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{{Infobox Athletics Championships
|Name = I Ibero-American Championships
|Logo = 1983 Ibero-American Championships in Athletics Logo.jpg  
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|Colour = #FFCA4D
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|Host city = [[Barcelona]], [[Catalonia]], Spain
|Dates = 23–25 September
|Stadium = [[Estadi Serrahima]]
|Nations participating = 18
|Athletes participating = 143
|Events = 37
|Previous = [[1962 Ibero-American Games|1962 Madrid]]
|Next = [[1986 Ibero-American Championships|1986 Havana]]
}}

The '''1983 [[Ibero-American Championships]]''' (Spanish: '''''I Campeonato Iberoamericano de Atletismo''''') was an [[Sport of athletics|athletics]] competition which was held at the [[Estadi Serrahima]] in [[Barcelona]], [[Catalonia]], Spain from 23 to 25 September [[1983 in the sport of athletics|1983]]. A total of 37 events were contested, of which 22 by male and 15 by female athletes. It was the first edition of the Ibero-American Championships, although a precursor to the tournament, the ''Juegos Iberoamericanos'' (Ibero-American Games), had been held in 1960 and 1962.<ref name=CONS>{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20110725195432/http://www.consudatle.org/estadisiberosud.pdf Campeonato Iberamericano]}}. [[CONSUDATLE]]. Retrieved on 2010-06-14.</ref> Eighteen countries participated, drawing from the 22 members of the ''Asociación Ibero-Americano de Atletismo'' (Ibero-American Athletics Association).<ref name=Libro>[http://www.rfea.es/aeea/archivos/libroiberoamericano2010.pdf El Atletismo Ibero-Americano - San Fernando 2010]. RFEA. Retrieved on 2011-11-14.</ref>

[[Cuba]] won the most [[gold medal]]s with a total of nineteen, but it was Spain which had the largest overall haul, beating Cuba's 24 with a total of 33 medals. Brazil and Portugal, were the third and fourth most successful nations of the competition, although the latter won the largest number of [[silver medal]]s (12) over the course of the three-day competition. The Ibero-American Championships succeeded in attracting a number of high-profile athletes from [[Ibero-America]]n countries, thus beginning the history of the long-running championships.

Cuban athletes [[Luis Delís]] and [[Maritza Martén]] both doubled up to win the [[shot put]] and [[discus throw]] events for men and women, respectively. [[Aurora Cunha]] of Portugal took the victory in the women's [[1500 metres]] and [[3000 metres]] while [[Chile]]'s [[Alejandra Ramos (runner)|Alejandra Ramos]] finished runner-up in both the [[800 metres]] and 1500&nbsp;m. [[Luisa Ferrer]] came close to a sprint double, but was beaten by [[Esmeralda de Jesus Garcia]] in the [[100 metres]]. Two records from the championships were particularly long-lasting: Delís's discus record stood until the [[2010 Ibero-American Championships]] and [[Domingo Ramón]]'s mark in the [[3000 metres steeplechase]] remains the championship record.<ref name=CONS/><ref>[http://www.gbrathletics.com/ic/iac.htm Ibero American Championships]. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2010-06-14.</ref>

==Medal summary==
{{main|1983 Ibero-American Championships in Athletics – Results}}

