# 1994 Ibero-American Championships in Athletics

The 1994 Ibero-American Championships in Athletics (Spanish: VI Campeonato Iberoamericano de Atletismo) was the sixth edition of the international athletics competition between Ibero-American nations which was held at the Estadio José María Minella in Mar del Plata, Argentina from 27–30 October.
The competition marked the inauguration of a newly built track at the host stadium, which was part of Mar del Plata's developments for the 1995 Pan American Games. Due to its late scheduling in the annual track and field season, the competition did not attract some of the region's top athletes – Cuba, Portugal and Spain all sent less than full strength delegations. As a result, Brazil topped the medal table for the second time in Ibero-American history, taking eleven gold medals and 32 in total. Cuba were the next best performers with eight golds in their haul of 20 medals, while Colombia came third, having won seven events and 17 medals overall. The hosts, Argentina, were fourth with four golds and fifteen medals in total.
Four new championship records were set at the 1994 edition. Ronaldo da Costa improved the men's 5000 metres record, but was beaten in the 10,000 metres by Armando Quintanilla, who took over half a minute off the previous record. Andrés Charadía bettered a men's hammer throw record, while María Eugenia Villamizar set a new standard in the inaugural women's hammer event. Sueli dos Santos won the women's javelin with a South American record throw, but this mark was later removed as she was disqualified for doping.
Outside of these performances, the standard of competition was lower than at previous editions. Carlos Gats won the men's 100 metres with a slow, wind-assisted time of 10.50 seconds to become the first Argentine to win an international 100 m race since Gerardo Bönnhoff in 1947. Sebastián Keitel of Chile completed a men's 200/400 m double, while Colombia's Ximena Restrepo achieved the same feat and also won in both relays, taking four gold medals from the championships. Andrea Ávila won golds in the women's long jump and triple jump and went on to medal in both the horizontal jumps at the 1995 Pan American Games. Brazilian Silvana Pereira also won two golds, taking the titles in both the long-distance track events.

