The 1994

Ibero-American Championships in Athletics The Ibero-American Championships in Athletics (Spanish: ''Campeonato Iberoamericano de Atletismo'') is a biennial athletics (sport), athletics competition for athletes representing Ibero-American countries as well as a number of other Spanish lang ...

(Spanish: ''VI Campeonato Iberoamericano de Atletismo'') was the sixth edition of the international

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competition between

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n nations which was held at the

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Mar del Plata Mar del Plata is a city on the coast of the Atlantic Ocean, in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. It is the seat of General Pueyrredón district. Mar del Plata is the second largest city in Buenos Aires Province. The name "Mar del Plata" is a s ...

, Argentina from 27–30 October..

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. Retrieved on 2011-12-02. The competition marked the inauguration of a newly built track at the host stadium, which was part of Mar del Plata's developments for the

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. Due to its late scheduling in the annual

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season, the competition did not attract some of the region's top athletes – Cuba, Portugal and Spain all sent less than full strength delegations. As a result, Brazil topped the medal table for the second time in Ibero-American history, taking eleven

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s and 32 in total. Cuba were the next best performers with eight golds in their haul of 20 medals, while Colombia came third, having won seven events and 17 medals overall. The hosts, Argentina, were fourth with four golds and fifteen medals in total. Four new championship records were set at the 1994 edition.

Ronaldo da Costa Ronaldo da Costa (born June 7, 1970) is a Brazilian former long-distance runner and world-record holder for the marathon distance. He was born in Descoberto. Career Da Costa broke the ten-year-old marathon world record in 1998 in Berlin, having be ...

improved the men's

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record, but was beaten in the

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, who took over half a minute off the previous record. Andrés Charadía bettered a men's

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record, while María Eugenia Villamizar set a new standard in the inaugural women's hammer event.Ibero American Championships
GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2011-12-02. Sueli dos Santos won the women's javelin with a South American record throw, but this mark was later removed as she was disqualified for doping. Outside of these performances, the standard of competition was lower than at previous editions.

Carlos Gats Carlos Alberto Gats (born 11 December 1969 in Buenos Aires) is a former Argentine athlete specializing in the sprinting events. He twice competed at the Olympic Games, at the 1996 Atlanta Games and 2000 Sydney Games. He is the current national ...

won the men's

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with a slow, wind-assisted time of 10.50 seconds to become the first Argentine to win an international 100 m race since Gerardo Bönnhoff in 1947.

Sebastián Keitel Sebastián Keitel Bianchi (born February 14, 1973, in Santiago) is a Chilean ex- sprinter who competed mostly in the 200 metres. He was coached by renowned Chilean coach Pedro Soto Acuña. Biography Sebastián Keitel comes from an athletics fa ...

of Chile completed a men's 200/400 m double, while Colombia's

Ximena Restrepo Ximena Restrepo Gaviria (born March 10, 1969 in Medellín) is a former Colombian nationalized Chilean sprinter who specialised in the 400 metres. With the time of 49.64 seconds she won a bronze medal in 400 metres at the 1992 Olympic Games, ...

achieved the same feat and also won in both relays, taking four gold medals from the championships.

Andrea Ávila Andrea Verónica Ávila (born April 4, 1970, in Villa Carlos Paz) is a retired long and triple jumper from Argentina. Ávila won two medals at the 1995 Pan American Games in Mar del Plata, Argentina Mar del Plata is a city on the coast of the ...

won golds in the women's

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and

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and went on to medal in both the horizontal jumps at the 1995 Pan American Games. Brazilian Silvana Pereira also won two golds, taking the titles in both the long-distance track events.

Medal summary

Men

Women

*^† = Sueli dos Santos's javelin throw of 65.96 m was a championship and South American record, but this was later annulled due to a doping infraction in the months following the tournament. The Ibero-American Athletic Association did not retrospectively adjust or re-issue the women's javelin medals.El Atletismo Ibero-Americano - San Fernando 2010
(pgs. 129–140). RFEA. Retrieved on 2011-12-02.

Medal table

Participation

Twenty-two nations of the

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sent delegations to the 1994 championships. A total of 346 athletes took part in the competition.El Atletismo Ibero-Americano - San Fernando 2010
(pg. 214). RFEA. Retrieved on 2012-01-08. However, only 299 participating athletes were counted by analysing the official result list. The higher number probably contains coaches and/or officials registered for the event. * (49) * (4) * (47) * (18) * (18) * (1) * (29) * (1) * (6) * (1) * (5) * (1) * (36) * (1) * (1) * (4) * (13) * (11) * (4) * (25) * (19) * (5)

References

;Results

GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2011-12-02.
El Atletismo Ibero-Americano - San Fernando 2010
(pgs. 129–140). RFEA. Retrieved on 2011-12-02. {{Ibero-American Championships Ibero-American Championships in Athletics Ibero-American Championships 1994 in Argentine sport Sport in Mar del Plata International athletics competitions hosted by Argentina October 1994 sports events in South America