Athletics at the 1998 South American Games
Athletics events at the 1998 South American Games were held at the Coliseo Mayor de Deportes Jefferson Pérez next to the Estadio Alejandro Serrano Aguilar in Cuenca, Ecuador, between October 26–30, 1998.[1] A total of 45 events were contested, 24 by men and 21 by women. Brazil and Venezuela did not participate in the athletics events.
| Athletics at the VI South American Games | |
|---|---|
 Estadio Alejandro Serrano Aguilar | |
| Dates | October 26–30 |
| Host city | Cuenca, Ecuador  |
| Venue | Estadio Alejandro Serrano Aguilar |
| Level | Senior |
| Events | 45 (24 men, 21 women) |
For the first time, a minimum participation of 4 nations per event was required to award a full set of medals. Men's triple jump and women's 4 x 400 m relay events were concerned, where athletes coming in third did not get bronze medals.[2] Women's marathon was completely cancelled, because there would have been only athletes from host country Ecuador.[3]
Medal summary
Medal winners were published in a book by written Argentinian journalist Ernesto Rodríguez III with support of the Argentine Olympic Committee (Spanish: Comité Olímpico Argentino) under the auspices of the Ministry of Education (Spanish: Ministerio de Educación de la Nación) in collaboration with the Office of Sports (Spanish: Secretaría de Deporte de la Nación).[2] Eduardo Biscayart supplied the list of winners and their results.[4] Further results were published elsewhere,[3][5][6][7][8][9][10] or can be found in athlete's IAAF biographies.[11]
All results are marked as "affected by altitude" (A), because the stadium in Cuenca is situated 2536 m above sea level.
Men
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 metres | Ricardo Roach | 10.36 A | Carlos Gats | Juan Pablo Faúndez | ||
| 200 metres | Ricardo Roach | 20.4 A | Héber Viera | Dick Perlaza | ||
| 400 metres | Dick Perlaza | 46.90 A | Carlos Zbinden | 47.22 A | Fabián Aguilera | 48.90 A |
| 800 metres | Mauricio Torres | 1:54.7 A | Pablo Ramírez | Carlos Salcedo | ||
| 1500 metres | Pablo Ramírez | 4:01.37 A | Richard Arias | Geovanni Morejón | ||
| 5000 metres | Jacinto López | 14:45.09 A | Julio Cutipa | Vicente Chura | ||
| 10000 metres | Jacinto López | 30:09.5 A | Julio Cutipa | Franklin Tenorio | ||
| 4 x 100 metres relay | Jackson Quiñónez Dick Perlaza Julio Márquez Fernando Espinoza | 40.40 A | | 40.63 A | | |
| 4 x 400 metres relay | | 3:11.7 A | | | ||
| Marathon | William Ramírez | 2:19:56 A | José Jami | 2:29:08 A | Vicente Chura | |
| 110 metres hurdles | Carlos Vega | 14.57 A | Jackson Quiñónez | Omar Triviño | ||
| 400 metres hurdles | Carlos Zbinden | 50.1 A GR | Xavier Caicedo | Richard Ayoví | ||
| 3000 metres steeplechase | Richard Arias | 9:16.35 A | Pablo Ramírez | 9:19.04 A | Geovanni Morejón | |
| 20 Kilometres Walk | Jefferson Pérez | 1:23:11 A GR | Nixon Zambrano | 1:29:28 A | Omar Aguirre | 1:33:25 A |
| 50 Kilometres Walk | Héctor Moreno | 4:27:13 A | Patricio Villacorte | Freddy Choque | ||
| Long Jump | Cristián Antivilo | 7.44 A | Gilmar Mayo | Wilmer Cortez | ||
| Triple Jump | Gilmar Mayo | 15.78 A | Wilmer Cortez | Cristián Antivilo† | ||
| High Jump | Gilmar Mayo | 2.24 A | Jackson Quiñónez | Wilmer Cortez | ||
| Pole Vault | Francisco León | 4.60 A | Diego Moraga | Flavio Corozo | ||
| Shot Put | Marco Antonio Verni | 17.76 A | Juan Tello | Marcelo Pugliese | 15.46 A | |
| Discus Throw | Marcelo Pugliese | 59.74 A GR | Marco Antonio Verni | Juan Tello | ||
| Hammer Throw | Juan Cerra | 68.56 A | Eduardo Acuña | José Llano | ||
| Javelin Throw | Nery Kennedy | 71.70 A | Diego Moraga | Flavio Corozo | ||
| Decathlon | Santiago Lorenzo | 6940 A | Flavio Corozo | |||
Notes
†: No medal because of lack of minimum participation.
