The Ibero-American Championships in Athletics (Spanish: Campeonato Iberoamericano de Atletismo) is a biennial athletics competition for athletes representing Ibero-American countries as well as a number of other Spanish- or Portuguese-speaking countries in Africa. [1] The competition is organised by the Asociación Iberoamericana de Atletismo (Ibero-American Athletics Association). [2]
The idea of such a competition first came about in 1982 when the Asociación Iberoamericana de Atletismo (AIA) was officially formed in Madrid with 22 countries as signatories. Following official sanctioning by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), the AIA established the Ibero-American Championships which first took place in Barcelona, Spain in 1983. [3]
The Ibero American Games ( Spanish: Juegos Iberoamericanos) was a precursor to the regional championships and was held twice, first in 1960 and finally in 1962. [4] [5] [6]
Edition | Year | City | Country | Date | Venue | Nations | Athletes | Events |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
I | 1960 | Santiago | Chile | 11–16 October | Estadio Nacional | 15 | 325 | 31 |
II | 1962 | Madrid | Spain | 7–12 October | Estadio de Vallehermoso | 17 | 349 | 31 |
Edition | Year | City | Country | Date | Venue | Nations | Athletes | Events |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1983 | Barcelona | Spain | 23–25 September | Estadi Municipal Joan Serrahima | 18 | 143 | 37 |
2 | 1986 | Havana | Cuba | 27–28 September | Estadio Pedro Marrero | 19 | 220 | 36 |
3 | 1988 | Mexico City | Mexico | 22–24 July | Estadio Olímpico Universitario | 19 | 371 | 40 |
4 | 1990 | Manaus | Brazil | 14–16 September | Vila Olímpica | 14 | 205 | 40 |
5 | 1992 | Seville | Spain | 17–19 July | Estadio Olímpico de Sevilla | 22 | 462 | 41 |
6 | 1994 | Mar del Plata | Argentina | 27–30 October | Estadio Municipal Teodoro Bronzini | 20 | 346 | 42 |
7 | 1996 | Medellín | Colombia | 29–30 May | Estadio Alfonso Galvis Duque | 19 | 352 | 42 |
8 | 1998 | Lisbon | Portugal | 17–19 July | Estádio Universitário de Lisboa | 22 | 337 | 43 |
9 | 2000 | Rio de Janeiro | Brazil | 20–21 May | Estádio Célio de Barros | 20 | 297 | 44 |
10 | 2002 | Guatemala City | Guatemala | 11–12 May | Estadio Cementos Progreso | 21 | 312 | 44 |
11 | 2004 | Huelva | Spain | 7–8 August | Estadio Iberoamericano | 27 | 443 | 44 |
12 | 2006 | Ponce | Puerto Rico | 26–28 May | Francisco Montaner Stadium | 23 | 313 | 44 |
13 | 2008 | Iquique | Chile | 13–15 June | Estadio Tierra de Campeones | 19 | 316 | 44 |
14 | 2010 | San Fernando | Spain | 4–6 June | Estadio Municipal Bahía Sur | 29 | 449 | 44 |
15 | 2012 | Barquisimeto | Venezuela | 8–10 June | Polideportivo Máximo Viloria | 24 | 362 | 44 |
16 | 2014 | São Paulo | Brazil | 1–3 August | Estádio Ícaro de Castro Melo | 24 | 353 | 44 |
17 | 2016 | Rio de Janeiro | Brazil | 14–16 May | Estádio Olímpico João Havelange | 28 | 355 | 44 |
18 | 2018 | Trujillo | Peru | 24–26 August | Estadio Chan Chan | 18 | 354 | 44 |
– | 2020 | Santa Cruz de Tenerife | Spain | cancelled | Centro Insular de Atletismo de Tenerife | |||
19 | 2022 | La Nucía/ Torrevieja | Spain | 20–22 May | Estadi Olímpic Camilo Cano | 23 | 395 | 44 |
20 | 2024 | Cuiabá | Brazil | 10–12 May | Centro de Entrenamiento Olímpico |
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Brazil | 205 | 197 | 180 | 582 |
2 | Cuba | 163 | 90 | 52 | 305 |
