# 2008 Ibero-American Championships in Athletics

The 2008 Ibero-American Championships in Athletics (Spanish: XIII Campeonato Iberoamericano de Atletismo), was an athletics competition which was held at the Estadio Tierra de Campeones in Iquique, Chile from June 13 to the 15th. A total of forty-four events were contested, of which 22 by male and 22 by female athletes.
Iquique was selected as the host city for the event, in May 2006, at the Iberoamerican Athletics Confederation Congress (Congreso de la Confederación Iberoamericana de Atletismo). A running track was installed at the stadium specifically for the competition.
No championship records were set at an edition which has hampered by cold, windy whether in the Chilean city. Six national records were broken at the competition, however, including a Chilean record throw of 18.65 m by shot put winner Natalia Ducó, which was also a South American junior record. Ecuador's Bayron Piedra was another stand-out performer as he set a national record to win the 3000 metres, adding to his silver medal from the 1500 metres.
The competition was dominated by Brazilian athletes: seventeen gold medals were won by the country's athletes and it topped the medal table with a total of 44 medals – a third of those on offer. Colombia had the next most golds with five and Spain and Argentina took four each. The hosts Chile had two golds in their medal haul of eight altogether.

## Medal summary
### Men

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres (wind: -2.3 m/s) | José Carlos Moreira (BRA) | 10.54 | Franklin Nazareno (ECU) | 10.60 | Kael Becerra (CHI) | 10.62 |
| 200 metres | Sandro Viana (BRA) | 20.87 | Bruno de Barros (BRA) | 20.95 | Cristián Reyes (CHI) | 21.14 |
| 400 metres | Geiner Mosquera (COL) | 46.63 | Fernando de Almeida (BRA) | 46.73 | Héctor Carrasquillo (PUR) | 46.92 |
| 800 metres | Andy González (CUB) | 1:47.59 | Fabiano Peçanha (BRA) | 1:47.83 | Salvador Crespo (ESP) | 1:48.11 |
| 1500 metres | Fabiano Peçanha (BRA) | 3:42.06 | Bayron Piedra (ECU) | 3:42.65 | Víctor Montaner (ESP) | 3:42.93 |
| 3000 metres | Bayron Piedra (ECU) | 7:54.69 NR | Isaías Ataro (MEX) | 7:54.70 | Mario Bazán (PER) | 7:57.95 NR |
| 5000 metres | Javier Carriqueo (ARG) | 13:51.14 | Alejandro Suárez (MEX) | 13:51.20 | Juan Carlos Romero (MEX) | 13:51.25 |
| 110 metres hurdles (wind: -2.0 m/s) | Paulo César Villar (COL) | 13.74 | Enrique Llanos (PUR) | 13.89 | Éder Antônio Souza (BRA) | 14.10 |
| 400 metres hurdles | Mahau Suguimati (BRA) | 50.07 | Jeisson Rivas (COL) | 50.92 | Tiago Bueno (BRA) | 51.20 |
| 3000 metres steeplechase | Mario Bazán (PER) | 8:42.51 | Francisco Lara (ESP) | 8:43.57 | Gládson Barbosa (BRA) | 8:44.93 |
| 4×100 metres relay | Brazil (BRA) Vicente de Lima Sandro Viana Bruno de Barros José Carlos Moreira | 38.96 | Argentina (ARG) José Manuel Garaventa Mariano Jiménez Miguel Wilken Matías Usandivaras | 40.28 | Only two finishers |
| 4×400 metres relay | Cuba (CUB) Omar Cisneros William Collazo Yasmani Copello Yeimer López | 3:03.22 | Brazil (BRA) Luís Ambrosio Luíz Guilherme de Oliveira André de Melo Fernando de Almeida | 3:08.45 | Dominican Republic (DOM) Ramon Frías Tayron Reyes Gustavo Cuesta Kelvin Herrera | 3:08.70 |
| 20,000 metres walk | José Alessandro Bagio (BRA) | 1:23:12.6 | Juan Manuel Cano (ARG) | 1:24:19.2 | Patricio Ortega (ECU) | 1:24:24.1 |
| High jump | Jessé de Lima (BRA) | 2.20 m | Fábio Baptista (BRA) | 2.20 m | Santiago Guerci (ARG) | 2.20 m |
| Pole vault | Henrique Martins (BRA) | 5.00 m | Marcelo Terra (ARG) | 5.00 m | Guillermo Chiaraviglio (ARG) | 4.80 m |
| Long jump | Gaspar Araújo (POR) | 7.82 m | Jonathan Martínez (ESP) | 7.64 m | Louis Tristán (PER) | 7.58 m |
| Triple jump | Hugo Chila (ECU) | 16.31 m | Thiago Dias (BRA) | 15.53 m | Leonardo Elisiario dos Santos (BRA) | 15.34 m |
| Shot put | Borja Vivas (ESP) | 19.45 m | Reinaldo Proenza (CUB) | 19.42 m | Germán Lauro (ARG) | 19.02 m |
| Discus throw | Jorge Balliengo (ARG) | 59.43 m | Pedro Cuesta (ESP) | 57.67 m | Ronald Julião (BRA) | 56.77 m |
| Hammer throw | Juan Ignacio Cerra (ARG) | 69.74 m | Dário Manso (POR) | 68.96 m | Moisés Campeny (ESP) | 68.87 m |
| Javelin throw | Anier Boué (CUB) | 78.77 m | Noraldo Palacios (COL) | 77.20 m | Víctor Fatecha (PAR) | 75.81 m |
| Decathlon | Odirlei Pessoni (BRA) | 7362 pts | Ânderson Venâncio (BRA) | 6944 pts | Tiago Marto (POR) | 6915 pts |

