The 2010 Ibero-American Championships in Athletics (Spanish: XIV Campeonato Iberoamericano de Atletismo) was an athletics competition which was held at the Estadio Municipal Bahía Sur in San Fernando, Cádiz, Spain

Spain

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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.

Cuba

Cuba

The Republic of Cuba is an island nation in the Caribbean. The nation of Cuba consists of the main island of Cuba, the Isla de la Juventud, and several archipelagos. Havana is the largest city in Cuba and the country's capital. Santiago de Cuba is the second largest city...

 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 Brazil

Brazil

Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...

 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 Cádiz Cortes

Cádiz Cortes

The Cádiz Cortes were sessions of the national legislative body which met in the safe haven of Cádiz during the French occupation of Spain during the Napoleonic Wars...

, which paved the way towards the liberation of Spanish America

Spanish colonization of the Americas

Colonial expansion under the Spanish Empire was initiated by the Spanish conquistadores and developed by the Monarchy of Spain through its administrators and missionaries. The motivations for colonial expansion were trade and the spread of the Christian faith through indigenous conversions...

.

Brazil's Fabiana Murer

Fabiana Murer

Fabiana de Almeida Murer is a Brazilian pole vaulter. She holds the South American record in the event with an indoor best of 4.82 m and an outdoor best of 4.85 m, making her the fourth highest vaulter ever...

 provided the highlight of the championships by winning the pole vault

Pole vault

Pole vaulting is a track and field event in which a person uses a long, flexible pole as an aid to leap over a bar. Pole jumping competitions were known to the ancient Greeks, as well as the Cretans and Celts...

 with a South American record of 4.85 m – placing her in fourth on the all-time lists. Nilson André

Nilson André

Nilson de Oliveira André is a Brazilian track and field athlete who competes in the 100 metres and 200 metres events. He is the reigning South American champion in the 100 m and the 4×100 metres relay. He also won medals at the Military World Games in 2011.Born in Duque de Caxias, Rio de...

 scored a sprint double by taking the men's 100

100 metres

The 100 metres, or 100-metre dash, is a sprint race in track and field competitions. The shortest common outdoor running distance, it is one of the most popular and prestigious events in the sport of athletics. It has been contested at the Summer Olympics since 1896...

 and 200 metres

200 metres

A 200 metres race is a sprint running event. On an outdoor 400 m track, the race begins on the curve and ends on the home straight, so a combination of techniques are needed to successfully run the race. A slightly shorter race, called the stadion and run on a straight track, was the first...

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

Yeimer López

Yeimer López García is a middle distance runner from Cuba, who represented his native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 2004. He is best known for winning the gold medal in the men's 800 metres at the 2007 Pan American Games in Brazil. López is the twin brother of female...

 and Omar Cisneros

Omar Cisneros

Omar Cisneros Bonora is a Cuban track and field athlete who competes in the 400 metres hurdles. He is the Cuban national record holder for the event with his personal best of 47.99 seconds...

 with their second gold medal

Gold medal

A gold medal is typically the medal awarded for highest achievement in a non-military field. Its name derives from the use of at least a fraction of gold in form of plating or alloying in its manufacture...

s of the competition, after having won the 800 metres

800 metres

The 800 meter race is a common track running event. It is the shortest common middle distance track event. The 800 meter is run over two laps of the track and has always been an Olympic event. During indoor track season the event is usually run on a 200 meter track, therefore requiring four laps...

 and 400 metres hurdles

400 metres hurdles

The 400 metres hurdles is an Olympic athletics event in track and field. On a standard outdoor track 400 metres is the length of the inside lane once around the stadium. Runners stay in their lane the entire way after starting out of the blocks and must clear ten hurdles that are evenly...

, respectively. Jessica Augusto

Jessica Augusto

Jéssica Augusto is a Portuguese runner who competes in cross country, road running and in middle-distance and long-distance track events....

 of Portugal

Portugal

Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...

 set a championship record of 8:46.59 in the 3000 metres

3000 metres

The 3000 metres is a popular amateur middle distance track event where 7.5 laps are completed around a 400 metre track. This event is generally classified as middle distance, but it could be classed as a long distance event in many high schools, since they do not promote races such as the 5000 and...

