Athletics competitions at the 1970 Bolivarian Games were held at the Estadio Olímpico in Maracaibo, Venezuela, between August 25 - September 6, 1970.
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 32 events were contested, 22 by men and 10 by women.
Medal summary
Medal winners were published.
Men 100 metres 10.2 10.4 10.4200 metres 21.1 21.5 21.5400 metres 46.1 48.2 48.3800 metres 1:50.9 1:52.7 1:52.91500 metres 3:56.9 3:57.7 3:57.375000 metres 14:08.1 14:50.8 14:51.010,000 metres 31:23.8 31:25.3 31:42.2Marathon 2:51:49 2:53:08 2:56:17110 metres hurdles 14.5 14.5 14.8400 metres hurdles 51.0 51.7 52.63000 metres steeplechase 8:54.6 9:16.2 9:23.14 x 100 metres relayArquímedes HerreraSegundo GuerraCastroAlberto Marchán 40.5MartinichAugusto MarchinarisJorge AlemanFernando Acevedo 40.6MurilloWenceslao FerrínJimmy SierraPedro Grajales 40.94 x 400 metres relaySegundo GuerraFloresRoberto SarmientoRaúl Dome 3:08.0Jorge AlemanAlfredo DezaSiguasFernando Acevedo 3:08.7Jimmy SierraObregónPedro GrajalesMigdonio Palacios 3:08.8High jump 2.10 2.05 2.00Pole vault 4.15 4.15 4.15Long jump 7.50 7.18 7.18Triple jump 15.17 14.90 14.80Shot put 14.91 Discus throw 52.08 5?.36 42.70Hammer throw 52.60 50.04 49.72Javelin throw 71.28 69.42 62.73Decathlon 7091 6644 6554
Women 100 metres 11.9 12.0 12.1200 metres 24.7 24.7 24.9100 metres hurdles 14.8 15.1 15.34 x 100 metres relayMargarita MartínezNivia TrejosDiva BishopPatricia Morgan 47.1Elsa AntúnezLucía VaamondeLourdes VargasDoris Rivas 47.5CarcamoNaranjoAna MaquilonJuana Mosquera 48.1High jump 1.54 1.54 1.52Long jump 5.78 5.56 5.48Shot put 12.33 12.09 11.82Discus throw 40.12 35.44 35.25Javelin throw 43.72 43.10 42.62Pentathlon 4403 3834 3544
Medal table (unofficial)
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