The 2010

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

(Spanish: ''XIV Campeonato Iberoamericano de Atletismo'') was an

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competition which was held at the Estadio Municipal Bahía Sur in San Fernando, Cádiz,

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from 4–6 June. A total of 44 events were contested, of which 22 by male and 22 by female athletes. A total of 459 athletes from 29 nations participated in the championships. Twelve championships records were set at the fourteenth edition of the competition.

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topped the medal table with 15 golds and 25 medals in total. The hosts, Spain, were runners-up with 11 golds and 31 medals overall, while

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took third place in the final tally. The event was held to coincide with the city's celebration of the 200th anniversary of the meetings of the

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, which paved the way towards the liberation of

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. Brazil's Fabiana Murer provided the highlight of the championships by winning the

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with a

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record of 4.85 m – placing her in fourth on the all-time lists. Nilson André scored a sprint double by taking the men's

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and

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titles. The men's 4×400 metre relay provided Cubans

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and Omar Cisneros with their second gold medals of the competition, after having won the

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and

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, respectively.

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set a championship record of 8:46.59 in the 3000 metres, along with winning a bronze medal in the

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.Valiente, Emeterio (2010-06-07)
Murer vaults 4.85m Area Record as Cuba and Spain dominate in San Fernando – Ibero-American Championships report
IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-06-07.

Records

Medal summary

Men

Women

Medal table

Participating nations

The participation of all twenty-nine members

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was a new record high for the championships. The level of athlete participation was also high: 449 athletes competed at the event, which was the second highest in history after the 1992 championships. * (2) * (3) * (36) * (2) * (70) * (5) * (15) * (20) * (4) * (32) * (6) * (8) * (3) * (1) * (5) * (3) * (28) * (2) * (2) * (3) * (3) * (7) * (49) * (20) * (7) * (3) * (83) * (5) * (22)

References

External links

Official website
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International athletics competitions hosted by Spain

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Sport in San Fernando, Cádiz June 2010 sports events in Europe