# 2002 Ibero-American Championships in Athletics

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. 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.
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.
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.
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.

## Medal summary
### Men

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres (Wind: 3.0 m/s) | Heber Viera (URU) | 10.08w | Vicente de Lima (BRA) | 10.08w | Édson Ribeiro (BRA) | 10.22w |
| 200 metres | André da Silva (BRA) | 20.22 | Heber Viera (URU) | 20.46 NR | John Jairo Córdoba (COL) | 20.99 |
| 400 metres | Carlos Santa (DOM) | 45.69 | Jonathan Palma (VEN) | 46.09 | Ricardo Roach (CHI) | 46.37 |
| 800 metres | Hudson de Souza (BRA) | 1:46.74 | Osmar dos Santos (BRA) | 1:46.81 | Ricardo Etheridge (PUR) | 1:47.08 |
| 1500 metres | Hudson de Souza (BRA) | 3:45.46 | Manuel Damião (POR) | 3:47.09 | Javier Carriqueo (ARG) | 3:48.73 |
| 3000 metres | Pablo Villalobos (ESP) | 8:10.28 CR | Alejandro Suárez (MEX) | 8:10.62 | José David Galván (MEX) | 8:12.18 |
| 5000 metres | Alejandro Suárez (MEX) | 14:16.22 | Teodoro Vega (MEX) | 14:17.18 | Mauricio Díaz (CHI) | 14:19.92 |
| 110 metres hurdles | Paulo Villar (COL) | 13.57 | Mateus Inocêncio (BRA) | 13.58 | Anselmo da Silva (BRA) | 13.66 |
| 400 metres hurdles | Sergio Hierrezuelo (CUB) | 50.60 | Eronilde de Araújo (BRA) | 50.78 | Cleverson da Silva (BRA) | 50.88 |
| 3000 metres steeplechase | Salvador Miranda (MEX) | 8:47.79 | José María González (ESP) | 8:50.72 | Francisco Munuera (ESP) | 8:59.95 |
| 4×100 metres relay | Brazil (BRA) Vicente de Lima Édson Ribeiro André da Silva Fabio Gonçalves Silva | 38.58 | Puerto Rico (PUR) Carlos Santos Jesús Carrión Osvaldo Nieves Rogelio Pizarro | 39.47 | Venezuela (VEN) Juan Morillo Ellis Ollarves José Carabalí Nilson Palacios | 40.15 |
| 4×400 metres relay | Brazil (BRA) Luis Enrique Serra da Silveira Luiz Antonio Eloi Diego Venancio Flavio Godoy | 3:05.71 | Venezuela (VEN) José Carabalí Danny Núñez Luis Luna Jonathan Palma | 3:08.87 | Puerto Rico (PUR) Jorge Richardson Ricardo Etheridge Alexander Greaux Rogelio Pizarro | 3:12.64 |
| 20,000 m track walk | Jefferson Pérez (ECU) | 1:23:51 | Julio René Martínez (GUA) | 1:24:31 | Luis García (GUA) | 1:25:27 |
| High jump $^†$ | Gilmar Mayo (COL) | 2.26 m | Jessé de Lima (BRA) | 2.23 m | Javier Bermejo (ESP) | 2.23 m |
| Pole vault $^‡$ | Javier Benítez (ARG) | 5.25 m | Nuno Fernandes (POR) | 5.20 m | José Francisco Nava (CHI) | 5.20 m |
| Long jump | Ibrahim Camejo (CUB) | 7.83 m | José Miguel Martínez (ESP) | 7.75 m | Thiago Dias (BRA) | 7.73 m |
| Triple jump | Jadel Gregório (BRA) | 16.90 m | Aliecer Urrutia (CUB) | 16.26 m | Felipe Apablaza (CHI) | 15.86 m |
| Shot put | Marco Antonio Verni (CHI) | 19.79 m | Yojer Medina (VEN) | 19.27 m | Jhonny Rodríguez (COL) | 18.87 m |
| Discus throw | Marcelo Pugliese (ARG) | 59.00 m | Paulo Bernardo (POR) | 58.22 m | Gustavo de Mendonça (BRA) | 52.20 m |
| Hammer throw | Moisés Campeny (ESP) | 70.30 m | Yosmel Montes (CUB) | 69.38 m | Adrián Marzo (ARG) | 66.71 m |
| Javelin throw | Isbel Luaces (CUB) | 81.64 m CR | Luiz Fernando da Silva (BRA) | 74.66 m | Ronald Noguera (VEN) | 72.23 m |
| Decathlon | Yosbel Gómez (CUB) | 7449 pts | Édson Bindilatti (BRA) | 7280 pts | Ivan da Silva (BRA) | 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.
* $^‡$ 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

