The 2000

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(Spanish: ''IX Campeonato Iberoamericano de Atletismo'') was the ninth edition of the international

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competition between

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n nations which was held at the Estádio Célio de Barros in

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on 20 and 21 May..

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. Retrieved on 2012-01-04. With a total of 308 athletes, the number of competitors was the lowest since 1990. The Spanish team (29 athletes) was much smaller than previous delegations as most of the Spaniards chose to focus on the

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instead.El Atletismo Ibero-Americano - San Fernando 2010
(pgs. 161). RFEA. Retrieved on 2012-01-08. Other national teams used the competition as a chance to gain an Olympic qualifying mark. The host nation Brazil easily topped the medal table by winning 18

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s and a total haul of 45 medals. The next best performing nation was

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, which took six golds and 21 medals during the two-day championships.Brazil clinches 18 golds in Ibero American Championships
IAAF/AP (2000-05-22). Retrieved on 2012-01-09.

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and

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won five golds each, while

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and

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had the third and fourth largest totals, with eleven and ten medals respectively. Fourteen of the 20 nations that participated reached the medal podium. Brazil dominated the men's track events and

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completed an

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double. Cuban men provided the highlights of the men's field events, where Michael Calvo won the

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with a jump of 17.05 m and

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had a

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over eighty metres (both championship marks). In the women's track events, reigning Olympic champion

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broke the 5000 m championship record and Soraya Telles became the first female Ibero-American champion in the

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(a contest which meant that the 44-event programme was equal between the sexes for the first time). The 10,000 m track walk saw

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knock almost a minute of the meet record, while runner-up Geovana Irusta set a South American record behind her. Although the level of performances was generally lower than at earlier editions, eight championships records were set. Two national records were also beaten; Elena Guerra improved the 1500 m Uruguayan record and

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set a new Chilean record for the

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. The Brazilian men's 4×100 m relay team gave the performance of the competition with their winning time of 38.24 seconds, which was a South American record and an Ibero-American record. Maracana Stadium

Several athletes present at the competition went on to win medals on the Olympic stage later that year: Mexican Noé Hernández won the 20 km walk silver medal, Fernanda Ribeiro took an Olympic bronze over 10,000 m, while both the Brazilian and Cuban 4×100 m relay teams reached the Olympic podium.Athletics at the 2000 Sydney Summer Games
Sports Reference. Retrieved on 2012-01-09. Future world champion

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won

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's first ever medal with her runner-up performance in the

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Medal summary

Men

Women

Medal table

Participation

A total of 20 delegations were sent from the 28 member nations of the

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, with 297 athletes being present at the competition. Recently joined members Angola, Cape Verde and Equatorial Guinea were all absent in 2000. Costa Rica, El Salvador and the Dominican Republic were other regular participants who did not take part in the championships.El Atletismo Ibero-Americano - San Fernando 2010
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