Ecuatoriano, retrieved June 28, 2012
2. BOLIVARIAN GAMES, Athletics Weekly, retrieved June 27, 2012
3. XIV Juegos Bolivarianos Ambato 2001 (in Spanish), Diario HOY, Quito, Ecuador, retrieved June 30, 2012