The 1983 Ibero-American Championships (Spanish: ''I Campeonato Iberoamericano de Atletismo'') was an

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competition which was held at the Estadi Serrahima in

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from 23–25 September

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. A total of 37 events were contested, of which 22 by male and 15 by female athletes. It was the first edition of the Ibero-American Championships, although a precursor to the tournament, the ''Juegos Iberoamericanos'' (Ibero-American Games), had been held in 1960 and 1962..

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. Retrieved on 2010-06-14. Eighteen countries participated, drawing from the 22 members of the ''Asociación Ibero-Americano de Atletismo'' (Ibero-American Athletics Association).El Atletismo Ibero-Americano - San Fernando 2010
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won the most

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s with a total of nineteen, but it was

which had the largest overall haul, beating Cuba's 24 with a total of 33 medals.

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and

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, were the third and fourth most successful nations of the competition, although the latter won the largest number of

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s (12) over the course of the three-day competition. The Ibero-American Championships succeeded in attracting a number of high-profile athletes from

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n countries, thus beginning the history of the long-running championships. Cuban athletes Luis Delís and

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both doubled up to win the

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and

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events for men and women, respectively.

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of Portugal took the victory in the women's

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and

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while

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's Alejandra Ramos finished runner-up in both the

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and 1500 m. Luisa Ferrer came close to a sprint double, but was beaten by Esmeralda de Jesus Garcia in the

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. Two records from the championships were particularly long-lasting: Delís's discus record stood until the

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and Domingo Ramón's mark in the

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remains the championship record.Ibero American Championships
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Medal summary

Men

*† The 110 metres hurdles competition was won by

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of Spain in 13.74 seconds, but he was competing as a "guest" athlete.

Women

Medal table

*Note: The women's 400 metres medals (gold for Cuba, silver for Spain) were excluded in the official competition medal count.

Participation

Of the twenty-two founding members of the

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, eighteen presented delegations for the inaugural championships. The four absent member countries were

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and

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. A total of 143 athletes participated in the first edition.El Atletismo Ibero-Americano - San Fernando 2010
(pg. 214). RFEA. Retrieved on 2012-01-08. Including a number of guests, 163 participating athletes were counted by analysing the official result list. * (10) * (1) * (12) * (3) * (6) * (1) * (21) * (1) * (1) * (1) * (1) * (2) * (1) * (1) * (1) * (27) * (72) * (1)

References

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El Atletismo Ibero-Americano - San Fernando 2010
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