, along with winning a bronze medal

Bronze medal

A bronze medal is a medal awarded to the third place finisher of contests such as the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, etc. The practice of awarding bronze third place medals began at the 1904 Olympic Games in St...

 in the 1500 metres

1500 metres

The 1,500-metre run is the premier middle distance track event.Aerobic endurance is the biggest factor contributing to success in the 1500 metres but the athlete also requires significant sprint speed.In modern times, the 1,500-metre run has been run at a pace faster than the average person could...

.

Records

Name	Event	Country	Record	Type
Men
Héctor Carrasquillo	400 metres 400 metres The 400 metres, or 400 metre dash, is a common sprinting event in track and field competitions. It has been featured in the athletics programme at the Summer Olympics since 1896 . On a standard outdoor running track, it is exactly one lap around the track. Runners start in staggered positions and...		45.60	NR Puerto Rican records in track and field The following are the national records in athletics in Puerto Rico maintained by its national athletics federation: Federación de Atletismo de Puerto Rico .-Men:-Women:-Men:-Women:# = not officially ratified by federationOT = oversized track...
Yeimer López Yeimer López Yeimer López García is a middle distance runner from Cuba, who represented his native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 2004. He is best known for winning the gold medal in the men's 800 metres at the 2007 Pan American Games in Brazil. López is the twin brother of female...	800 metres 800 metres The 800 meter race is a common track running event. It is the shortest common middle distance track event. The 800 meter is run over two laps of the track and has always been an Olympic event. During indoor track season the event is usually run on a 200 meter track, therefore requiring four laps...		1:45.36	CR
Ayad Lamdassem Ayad Lamdassem Ayad Lamdassem is a Moroccan-born long distance runner who competes for Spain internationally.He first arrived in Spain in 2002 as part of the Moroccan contingent for the World University Cross Country Championships, which was being held in Santiago de Compostela that year...	5000 metres 5000 metres The 5000 metres is a popular running distance also known as 5 km or 5K in American English. It is one of the track events in the Olympic Games and the World Championships in Athletics. "5000 metres" refers to racing on a track and "5K" usually refers to a roadrace or cross country event...		13:32.48	CR
Héctor Cotto	110 metres hurdles 110 metres hurdles The 110 metres hurdles is a hurdling track and field event for men. It is incuded in the athletics programme at the Summer Olympic Games. The female counterpart is the 100 metre hurdles. As part of a racing event, ten hurdles of 1.067 metres in height are evenly spaced along a straight...		13.54 m	NR Puerto Rican records in track and field The following are the national records in athletics in Puerto Rico maintained by its national athletics federation: Federación de Atletismo de Puerto Rico .-Men:-Women:-Men:-Women:# = not officially ratified by federationOT = oversized track...
Alvaro Vásquez	3000 m steeplechase Steeplechase (athletics) The steeplechase is an obstacle race in athletics, which derives its name from the steeplechase in horse racing.-Rules:The length of the race is usually 3000 m; junior events are 2000 m, as women's events formerly were. The circuit has four ordinary barriers and one water jump. Over 3000 m, each...		9:04.02	NR Nicaraguan records in athletics The following are the national records in athletics in Nicaragua maintained by its national athletics federation: Federación Nicaragüense de Atletismo .-Men:-Women:-Men:-Women:ht = hand timing-External links:* *...
Alexis Copello Alexis Copello Alexis Copello born is a Cuban triple jumper with a personal best triple jump of . He is a World Championship medalist, having won the bronze at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics...	Triple jump Triple jump The triple jump is a track and field sport, similar to the long jump, but involving a “hop, bound and jump” routine, whereby the competitor runs down the track and performs a hop, a bound and then a jump into the sand pit.The triple jump has its origins in the Ancient Olympics and has been a...		17.28 m	CR
Marco Fortes Marco Fortes Marco Fortes is a male shot putter from Portugal. His personal best throw is 20.69 meters, achieved in June at the 2010 Ibero-American Championships in San Fernando, Spain...	Shot put Shot put The shot put is a track and field event involving "putting" a heavy metal ball—the shot—as far as possible. It is common to use the term "shot put" to refer to both the shot itself and to the putting action....		20.69 m	CR NR Portuguese records in athletics The following are the national records in athletics in Portugal maintained by its national athletics federation: Federação Portuguesa de Atletismo .-Men:-Women:-Men:-Women:# = not officially ratified by federationx = mark was made in a mixed race...
