The 2012

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(''Spanish: XV Campeonato Iberoamericano de Atletismo'') was the fifteenth edition of the international

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competition between

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n nations. It was held at the Polideportivo Máximo Viloria in

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between 8–10 June. Twenty-five nations and a total of 398 athletes participated at the competition. Initially set to be held in the country's capital

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, the competition was moved to Maracay in April 2011. The Venezuelan Sports Ministry had not committed any funds for the event. As a result, the president of the Venezuelan Athletics Federation, Wilfredy León, rescheduled the event following the promise of the

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state governor

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to help build a new stadium for the championships. However, the new stadium and purpose-built accommodation for the event were not ready within schedule. The event was postponed from May to June, but the project remained off-target and in May 2012 Héctor Rodríguez, the Venezuelan Sports Minister, declared that the competition would be held in Barquisimeto (the host of the 2003 South American Championships). The highlight performances were two

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by Brazilians in the women's section.

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threw a record in the

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and Lucimara da Silva's

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score was also a Championship record.Biscayart, Eduardo (2012-06-11)
Two South American records fall as Ibero-American champs conclude in Barquisimeto

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. Retrieved on 2012-06-12. Barquisimeto native

Rosa Rodríguez Rosa Andreína Rodríguez Pargas (born 2 July 1986 in Acarigua, Portuguesa ) is a Venezuelan hammer thrower. She is the Venezuelan record holder for the event with her personal best of 72.83 metres, set in May 2012, which she improved to ...

also set a championship record in the women's

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. Retrieved on 2012-06-12. while Colombia's James Rendón was the only man to break a competition record, bettering the 20,000 metres walk time. Argentine thrower Germán Lauro won both the men's

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and discus events. Ecuador's

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was the only other athlete to take two individual titles (100 m and 200 m), although

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came close by winning the 200 m and finishing second in the 100 m. Becoming one of the oldest gold medallists at the competition, 39-year-old

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, who first participated in 1988, won the women's high jump. Brazil, which sent the largest delegation, topped the medal table with fourteen

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s and a total of 44 overall. Cuba (leaders in 2010) came second with eight golds and eighteen medals. Colombia was third, on six golds, and the hosts Venezuela performed well on home turf, taking fourth place in the table and ten medals from the competition. In addition to the two area records, eleven

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were broken during the competition.

Medal summary

Men

Women

Medal table

Participating nations

Twenty-four members of the

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sent athletes to the event. The level of athlete participation (362 in total) was relatively high compared to previous years although non-American countries representation was rather poor.Listado General de Inscritos - Deporte: ATLETISMO
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and

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References

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Tilastopaja. Retrieved on 2012-06-12.

External links

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June 2012 sports events in South America