3 | Spain | 115 | 135 | 126 | 376 |
4 | Colombia | 62 | 52 | 62 | 176 |
5 | Mexico | 47 | 52 | 39 | 138 |
6 | Argentina | 42 | 45 | 63 | 150 |
7 | Portugal | 31 | 51 | 53 | 135 |
8 | Chile | 25 | 29 | 34 | 88 |
9 | Venezuela | 13 | 22 | 26 | 61 |
10 | Puerto Rico | 12 | 25 | 29 | 66 |
11 | Ecuador | 12 | 16 | 21 | 49 |
12 | Dominican Republic | 12 | 9 | 13 | 34 |
13 | Peru | 10 | 6 | 18 | 34 |
14 | Uruguay | 7 | 9 | 12 | 28 |
15 | Paraguay | 2 | 5 | 7 | 14 |
16 | Costa Rica | 2 | 5 | 4 | 11 |
17 | Panama | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
18 | Bolivia | 0 | 5 | 4 | 9 |
19 | Guatemala | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
20 | Honduras | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
21 | São Tomé and Príncipe | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
22 | Angola | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Mozambique | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Nicaragua | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (24 entries) | 762 | 761 | 751 | 2274 |
Key: Defunct event
Sometimes, Ibero-American Marathon or Half Marathon Championships were held separately from the regular championships. [21]
Year | Event | City | Country | Date |
---|---|---|---|---|
1986 | Marathon | Sevilla | Spain | February 2 |
1992 | Marathon | Barcelona | Spain | March 24 |
1997 | Marathon | Rio de Janeiro | Brazil | March 13 |
1999 | Marathon | Cancún | México | December 12 |
2001 | Half Marathon | Montevideo | Uruguay | September 23 |
2003 | Half Marathon (18.2 km) | Buenos Aires | Argentina | September 28 |
2005 | Half Marathon | Maracaibo | Venezuela | September 5 |
2011 | Marathon | Caracas | Venezuela | February 20 |
The Ibero-American Championships in Athletics (Spanish: Campeonato Iberoamericano de Atletismo) is a biennial athletics competition for athletes representing Ibero-American countries as well as a number of other Spanish- or Portuguese-speaking countries in Africa. [1] The competition is organised by the Asociación Iberoamericana de Atletismo (Ibero-American Athletics Association). [2]
The idea of such a competition first came about in 1982 when the Asociación Iberoamericana de Atletismo (AIA) was officially formed in Madrid with 22 countries as signatories. Following official sanctioning by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), the AIA established the Ibero-American Championships which first took place in Barcelona, Spain in 1983. [3]
The Ibero American Games ( Spanish: Juegos Iberoamericanos) was a precursor to the regional championships and was held twice, first in 1960 and finally in 1962. [4] [5] [6]
Edition | Year | City | Country | Date | Venue | Nations | Athletes | Events |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
I | 1960 | Santiago | Chile | 11–16 October | Estadio Nacional | 15 | 325 | 31 |
II | 1962 | Madrid | Spain | 7–12 October | Estadio de Vallehermoso | 17 | 349 | 31 |
Edition | Year | City | Country | Date | Venue | Nations | Athletes | Events |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1983 | Barcelona | Spain | 23–25 September | Estadi Municipal Joan Serrahima | 18 | 143 | 37 |
2 | 1986 | Havana | Cuba | 27–28 September | Estadio Pedro Marrero | 19 | 220 | 36 |
3 | 1988 | Mexico City | Mexico | 22–24 July | Estadio Olímpico Universitario | 19 | 371 | 40 |
4 | 1990 | Manaus | Brazil | 14–16 September | Vila Olímpica | 14 | 205 | 40 |
