2000 Ibero-American Championships in Athletics: Difference between revisions

Although the level of performances was generally lower than at earlier editions, eight [[List of Ibero-American Championships in Athletics records|championships records]] were set. Two national records were also beaten; [[Elena Guerra]] improved the 1500&nbsp;m [[Uruguayan records in athletics|Uruguayan record]] and [[Érika Olivera]] set a new [[Chilean records in athletics|Chilean record]] for the [[5000 metres]].<ref name=SF10/> The Brazilian men's [[4×100 m relay]] team gave the performance of the competition with their winning time of 38.24&nbsp;seconds, which was a [[List of South American records in athletics|South American record]] and an Ibero-American record.<ref name=IAAF1/>

 

 

Several athletes present at the competition went on to win medals on the Olympic stage later that year: Mexican [[Noé Hernández]] won the 20&nbsp;km walk silver medal, Fernanda Ribeiro took an Olympic bronze over 10,000&nbsp;m, while both the Brazilian and Cuban 4×100&nbsp;m relay teams reached the Olympic podium.<ref>[http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/2000/ATH/ Athletics at the 2000 Sydney Summer Games]. Sports Reference. Retrieved on 2012-01-09.</ref> Future world champion [[Naide Gomes]] won [[São Tomé and Príncipe]]'s first ever medal with her runner-up performance in the [[heptathlon]].