# Athletics at the 1970 Bolivarian Games

Athletics competitions at the 1970 Bolivarian Games were held at the Estadio Olímpico in Maracaibo, Venezuela, between August 25 - September 6, 1970.
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 32 events were contested, 22 by men and 10 by women.

## Medal summary

Medal winners were published.

### Men

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres | Fernando Acevedo (PER) | 10.2 | Arquímedes Herrera (VEN) | 10.4 | Alberto Marchán (VEN) | 10.4 |
| 200 metres | Fernando Acevedo (PER) | 21.1 | Arquímedes Herrera (VEN) | 21.5 | Jimmy Sierra (COL) | 21.5 |
| 400 metres | Fernando Acevedo (PER) | 46.1 | Midonio Palacios (COL) | 48.2 | Raúl Dome (VEN) | 48.3 |
| 800 metres | Wilfredo León (VEN) | 1:50.9 | Ricardo Bailey (PAN) | 1:52.7 | Jofre Camacho (VEN) | 1:52.9 |
| 1500 metres | Félix Mantilla (COL) | 3:56.9 | José Valdivia (PER) | 3:57.7 | Julio Orense (VEN) | 3:57.37 |
| 5000 metres | Víctor Mora (COL) | 14:08.1 | Miguel Hernández (COL) | 14:50.8 | Lucirio Garrido (VEN) | 14:51.0 |
| 10,000 metres | Domingo Tibaduiza (COL) | 31:23.8 | Miguel Hernández (COL) | 31:25.3 | Luis Castro (ECU) | 31:42.2 |
| Marathon | José Moreno (PAN) | 2:51:49 | Uis Romero (VEN) | 2:53:08 | Martín Pavón (COL) | 2:56:17 |
| 110 metres hurdles | Jesús Villegas (COL) | 14.5 | Alfredo Deza (PER) | 14.5 | Jacobo Bucaram (ECU) | 14.8 |
| 400 metres hurdles | Víctor Maldonado (VEN) | 51.0 | Alfredo Deza (PER) | 51.7 | Amos Milwood (PAN) | 52.6 |
| 3000 metres steeplechase | Víctor Mora (COL) | 8:54.6 | Rafael Baracaldo (COL) | 9:16.2 | Lucirio Garrido (VEN) | 9:23.1 |
| 4 x 100 metres relay | Venezuela Arquímedes Herrera Segundo Guerra Castro Alberto Marchán | 40.5 | Peru Martinich Augusto Marchinaris Jorge Aleman Fernando Acevedo | 40.6 | Colombia Murillo Wenceslao Ferrín Jimmy Sierra Pedro Grajales | 40.9 |
| 4 x 400 metres relay | Venezuela Segundo Guerra Flores Roberto Sarmiento Raúl Dome | 3:08.0 | Peru Jorge Aleman Alfredo Deza Siguas Fernando Acevedo | 3:08.7 | Colombia Jimmy Sierra Obregón Pedro Grajales Migdonio Palacios | 3:08.8 |
| High Jump | Fernando Abugattás (PER) | 2.10 | Roberto Abugattás (PER) | 2.05 | Luis Arbulú (PER) | 2.00 |
| Pole Vault | Héctor Thomas (VEN) | 4.15 | Ciro Valdés (COL) | 4.15 | Luis Mejía (PER) | 4.15 |
| Long Jump | Miguel Zapata (COL) | 7.50 | Juan Muñoz (VEN) | 7.18 | Alexis Landaeta (VEN) | 7.18 |
| Triple Jump | Iván Baldayo (VEN) | 15.17 | Jaime Pautt (COL) | 14.90 | Clevis Fuentes (VEN) | 14.80 |
| Shot Put | Héctor Thomas (VEN) | 14.91 | | | | |
| Discus Throw | Dagoberto González (COL) | 52.08 | Gustavo Gutiérrez (COL) | 5?.36 | Ceferino Andar (VEN) | 42.70 |
| Hammer Throw | Marcelino Borrero (COL) | 52.60 | Carlos Menchelli (PER) | 50.04 | Paul Hurtado (PER) | 49.72 |
| Javelin Throw | Gustavo Gutiérrez (COL) | 71.28 | Ramón Rodríguez (VEN) | 69.42 | Dante Yorges (PER) | 62.73 |
| Decathlon | Héctor Thomas (VEN) | 7091 | Néstor Villegas (COL) | 6644 | Luis Planchart (VEN) | 6554 |

### Women

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres | Juana Mosquera (COL) | 11.9 | María Luisa Vilca (PER) | 12.0 | Elsa Antúnez (VEN) | 12.1 |
| 200 metres | Elsa Antúnez (VEN) | 24.7 | Diva Bishop (PAN) | 24.7 | Juana Mosquera (COL) | 24.9 |
| 100 metres hurdles | Lucía Vaamonde (VEN) | 14.8 | Edith Noeding (PER) | 15.1 | Alicia Barrera (PER) | 15.3 |
| 4 x 100 metres relay | Panama Margarita Martínez Nivia Trejos Diva Bishop Patricia Morgan | 47.1 | Venezuela Elsa Antúnez Lucía Vaamonde Lourdes Vargas Doris Rivas | 47.5 | Colombia Carcamo Naranjo Ana Maquilon Juana Mosquera | 48.1 |
| High Jump | Mery Flor Cozier (VEN) | 1.54 | Patricia Montero (PER) | 1.54 | Sheila Guerrero (PAN) | 1.52 |
| Long Jump | Lucía Vaamonde (VEN) | 5.78 | María Luisa Vilca (PER) | 5.56 | Edith Noeding (PER) | 5.48 |
| Shot Put | Delia Vera (PER) | 12.33 | Francisca Gooding (VEN) | 12.09 | Patricia Andrus (VEN) | 11.82 |
| Discus Throw | Isolina Vergara (COL) | 40.12 | Dalia Quintero (VEN) | 35.44 | Patricia Andrus (VEN) | 35.25 |
| Javelin Throw | Gladys González (VEN) | 43.72 | Ana López (PAN) | 43.10 | Nora Rodríguez (COL) | 42.62 |
| Pentathlon | Lucía Vaamonde (VEN) | 4403 | Edith Noeding (PER) | 3834 | Alicia Barrera (PER) | 3544 |

## Medal table (unofficial)

* Host nation (Venezuela)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Venezuela (VEN)* | 14 | 8 | 13 | 35 |
| 2 | Colombia (COL) | 11 | 8 | 7 | 26 |
| 3 | Peru (PER) | 5 | 12 | 7 | 24 |
| 4 | Panama (PAN) | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| 5 | Ecuador (ECU) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Totals (5 entries) | Totals (5 entries) | 32 | 31 | 31 | 94 |