Guillermo Martínez Guillermo Martínez (athlete) Guillermo Martínez López is a Cuban javelin thrower.In intercontinental competitions, he finished tenth at the 2005 World Championships and ninth at the 2007 World Championships...	Javelin throw Javelin throw The javelin throw is a track and field athletics throwing event where the object to be thrown is the javelin, a spear approximately 2.5 metres in length. Javelin is an event of both the men's decathlon and the women's heptathlon...		81.71 m	CR
Women
Nuria Fernández Nuria Fernández Nuria Fernández Domínguez is a Spanish middle distance runner. She specializes in the 1500 metres and is the Spanish record holder in the mile run and the 1500 m indoors....	1500 metres 1500 metres The 1,500-metre run is the premier middle distance track event.Aerobic endurance is the biggest factor contributing to success in the 1500 metres but the athlete also requires significant sprint speed.In modern times, the 1,500-metre run has been run at a pace faster than the average person could...		4:05.71	CR
Juliana Paula Gomes dos Santos	1500 metres 1500 metres The 1,500-metre run is the premier middle distance track event.Aerobic endurance is the biggest factor contributing to success in the 1500 metres but the athlete also requires significant sprint speed.In modern times, the 1,500-metre run has been run at a pace faster than the average person could...		4:07.30	NR Brazilian records in athletics The following are the national records in athletics in Brazil maintained by Brazilian athletics federation, Confederação Brasileira de Atletismo .-Men:-Women:-Men:-Women:+ = en route to a longer distanceA = affected by altitude...
Jessica Augusto Jessica Augusto Jéssica Augusto is a Portuguese runner who competes in cross country, road running and in middle-distance and long-distance track events....	3000 metres 3000 metres The 3000 metres is a popular amateur middle distance track event where 7.5 laps are completed around a 400 metre track. This event is generally classified as middle distance, but it could be classed as a long distance event in many high schools, since they do not promote races such as the 5000 and...		8:46.59	CR
Rosa Morató Rosa Morató Rosa María Morató is a Catalan runner who specializes in the steeplechase. She finished eighth at the 2007 World Championships. She represented Spain in the steeplechase at the 2008 Summer Olympics. Her personal best time is 9:26.23 minutes, which she achieved in July 2007 in Heusden-Zolder,...	3000 metres steeplechase		9:40.26	CR
Anay Tejeda Anay Tejeda Anay Tejeda Quesada is a Cuban hurdler. Her personal best time is 12.72 seconds, achieved in August 2006 in Linz.-Achievements:-External links:...	100 metres hurdles 100 metres hurdles The 100 m hurdles are an Olympic track and field athletics discipline run by women . For the race ten hurdles of a height of 83.8 cm are placed evenly spaced along a straight course of 100 meters. They are positioned so that they will fall over if bumped into by the runner...		12.84	CR
Fabiana Murer Fabiana Murer Fabiana de Almeida Murer is a Brazilian pole vaulter. She holds the South American record in the event with an indoor best of 4.82 m and an outdoor best of 4.85 m, making her the fourth highest vaulter ever...	Pole vault Pole vault Pole vaulting is a track and field event in which a person uses a long, flexible pole as an aid to leap over a bar. Pole jumping competitions were known to the ancient Greeks, as well as the Cretans and Celts...		4.85	CR AR
Yargelis Savigne Yargelis Savigne Yargelis Savigne Herrera is a Cuban athlete competing in the triple jump and long jump.Her international breakthrough came in 2005, when she, competing in both the triple and long jump events at the 2005 World Championships, won a silver medal and finished fourth, respectively...	Triple jump Triple jump The triple jump is a track and field sport, similar to the long jump, but involving a “hop, bound and jump” routine, whereby the competitor runs down the track and performs a hop, a bound and then a jump into the sand pit.The triple jump has its origins in the Ancient Olympics and has been a...		14.62	CR
Ana Cabecinha Ana Cabecinha Ana Cabecinha is a Portuguese race walker. She was born in Santiago Maior .-Achievements:-References:...	10 km walk		43:31.21	CR

Key:	WR — World record AR — Area record CR — Championship record NR — National record

Medal summary

For full event details see 2010 Ibero-American Championships in Athletics – Results

2010 Ibero-American Championships in Athletics – Results

These are the official results of the 2010 Ibero-American Championships in Athletics which took place on July 4–6, 2010 in San Fernando, Spain.-100 meters:Heats – June 4Wind:Heat 1: -0.8 m/s, Heat 2: -1.0 m/s, Heat 3: +0.1 m/s...

