Athletics at the 1985 Bolivarian Games

Athletics competitions at the 1985 Bolivarian Games were held at the Estadio Alejandro Serrano Aguilar in Cuenca, Ecuador, between November 9–18, 1985.

Athletics at the X Bolivarian Games
Estadio Alejandro Serrano Aguilar (2011)
Dates	November 9–18
Host city	Cuenca, Ecuador
Venue	Estadio Alejandro Serrano Aguilar
Level	Senior
Events	37 (21 men, 16 women)
← 1981 Barquisimeto 1989 Maracaibo → 1985 Bolivarian Games

A detailed history of the early editions of the Bolivarian Games between 1938 and 1989 was published in a book written (in Spanish) by José Gamarra Zorrilla, former president of the Bolivian Olympic Committee, and first president (1976-1982) of ODESUR. Gold medal winners from Ecuador were published by the Comité Olímpico Ecuatoriano.

A total of 37 events were contested, 21 by men and 16 by women.

Medal summary

Medal winners were published.

Men

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
100 metres	Luis Smith (PAN)	10.99 A	Juan Villamizar (COL)	11.02 A	Juan Romero (VEN)	11.08 A
200 metres	Nelson Oquendo (VEN)	21.88 A	Iván Romero (VEN)	22.11 A	Luis Smith (PAN)	22.16 A
400 metres	Henry Aguiar (VEN)	48.99 A	Javier Bermúdez (COL)	49.77 A	Norman Popo (COL)	49.95 A
800 metres	José López (VEN)	1:55.4 A	Félix Inado (PER)	1:57.0 A	Héctor Saavedra (COL)	1:57.2 A
1500 metres	José López (VEN)	4:06.5 A	José Manjarret (VEN)	4:07.6 A	Herder Vásquez (COL)	4:08.1 A
5000 metres	Herder Vásquez (COL)	16:08.5 A	Ricaurte Oviedo (COL)	16:10.7 A	Juan José Castillo (PER)	16:15.2 A
2000 metres steeplechase	Juan José Castillo (PER)	6:08.99 A	Félix Inado (PER)	6:09.94 A	Oscar Díaz (COL)	6:15.19 A
110 metres hurdles	Miguel Saldarriaga (COL)	15.0 A	José Duque (VEN)	15.2 A	Roberto Sensi (PAN)	15.5 A
400 metres hurdles	Luis Bello (VEN)	54.81 A	Gonzalo González (VEN)	55.58 A	Alberto Izu (PER)	55.88 A
4 x 100 metres relay	Venezuela Ángel Tovar Nelson Oquendo Iván Romero Juan Romero	41.48 A	Colombia Juan Villamizar Norman Popo José López Vélez	42.73 A	Peru César Cahua Pinto Claudio Galdos Orbe	42.79 A
4 x 400 metres relay	Colombia ? ? Norman Popo Javier Bermúdez	3:18.9 A	Venezuela ? ? Luis Bello Henry Aguiar	3:20.9 A	Ecuador Edwin Sacotto Alex Almeida Santiago Ruiz Jefferson Quiñónez	3:24.4 A
10,000 metres Track Walk	Álvaro López (COL)	46:24.1 A	José Moreno (COL)	46:24.4 A	Juan Rojas (ECU)	47:40.6 A
High Jump	Santiago Lozada (PER)	2.10 A	Adolfredo Jiménez (VEN)	1.96 A	Valery Abugattás (PER)	1.96 A
Pole Vault	Miguel Saldarriaga (COL)	4.50 A	Dean Torres (ECU)	4.40 A	Javier Parra (COL)	4.20 A
Long Jump	Ángel Tovar (VEN)	7.40 A	Javier Castañeda (COL)	7.16 A	Nelson Covis (VEN)	7.04 A
Triple Jump	Sergio Saavedra (VEN)	15.27 A	Miguel Padrón (VEN)	15.17 A	Ricardo Valiente (PER)	15.16 A
Shot Put	Alberto Farías (VEN)	15.29 A	Alberto Auad (ECU)	14.59 A	Efrén Sánchez (VEN)	14.51 A
Discus Throw	Oswaldo Benamu (VEN)	40.96 A	William Márquez (VEN)	39.64 A	Guido Rossi (PER)	37.20 A
Hammer Throw	Carlos Gamboa (VEN)	54.06 A	José Rivas (VEN)	52.80 A	Roberto Lozano (COL)	52.48 A
Javelin Throw	Luis Carrasco (VEN)	61.28 A	Roberto Espinoso (VEN)	60.82 A	Pedro Cortez (COL)	56.42 A
Decathlon	Dionisio Lugo (VEN)	6002 A	Víctor Rojas (VEN)	5838 A	Dean Torres (ECU)	5518 A

