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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 countries in Africa. The competition is organised by the
El Atletismo Ibero-Americano – San Fernando 2010
(pgs. 219–220). RFEA. Retrieved on 2012-01-09.
Championship recordsEnciclopedia cubana
{{Records in athletics International athletics competitions Athletics competitions in South America Athletics competitions in Central America Athletics competitions in Europe Iberian Peninsula Recurring sporting events established in 1960 Biennial athletics competitions
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 countries in Africa. The competition is organised by the Asociación Iberoamericana de Atletismo
The Asociación Iberoamericana de Atletismo (AIA; ''Iberoamerican Athletics Association'') is the governing body for the sport of athletics of European, Latinamerican, and African countries with iberian origin and/or Spanish or Portuguese languag ...
(''Ibero-American Athletics Association'').
The idea of such a competition first came about in 1982 when the Asociación Iberoamericana de Atletismo (AIA) was officially formed in Madrid with 22 countries as signatories. Following official sanctioning by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), the AIA established the Ibero-American Championships which first took place in Barcelona, Spain in 1983.
Ibero-American Games
The Ibero American Games ('' Spanish: Juegos Iberoamericanos'') was a precursor to the regional championships and was held twice, first in 1960 and finally in 1962.Editions
Medal table (1983–2014)
Championship records
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Ibero-American Marathon/Half Marathon Championships
Sometimes, Ibero-AmericanMarathon
The marathon is a long-distance foot race with a distance of , usually run as a road race, but the distance can be covered on trail routes. The marathon can be completed by running or with a run/walk strategy. There are also wheelchair div ...
or Half Marathon Championships were held separately from the regular championships.
See also
*Ibero-American Championships in Weightlifting
Ibero-America ( es, Iberoamérica, pt, Ibero-América) or Iberian America is a region in the Americas comprising countries or territories where Spanish or Portuguese are predominant languages (usually former territories of Portugal or Spain). ...
* Ibero-American Go Federation, for Ibero-America
* Central American and Caribbean Championships
* Athletics at the Lusophony Games
Athletics is one of the sports at the quadrennial Lusophone Games ( pt, Jogos da Lusofonia) competition. It featured at the inaugural edition in 2006, and also the second edition of the Games in 2009.
In the 2009 Games, the half Marathon event ...
* South American Championships in Athletics
* Iberian 10,000 Metres Championships The Iberian 10,000 Metres Championships or Iberian Trophy ( pt, Troféu Ibérico; es, Trofeo Ibérico) is an annual team track running competition over 10,000 metres that is contested between athletes from Portugal and Spain. The event has been hel ...
References
;RecordsEl Atletismo Ibero-Americano – San Fernando 2010
(pgs. 219–220). RFEA. Retrieved on 2012-01-09.
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Championship records
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