# Athletics at the 1965 Bolivarian Games

Athletics competitions at the 1965 Bolivarian Games were held at the Estadio Universitario in Quito, Ecuador.
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 30 events were contested, 21 by men and 9 by women.

## Medal summary

Medal winners were published.

### Men

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres | Arquímedes Herrera (VEN) | 10.4 A | Manuel Planchart (VEN) | 10.7 A | Gerardo Di Tolla (PER) | 10.7 A |
| 200 metres | Pedro Grajales (COL) | 20.9 A | Manuel Planchart (VEN) | 21.2 A | Arquímedes Herrera (VEN) | 21.5 A |
| 400 metres | Pedro Grajales (COL) | 46.9 A | Manuel Planchart (VEN) | 47.7 A | Miguel Villacres (ECU) | 48.0 A |
| 800 metres | Hugo Burgos (COL) | 1:52.3 A | Mario Zambrano (ECU) | 1:55.7 A | Alejandro Arroyo (ECU) | 1:56.7 A |
| 1500 metres | Álvaro Mejía (COL) | 3:57.2 A | Hugo Burgos (COL) | 4:03.2 A | Mario Zambrano (ECU) | 4:04.2 A |
| 5000 metres | Álvaro Mejía (COL) | 15:00.9 A | Manuel Cabrera (COL) | 16:08.4 A | Fernando Sevilla (ECU) | 16:20.6 A |
| 10,000 metres | Álvaro Mejía (COL) | 32:22.5 A | Manuel Cabrera (COL) | 33:16.7 A | José Peredo (BOL) | 34:03.6 A |
| Half marathon | Manuel Cabrera (COL) | 1:11:14 A | Gustavo Gutiérrez (ECU) | 1:12:25 A | Pedro Cárdenas (COL) | 1:13:17 A |
| 110 metres hurdles | Hernando Arrechea (COL) | 14.5 A | Bob Lancelot (VEN) | 14.9 A | Juan Muñoz (VEN) | 15.4 A |
| 400 metres hurdles | Arístides Pineda (VEN) | 53.2 A | Antonio Medina (VEN) | 55.1 A | Jorge Almeida (ECU) | 55.8 A |
| 4 x 100 metres relay | Colombia Ahumada Miguel Carabacho Diego Pedro Grajales | 40.8 A | Panama Sydney Dobbs Gilberto Ansell Fermín Garibaldi Carl Edmund | 41.6 A | Venezuela Alberto Marchán Horacio Estéves Manuel Planchart Arquímedes Herrera | 41.6 A |
| 4 x 400 metres relay | Colombia Ahumada Hugo Burgos Migdonio Palacios Pedro Grajales | 3:09.4 A | Venezuela Aristides Pineda José Jacinto Hidalgo Hortensio Fusil Víctor Maldonado | 3:12.3 A | Peru Jorge Alemán Humberto Reyes V. Ibáñez Jorge Canales | 3:14.0 A |
| High Jump | Roberto Abugattás (PER) | 1.95 A | Oscar Canqui (PER) | 1.90 A | Luis Planchart (VEN) | 1.90 A |
| Pole Vault | Parmenio Restrepo (COL) | 4.10 A | César Quintero (COL) | 4.10 A | Héctor Thomas (VEN) | 4.10 A |
| Long Jump | Héctor Thomas (VEN) | 7.48 A | Juan Muñoz (VEN) | 7.07 A | Roberto Caravaca (VEN) | 6.93 A |
| Triple Jump | Clevis Fuentes (VEN) | 14.91 A | Iván Baldayo (VEN) | 14.88 A | José López (VEN) | 14.41 A |
| Shot Put | Dagoberto González (COL) | 14.75 A | Héctor Thomas (VEN) | 14.12 A | Jaime Paz (ECU) | 13.64 A |
| Discus Throw | Dagoberto González (COL) | 49.75 A | Héctor Thomas (VEN) | 42.57 A | Wenceslao Lamas (ECU) | 42.35 A |
| Hammer Throw | Daniel Cereali (VEN) | 51.89 A | Marcelino Borrero (COL) | 51.18 A | Paul Hurtado (PER) | 48.79 A |
| Javelin Throw | Jesús Rodríguez (VEN) | 62.62 A | Ramón Rodríguez (VEN) | 61.99 A | Héctor Thomas (VEN) | 60.56 A |
| Pentathlon | Héctor Thomas (VEN) | 3376 A | Roberto Carbalo (VEN) | 3262 A | Ramón Iriarte (VEN) | 3075 A |

### Women

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres | Sandra Sealy (PAN) | 12.3 A | Omaira Villalobos (VEN) | 12.5 A | Gisela Vidal (VEN) | 12.5 A |
| 200 metres | Sandra Sealy (PAN) | 25.3 A | Gisela Vidal (VEN) | 25.6 A | Fabiola Quiñónez (ECU) | 26.1 A |
| 80 metres hurdles | Gisela Vidal (VEN) | 11.8 A | Elvira Quiñonez (ECU) | 12.1 A | Gloria Aguirre (COL) | 12.9 A |
| 4 x 100 metres relay | Venezuela Doris Rivas Zaffis Aponte Omaira Villalobos Gisela Vidal | 48.8 A | Colombia Flor Blanca Umana Elsy Rivas Gallo Gloria Aguirre | 49.8 A | Ecuador Hernández Cristina Infante Elvira Quiñónez Fabiola Quiñónez | 49.8 A |
| High Jump | Julia Barrera (PER) | 1.45 A | Flora Cosier (VEN) | 1.45 A | Patricia Montero (PER) | 1.45 A |
| Long Jump | Gisela Vidal (VEN) | 5.67 A | Omaira Villalobos (VEN) | 5.47 A | Cristina Infante (ECU) | 5.42 A |
| Shot Put | Francisca Roberts (VEN) | 12.26 A | María Luz Cabezas (ECU) | 11.52 A | Delia Vera (PER) | 11.46 A |
| Discus Throw | Isolina Vergara (COL) | 38.60 A | Beverly Eloisa Oglivie de James (PAN) | 33.36 A | Patricia Andrus (VEN) | 32.45 A |
| Javelin Throw | Delia Vera (PER) | 39.08 A | Flor Umaña (COL) | 38.04 A | Patricia Andrus (VEN) | 34.21 A |

## Medal table (unofficial)

* Host nation (Ecuador)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Colombia (COL) | 14 | 7 | 2 | 23 |
| 2 | Venezuela (VEN) | 11 | 16 | 12 | 39 |
| 3 | Peru (PER) | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9 |
| 4 | Panama (PAN) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 | Ecuador (ECU)* | 0 | 4 | 10 | 14 |
| 6 | Bolivia (BOL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (6 entries) | Totals (6 entries) | 30 | 30 | 30 | 90 |