2010 Ibero-American Championships in Athletics
# 2010 Ibero-American Championships in Athletics

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 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 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 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 Cortes of Cádiz, which paved the way towards the liberation of Spanish America.

Brazil's Fabiana Murer provided the highlight of the championships by winning the pole vault with a South American record of 4.85 m – placing her in fourth on the all-time lists. Nilson André scored a sprint double by taking the men's 100 and 200 metres titles. The men's 4×400 metre relay provided Cubans Yeimer López and Omar Cisneros with their second gold medals of the competition, after having won the 800 metres and 400 metres hurdles, respectively. Jessica Augusto of Portugal set a championship record of 8:46.59 in the 3000 metres, along with winning a bronze medal in the 1500 metres.

## Records

| Name | Event | Country | Record | Type |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Men |||||
| Héctor Carrasquillo | 400 metres | Puerto Rico | 45.60 | NR |
| Yeimer López | 800 metres | Cuba | 1:45.36 | CR |
| Ayad Lamdassem | 5000 metres | Spain | 13:32.48 | CR |
| Héctor Cotto | 110 metres hurdles | Puerto Rico | 13.54 m | NR |
| Alvaro Vásquez | 3000 m steeplechase | Nicaragua | 9:04.02 | NR |
| Alexis Copello | Triple jump | Cuba | 17.28 m | CR |
| Marco Fortes | Shot put | Portugal | 20.69 m | CR NR |
| Guillermo Martínez | Javelin throw | Cuba | 81.71 m | CR |
| Women |||||
| Nuria Fernández | 1500 metres | Spain | 4:05.71 | CR |
| Juliana Paula Gomes dos Santos | 1500 metres | Brazil | 4:07.30 | NR |
| Jessica Augusto | 3000 metres | Portugal | 8:46.59 | CR |
| Rosa Morató | 3000 metres steeplechase | Spain | 9:40.26 | CR |
| Anay Tejeda | 100 metres hurdles | Cuba | 12.84 | CR |
| Fabiana Murer | Pole vault | Brazil | 4.85 | CR AR |
| Yargelis Savigne | Triple jump | Cuba | 14.62 | CR |
| Ana Cabecinha | 10 km walk | Portugal | 43:31.21 | CR |
| Key:0000 | WR — World record • AR — Area record • CR — Championship record • NR — National record |

