The 2002 Ibero-American Championships in Athletics (Spanish: X Campeonato Iberoamericano de Atletismo) was the tenth edition of the international athletics competition between Ibero-American nations which was held at the Estadio Cementos Progreso in Ciudad de Guatemala, Guatemala on 11 and 12 May. A total of 328 athletes participated in the 44-event programme.. CONSUDATLE. Retrieved on 2012-01-10. The 3000 metres was introduced for both men and women, replacing the longer 10,000 metres event.

Following on from the success of the 2001 Central American and Caribbean Championships in Athletics and 2001 Central American Games, Guatemala hosted the Ibero-American Championships for the first time. The competition was a factor for selection for the Americas team in the 2002 IAAF World Cup. Cuba, Spain and Portugal all sent small delegations to the competition, which was held at an altitude of 1402 m – a factor which raised performances in the sprints and jumps.Biscayart, Eduardo (2002-05-10). . IAAF. Retrieved on 2012-01-10.

Brazil topped the medal table for the second time running, taking 38 medals (15 of them gold) from the events. Despite its reduced numbers, Cuba placed second as its athletes won eight events and 16 medals overall. Mexico had the next highest number of event winners, with five gold medallists, while Colombia had the third highest medal haul (13). Fifteen of the 21 nations present reached the medal table.El Atletismo Ibero-Americano - San Fernando 2010 (pg. 180). RFEA. Retrieved on 2012-01-10.Biscayart, Eduardo (2002-05-13). . IAAF. Retrieved on 2012-01-10.

Six new championship records were set at the competition. Maurren Maggi cleared a record of 6.97 m to win the long jump, while Isbel Luaces's javelin throw of 81.64 m bettered the championship record. Vânia Silva improved the women's hammer throw mark by several metres. Uruguay's Heber Viera and Brazil's Vicente de Lima needed a photo finish to separate them in the 100 metres. The Uruguayan took the honours by 2/1000 of a second – a difference which may have been made by de Lima's premature celebration before the line. Viera went on take the 200 metres silver in a Uruguayan record time.Biscayart, Eduardo (2002-05-12). . IAAF. Retrieved on 2012-01-10.

Former Olympic champion Jefferson Pérez was present for the men's racewalk and won by half a minute. Hudson de Souza defended his 800/1500 metres double from the 2000 edition. Others to defend their titles were Alejandra García in the women's pole vault, Felipa Palacios in the 200 m and Gilmar Mayo in the men's high jump. El Atletismo Ibero-Americano - San Fernando 2010 . RFEA. Retrieved on 2012-01-10.

Medal summary

Men 100 metres(Wind: 3.0 m/s) 10.08w 10.08w 10.22w200 metres 20.22 20.46 NR 20.99400 metres 45.69 46.09 46.37800 metres 1:46.74 1:46.81 1:47.081500 metres 3:45.46 3:47.09 3:48.733000 metres 8:10.28 CR 8:10.62 8:12.185000 metres 14:16.22 14:17.18 14:19.92110 metres hurdles 13.57 13.58 13.66400 metres hurdles 50.60 50.78 50.883000 metres steeplechase 8:47.79 8:50.72 8:59.954×100 metres relay Vicente de LimaÉdson RibeiroAndré da SilvaFabio Gonçalves Silva38.58 Carlos SantosJesús CarriónOsvaldo NievesRogelio Pizarro39.47 Juan MorilloEllis OllarvesJosé CarabalíNilson Palacios40.154×400 metres relay Luis Enrique Serra da SilveiraLuiz Antonio EloiDiego VenancioFlavio Godoy3:05.71 José CarabalíDanny NúñezLuis LunaJonathan Palma3:08.87 Jorge RichardsonRicardo EtheridgeAlexander GreauxRogelio Pizarro3:12.6420,000 m track walk 1:23:51 1:24:31 1:25:27 High jump † 2.26 m 2.23 m 2.23 m Pole vault ‡ 5.25 m 5.20 m 5.20 m Long jump 7.83 m 7.75 m 7.73 m Triple jump 16.90 m 16.26 m 15.86 m Shot put 19.79 m 19.27 m 18.87 m Discus throw 59.00 m 58.22 m 52.20 m Hammer throw 70.30 m 69.38 m 66.71 m Javelin throw 81.64 m CR 74.66 m 72.23 m Decathlon 7449 pts 7280 pts 7172 pts † Note: The results for the men's high jump listed by GBR Athletics conflict with those of the official report. Javier Bermejo (ESP) and Jessé de Lima (BRA) are listed as joint silver medallists, but Bermejo came third on countback.El Atletismo Ibero-Americano - San Fernando 2010 (pgs. 173). RFEA. Retrieved on 2012-01-10.Ibero American Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2012-01-10. ‡ Note: The results for the men's pole vault listed by GBR Athletics conflict with those of the official report. José Francisco Nava (CHI) and Edgar León (MEX) are listed as joint silver medallists, but the athletes were third and fourth, respectively, on countback.