## Medal summary
### Men

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres (Wind: +3.3 m/s) | Carlos Gats (ARG) | 10.50 w | Jaime Barragán (MEX) | 10.52 w | Jorge Aguilera (CUB) | 10.56 w |
| 200 metres | Sebastián Keitel (CHI) | 20.43 | Carlos Gats (ARG) | 20.51 | Leonardo Prevost (CUB) | 20.61 |
| 400 metres | Sebastián Keitel (CHI) | 46.72 | Sidnei Telles de Souza (BRA) | 47.50 | Guillermo Cacián (ARG) | 47.88 |
| 800 metres | José de Oliveira (BRA) | 1:49.49 | Pablo Squella (CHI) | 1:49.50 | Edimilson da Silva (BRA) | 1:49.91 |
| 1500 metres | José López (VEN) | 3:54.04 | Amado Ramos (CUB) | 3:54.17 | Antonio Herrador (ESP) | 3:54.22 |
| 5000 metres | Ronaldo da Costa (BRA) | 13:47.99 CR | Martín Pitayo (MEX) | 13:50.31 | Raimundo Santos (POR) | 13:51.15 |
| 10,000 metres | Armando Quintanilla (MEX) | 28:06.88 CR | Ronaldo da Costa (BRA) | 28:18.26 | Jorge Marquez (MEX) | 28:24.03 |
| 110 m hurdles | Erik Batte (CUB) | 14.31 | Walmes de Souza (BRA) | 14.33 | Miguel de los Santos (ESP) | 14.47 |
| 400 m hurdles | Everson Teixeira (BRA) | 49.76 | Juan Gutiérrez (MEX) | 50.31 | Eronilde de Araújo (BRA) | 50.36 |
| 3000 m steeplechase | Javier Rodríguez (ESP) | 8:35.03 | Rubén García (MEX) | 8:36.81 | Inocencio López (ESP) | 8:41.22 |
| 4×100 m relay | Cuba (CUB) Jorge Aguilera Leonardo Prevost Andrés Simón Joel Lamela | 39.99 | Brazil (BRA) Marcelo da Silva Sidnei Telles de Souza Claudinei da Silva Walmes de Souza | 40.53 | Colombia (COL) Robinson Urrutia Wenceslao Ferrín Luis Vega José Humberto Rivas | 40.79 |
| 4×400 m relay | Brazil (BRA) Sidnei Telles de Souza Clóvis Fernandes Ediélson Rocha Tenorio Eronilde de Araújo | 3:06.54 | Mexico (MEX) Raymundo Escalante Juan Vallín Luis Karim Toledo Alejandro Cárdenas | 3:07.75 | Colombia (COL) Robinson Urrutia Llimi Rivas Luis Vega Wenceslao Ferrín | 3:08.24 |
| 20,000 m walk | Daniel García (MEX) | 1:21:19.92 | Querubín Moreno (COL) | 1:21:37.17 | Héctor Moreno (COL) | 1:21:49.90 |
| High jump | Gilmar Mayo (COL) | 2.32 m | Marino Drake (CUB) | 2.26 m | Fernando Moreno (ARG) | 2.20 m |
| Pole vault | Nuno Fernandes (POR) | 5.15 m | Miguel Berrío (CUB) | 5.10 m | Françesc Mas (ESP) | 5.00 m |
| Long jump | Jaime Jefferson (CUB) | 7.82 m (w) | Paulo de Oliveira (BRA) | 7.77 m | Rogelio Sáenz (MEX) | 7.73 m (w) |
| Triple jump | Anísio Silva (BRA) | 16.66 m | Daniel Osorio (CUB) | 16.39 m (w) | Freddy Nieves (ECU) | 15.98 m |
| Shot put | Gert Weil (CHI) | 19.30 m | Manuel Martínez (ESP) | 18.70 m | Adilson Oliveira (BRA) | 17.77 m |
| Discus throw | Ramón Jiménez Gaona (PAR) | 60.42 m | João dos Santos (BRA) | 59.20 m | Marcelo Pugliese (ARG) | 59.18 m |
| Hammer throw | Andrés Charadía (ARG) | 70.80 m CR | Guillermo Guzmán (MEX) | 67.74 m | Eladio Hernández (CUB) | 66.90 m |
| Javelin throw | Luis Lucumí (COL) | 75.40 m | Julián Sotelo (ESP) | 73.88 m | Martín Castillo (MEX) | 69.36 m |
| Decathlon | Mário Aníbal (POR) | 7431 pts (w) | Miguel Valle (CUB) | 7340 pts (w) | José de Assis (BRA) | 7072 pts (w) |