Men

100 metres		10.24		10.37		10.39
200 metres		20.94		21.20		21.31
400 metres		45.19		45.33		45.60 NR
800 metres		1:45.36 CR		1:45.82		1:46.15
1500 metres		3:43.19		3:43.72		3:44.08
3000 metres		8:15.55		8:15.58		8:16.58
5000 metres		13:32.48 CR		13:34.92		13:42.55
110 metre hurdles		13.54 NR		13.65		13.82
400 metre hurdles		49.19		49.58		49.87
3000 metre steeplechase		8:31.80		8:32.21		8:34.52
4×100 metre relay	Puerto Rico Marcos Amalbert Yavid Zackey Luis López Miguel López	39.31	Spain Iván Mocholí Calabuig Ángel David Rodríguez Ángel David Rodríguez Ángel David Rodríguez García is a Spanish sprinter. He specializes in the 100 metres. His personal best time is 10.14 seconds in the 100 metres, achieved in July 2008 in Salamanca, and 20.61 seconds in the 200 metres, achieved in July 2008 in Barcelona.Rodríguez finished eighth in 100 m and 4×100... Alberto Gavaldá Daniel Molowny	39.45	Colombia Álvaro Gómez Luis Carlos Nuñez Julio Isidro Montoya Daniel Grueso Daniel Grueso Daniel Alfonso Grueso Barco is a Colombian sprinter who specializes in the 100 and 200 metres. His personal best time is 10.17 seconds in the 100 metres, achieved in November 2008 in Cali, and 20.49 seconds in the 200 metres, achieved in April 2010 in Mayagüez.He finished eighth in 200 m at the...	39.76
4×400 metre relay	Cuba Omar Cisneros Omar Cisneros Omar Cisneros Bonora is a Cuban track and field athlete who competes in the 400 metres hurdles. He is the Cuban national record holder for the event with his personal best of 47.99 seconds... Yeimer López Yeimer López Yeimer López García is a middle distance runner from Cuba, who represented his native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 2004. He is best known for winning the gold medal in the men's 800 metres at the 2007 Pan American Games in Brazil. López is the twin brother of female... Yunier Pérez Williams Collazo	3:04.86	Brazil Hederson Estefani Wagner Cardoso Kléberson Davide Kléberson Davide Kléberson Davide is a Brazilian track and field athlete who specialises in the 800 metres.Born in Conchal, São Paulo, Davide won his first major youth title in the 800 m at the 2002 South American Youth Championships. He reached the semi-finals of the 2004 World Junior Championships in... Eduardo Vasconcelos	3:05.43	Venezuela Freddy Mezones Arturo Ramírez Omar Longart Albert Bravo	3:05.53
20,000 metres walk		1:24:38.4		1:25:27.5		1:25:54.7
High jump		2.24 m		2.18 m		2.18 m
Pole vault		5.60 m		5.55 m		5.30 m
Long jump		8.04 m		7.68 m		7.60 m
Triple jump		17.28 m CR		17.19 m		16.82 m
Shot put		20.69 m CR, NR Portuguese records in athletics The following are the national records in athletics in Portugal maintained by its national athletics federation: Federação Portuguesa de Atletismo .-Men:-Women:-Men:-Women:# = not officially ratified by federationx = mark was made in a mixed race...		20.43 m		20.20 m
Discus throw		63.01 m		62.08 m		61.76 m
Hammer throw		73.82 m		71.37 m		70.95 m
Javelin throw		81.71 m CR		76.34 m		74.77 m
Decathlon		7816 pts		7395 pts		7290 pts

