Athletics at the 1973 Bolivarian Games explained

Athletics competitions at the 1973 Bolivarian Games were held at the Estadio Revolución in Panama City, Panama, between February 17 - March 3, 1973.

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

A total of 34 events were contested, 22 by men and 12 by women.

Medal summary

Medal winners were published.

Men

100 metres (wind: +4.7 m/s)		10.15 w		10.3 w		10.5 w
200 metres		20.97		21.2		21.4
400 metres		46.50		46.63		47.2
800 metres		1:52.0		1:53.6		1:53.9
1500 metres		3:59.7		4:04.6		4:05.6
5000 metres		14:20.0		14:52.2		14:55.5
10,000 metres		29:26.18		31:20.22		31:34.32
Marathon		2:35:12		2:35:12		2:35:12
110 metres hurdles		14.3 w		14.5 w		14.6 w
400 metres hurdles		51.10		52.19		52.79
3000 metres steeplechase		8:48.7		9:15.5		9:18.5
4 x 100 metres relay		40.8		41.6		41.9
4 x 400 metres relay	Víctor Patíñez Erick Phillips Miguel Padrón Pérez	3:09.3	Jorge Blackburn Ricardo Worrell Amos Milwood Ardines	3:17.1	Silverio Pérez Jorge Aleman Machinares García	3:18.0
High Jump		2.04		2.04		2.01
Pole Vault		4.30		4.30		4.10
Long Jump		7.37		7.28		7.26
Triple Jump		15.65		15.04		15.04
Shot Put		15.74		14.84		14.69
Discus Throw		47.90		44.40		43.36
Hammer Throw		51.78		48.20		48.00
Javelin Throw		69.54		66.86		65.84
Decathlon		6988		6867		6192

Women

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100 metres		11.7		11.8		12.4
200 metres (wind: 5.2 m/s)		24.11 w		24.9 w		25.2 w
400 metres		55.9		57.8		58.8
800 metres		2:13.82		2:16.44		2:17.92
100 metres hurdles		14.20		14.9		15.3
4 x 100 metres relay		47.3		47.5		48.2
High Jump		1.58		1.58		1.58
Long Jump		6.00 w		5.87		5.59
Shot Put		12.98		11.80		11.60
Discus Throw		45.80		38.60		38.58
Javelin Throw		43.40		42.76		41.54
Pentathlon		3991		3825		3443