## Medal summary

### Men

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 100 metres | Nilson André (BRA) | 10.24 | Yunier Pérez (CUB) | 10.37 | Daniel Grueso (COL) | 10.39 |
| 200 metres | Nilson André (BRA) | 20.94 | Rolando Palacios (HON) | 21.20 | Yazaldes Nascimento (POR) | 21.31 |
| 400 metres | Nery Brenes (CRC) | 45.19 | Williams Collazo (CUB) | 45.33 | Héctor Carrasquillo (PUR) | 45.60 NR |
| 800 metres | Yeimer López (CUB) | 1:45.36 CR | Kléberson Davide (BRA) | 1:45.82 | Antonio Manuel Reina (ESP) | 1:46.15 |
| 1500 metres | David Bustos (ESP) | 3:43.19 | Eduardo Villanueva (VEN) | 3:43.72 | Leandro de Oliveira (BRA) | 3:44.08 |
| 3000 metres | Leandro de Oliveira (BRA) | 8:15.55 | Reyes Estévez (ESP) | 8:15.58 | Joilson da Silva (BRA) | 8:16.58 |
| 5000 metres | Ayad Lamdassem (ESP) | 13:32.48 CR | Marílson Gomes dos Santos (BRA) | 13:34.92 | Miguel Barzola (ARG) | 13:42.55 |
| 110 metre hurdles | Héctor Cotto (PUR) | 13.54 NR | Jackson Quiñónez (ESP) | 13.65 | Anselmo Gomes da Silva (BRA) | 13.82 |
| 400 metre hurdles | Omar Cisneros (CUB) | 49.19 | Andrés Silva (URU) | 49.58 | Mahau Camargo Suguimati (BRA) | 49.87 |
| 3000 metre steeplechase | José Alberto Sánchez (CUB) | 8:31.80 | Mário Teixeira (POR) | 8:32.21 | Alberto Paulo (POR) | 8:34.52 |
| 4×100 metre relay | Puerto Rico (PUR) Marcos Amalbert Yavid Zackey Luis López Miguel López | 39.31 | Spain (ESP) Iván Mocholí Calabuig Ángel David Rodríguez Alberto Gavaldá Daniel Molowny | 39.45 | Colombia (COL) Álvaro Gómez Luis Carlos Nuñez Julio Isidro Montoya Daniel Grueso | 39.76 |
| 4×400 metre relay | Cuba (CUB) Omar Cisneros Yeimer López Yunier Pérez Williams Collazo | 3:04.86 | Brazil (BRA) Hederson Estefani Wagner Cardoso Kléberson Davide Eduardo Vasconcelos | 3:05.43 | Venezuela (VEN) Freddy Mezones Arturo Ramírez Omar Longart Albert Bravo | 3:05.53 |
| 20,000 metres walk | Francisco Arcilla (ESP) | 1:24:38.4 | Yerko Araya (CHI) | 1:25:27.5 | Pedro Isidro (POR) | 1:25:54.7 |
| High jump | Javier Bermejo (ESP) | 2.24 m | Wanner Miller (COL) | 2.18 m | Carlos Layoy (ARG) | 2.18 m |
| Pole vault | Lázaro Borges (CUB) | 5.60 m | Fábio Gomes da Silva (BRA) | 5.55 m | Edi Maia (POR) | 5.30 m |
| Long jump | Wilfredo Martínez (CUB) | 8.04 m | Joan Lino Martínez (ESP) | 7.68 m | Mauro Vinícius da Silva (BRA) | 7.60 m |
| Triple jump | Alexis Copello (CUB) | 17.28 m CR | Yoandri Betanzos (CUB) | 17.19 m | Jadel Gregório (BRA) | 16.82 m |
| Shot put | Marco Fortes (POR) | 20.69 m CR, NR | Germán Lauro (ARG) | 20.43 m | Carlos Véliz (CUB) | 20.20 m |
| Discus throw | Mario Pestano (ESP) | 63.01 m | Frank Casañas (ESP) | 62.08 m | Jorge Fernández (CUB) | 61.76 m |
| Hammer throw | Roberto Janet (CUB) | 73.82 m | Juan Ignacio Cerra (ARG) | 71.37 m | Wagner Domingos (BRA) | 70.95 m |
| Javelin throw | Guillermo Martínez (CUB) | 81.71 m CR | Víctor Fatecha (PAR) | 76.34 m | Dayron Márquez (COL) | 74.77 m |
| Decathlon | Luiz Alberto de Araújo (BRA) | 7816 pts | Agustín Félix (ESP) | 7395 pts | Román Gastaldi (ARG) | 7290 pts |