### Women

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres (wind: -1.5 m/s) | Yomara Hinestroza (COL) | 11.58 | Lucimar de Moura (BRA) | 11.70 | Rosemar Coelho Neto (BRA) | 11.74 |
| 200 metres | Darlenys Obregón (COL) | 23.84 | Wilmarys Álvarez (VEN) | 23.85 | Rosemar Coelho Neto (BRA) | 23.86 |
| 400 metres | Zudikey Rodríguez (MEX) | 52.14 | Wilmarys Álvarez (VEN) | 53.33 | Maria Laura Almirão (BRA) | 53.34 |
| 800 metres | Christiane dos Santos (BRA) | 2:04.34 | Lizaira Del Valle (PUR) | 2:04.37 | Cristina Guevara (MEX) | 2:04.42 |
| 1500 metres | Sabine Heitling (BRA) | 4:18.78 | Nadia Rodríguez (ARG) | 4:23.24 | Elena García (ESP) | 4:23.45 |
| 3000 metres | Dolores Checa (ESP) | 9:16.53 | Rosa Godoy (ARG) | 9:22.72 | Nadia Rodríguez (ARG) | 9:29.58 |
| 5000 metres | Sonia Bejarano (ESP) | 16:01.00 | Fabiana Cristine da Silva (BRA) | 16:05.45 | María Isabel Montilla (VEN) | 16:30.60 NR |
| 100 metres hurdles | Francisca Guzmán (CHI) | 13.56 | Brigitte Merlano (COL) | 13.60 | Lucimara da Silva (BRA) | 13.61 |
| 400 metres hurdles | Lucimar Teodoro (BRA) | 56.1 | Gisele Cruz (BRA) | 56.8 | Lucy Jaramillo (ECU) | 57.9 |
| 3000 metres steeplechase | Sabine Heitling (BRA) | 9:54.70 | Rosa Godoy (ARG) | 10:00.36 NR | Ángela Figueroa (COL) | 10:02.13 |
| 4×100 metres relay | Colombia (COL) Yomara Hinestroza Mirtha Brock Darlenys Obregón María Idrobo | 44.89 | Brazil (BRA) Lucimar de Moura Rosemar Coelho Neto Ana Cláudia Lemos Silva Luciana dos Santos | 44.99 | Chile (CHI) Daniela Pávez Carolina Díaz Ljubica Milos Sicylle Jeria | 46.87 |
| 4×400 metres relay | Mexico (MEX) Ruth Grajeda Gabriela Medina Nallely Vela Zudikey Rodríguez | 3:33.27 | Brazil (BRA) Maria Laura Almirão Perla Regina dos Santos Sheila Ferreira Josiane Tito | 3:34.01 | Colombia (COL) Mirtha Brock Maria Alejandra Idrobo Kelly López Norma González | 3:39.46 |
| 10,000 metres walk | Maribel Gonçalves (POR) | 45:24.59 | Graciela Mendoza (MEX) | 46:43.94 | Cisiane Dutra Lopes (BRA) | 46:54.20 |
| High jump | Eliana da Silva (BRA) | 1.87 m | Caterine Ibargüen (COL) | 1.85 m | Solange Witteveen (ARG) | 1.83 m |
| Pole vault | Joana Ribeiro Costa (BRA) | 4.20 m | Carolina Torres (CHI) | 4.10 m | Alejandra García (ARG) Keisa Monterola (VEN) | 4.00 m |
| Long jump | Arantza Loureiro (ESP) | 6.25 m | Eliane Martins (BRA) | 6.20 m | Claudette Martínez (MEX) | 5.89 m |
