The 2004 Ibero-American Championships in Athletics (Spanish: XI Campeonato Iberoamericano de Atletismo) was the eleventh edition of the international athletics competition between Ibero-American nations which was held at the Estadio Iberoamericano in Huelva, Spain on 6–8 August 2004.. CONSUDATLE. Retrieved on 2011-11-19. A record high of 27 nations took part while the number of participating athletes (430) was the second highest in the competition's history after the 1992 edition.El Atletismo Ibero-Americano - San Fernando 2010 (p. 213). RFEA. Retrieved on 2011-11-19. The programme featured 44 track and field events, 22 each for men and women, and 16 championship records were broken or equalled at the three-day competition.Ibero American Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2011-11-19.

The host stadium was built specifically for the championships and it was the first major event to be held there. An opening ceremony was held outside the stadium at La Rábida (the monastery where Christopher Columbus stayed and successfully proposed his voyage to the Indies, which led to the Discovery of the Americas). High participation was attributed to the competition's proximity to the 2004 Summer Olympics, which was held in Athens two weeks later.El Atletismo Ibero-Americano - San Fernando 2010 (p. 181–192). RFEA. Retrieved on 2011-11-19. The legacy of the championships is found in the Meeting Iberoamericano de Atletismo, an annual track and field meeting which is held at the same stadium.Meeting Iberoamericano de Atletismo. RFEA. Retrieved on 2011-11-19.

The host nation, Spain, topped the medal table with 16 gold medals and 38 medals overall. Cuba (typically strong at the meeting) came second with fourteen gold medals and 22 medals overall. Brazil came third, producing six event winners, but had the second highest medal haul with a total of 23 medallists.Valiente, Emeterio (2004-08-09). Menendez throws 66.90m - Spain and Cuba dominant at Ibero-American Championships. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-11-19. Spain sent the largest delegation, entering 90 athletes, while Brazil (63), Portugal (51) and Cuba (33) were the next most numerous teams.. IAAF (2004-08-07). Retrieved on 2011-11-19.

A number of medallists went on to have Olympic success. Joan Lino Martínez, winner in the men's long jump, took an Olympic bronze medal. Cuba's female throwers performed well in Athens: Yumileidi Cumbá and Osleidys Menéndez were crowned Olympic champions, while Yipsi Moreno and Yunaika Crawford both reached the podium in the hammer throw.Athletics at the 2004 Athina Summer Games. Sports Reference. Retrieved on 2011-11-19. Fernanda Ribeiro, a 1996 Olympic champion, won the women's 5000 metres in Huelva, but retired in the Olympic final due to injuries.Ribeiro takes comfortable win in IberoAmerican Championships. IAAF (2004-08-08). Retrieved on 2011-11-19.2004 Olympics - 10,000 Metres - W Final . IAAF (2004-08-27). Retrieved on 2011-11-19.

Medal summary

Men 100 metres 10.15 10.21 10.28200 metres(Wind: -4.3 m/s) 20.84 20.93 21.30400 metres 45.05 45.21 45.22800 metres 1:46.51 1:46.78 1:47.261500 metres 3:37.34 CR 3:37.66 3:40.303000 metres 7:51.25 CR 7:51.26 7:57.235000 metres 13:48.09 13:49.05 13:52.15110 m hurdles 13.49 13.52 13.61400 m hurdles 49.08 49.31 49.923000 m steeplechase 8:30.83 8:33.26 8:35.924×100 m relay Cláudio Roberto SouzaJarbas Mascarenhas Jr.Vicente de LimaAndré da Silva38.62 Alberto DorregoSantiago EzquerroIván MocholíÁngel David Rodríguez39.70 Juan MorcilloJonathan Omar MedinaJosé CarabalíHely Ollarves39.914×400 m relay Eduardo Iván RodríguezAntonio Manuel ReinaLuis FloresDavid Testa3:05.68 Bruno PachecoValdinei da SilvaWagner dos SantosAnderson Jorge dos Santos3:06.19 William José HernándezSimoncito SilveraJosé FaneiteJonathan Palma3:10.4120,000 m track walk 1:24:30.2 1:25:13.1 1:26:16.7 High jump 2.24 m 2.21 m 2.21 m Pole vault 5.40 m 5.35 m 5.30 m Long jump 8.26 m 7.95 m 7.78 m Triple jump 17.12 m CR 16.59 m 16.16 m Shot put 20.59 m CR 20.17 m 18.72 m Discus throw 63.84 m 62.08 m 59.24 m Hammer throw 73.34 m 71.01 m 67.89 m Javelin throw 77.98 m 76.34 m 76.00 m Decathlon 7940 pts CR 7703 pts 7560 pts

Women 100 metres 11.33 11.41 11.45200 metres 23.73 23.77 23.83400 metres 52.13 52.22 52.42800 metres 2:01.30 2:01.39 2:02.441500 metres 4:14.80 4:16.61 4:18.143000 metres 9:02.36 9:03.64 9:08.745000 metres 15:27.53 CR 15:32.29 15:56.80100 m hurdles(Wind: -2.1 m/s) 13.25 13.42 13.72400 m hurdles 54.84 CR 56.10 56.103000 m steeplechase 9:49.06 CR 9:55.24 9:56.224×100 m relay Dainelky PérezRoxana DíazAna Wilianis LópezVirgen Benavides43.66 CR Melissa MurilloFelipa PalaciosDarlenys ObregónDigna Luz Murillo43.79 Kátia Regina SantosLucimar de MouraRosemar Coelho NetoLuciana dos Santos44.134×400 m relay Geisa CoutinhoJosiane TitoLucimar TeodoroMaria Laura Almirao3:28.60 CR Julia AlbaMiriam BravoCatalina OliverCora Olivero3:32.00 Norma GonzálezFelipa PalaciosDarlenys ObregónRosibel García3:33.9510,000 m track walk 44:22.00 CR 44:33.75 44:43.58 High jump 1.94 m 1.94 m 1.88 m Pole vault 4.30 m CR= 4.30 m CR= 4.20 m Long jump 6.58 m 6.45 m 6.40 m Triple jump 14.51 m CR 14.35 m 13.80 m Shot put 19.97 m CR 18.65 m 17.79 m Discus throw 61.11 m 57.81 m 57.58 m Hammer throw 71.06 m CR 64.96 m 63.72 m Javelin throw 66.99 m CR 64.71 m 56.47 m Heptathlon 5795 pts 5529 pts 5165 pts

Medal table

Participation Twenty-seven nations of the Asociación Iberoamericana de Atletismo sent delegations to the 2004 championships, marking a new record. This represented all the organisation's members but for Guinea-Bissau. A total of 430 athletes (443 including out of competition contestants) took part in the competition – the second highest number that it had attracted at that point, after the 1992 edition.El Atletismo Ibero-Americano - San Fernando 2010 (pg. 214). RFEA. Retrieved on 2012-01-08.

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References

Results Official results (archived). RFEA. Retrieved on 2011-11-19. XI Campeonato Iberoamericano de Atletismo. AthleCAC. Retrieved on 2011-11-19.