### Women

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 100 metres | Ana Claudia Lemos da Silva (BRA) | 11.38 | Erika Rivera (PUR) | 11.45 | Digna Luz Murillo (ESP) | 11.49 |
| 200 metres | Erika Rivera (PUR) | 23.18 | Roxana Díaz (CUB) | 23.25 | Carol Rodríguez (PUR) | 23.54 |
| 400 metres | Daisurami Bonne (CUB) | 52.25 | Yenifer Padilla (COL) | 52.68 | Jailma de Lima (BRA) | 52.86 |
| 800 metres | Andrea Ferris (PAN) | 2:02.86 | Rosemary Almanza (CUB) | 2:03.03 | Indira Terrero (CUB) | 2:03.24 |
| 1500 metres | Nuria Fernández (ESP) | 4:05.71 CR | Juliana Paula dos Santos (BRA) | 4:07.30 NR | Jéssica Augusto (POR) | 4:08.32 |
| 3000 metres | Jéssica Augusto (POR) | 8:46.59 CR | Iris Fuentes-Pila (ESP) | 9:06.24 | Diana Martín (ESP) | 9:06.53 |
| 5000 metres | Judit Plá (ESP) | 15:43.20 | Simone da Silva (BRA) | 15:49.79 | Yolanda Caballero (COL) | 15:50.18 |
| 100 metre hurdles | Anay Tejeda (CUB) | 12.84 CR | Brigitte Merlano (COL) | 13.10 | Shantia Moss (DOM) | 13.25 |
| 400 metre hurdles | Zudikey Rodríguez (MEX) | 56.33 | Patrícia Lopes (POR) | 57.50 | Laia Forcadell (ESP) | 57.73 |
| 3000 metre steeplechase | Rosa Morató (ESP) | 9:40.26 CR | Zulema Fuentes-Pila (ESP) | 9:53.75 | Sabine Heitling (BRA) | 9:56.02 |
| 4×100 metre relay | Brazil (BRA) Ana Claudia Lemos da Silva Thaíssa Presti Vanda Gomes Bárbara Leôncio | 43.97 | Colombia (COL) Maria Idrobo Darlenys Obregón Yomara Hinestroza Eliecit Palacios | 44.29 | Spain (ESP) Ana Torrijos Digna Luz Murillo Estela García Amparo María Cotán | 44.38 |
| 4×400 metre relay | Cuba (CUB) Roxana Díaz Indira Terrero Susana Clement Daisurami Bonne | 3:30.73 | Mexico (MEX) Karla Dueñas Nallely Vela Gabriela Medina Zudikey Rodríguez | 3:32.96 | Brazil (BRA) Sheila Ferreira Bárbara de Oliveira Aline dos Santos Jailma de Lima | 3:33.17 |
| 10,000 metres walk | Ana Cabecinha (POR) | 43:31.21 CR | Júlia Takács (ESP) | 43:35.50 | Inês Henriques (POR) | 44:31.27 |
| High jump | Ruth Beitia (ESP) | 1.89 m | Lesyani Mayor (CUB) | 1.86 m | Romary Rifka (MEX) | 1.83 m |
| Pole vault | Fabiana Murer (BRA) | 4.85 m AR CR | Ana Piñero (ESP) | 4.30 m | Karla da Silva (BRA) | 4.20 m |
| Long jump | Concepción Montaner (ESP) | 6.45 m | Vanessa Seles (BRA) | 6.29 m | Eliane Martins (BRA) | 6.17 m |
| Triple jump | Yargelis Savigne (CUB) | 14.62 m | Caterine Ibargüen (COL) | 14.29 m | Patricia Sarrapio (ESP) | 14.10 m |
| Shot put | Misleydis González (CUB) | 18.52 m | Natalia Duco (CHI) | 17.10 m | Úrsula Ruiz (ESP) | 16.97 m |
| Discus throw | Yarisley Collado (CUB) | 60.23 m | Yarelis Barrios (CUB) | 59.96 m | Elisângela Adriano (BRA) | 58.86 m |
| Hammer throw | Jennifer Dahlgren (ARG) | 70.91 m | Berta Castells (ESP) | 68.37 m | Rosa Rodríguez (VEN) | 67.58 m |
| Javelin throw | Mercedes Chilla (ESP) | 62.39 m | Silvia Cruz (POR) | 53.43 m | Nuria Ferrer (ESP) | 51.90 m |
| Heptathlon | Soledad Donzino (ARG) | 5459 pts | Estefania Fortes (ESP) | 5406 pts | Barbara Hernando (ESP) | 5314 pts |

## Medal table

* Host nation (Spain)

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 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 |
| Totals (16 entries) | Totals (16 entries) | 44 | 45 | 43 | 132 |

## Participating nations

The participation of all twenty-nine members Asociación Iberoamericana de Atletismo was a new record high for the championships. The level of athlete participation was also high: 449 athletes competed at the event, which was the second highest in history after the 1992 championships.

* Andorra (2)
* Angola (3)
* Argentina (36)
* Bolivia (2)
* Brazil (70)
* Cape Verde (5)
* Chile (15)
* Colombia (20)
* Costa Rica (4)
* Cuba (32)
* Dominican Republic (6)
* Ecuador (8)
* Equatorial Guinea (3)
* Guatemala (1)
* Guinea-Bissau (5)
* Honduras (3)
* Mexico (28)
* Mozambique (2)
* Nicaragua (2)
* Panama (3)
* Paraguay (3)
* Peru (7)
* Portugal (49)
* Puerto Rico (20)
* El Salvador (7)
* São Tomé and Príncipe (3)
* Spain (83)
* Uruguay (5)
* Venezuela (22)