5 | 1992 | Seville | Spain | 17–19 July | Estadio Olímpico de Sevilla | 22 | 462 | 41 |
6 | 1994 | Mar del Plata | Argentina | 27–30 October | Estadio Municipal Teodoro Bronzini | 20 | 346 | 42 |
7 | 1996 | Medellín | Colombia | 29–30 May | Estadio Alfonso Galvis Duque | 19 | 352 | 42 |
8 | 1998 | Lisbon | Portugal | 17–19 July | Estádio Universitário de Lisboa | 22 | 337 | 43 |
9 | 2000 | Rio de Janeiro | Brazil | 20–21 May | Estádio Célio de Barros | 20 | 297 | 44 |
10 | 2002 | Guatemala City | Guatemala | 11–12 May | Estadio Cementos Progreso | 21 | 312 | 44 |
11 | 2004 | Huelva | Spain | 7–8 August | Estadio Iberoamericano | 27 | 443 | 44 |
12 | 2006 | Ponce | Puerto Rico | 26–28 May | Francisco Montaner Stadium | 23 | 313 | 44 |
13 | 2008 | Iquique | Chile | 13–15 June | Estadio Tierra de Campeones | 19 | 316 | 44 |
14 | 2010 | San Fernando | Spain | 4–6 June | Estadio Municipal Bahía Sur | 29 | 449 | 44 |
15 | 2012 | Barquisimeto | Venezuela | 8–10 June | Polideportivo Máximo Viloria | 24 | 362 | 44 |
16 | 2014 | São Paulo | Brazil | 1–3 August | Estádio Ícaro de Castro Melo | 24 | 353 | 44 |
17 | 2016 | Rio de Janeiro | Brazil | 14–16 May | Estádio Olímpico João Havelange | 28 | 355 | 44 |
18 | 2018 | Trujillo | Peru | 24–26 August | Estadio Chan Chan | 18 | 354 | 44 |
– | 2020 | Santa Cruz de Tenerife | Spain | cancelled | Centro Insular de Atletismo de Tenerife | |||
19 | 2022 | La Nucía/ Torrevieja | Spain | 20–22 May | Estadi Olímpic Camilo Cano | 23 | 395 | 44 |
20 | 2024 | Cuiabá | Brazil | 10–12 May | Centro de Entrenamiento Olímpico |
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Brazil | 205 | 197 | 180 | 582 |
2 | Cuba | 163 | 90 | 52 | 305 |
3 | Spain | 115 | 135 | 126 | 376 |
4 | Colombia | 62 | 52 | 62 | 176 |
5 | Mexico | 47 | 52 | 39 | 138 |
6 | Argentina | 42 | 45 | 63 | 150 |
7 | Portugal | 31 | 51 | 53 | 135 |
8 | Chile | 25 | 29 | 34 | 88 |
9 | Venezuela | 13 | 22 | 26 | 61 |
10 | Puerto Rico | 12 | 25 | 29 | 66 |
11 | Ecuador | 12 | 16 | 21 | 49 |
12 | Dominican Republic | 12 | 9 | 13 | 34 |
13 | Peru | 10 | 6 | 18 | 34 |
14 | Uruguay | 7 | 9 | 12 | 28 |
15 | Paraguay | 2 | 5 | 7 | 14 |
16 | Costa Rica | 2 | 5 | 4 | 11 |
17 | Panama | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
18 | Bolivia | 0 | 5 | 4 | 9 |
19 | Guatemala | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
20 | Honduras | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
21 | São Tomé and Príncipe | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
22 | Angola | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Mozambique | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Nicaragua | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (24 entries) | 762 | 761 | 751 | 2274 |
Key: Defunct event
Sometimes, Ibero-American Marathon or Half Marathon Championships were held separately from the regular championships. [21]
Year | Event | City | Country | Date |
---|---|---|---|---|
1986 | Marathon | Sevilla | Spain | February 2 |
1992 | Marathon | Barcelona | Spain | March 24 |
1997 | Marathon | Rio de Janeiro | Brazil | March 13 |
1999 | Marathon | Cancún | México | December 12 |
2001 | Half Marathon | Montevideo | Uruguay | September 23 |
2003 | Half Marathon (18.2 km) | Buenos Aires | Argentina | September 28 |
2005 | Half Marathon | Maracaibo | Venezuela | September 5 |
2011 | Marathon | Caracas | Venezuela | February 20 |