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Brazil dominated the men's track events and [[Hudson de Souza]] completed a [[800 metres|800]]/[[1500 metres]] double. Cuban men provided the highlights of the men's field events, where [[Michael Calvo]] won the [[triple jump]] with a jump of 17.05 m and [[Emeterio González]] had a [[javelin throw]] over eighty metres (both championship marks). In the women's track events, reigning Olympic champion [[Fernanda Ribeiro]] broke the 5000 m championship record and [[Soraya Telles]] became the first female Ibero-American champion in the [[steeplechase (athletics)|steeplechase]] (a contest which meant that the 44-event programme was equal between the sexes for the first time). The 10,000 m track walk saw [[Rosario Sánchez]] knock almost a minute of the meet record, while runner-up [[Geovana Irusta]] set a South American record behind her.<ref name=SF10/>
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 (athlete)|Elena Guerra]] improved the 1500 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 seconds, which was a [[List of South American records in athletics|South American record]] and an Ibero-American record.<ref name=IAAF1/>
[[File:Maracana Stadium.jpg|thumb|right|The host athletics stadium (centre top) seen as part of the [[Estádio do Maracanã|Maracanã]] Sports Complex]]
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