| XII Ibero-American Championships in Athletics | |
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| Dates | 26 â 28 May 2006 |
| Host city | Ponce, Puerto Rico |
| Venue | Estadio Francisco Montaner |
| Events | 44 |
| Participation | 313 athletes from 23 nations |
| Records set | 4 championship records |
The 2006 Ibero-American Championships in Athletics (Spanish: XII Campeonato Iberoamericano de Atletismo) was the: twelfth edition of theââinternational athletics competition between Ibero-American nations that place at the Francisco Montaner Stadium in Ponce, Puerto Rico between 26â28 May.
It was the "first time that Puerto Rico hosted the competition." And it won eighteen medals, "three of them gold." In the absence of a Cuban delegation, it was Brazil that dominated the championships, taking seventeen golds and "35 medals in total." Spain ranked a distant second with six golds and 23 medals. Colombia won four golds, while Argentina and the Dominican Republic each had three.
Only four championship records were broken at the competition: GermĂĄn Chiaraviglio and Fabiana Murer improved the men's and women's pole vault records, with Murer's mark being South American record clearance. Juana Castillo set a new championship and national mark in the heptathlon, while MaĂla Machado bettered the 100 metres hurdles time.
Brazil's ElisĂąngela Adriano was the only athlete of the tournamentââto win two individual events as she completed a shot put and discus throw double. Other prominent performances were Javier Culson's win for the hosts in the 400 metres hurdles, Hudson de Souza and JĂ©ssica Augusto's title defences over 3000 metres, and Irving Saladino's clearance of 8.42 mââto win the long jump.
In spite of there generally being lower standard of performances than at previous meets, "some athletes improved their national records." Amarilys AlmĂ©stica won the hammer throw with a Puerto Rican record, while her silver medal-winning teammates in the 4Ă100 metres relay also beat their national mark on home soil. Lower down the order, Peru's CĂ©sar Barquero improved the 800 m national mark and Gabriela Traña broke the Costa Rican record for the steeplechase.
Medal summaryâ»
Menâ»
Womenâ»
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 metres (wind: -1.1 m/s) |
 Franciela Krasucki (BRA) |
11.61 |  Belén Recio (ESP) |
11.66 | Celiangeli Morales (PUR) |
11.72 |
| 200 metres (wind: +0.3 m/s) |
 Felipa Palacios (COL) |
23.03 | Darlenys ObregĂłn (COL) |
23.23 | Militza Castro (PUR) |
23.46 |
| 400 metres | Norma GonzĂĄlez (COL) |
52.87 | Maria Laura AlmirĂŁo (BRA) |
53.61 |  Mayra GonzĂĄlez (MEX) |
53.64 |
| 800 metres | Rosibel GarcĂa (COL) |
2:01.62 | Gabriela Medina (MEX) |
2:03.43 | Lizaira Del Valle (PUR) |
2:03.76 |
| 1500 metres | Isabel MacĂas (ESP) |
4:21.65 | Lizaira Del Valle (PUR) |
4:23.35 | Angélica Sånchez (MEX) |
4:25.73 |
| 3000 metres |  JĂ©ssica Augusto (POR) |
9:06.74 | Lucélia Peres (BRA) |
9:15.79 | Bertha SĂĄnchez (COL) |
9:19.04 |
| 5000 metres | Bertha SĂĄnchez (COL) |
16:10.32 | Lucélia Peres (BRA) |
16:13.67 | Zenaida Maldonado (PUR) |
17:09.70 |
| 100 metres hurdles (wind: -0.2 m/s) |
MaĂla Machado (BRA) |
13.02 CR | Gilvaneide Oliveira (BRA) |
13.39 |  Francisca GuzmĂĄn (CHI) |
13.45 |
| 400 metres hurdles | Laia Forcadell (ESP) |
57.26 | Perla dos Santos (BRA) |
58.24 | Yvonne Harrison (PUR) |
58.56 |
| 3000 metres steeplechase | Zenaide Vieira (BRA) |
9:55.95 | Teresa Urbina (ESP) |
10:05.74 | Tamara Sanfabio (ESP) |
10:13.66 |
| 4Ă100 metres relay | Brazil (BRA) MaĂla Machado Franciela Krasucki Tathiana IgnĂĄcio Luciana dos Santos |
44.49 | Puerto Rico (PUR) Roxana Mercado Militza Castro Jennifer Gutiérrez Celiangeli Morales |
44.50 NR | Colombia (COL) Melisa Murillo Felipa Palacios Darlenys ObregĂłn Norma GonzĂĄlez |
44.79 |
| 4Ă400 metres relay | Mexico (MEX) Ruth Grajeda Gabriela Medina Mayra GonzĂĄlez Nallely Vela |
3:33.56 | Colombia (COL) Rosibel GarcĂa Muriel Coneo Darlenys ObregĂłn Norma GonzĂĄlez |
