# Athletics at the 1977 Bolivarian Games

The Athletics competitions in the 1977 Bolivarian Games were held at Estadio Hernando Siles in La Paz, Bolivia, on October 15–29, 1977.
A detailed history of the early Bolivarian Games, 1938 to 1989, was 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.
In 1977, total of 37 events were contested: 23 by men and 14 by women.

## Medal summary

All results are marked as "affected by altitude" (A), because the stadium in La Paz is located at 3,637 metres (11,932 ft) above sea level.
Starting January 1, 1977, the International Association of Athletics Federations required fully automatic timing to the hundredth of a second for events up to 400 metres. Some results in the middle and long distance events that did not have fully automatic timing are marked (a).

### Men

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres | Miguel Sulbarán (VEN) | 10.42 A | Fernando Acevedo (PER) | 10.43 A | José Chacín (VEN) | 10.62 A |
| 200 metres | Fernando Acevedo (PER) | 20.82 A | Víctor Escobar (VEN) | 21.30 A | José Chacín (VEN) | 21.50 A |
| 400 metres | Fernando Acevedo (PER) | 45.43 A | Hipólito Brown (VEN) | 46.97 A | Alexis Herrera (VEN) | 47.36 A |
| 800 metres | Hugo Villegas (COL) | 1:56.5 a A | Luis Velázquez (VEN) | 1:56.9 a A | Pedro Foronda (BOL) | 1:56.9 a A |
| 1500 metres | Jairo Cubillos (COL) | 3:58.3 a A | Hugo Villegas (COL) | 4:04.6 a A | Baltazar Cuartos (COL) | 4:06.1 a A |
| 5000 metres | Jairo Correa (COL) | 15:21.4 a A | Jairo Cubillos (COL) | 15:42.5 a A | Luis Tipán (ECU) | 15:50.2 a A |
| 10,000 metres | Luis Tipán (ECU) | 32:24.77 A | Alfonso Torres (COL) | 32:42.4 a A | Luis Camacho (ECU) | 32:48.7 a A |
| Half Marathon | Luis Tipán (ECU) | 1:12:02 A | Alfonso Torres (COL) | 1:14:00 A | Luis Camacho (ECU) | 1:15:16 A |
| 110 metres hurdles | Jesús Villegas (COL) | 14.43 A | Oscar Marín (VEN) | 14.56 A | Roberto Gonzáles (PER) | 14.76 A |
| 400 metres hurdles | Fabio Zúñiga (COL) | 51.94 A | Moisés Zambrano (VEN) | 53.58 A | Jorge Gómez (VEN) | 54.22 A |
| 3000 metres steeplechase | Jairo Correa (COL) | 9:39.99 A | Lucirio Garrido (VEN) | 10:11.0 a A | Francisco Linares (PER) | 10:16.5 a A |
| 4 x 100 metres relay | Venezuela Ely Zabala Miguel Sulbarán José Chacín Víctor Escobar | 40.28 A | Peru José Luis Pérez Fernando Acevedo Roberto Gonzáles José Luis Elías | 41.17 A | Colombia Julio Acosta Gabriel Loperas Fabio Zúñiga Onias Palacios | 41.84 A |
| 4 x 400 metres relay | Venezuela Miguel Padrón Alexis Herrera José Moisés Zambrano Hipólito Brown | 3:12.85 A | Colombia Gabriel Loperas Julio Acosta Hugo Villegas Fabio Zúñiga | 3:13.3 a A | Peru Roberto Gonzáles José Luis Elías José Luis Pérez Fernando Acevedo | 3:16.8 a A |
| 20 Kilometres Road Walk | Ernesto Alfaro (COL) | 1:56:20 A | Eduardo Quelale (BOL) | 1:58:46 A | Jorge Lazcano (ECU) | 1:59:35 A |
| High Jump | Roberto Abugattás (PER) | 2.10 A | Luis Arbulú (PER) | 2.05 A | Carlos Guillén (BOL) | 1.99 A |
| Pole Vault | Astulfo Izquel (VEN) | 4.10 A | Ciro Valdés (COL) | 4.00 A | Carlos Faneit (VEN) | 3.80 A |
| Long Jump | Benigno Chourio (VEN) | 7.25 A | Ronald Raborg (PER) | 7.17 A | Densy Sprice (VEN) | 7.12 A |
| Triple Jump | José Salazar (VEN) | 15.20 A | Densy Sprice (VEN) | 14.81 A | Ronald Raborg (PER) | 14.64 A |
| Shot Put | José Carreño (VEN) | 15.95 A | Jesús Ramos (VEN) | 15.87 A | Modesto Barreto (COL) | 15.27 A |
| Discus Throw | Modesto Barreto (COL) | 47.04 A | Julio Alexander (VEN) | 44.12 A | José Carreño (VEN) | 44.06 A |
| Hammer Throw | Edgar Yarce (COL) | 53.14 A | Pedro Quintana (VEN) | 52.62 A | Marcos Borregales (VEN) | 51.52 A |
| Javelin Throw | Mario Sotomayor (COL) | 71.88 A | Miro Ronac (PER) | 59.24 A | Oswaldo Torres (VEN) | 56.76 A |
| Decathlon | Ramón Montezuma (VEN) | 6899 A | Juan Ríos (VEN) | 6252 A | Oswaldo Ríos (VEN) | 6019 A |