Women

100 metres		11.38		11.45		11.49
200 metres		23.18		23.25		23.54
400 metres		52.25		52.68		52.86
800 metres		2:02.86		2:03.03		2:03.24
1500 metres		4:05.71 CR		4:07.30 NR		4:08.32
3000 metres		8:46.59 CR		9:06.24		9:06.53
5000 metres		15:43.20		15:49.79		15:50.18
100 metre hurdles		12.84 CR		13.10		13.25
400 metre hurdles		56.33		57.50		57.73
3000 metre steeplechase		9:40.26 CR		9:53.75		9:56.02
4×100 metre relay	Brazil Ana Claudia Lemos da Silva Thaíssa Presti Thaissa Presti Thaissa Barbosa Presti is a track and field sprint athlete who competes internationally for Brazil.Presti represented Brazil at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. She competed at the 4x100 metres relay together with Lucimar de Moura, Rosemar Coelho Neto and Rosangela Santos... Vanda Gomes Bárbara Leôncio Bárbara Leôncio Bárbara Leôncio is a young Brazilian athlete, world champion in the 200 meters at the 2007 World Youth Championships in Athletics held in Ostrava, Czech Republic. In the same edition, Bárbara was placed fourth in the 100 meters...	43.97	Colombia Maria Idrobo Darlenys Obregón Darlenys Obregón Darlenys Obregón Mulato is a Colombian track and field athlete who competes in the sprinting events, primarily the 200 metres in which she has a personal best of 23.09 seconds... Yomara Hinestroza Yomara Hinestroza Yomara Hinestroza Murillo is a track and field sprint athlete who competes internationally for Colombia.... Eliecit Palacios	44.29	Spain Ana Torrijos Digna Luz Murillo Estela García Amparo María Cotán	44.38
4×400 metre relay	Cuba Roxana Díaz Indira Terrero Indira Terrero Indira Terrero Letuce is a Cuban sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres. Her personal best time is 51.00 seconds, achieved in May 2007 in Havana.-Achievements:-References:... Susana Clement Daisurami Bonne Daisurami Bonne Daisurami Bonne is a Cuban track and field sprint athlete who specialises in the 400 metres. A two-time participant at the World Championships in Athletics , her personal best for the event is 51.69 seconds. At the 2011 Pan American Games, she was the 400 m silver medallist and a relay...	3:30.73	Mexico Karla Dueñas Nallely Vela Gabriela Medina Gabriela Medina Gabriela Elizabeth Medina Solórzano is a Mexican sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres.Her personal best time is 51.25 seconds, achieved in May 2007 in Xalapa.-Achievements:-References:... Zudikey Rodríguez Zudikey Rodríguez Zudikey Rodríguez Núñez is a Mexican sprinter who specializes in the 200 metres.Her personal best time is 23.18 seconds, achieved in May 2007 in Puebla.Then she moved up a distance to run 400 meters...	3:32.96	Brazil Sheila Ferreira Bárbara de Oliveira Aline dos Santos Jailma de Lima	3:33.17
10,000 metres walk		43:31.21 CR		43:35.50		44:31.27
High jump		1.89 m		1.86 m		1.83 m
Pole vault		4.85 m AR CR		4.30 m		4.20 m
Long jump		6.45 m		6.29 m		6.17 m
Triple jump		14.62 m		14.29 m		14.10 m
Shot put		18.52 m		17.10 m		16.97 m
Discus throw		60.23 m		59.96 m		58.86 m
Hammer throw		70.91 m		68.37 m		67.58 m
Javelin throw		62.39 m		53.43 m		51.90 m
Heptathlon		5459 pts		5406 pts		5314 pts

Medal table

Key:

1	Cuba	15	7	3	25
2	Spain	11	12	9	32
3	Brazil	7	8	12	27
4	Portugal	3	3	6	12
5	Puerto Rico	3	1	2	6
6	Argentina	2	2	3	7
7	Mexico	1	1	1	3
8=	Costa Rica	1	0	0	1
8=	Panama	1	0	0	1
10	Colombia	0	5	4	9
11	Chile	0	2	0	2
12	Venezuela	0	1	2	3
13=	Honduras	0	1	0	1
13=	Paraguay	0	1	0	1
13=	Uruguay	0	1	0	1
16	Dominican Republic	0	0	1	1
Total		44	44	44	132

Participating nations

(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)

External links

• Official website (archived)