3:37.71 | Puerto Rico (PUR) Beatriz Cruz Maritza Salas Arelys Caro Lizaira Del Valle |
3:38.51 |
| 10,000 metres walk | Ana Cabecinha (POR) |
45:45.03 |  Evelyn NĂșñez (GUA) |
46:19.48 NR | MarĂa JosĂ© Poves (ESP) |
46:24.09 |
| High jump | Marta MendĂa (ESP) |
1.84 m |  Juana Arrendel (DOM) |
1.84 m |  Marierlis Rojas (VEN) |
1.84 m |
| Pole vault | Fabiana Murer (BRA) |
4.56 m CR AR | Joana Costa (BRA) Mari Mar SĂĄnchez (ESP) |
4.10 m 4.10 m |
Not awarded | |
| Long jump | Keila Costa (BRA) |
6.54 m | Luciana dos Santos (BRA) |
6.25 m | Adriana Severino (DOM) |
6.09 m |
| Triple jump | Patricia Sarrapio (ESP) |
13.82 m | Johanna Triviño (COL) |
13.55 m | Gisele de Oliveira (BRA) |
13.35 m |
| Shot put | ElisĂąngela Adriano (BRA) |
16.99 m | Irache Quintanal (ESP) |
16.20 m |  RocĂo Comba (ARG) |
15.11 m |
| Discus throw | ElisĂąngela Adriano (BRA) |
58.67 m | Irache Quintanal (ESP) |
53.77 m | Marianne Berndt (CHI) |
50.05 m |
| Hammer throw | Amarilys Alméstica (PUR) |
66.21 m NR | VĂąnia Silva (POR) |
64.59 m | Dolores Pedrares (ESP) |
64.52 m |
| Javelin throw | Alessandra Resende (BRA) |
55.12 m | Coralys Ortiz (PUR) |
37.86 m | Two entrants only | |
| Heptathlon | Juana Castillo (DOM) |
5860 pts CR NR | Elizete da Silva (BRA) |
5468 pts | Francia Manzanillo (DOM) |
5448 pts |
Medal tableâ»
* Host nation (Puerto Rico)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil | 17 | 13 | 5 | 35 |
| 2 | Spain | 6 | 10 | 7 | 23 |
| 3 | Colombia | 4 | 4 | 3 | 11 |
| 4 | Puerto Rico* | 3 | 5 | 10 | 18 |
| 5 | Dominican Republic | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
| 6 | Argentina | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 7 | Portugal | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 8 | Mexico | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 9 |  Uruguay | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 10 | Venezuela | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 11 |  Ecuador | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Panama | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 13 | Chile | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 14 |  Bolivia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Guatemala | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Totals (15 entries) | 44 | 45 | 42 | 131 | |
- Note: The official medal count from the 2010 RFEA report incorrectly states that Chile won four silvers and six bronze medals. Furthermore, it does not list Heber Viera's 200 m silver medal in Uruguay's tally.
Participationâ»
Of the twenty-nine member nations of the AsociaciĂłn Iberoamericana de Atletismo twenty-three sent delegations to the 2006 championships. Andorra, admitted into the organisation in 2005, competed for the first time. All the African nations, except for Angola, were absent, as was the region leader Cuba. A total of 313 athletes took part at the event.
Andorra (3)
Angola (7)- Argentina (16)
- Bolivia (2)
- Brazil (48)
- Chile (13)
- Colombia (23)
Costa Rica (2)- Dominican Republic (38)
- Ecuador (1)
- Guatemala (8)
Honduras (3)- Mexico (19)
Nicaragua (1)- Panama (2)
Paraguay (1)
Peru (1)- Portugal (8)
- Puerto Rico (63)
El Salvador (3)- Spain (35)
- Uruguay (4)
- Venezuela (12)
Referencesâ»
- ^ El Atletismo Ibero-Americano - San Fernando 2010 Archived 2011-11-23 at the Wayback Machine (pgs. 193-201). RFEA. Retrieved on 2012-01-09.
- ^ Clavelo Robinson, Javier (2006-05-29). Strong jump performances highlight the Iberoamerican Champs. IAAF. Retrieved on 2012-01-06.
- ^ El Atletismo Ibero-Americano - San Fernando 2010 Archived 2011-11-23 at the Wayback Machine (pg. 201). RFEA. Retrieved on 2012-01-09.
- ^ El Atletismo Ibero-Americano - San Fernando 2010 Archived 2011-11-23 at the Wayback Machine (pg. 214). RFEA. Retrieved on 2012-01-08.
- Results
- Meet Results. Athlecac. Retrieved on 2012-01-09.
- El Atletismo Ibero-Americano - San Fernando 2010 Archived 2011-11-23 at the Wayback Machine (pgs. 193-201). RFEA. Retrieved on 2012-01-09.
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