# 1986 Ibero-American Championships in Athletics

The 1986 Ibero-American Championships (Spanish: II Campeonato Iberoamericano de Atletismo) was an athletics competition which was held at the Estadio Pedro Marrero in Havana, Cuba from 27 to 28 September 1986. A total of 36 events, comprising 21 men's and 15 women's events, were contested by sixteen countries. It was the second edition of the Ibero-American Championships, and the first to be held in Latin America. The Chilean city of Valparaíso was initially chosen to host the event, but the competition was moved after organisation difficulties. High temperatures at the venue affected athletic performances, particularly in the longer distance events.
The host nation, Cuba, easily topped the table with fifteen gold medals and a total of 43 medals. Spain was the second most successful country (9 golds, 22 in total) and Brazil was third with four golds and fifteen medals overall. The positions of these top three countries remained unchanged from those at the previous edition of the championships in 1983.
Among the notable medallists was Brazilian Robson da Silva, won completed a sprint double and recorded a South American record of 10.02 seconds in the 100 metres. Ana Fidelia Quirot of Cuba won both the women's 400 metres and 800 metres events. Seventeen-year-old Luis Bueno set a world youth record of 8.25 m to win the men's long jump. Another young athlete, 18-year-old high jumper Javier Sotomayor, won his first ever senior gold medal at an international athletics championships. Adauto Domingues of Brazil won the steeplechase gold and a silver in the 5000 m, while Portugal's Rosa Oliveira was twice runner-up in the 1500 metres and 3000 metres events.
The men's marathon race was dropped from the main programme and was instead held as a separate competition – the Ibero American Marathon Championships. Alfonso Abellán was the race winner that year while Manuel Vera and Radamés González were second and third respectively.

## Medal summary
### Men

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres | Robson da Silva (BRA) | 10.02 CR AR | Andrés Simón (CUB) | 10.19 | Ricardo Chacón (CUB) | 10.36 |
| 200 metres | Robson da Silva (BRA) | 20.43 CR | Luís Cunha (POR) | 21.08 | Antonio Sánchez (ESP) | 21.23 |
| 400 metres | Félix Stevens (CUB) | 45.83 CR | Roberto Hernández (CUB) | 46.03 | Cayetano Cornet (ESP) | 47.03 |
| 800 metres | Mauricio Hernández (MEX) | 1:48.05 CR | Luis Toledo (MEX) | 1:48.81 | Luis Migueles (ARG) | 1:49.19 |
| 1500 metres | José Luis Carreira (ESP) | 3:44.93 CR | Andrés Vera (ESP) | 3:44.99 | Mauricio Hernández (MEX) | 3:45.68 |
| 5000 metres | Abel Antón (ESP) | 13:49.76 CR | Adauto Domingues (BRA) | 13:50.36 | Elísio Rios (POR) | 13:51.34 |
| 10,000 metres | Elísio Rios (POR) | 29:59.54 | Joaquim Pinheiro (POR) | 29:59.71 | Rolando Vera (ECU) | 30:10.05 |
| 110 metres hurdles | Carlos Sala (ESP) | 13.89 | Lyndon Campos (BRA) | 13.99 | Ángel Bueno (CUB) | 14.08 |
| 400 metres hurdles | José Alonso (ESP) | 49.96 | Pablo Squella (CHI) | 50.17 | Francisco Velazco (CUB) | 50.75 |
| 3000 metres steeplechase | Adauto Domingues (BRA) | 8:31.91 | Juan Ramón Conde (CUB) | 8:34.08 | Ricardo Vera (URU) | 8:34.92 |
| 4 × 100 m relay | Brazil (BRA) Jailto Santos Bonfim Katsuhiko Nakaia Arnaldo de Oliveira Silva Robson da Silva | 39.30 CR | Cuba (CUB) Ricardo Chacón Osvaldo Lara Sergio Querol Andrés Simón | 39.46 | Spain (ESP) Florencio Gascón Juan José Prado Carlos Sala José Javier Arqués | 40.15 |
| 4 × 400 m relay | Spain (ESP) Juan José Prado Cayetano Cornet José Alonso Antonio Sánchez | 3:08.54 | Cuba (CUB) José Duany Francisco Velazco Jorge Valentín Roberto Hernández | 3:09.09 | Peru (PER) Marco Mautino Alberto Isu Ramiro Quintana Moisés del Castillo | 3:17.12 |
| 20 km walk | Marcelino Colín (MEX) | 1:33:04 | Jesús Flores (CUB) | 1:37:02 | Edel Oliva (CUB) | 1:40:13 |
| High jump | Javier Sotomayor (CUB) | 2.30 m CR | Francisco Centelles (CUB) | 2.18 m | Gustavo Becker (ESP) | 2.18 m |
| Pole vault | Alberto Ruiz (ESP) | 5.20 m =CR | Javier García (ESP) | 5.20 m =CR | Rubén Camino (CUB) | 5.00 m |
| Long jump | Luis Bueno (CUB) | 8.25 m CR | Osvaldo Larrondo (CUB) | 7.83 m | Olivier Cadier (BRA) | 7.72 m |
| Triple jump | Héctor Marquetti (CUB) | 16.26 m | Jorge Reyna (CUB) | 16.25 m | José Leitão (POR) | 15.45 m |
| Shot put | Gert Weil (CHI) | 19.82 m CR | Paul Ruiz (CUB) | 18.24 m | Adilson Oliveira (BRA) | 18.02 m |
| Discus throw | Roberto Moya (CUB) | 59.04 m | Sinesio Garrachón (ESP) | 57.70 m | Raúl Calderón (CUB) | 55.82 m |
| Hammer throw | Raúl Jimeno (ESP) | 66.90 m | Francisco Soria (CUB) | 64.10 m | Pedro Rivail Atílio (BRA) | 63.10 m |
| Javelin throw (new model) | Ramón González (CUB) | 76.38 m CR | Reinaldo Patterson (CUB) | 72.12 m | Carlos Cunha (POR) | 64.84 m |