Women

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
100 metres	Elia Mera (COL)	12.45 A	Susana Mentor (VEN)	12.55 A	Zuleika Beard (PAN)	12.56 A
200 metres	Ximena Restrepo (COL)	24.93 A	Zuleika Beard (PAN)	25.66 A	Audrey González (VEN)	25.87 A
400 metres	Valeria López (ECU)	58.16 A	Esthela Kelly (PAN)	58.67 A	Elke Borodt (BOL)	59.38 A
800 metres	Milexa Figueroa (VEN)	2:18.71 A	Elvia Lopera (COL)	2:20.22 A	Mihusa Mancilla (BOL)	2:22.91 A
1500 metres	Martha Palomino (PER)	5:00.38 A	Wilma Guerra (ECU)	5:02.09 A	Elvia Aucancela (ECU)	5:05.01 A
3000 metres	Martha Palomino (PER)	11:03.90 A	Wilma Guerra (ECU)	11:08.90 A	Esperanza Sierra (COL)	11:15.69 A
100 metres hurdles	Mirtha Blanco (VEN)	15.25 A	Susana Letts (PER)	15.34 A	Xiomara Hernández (VEN)	16.38 A
200 metres hurdles	Adriana Martínez (ECU)	30.03 A	Magaly Flores (VEN)	30.14 A	Xiomara Hernández (VEN)	30.47 A
4 x 100 metres relay	Colombia Elia Mera Ximena Restrepo Maribelcy Peña Aguino	47.89 A	Venezuela Carmen Álvarez Susana Mentor Audrey González Marbelis Barriga	48.59 A	Peru Debora de Souza Daisy Zereceda Braganini Cordano	49.69 A
4 x 400 metres relay	Colombia Elia Mera Ximena Restrepo lvira Lopera Araguen	3:58.22 A	Venezuela Carmen Rodríguez Milexa Figueroa Wilma Jordan Solarte	4:02.26 A	Ecuador Chinga Elvira León Adriana Martínez Valeria López	4:02.88 A
High Jump	Fernanda Mosquera (COL)	1.71 A	Ilon Bohman (ECU)	1.61 A	Mary Brito (VEN)	1.61 A
Long Jump	Deborah de Souza (PER)	5.49 A	Carmen Rodríguez (VEN)	5.41 A	Audrey González (VEN)	5.39 A
Shot Put	Jenny Quintero (VEN)	12.73 A	Lila Morales (VEN)	11.32 A	Samara Buenaños (COL)	11.14 A
Discus Throw	Jenny Quintero (VEN)	44.92 A	Magaly Centeno (VEN)	44.34 A	Elvira Yufra (PER)	41.34 A
Javelin Throw	Dorelis Quiñónez (VEN)	41.40 A	Deisy Córdova (VEN)	40.06 A	Janeth Vazques (COL)	37.22 A
Heptathlon	Mary Brito (VEN)	3942 A	Maureen Reyes (VEN)	3621 A	Malú Crousillat (PER)	3275 A

Medal table (unofficial)

  *   Host nation (Ecuador)

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Venezuela (VEN)	19	20	8	47
2	Colombia (COL)	10	7	10	27
3	Peru (PER)	5	3	9	17
4	Ecuador (ECU)*	2	5	5	12
5	Panama (PAN)	1	2	3	6
6	Bolivia (BOL)	0	0	2	2
Totals (6 entries)		37	37	37	111