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres (Wind: 2.3 m/s) | Roxana Díaz (CUB) | 11.32w | Thatiana Ignácio (BRA) | 11.49w | Severina Cravid (POR) | 11.53w |
| 200 metres (Wind: 2.7 m/s) | Felipa Palacios (COL) | 22.76w | Roxana Díaz (CUB) | 23.00w | Norma González (COL) | 23.47w |
| 400 metres | Maria Laura Almirão (BRA) | 52.14 | Lucimar Teodoro (BRA) | 52.55 | Ana Peña (CUB) | 52.74 |
| 800 metres | Christiane dos Santos (BRA) | 2:06.30 | Sandra Moya (PUR) | 2:06.71 | Niusha Mancilla (BOL) | 2:08.53 |
| 1500 metres | Adoración García (ESP) | 4:22.37 | Niusha Mancilla (BOL) | 4:25.25 | Valeria Rodríguez (ARG) | 4:27.41 |
| 3000 metres | Nora Rocha (MEX) | 9:28.12 | Margarita Tapia (MEX) | 9:29.61 | Bertha Sánchez (COL) | 9:34.99 |
| 5000 metres | Adriana Fernández (MEX) | 16:25.25 | América Mateos (MEX) | 16:26.81 | Lucélia Peres (BRA) | 16:45.25 |
| 100 metres hurdles | Maíla Machado (BRA) | 13.15 | Gilvaneide de Oliveira (BRA) | 13.46 | Princesa Oliveros (COL) | 13.53 |
| 400 metres hurdles | Isabel Silva (BRA) | 56.99 | Princesa Oliveros (COL) | 57.37 | Yvonne Harrison (PUR) | 58.22 |
| 3000 metres steeplechase | Michelle Costa (BRA) | 10:36.47 CR | Érika Olivera (CHI) | 10:48.75 | Mónica Amboya (ECU) | 11:02.68 |
| 4×100 metres relay | Brazil (BRA) Thatiana Ignácio Rosemar Coelho Neto Lucimar de Moura Kátia de Jesus Santos | 44.28 | Colombia (COL) Melissa Murillo Mirtha Brock Felipa Palacios Norma González | 44.44 | Only two teams started | Only two teams started |
| 4×400 metres relay | Brazil (BRA) Lucimar Teodoro Geisa Coutinho Claudete Alves Pina Maria Laura Almirao | 3:33.13 | Colombia (COL) Felipa Palacios Mirtha Brock Princesa Oliveros Norma González | 3:33.35 | Puerto Rico (PUR) Beatriz Cruz Militza Castro Sandra Moya Yvonne Harrison | 3:34.26 |
| 20,000 m track walk | Aura Morales (MEX) | 1:36:58 CR | Geovana Irusta (BOL) | 1:37:32 | Francisca Martínez (MEX) | 1:38:28 |
| High jump | Juana Arrendel (DOM) | 1.87 m | Luciane Dambacher (BRA) | 1.84 m | Thais de Andrade (BRA) | 1.81 m |
| Pole vault $^†$ | Alejandra García (ARG) | 4.25 m | Karla da Silva (BRA) | 4.00 m | Alina Alló (ARG) | 3.90 m |
| Long jump | Maurren Maggi (BRA) | 6.97 m CR | Yesenia Rivera (PUR) | 6.33 m | Yudelkis Fernández (CUB) | 6.10 m |
| Triple jump | Mabel Gay (CUB) | 14.18 m | Jennifer Arveláez (VEN) | 13.65 m | Luciana dos Santos (BRA) | 13.53 m |
| Shot put | Yumileidi Cumbá (CUB) | 18.87 m | Martina de la Puente (ESP) | 17.20 m | Elisângela Adriano (BRA) | 16.63 m |
| Discus throw | Elisângela Adriano (BRA) | 58.20 m | Yania Ferrales (CUB) | 57.63 m | Luz Dary Castro (COL) | 53.91 m |
| Hammer throw | Vânia Silva (POR) | 65.02 m CR | Aldenay Vasallo (CUB) | 63.75 m | Dolores Pedrares (ESP) | 61.83 m |
| Javelin throw | Sabina Moya (COL) | 62.62 m | Xiomara Rivero (CUB) | 61.41 m | Marta Míguez (ESP) | 58.06 m |
| Heptathlon | Yuleidis Limonta (CUB) | 5593 pts | Elizete da Silva (BRA) | 5288 pts | Anabella von Kesselstatt (ARG) | 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.

## Medal table

* Host nation (Guatemala)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Brazil (BRA) | 15 | 13 | 10 | 38 |
| 2 | Cuba (CUB) | 8 | 6 | 2 | 16 |
| 3 | Mexico (MEX) | 5 | 4 | 2 | 11 |
| 4 | Colombia (COL) | 4 | 3 | 6 | 13 |
| 5 | Spain (ESP) | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 |
| 6 | Argentina (ARG) | 3 | 0 | 5 | 8 |
| 7 | Dominican Republic (DOM) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | Portugal (POR) | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 9 | Chile (CHI) | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 10 | Uruguay (URU) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | Ecuador (ECU) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 12 | Venezuela (VEN) | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 13 | Puerto Rico (PUR) | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 14 | Bolivia (BOL) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 15 | Guatemala (GUA)* | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Totals (15 entries) | Totals (15 entries) | 44 | 44 | 43 | 131 |
* $^†$ 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.
* Argentina (15)
* Bolivia (3)
* Brazil (71)
* Chile (23)
* Colombia (13)
* Costa Rica (12)
* Cuba (16)
* Dominican Republic (11)
* Ecuador (11)
* Guatemala (26)
* Honduras (7)
* Mexico (24)
* Nicaragua (2)
* Panama (3)
* Peru (1)
* Portugal (5)
* Puerto Rico (19)
* El Salvador (2)
* Spain (22)
* Uruguay (5)
* Venezuela (21)