### Women

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres | Alma Vázquez (MEX) | 11.76 | Blanca Lacambra (ESP) | 11.80 | Sheila de Oliveira (BRA) | 11.93 |
| 200 metres (wind: 2.1 m/s) | Ximena Restrepo (COL) | 23.76 | Susana Armenteros (CUB) | 24.05 | Liliana Chalá (ECU) | 24.15 |
| 400 metres | Ana Fidelia Quirot (CUB) | 50.78 | Norfalia Carabalí (COL) | 53.38 | Cristina Pérez (ESP) | 54.33 |
| 800 metres | Ana Fidelia Quirot (CUB) | 2:00.23 CR | Soraya Telles (BRA) | 2:01.55 | Nery McKeen (CUB) | 2:03.07 |
| 1500 metres | Alejandra Ramos (CHI) | 4:22.34 | Rosa Oliveira (POR) | 4:23.11 | Asunción Sinovas (ESP) | 4:23.89 |
| 3000 metres | Asunción Sinovas (ESP) | 9:36.92 | Rosa Oliveira (POR) | 9:38.70 | Carmen Díaz (ESP) | 9:40.96 |
| 100 metres hurdles | Odalys Adams (CUB) | 13.49 | Julieta Rosseaux (CUB) | 13.66 | Sandra Taváres (MEX) | 14.03 |
| 400 metres hurdles | Cristina Pérez (ESP) | 58.51 CR | Odalys Hernández (CUB) | 58.82 | Tania Fernández (CUB) | 59.15 |
| 4×100 metres relay | Mexico (MEX) Sandra Tavárez Alma Delia Vázquez Alejandra Flores Guadalupe García | 45.95 CR | Brazil (BRA) Maria Aparecida Correa Claudiléia Matos Santos Celia da Costa Sheila de Oliveira | 46.22 | Cuba (CUB) Julieta Rousseau Luisa Ferrer Susana Armenteros María Zamora | 46.29 |
| 4×400 metres relay | Cuba (CUB) Mercedes Álvarez Odalys Hernández Nery McKeen Ana Fidelia Quirot | 3:33.70 | Spain (ESP) Esther Lahoz Montserrat Pujol Cristina Pérez Blanca Lacambra | 3:36.82 | Mexico (MEX) Alejandra Flores Guadalupe García Leticia Gracia Alma Delia Vázquez | 3:44.71 |
| High jump | Silvia Costa (CUB) | 1.84 m CR | Asunción Morte (ESP) | 1.79 m | Orlane dos Santos (BRA) | 1.76 m |
| Long jump | Eloína Echevarría (CUB) | 6.29 m | Niurka Montalvo (CUB) | 6.11 m | Graciela Acosta (URU) | 5.93 m |
| Shot put | Belsis Laza (CUB) | 15.93 m CR | Marcelina Rodríguez (CUB) | 15.32 m | Maria Fernandes (BRA) | 15.21 m |
| Discus throw | Rita Álvarez (CUB) | 58.90 m CR | María Isabel Urrutia (COL) | 56.84 m | Bárbara Hechevarría (CUB) | 54.00 m |
| Javelin throw | María Caridad Colón (CUB) | 61.80 m CR | Dulce García (CUB) | 59.60 m | Sueli dos Santos (BRA) | 52.34 m |

## Medal table

* Host nation (Cuba)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Cuba (CUB)* | 15 | 18 | 10 | 43 |
| 2 | Spain (ESP) | 9 | 6 | 7 | 22 |
| 3 | Brazil (BRA) | 4 | 4 | 7 | 15 |
| 4 | Mexico (MEX) | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 5 | Chile (CHI) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | Portugal (POR) | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 |
| 7 | Colombia (COL) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | Ecuador (ECU) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 8 | Uruguay (URU) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 10 | Argentina (ARG) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | Peru (PER) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (11 entries) | Totals (11 entries) | 36 | 36 | 36 | 108 |
* Note: The final medal count on the official report differs as it includes the results of the Ibero-American Marathon Championship, which was held in Seville on 2 February before the main event. Spain's Alfonso Abellán was the winner, followed by Manuel Vera of Mexico and Cuban Radamés González rounded out the podium.

## Participation

Of the twenty-two founding members of the Asociación Iberoamericana de Atletismo, nineteen presented delegations for the second championships (one more than the first edition). Ecuador, Panama, Puerto Rico and Venezuela all took part for the first time. The absent nations were Costa Rica, Honduras and the Dominican Republic. A total of 220 athletes participated in the competition. However, only 200 participating athletes (including some guest athletes) from 17 countries were counted by analysing the official result list. Athletes from Bolivia and Paraguay could not be retrieved. The higher number probably contains coaches and/or officials registered for the event.
* Argentina (22)
* Brazil (22)
* Chile (5)
* Colombia (4)
* Cuba (62)
* Ecuador (4)
* El Salvador (1)
* Guatemala (4)
* Mexico (12)
* Nicaragua (4)
* Panama (4)
* Peru (7)
* Portugal (9)
* Puerto Rico (1)
* Spain (31)
* Uruguay (6)
* Venezuela (2)