Women
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 metres | Ana Caicedo | 11.57 A | Felipa Palacios | 11.62 A | Lisette Rondón | 11.76 A |
| 200 metres | Felipa Palacios | 22.78 A GR | Lisette Rondón | 23.79 A | Ana Caicedo | |
| 400 metres | Felipa Palacios | 53.45 A | Sulay Nazareno | 55.03 A | Hannelore Grosser | |
| 800 metres | Janeth Caizalitín | 2:07.14 A | Niusha Mansilla | 2:07.85 A | Mercy Colorado | |
| 1500 metres | Janeth Caizalitín | 4:23.07 A | Niusha Mansilla | Bertha Sánchez | ||
| 5000 metres | Martha Tenorio | 16:27.6 A GR | Janeth Caizalitín | 16:48. A | Niusha Mansilla | |
| 10000 metres | Martha Tenorio | 34:23.6 A GR | Erika Olivera | Raquel Aceituno | ||
| 4 x 100 metres relay | Sulay Nazareno Ondina Rodríguez Maritza Valencia Ana Caicedo | 45.9 A | | 46.6 A | | 53.0 A |
| 4 x 400 metres relay | Mercy Colorado Ondina Rodríguez Sulay Nazareno Maritza Quiñónez | 3:44.12 A | | | ||
| 100 metres hurdles | Verónica Depaoli | 13.62 A GR | María Quiñones | Ondina Rodríguez | ||
| 400 metres hurdles | Ondina Rodríguez | 60.0 A | Martha González | 65.6 A | Minerva Navarrete | |
| 10 Kilometres Walk | Bertha Vera | 47:59.2 A GR | Geovana Irusta | 48.22.0 A | Miriam Ramón | 48.30. A |
| Long Jump | Mónica Falcioni | 6.47 A | Andrea Ávila | Ana Caicedo | 6.05 A | |
| Triple Jump | Andrea Ávila | 13.60 A | Mónica Falcioni | Ana Gabriela Villacís | ||
| High Jump | Solange Witteveen | 1.75 A | Paula Palma | Paola Ruiz | ||
| Pole Vault | Alejandra García | 4.05 A | Débora Gyurcsek | Irina Castillo | ||
| Shot Put | Zorobabelia Córdoba | 13.92 A | Karina Díaz | Paula Palma | ||
| Discus Throw | María Eugenia Villamizar | 41.00 A | Karina Córdova | Karina Díaz | ||
| Hammer Throw | María Eugenia Villamizar | 57.84 A | Ana Cuastumal | Karina Córdova | ||
| Javelin Throw | Sabina Moya | 54.08 A | Daniela Masoli | Paula Palma | ||
| Heptathlon | Zorobabelia Córdoba | 4868 A | Minerva Navarrete | Dolores Martínez | ||
Notes
†: No medal because of lack of minimum participation.
Medal table (unofficial)
* Host nation (Ecuador)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | 16 | 16 | 20 | 52 |
| 2 | | 12 | 5 | 2 | 19 |
| 3 | | 7 | 12 | 9 | 28 |
| 4 | | 7 | 2 | 1 | 10 |
| 5 | | 1 | 4 | 6 | 11 |
| 6 | | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 7 | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| Totals (8 nations) | 45 | 45 | 42 | 132 | |
Notes
†: In contrast to the unofficial count above, only 15 gold, 14 silver and 19 bronze medals for Ecuador are published.[10] There might have been further events than marked above falling short of participants leading to a reduced number of medals.
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