### Women

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres | Carmela Bolívar (PER) | 12.07 A | Edith Noeding (PER) | 12.14 A | Martha Meléndez (COL) | 12.23 A |
| 200 metres | Eucaris Caicedo (COL) | 24.10 A | Elsa Antúnez (VEN) | 24.64 A | Carmela Bolívar (PER) | 24.64 A |
| 400 metres | Eucaris Caicedo (COL) | 54.76 A | Adriana Marchena (VEN) | 55.90 A | Janeth Carvajal (VEN) | 58.72 A |
| 800 metres | Adriana Marchena (VEN) | 2:21.3 a A | Nubia Medina (COL) | 2:22.1 a A | Laura Méndez (ECU) | 2:22.4 a A |
| 1500 metres | Teresa Rodríguez (COL) | 5:02.88 A | Mery Rojas (BOL) | 5:03.0 a A | Sara Vincenti (BOL) | 5:03.3 a A |
| 100 metres hurdles | Edith Noeding (PER) | 13.80 A | Nancy Vallecilla (ECU) | 14.03 A | Evelyn Abreu (VEN) | 14.99 A |
| 4 x 100 metres relay | Peru Rosa María Puig Carmela Bolívar O. Bustamente Edith Noeding | 47.62 A | Bolivia Blanca Ibáñez A. Novillo Martha Novillo Isabel Aleman | 48.20 A | | |
| 4 x 400 metres relay | Venezuela Arelis Pulvet Yaneth Carvajal Lourdes Nicola Adriana Marchena | 3:56.06 A | Colombia Martha Meléndez Teresa Rodríguez Nubia Medina Eucaris Caicedo | 4:01.1 a A | Ecuador Cecilia Trujillo María Tapia Julia Vera Nancy Vallecilla | 4:03.9 a A |
| High Jump | Evelyn Jabiles (PER) | 1.73 A | Ana Rojas (VEN) | 1.71 A | Linda Spenst (BOL) | 1.71 A |
| Long Jump | Nancy Vallecilla (ECU) | 6.06 A | Edith Noeding (PER) | 5.99 A | Sorelis Bohórquez (VEN) | 5.75 A |
| Shot Put | Patricia Andrus (VEN) | 13.17 A | Luz María Quiñonez (ECU) | 12.54 A | Patricia Guerrero (PER) | 12.21 A |
| Discus Throw | Luz María Quiñonez (ECU) | 40.46 A | Patricia Andrus (VEN) | 40.30 A | Betty Jones (VEN) | 33.28 A |
| Javelin Throw | Mariela Zapata (COL) | 49.34 A | Patricia Guerrero (PER) | 45.52 A | Elizabeth Hernández (VEN) | 41.24 A |
| Pentathlon | Nancy Vallecilla (ECU) | 3753 A | Alix Castillo (VEN) | 3521 A | Linda Spenst (BOL) | 3355 A |

## Medal table (unofficial)

* Host nation (Bolivia)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Colombia (COL) | 14 | 8 | 4 | 26 |
| 2 | Venezuela (VEN) | 11 | 16 | 15 | 42 |
| 3 | Peru (PER) | 7 | 8 | 6 | 21 |
| 4 | Ecuador (ECU) | 5 | 2 | 6 | 13 |
| 5 | Bolivia (BOL)* | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| Totals (5 entries) | Totals (5 entries) | 37 | 37 | 36 | 110 |