### Women

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres | Cleide Amaral (BRA) | 11.66 | Mirtha Brock (COL) | 11.78 | Lisette Rondón (CHI) | 11.89 |
| 200 metres (Wind: +4.4 m/s) | Ximena Restrepo (COL) | 23.07 w | Lisette Rondón (CHI) | 23.69 w | Kátia Regina de Jesus Santos (BRA) | 23.77 w |
| 400 metres | Ximena Restrepo (COL) | 52.69 | Odalmis Limonta (CUB) | 54.54 | Elia Mera (COL) | 55.33 |
| 800 metres | Fátima dos Santos (BRA) | 2:06.26 | Odalmis Limonta (CUB) | 2:07.26 | Marta Orellana (ARG) | 2:07.29 |
| 1500 metres | Ana de Souza (BRA) | 4:28.50 | Mireya Ailhaud (MEX) | 4:30.20 | Mabel Arrúa (ARG) | 4:35.84 |
| 3000 metres | Silvana Pereira (BRA) | 9:14.53 | Lucía Mendiola (MEX) | 9:17.19 | Yesenia Centeno (CUB) | 9:21.55 |
| 10,000 metres | Silvana Pereira (BRA) | 33:29.60 | Lucía Rendón (MEX) | 33:48.32 | Stella Castro (COL) | 34:04.27 |
| 100 m hurdles (Wind: +3.3 m/s) | Damaris Anderson (CUB) | 13.81 w | Verónica Depaoli (ARG) | 13.90 w | Carmen Bezanilla (CHI) | 14.01 w |
| 400 m hurdles | Odalys Hernández (CUB) | 57.89 | Flor Robledo (COL) | 59.09 | Marise da Silva (BRA) | 59.21 |
| 4×100 m relay | Colombia (COL) Elia Mera Ximena Restrepo Patricia Rodríguez Mirtha Brock | 44.87 | Brazil (BRA) Cleide Amaral Kátia Regina de Jesus Santos Vânia dos Santos Tatiana Orcy | 46.03 | Chile (CHI) Carmen Gloria Bezanilla Lisette Rondón Marcela Barros Mónica Castro | 46.22 |
| 4×400 m relay | Colombia (COL) Patricia Rodríguez Elia Mera Flor Robledo Ximena Restrepo | 3:35.35 | Brazil (BRA) Maria Magnólia Figueiredo Rosângela de Souza Oliveira Edinilza Ferreira de Lima Marlene Moreira da Silva | 3:38.61 | Chile (CHI) Marcela Barros Lisette Rondón Carmen Gloria Bezanilla Sara Montecinos | 3:41.40 |
| 10,000 m walk | Francisca Martínez (MEX) | 47:01.80 | Miriam Ramón (ECU) | 47:01.83 | Liliana Bermeo (COL) | 47:06.76 |
| High jump | Dania Fernández (CUB) | 1.75 m | Luciane Dambacher (BRA) | 1.75 m | Orlane dos Santos (BRA) | 1.75 m |
| Long jump | Andrea Ávila (ARG) | 6.58 m | Luciana dos Santos (BRA) | 6.18 m | Alejandra García (ARG) | 6.13 m |
| Triple jump | Andrea Ávila (ARG) | 13.18 m | Luciana dos Santos (BRA) | 12.90 m (w) | Maria de Souza (BRA) | 12.86 m (w) |
| Shot put | Herminia Fernández (CUB) | 17.33 m | Elisângela Adriano (BRA) | 16.77 m | Margarita Ramos (ESP) | 16.39 m |
| Discus throw | Teresa Machado (POR) | 61.20 m | Liliana Martinelli (ARG) | 56.18 m | Amélia Moreira (BRA) | 54.06 m |
| Hammer throw | María Eugenia Villamizar (COL) | 55.70 m CR | Zulma Lambert (ARG) | 51.66 m | Karina Moya (ARG) | 50.56 m |
| Javelin throw | Sueli dos Santos (BRA) | 65.96 m $^†$ | Sonia Bisset (CUB) | 57.70 m | Idoia Mariezkurrena (ESP) | 49.90 m |
| Heptathlon | Yolaida Pompa (CUB) | 5370 pts | Zorobabelia Córdoba (COL) | 5234 pts | Inma Clopés (ESP) | 5173 pts |
* $^†$ = Sueli dos Santos's javelin throw of 65.96 m was a championship and South American record, but this was later annulled due to a doping infraction in the months following the tournament. The Ibero-American Athletic Association did not retrospectively adjust or re-issue the women's javelin medals.

## Medal table

* Host nation (Argentina)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Brazil | 11 | 12 | 9 | 32 |
| 2 | Cuba | 8 | 8 | 4 | 20 |
| 3 | Colombia | 7 | 4 | 6 | 17 |
| 4 | Argentina* | 4 | 4 | 7 | 15 |
| 5 | Mexico | 3 | 9 | 2 | 14 |
| 6 | Chile | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 |
| 7 | Portugal | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 8 | Spain | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 |
| 9 | Paraguay | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Venezuela | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Ecuador | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Totals (11 entries) | Totals (11 entries) | 42 | 42 | 42 | 126 |

## Participation

Twenty-two nations of the Asociación Iberoamericana de Atletismo sent delegations to the 1994 championships. A total of 346 athletes took part in the competition. However, only 299 participating athletes were counted by analysing the official result list. The higher number probably contains coaches and/or officials registered for the event.
* Argentina (49)
* Bolivia (4)
* Brazil (47)
* Chile (18)
* Colombia (18)
* Costa Rica (1)
* Cuba (29)
* Dominican Republic (1)
* Ecuador (6)
* El Salvador (1)
* Guatemala (5)
* Honduras (1)
* Mexico (36)
* Nicaragua (1)
* Panama (1)
* Paraguay (4)
* Peru (13)
* Portugal (11)
* Puerto Rico (4)
* Spain (25)
* Uruguay (19)
* Venezuela (5)