Women 100 metres(Wind: 2.3 m/s) 11.32w 11.49w 11.53w200 metres(Wind: 2.7 m/s) 22.76w 23.00w 23.47w400 metres 52.14 52.55 52.74800 metres 2:06.30 2:06.71 2:08.531500 metres 4:22.37 4:25.25 4:27.413000 metres 9:28.12 9:29.61 9:34.995000 metres 16:25.25 16:26.81 16:45.25100 metres hurdles 13.15 13.46 13.53400 metres hurdles 56.99 57.37 58.223000 metres steeplechase 10:36.47 CR 10:48.75 11:02.684×100 metres relay Thatiana IgnácioRosemar Coelho NetoLucimar de MouraKátia de Jesus Santos44.28 Melissa MurilloMirtha BrockFelipa PalaciosNorma González44.44Only two teams started4×400 metres relay Lucimar TeodoroGeisa CoutinhoClaudete Alves PinaMaria Laura Almirao3:33.13 Felipa PalaciosMirtha BrockPrincesa OliverosNorma González3:33.35 Beatriz CruzMilitza CastroSandra MoyaYvonne Harrison3:34.2620,000 m track walk 1:36:58 CR 1:37:32 1:38:28 High jump 1.87 m 1.84 m 1.81 m Pole vault † 4.25 m 4.00 m 3.90 m Long jump 6.97 m CR 6.33 m 6.10 m Triple jump 14.18 m 13.65 m 13.53 m Shot put 18.87 m 17.20 m 16.63 m Discus throw 58.20 m 57.63 m 53.91 m Hammer throw 65.02 m CR 63.75 m 61.83 m Javelin throw 62.62 m 61.41 m 58.06 m Heptathlon 5593 pts 5288 pts 5237 pts

† Note: The results for the women's pole vault listed by GBR Athletics conflict with those of the official report. Puerto Rico's Michelle Vélez is listed as joint bronze medallist, but she finished fourth on countback.El Atletismo Ibero-Americano - San Fernando 2010 (pgs. 178). RFEA. Retrieved on 2012-01-10.

Medal table

† Note: The medal table in the official 2010 report by RFEA incorrectly lists Argentina as having won a silver medal in the women's section. It also states that Venezuela gained one more men's bronze medal than it did (José Carabalí had the same 200 m time as the bronze medalist but was ranked fourth).

Participation Of the twenty-eight member nations of the Asociación Iberoamericana de Atletismo twenty-one sent delegations to the competition. None of the six African members took part. All the original 22 founding member nations were present with the sole exception of Paraguay. A total of 312 athletes participated at the event.El Atletismo Ibero-Americano - San Fernando 2010 (pg. 214). RFEA. Retrieved on 2012-01-10.

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References

Results El Atletismo Ibero-Americano - San Fernando 2010 (pgs. 171-180). RFEA. Retrieved on 2012-01-10. Medalists. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2012-01-10. Men's results Women's results