# Athletics at the 1973 Bolivarian Games

Athletics competitions at the 1973 Bolivarian Games were held at the Estadio Revolución in Panama City, Panama, between February 17 - March 3, 1973.
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 34 events were contested, 22 by men and 12 by women.

## Medal summary

Medal winners were published.

### Men

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres (wind: +4.7 m/s) | Félix Mata (VEN) | 10.15 w | Carl Edmund (PAN) | 10.3 w | Miguel Sulbarán (VEN) | 10.5 w |
| 200 metres | Víctor Patíñez (VEN) | 20.97 | Félix Mata (VEN) | 21.2 | Carl Edmund (PAN) | 21.4 |
| 400 metres | Fernando Acevedo (PER) | 46.50 | Víctor Patíñez (VEN) | 46.63 | Erick Phillips (VEN) | 47.2 |
| 800 metres | Héctor López (VEN) | 1:52.0 | Wilfredo León (VEN) | 1:53.6 | Jorge Blackburn (PAN) | 1:53.9 |
| 1500 metres | Jesús Barrero (COL) | 3:59.7 | Jorge Ramírez (COL) | 4:04.6 | Jesús Rendón (VEN) | 4:05.6 |
| 5000 metres | Víctor Mora (COL) | 14:20.0 | Jorge Ramírez (COL) | 14:52.2 | Germán Correa (COL) | 14:55.5 |
| 10,000 metres | Víctor Mora (COL) | 29:26.18 | Germán Correa (COL) | 31:20.22 | Gilberto Serna (COL) | 31:34.32 |
| Marathon | Gilberto Serna (COL) | 2:35:12 | Héctor Rodríguez (COL) | 2:35:12 | Martín Pavón (COL) | 2:35:12 |
| 110 metres hurdles | Amos Milwood (PAN) | 14.3 w | Alfredo Deza (PER) | 14.5 w | Enrique Rendón (VEN) | 14.6 w |
| 400 metres hurdles | Fabio Zúñiga (COL) | 51.10 | Ricardo Worrel (PAN) | 52.19 | Amos Milwood (PAN) | 52.79 |
| 3000 metres steeplechase | Víctor Mora (COL) | 8:48.7 | Rafael Baracaldo (COL) | 9:15.5 | Jorge Martínez (COL) | 9:18.5 |
| 4 x 100 metres relay | Venezuela Félix Mata Humberto Galea McKenzie Jesús Rico | 40.8 | Peru Magollon Machinares Fernando Acevedo Roberto Gonzáles | 41.6 | Panama Carl Edmund Gilberto Ansell Jacinto Tejeda Rolando Mendieta | 41.9 |
| 4 x 400 metres relay | Venezuela Víctor Patíñez Erick Phillips Miguel Padrón Pérez | 3:09.3 | Panama Jorge Blackburn Ricardo Worrell Amos Milwood Ardines | 3:17.1 | Peru Silverio Pérez Jorge Aleman Machinares García | 3:18.0 |
| High Jump | Roberto Abugattás (PER) | 2.04 | Luis Arbulú (PER) | 2.04 | Hermes Cabal (COL) | 2.01 |
| Pole Vault | Ciro Valdés (COL) | 4.30 | Héctor Thomas (VEN) | 4.30 | Luis Cárdenas (PER) | 4.10 |
| Long Jump | Jaime Cárter (PAN) | 7.37 | Jaime Pautt (COL) | 7.28 | Benigno Chourio (VEN) | 7.26 |
| Triple Jump | Edgar Moreno (VEN) | 15.65 | César Duff (PAN) | 15.04 | Jaime Pautt (COL) | 15.04 |
| Shot Put | José Carreño (VEN) | 15.74 | Jesús Laya (VEN) | 14.84 | Jesús Ramos (VEN) | 14.69 |
| Discus Throw | Julio Alexander (VEN) | 47.90 | Jorge Quintero (VEN) | 44.40 | Zenón Portillo (PAN) | 43.36 |
| Hammer Throw | Marcos Borregales (VEN) | 51.78 | Pelayo Quintana (VEN) | 48.20 | Eugenio Consiglieri (PER) | 48.00 |
| Javelin Throw | Howard Tauro Blake (PAN) | 69.54 | Eustacio de León (PAN) | 66.86 | Mario Sotomayor (COL) | 65.84 |
| Decathlon | Celso Aragón (COL) | 6988 | Ramón Montezuma (VEN) | 6867 | Wiliam López (VEN) | 6192 |

### Women

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres | Diva Bishop (PAN) | 11.7 | Carmela Bolívar (PER) | 11.8 | Margarita Martínez (PAN) | 12.4 |
| 200 metres (wind: 5.2 m/s) | Diva Bishop (PAN) | 24.11 w | Carmela Bolívar (PER) | 24.9 w | Mirna Ambursley (PAN) | 25.2 w |
| 400 metres | Rosalía Abadía (PAN) | 55.9 | Magaly Zumaeta (PER) | 57.8 | Ruby Callist (PAN) | 58.8 |
| 800 metres | Rosalía Abadía (PAN) | 2:13.82 | Mirna Ambursley (PAN) | 2:16.44 | Julia González (VEN) | 2:17.92 |
| 100 metres hurdles | Edith Noeding (PER) | 14.20 | Simone Krauthausen (PER) | 14.9 | Beatriz de Knight (PAN) | 15.3 |
| 4 x 100 metres relay | Panama Clotilde Morales Rosalia Abadia Margarita Martínez Diva Bishop | 47.3 | Peru María Luisa Vilca Edith Noeding Carmela Bolívar Simone Krauthausen | 47.5 | Venezuela Lucía Vaamonde Adriana Marchena Zulay Montano Arilis Ávila | 48.2 |
| High Jump | Amparo Bravo (COL) | 1.58 | Patricia Montero (PER) | 1.58 | Simone Krauthausen (PER) | 1.58 |
| Long Jump | Edith Noeding (PER) | 6.00 w | Lucía Vaamonde (VEN) | 5.87 | Carmen Álvarez (VEN) | 5.59 |
| Shot Put | Dora Vásquez (VEN) | 12.98 | Patricia Andrus (VEN) | 11.80 | Soledad Jiménez (PER) | 11.60 |
| Discus Throw | Isolina Vergara (COL) | 45.80 | Patricia Andrus (VEN) | 38.60 | María Barrera (PER) | 38.58 |
| Javelin Throw | Gladys González (VEN) | 43.40 | Ana López (PAN) | 42.76 | Nora Rodríguez (COL) | 41.54 |
| Pentathlon | Edith Noeding (PER) | 3991 | Lucía Vaamonde (VEN) | 3825 | Simone Krauthausen (PER) | 3443 |

## Medal table (unofficial)

* Host nation (Panama)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Venezuela (VEN) | 11 | 12 | 10 | 33 |
| 2 | Colombia (COL) | 10 | 6 | 8 | 24 |
| 3 | Panama (PAN)* | 8 | 7 | 9 | 24 |
| 4 | Peru (PER) | 5 | 9 | 7 | 21 |
| Totals (4 entries) | Totals (4 entries) | 34 | 34 | 34 | 102 |