| Triple jump | Verónica Davis (VEN) | 13.32 m | Laurice Cristina Félix (BRA) | 12.86 m | Jennifer Arveláez (VEN) | 12.84 m |
| Shot put | Natalia Ducó (CHI) | 18.65 m AJR NR | Andréa Pereira (BRA) | 16.72 m | Ahymará Espinoza (VEN) | 14.98 m |
| Discus throw | Rocío Comba (ARG) | 54.49 m | Karen Gallardo (CHI) | 53.10 m NR | Elisângela Adriano (BRA) | 52.82 m |
| Hammer throw | Rosa Rodríguez (VEN) | 65.96 m | Jennifer Dahlgren (ARG) | 64.89 m | Josiane Soares (BRA) | 63.09 m |
| Javelin throw | Alessandra Resende (BRA) | 56.59 m | María González (VEN) | 53.20 m | Zuleima Araméndiz (COL) | 53.11 m |
| Heptathlon | Lucimara da Silva (BRA) | 5739 pts | Ana Capdevila (ESP) | 5312 pts | Macarena Reyes (CHI) | 5278 pts |

## Medal table

* Host nation (Chile)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Brazil | 17 | 15 | 12 | 44 |
| 2 | Colombia | 5 | 4 | 3 | 12 |
| 3 | Argentina | 4 | 7 | 6 | 17 |
| 4 | Spain | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 |
| 5 | Cuba | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 6 | Venezuela | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 |
| 7 | Mexico | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
| 8 | Chile* | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| 9 | Ecuador | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 10 | Portugal | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 11 | Peru | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 12 | Puerto Rico | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 13 | Dominican Republic | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | Paraguay | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (14 entries) | Totals (14 entries) | 44 | 44 | 44 | 132 |

## Participation

Of the twenty-eight members of the Asociación Iberoamericana de Atletismo, nineteen nations sent delegations to the 2008 championships. This represented all the organisation's members but for Guinea-Bissau. A total of 322 athletes were set to take part in the competition of which 316 actually participated.
* Argentina (33)
* Bolivia (15)
* Brazil (64)
* Chile (48)
* Colombia (23)
* Cuba (8)
* Dominican Republic (7)
* Ecuador (10)
* Guatemala (5)
* Honduras (4)
* Mexico (17)
* Panama (3)
* Paraguay (1)
* Peru (5)
* Portugal (6)
* Puerto Rico (8)
* Spain (30)
* Uruguay (2)
* Venezuela (27)