===Men===
{| {{MedalistTable|type=Event|columns=2}}
|-
|100 metres
|{{flagathlete|[[José Isalgué]]|CUB}} || 10.46
|{{flagathlete|[[Nelson dos Santos]]|BRA}} || 10.54
|{{flagathlete|[[Ángel Heras]]|ESP}} ||10.65
|-
|200 metres
|{{flagathlete|[[Tomás González (sprinter)|Tomás González]]|CUB}} ||20.91
|{{flagathlete|[[Ángel Heras]]|ESP}} ||21.09
|{{flagathlete|[[Evaldo Rosa]]|BRA}} ||21.56
|-
|400 metres
|{{flagathlete|[[Lázaro Martínez (sprinter)|Lázaro Martínez]]|CUB}} ||46.37
|{{flagathlete|[[Sérgio Menezes]]|BRA}} ||47.28
|{{flagathlete|[[Isidoro Hornillos]]|ESP}} ||48.12
|-
|800 metres
|{{flagathlete|[[José Luis González (athlete)|José Luis González]]|ESP}} ||1:49.11
|{{flagathlete|[[Carlos Cabral (athlete)|Carlos Cabral]]|POR}} ||1:49.32
|{{flagathlete|[[José Luíz Barbosa]]|BRA}} ||1:50.02
|-
|1500 metres
|{{flagathlete|[[José Manuel Abascal]]|ESP}} ||3:51.66
|{{flagathlete|[[Hélder de Jesus]]|POR}} ||3:54.49
|{{flagathlete|[[Hugo Allan García]]|GUA}} ||4:05.93
|-
|5000 metres
|{{flagathlete|[[Silvio Salazar]]|COL}} ||13:52.19
|{{flagathlete|[[Ezequiel Canário]]|POR}} ||13:59.68
|{{flagathlete|[[Cándido Alario]]|ESP}} ||14:24.85
|-
|10,000 metres
|{{flagathlete|[[Antonio Prieto (athlete)|Antonio Prieto]]|ESP}} ||28:58.19
|{{flagathlete|[[Fernando Miguel (athlete)|Fernando Miguel]]|POR}} ||30:58.12
|{{flagathlete|[[William Aguirre]]|NCA}} ||32:02.42
|-
|110 metre hurdles †
|{{flagathlete|[[Ángel Bueno]]|CUB}} ||13.81
|{{flagathlete|[[Wellington da Nobrega]]|BRA}} ||14.33
|{{flagathlete|[[Rodrigo Casar]]|MEX}} ||14.35
|-
|400 metre hurdles
|{{flagathlete|[[José Alonso (athlete)|José Alonso]]|ESP}} ||50.08
|{{flagathlete|[[Frank Montiéh]]|CUB}} ||50.81
|{{flagathlete|[[Ricardo Biojo]]|COL}} ||52.95
|-
|3000 metre steeplechase
|{{flagathlete|[[Domingo Ramón]]|ESP}} ||8:27.20
|{{flagathlete|[[Emilio Ulloa]]|CHI}} ||8:37.36
|{{flagathlete|[[Adauto Domingues]]|BRA}} ||8:40.17
|-
|4 × 100 m relay
| {{flagteam|ESP}}<br>[[Juan José Prado]]<br>[[Juan Tolrá]]<br>[[Ángel Heras]]<br>[[Florencio Gascón]]||40.40
| {{flagteam|CUB}}<br>[[José Luis Isalgue]]<br>[[Ángel Bueno]]<br>[[Jaime Jefferson]]<br>[[Tomás Pedro González]]||40.45
| {{flagteam|BRA}}<br>[[José Luíz Barbosa]]<br>[[Nelson dos Santos|Nelson Rocha Dos Santos]]<br>[[Sérgio Menezes|Sergio Mathias Franco de Meneses]]<br>[[Wellington Araújo]]||41.00
|-
|4 × 400 m relay
| {{flagteam|CUB}}<br>[[Tomás Pedro González]]<br>[[Lázaro Martínez (sprinter)|Lázaro Martínez]]<br>[[Frank Montiéh]]<br>[[Julio Osvaldo Prado]]||3:07.05
| {{flagteam|BRA}}<br>[[Evaldo Rosa da Silva]]<br>[[José Luíz Barbosa]]<br>[[Nelson dos Santos|Nelson Rocha Dos Santos]]<br>[[Sérgio Menezes|Sergio Mathias Franco de Meneses]]||3:07.62
| {{flagteam|ESP}}<br>[[Manuel González (athlete)|Manuel González]]<br>[[Benjamin González]]<br>[[José Alonso (athlete)|José Alonso]]<br>[[Ángel Heras]]||3:08.17
|-
| Marathon
|{{flagathlete|[[Robert García (athlete)|Roberto García]]|ESP}} ||2:24:32
|{{flagathlete|[[Oscar Santos]]|POR}} ||2:33:41
|{{flagathlete|[[Carlos Orué]]|ARG}} ||2:38:49
|-
|20&nbsp;km walk
|{{flagathlete|[[Héctor Moreno (racewalker)|Héctor Moreno]]|COL}} ||1:31:02
|{{flagathlete|[[José Pinto (racewalker)|José Pinto]]|POR}} ||1:31:03
|{{flagathlete|[[Santiago Fonseca]]|HON}} ||1:34:19
|-
| High jump
|{{flagathlete|[[Jorge Alfaro (athlete)|Jorge Alfaro]]|CUB}} ||2.20 m
|{{flagathlete|[[Roberto Cabrejas]]|ESP}} ||2.16 m
|{{flagathlete|[[Vítor Mendes]]|POR}} ||2.12 m
|-
| Pole vault
|{{flagathlete|[[Alberto Ruiz]]|ESP}} ||5.20 m
|{{flagathlete|[[Manuel Miguel]]|POR}} ||4.50 m
|{{flagathlete|[[Claudio Escauriza]]|PAR}} ||4.30 m
|-
| Long jump
|{{flagathlete|[[Jaime Jefferson]]|CUB}} ||7.93 m
|{{flagathlete|[[Antonio Corgos]]|ESP}} ||7.90 m
|{{flagathlete|[[António Vermelhudo]]|POR}} ||7.07 m
|-
| Triple jump
|{{flagathlete|[[Lázaro Betancourt]]|CUB}} ||16.04 m
|{{flagathlete|[[Alberto Santamaría]]|ESP}} ||15.77 m
|{{flagathlete|[[Luís Azevedo]]|POR}} ||15.51 m
|-
| Shot put
|{{flagathlete|[[Luis Delís]]|CUB}} ||18.69 m
|{{flagathlete|[[Martín Vara]]|ESP}} ||17.19 m
|{{flagathlete|[[Gerardo Carucci]]|ARG}} ||16.17 m
|-
| Discus throw
|{{flagathlete|[[Luis Delís]]|CUB}} ||65.24 m
|{{flagathlete|[[Sinesio Garrachón]]|ESP}} ||55.88 m
|{{flagathlete|[[José Jacques]]|BRA}} ||51.74 m
|-
| Hammer throw
|{{flagathlete|[[Raúl Jimeno]]|ESP}} ||69.36 m
|{{flagathlete|[[Genovevo Morejón]]|CUB}} ||65.28 m
|{{flagathlete|[[Daniel Gómez (hammer thrower)|Daniel Gómez]]|ARG}} ||55.78 m
|-
| Javelin throw<br><small>(Old model)</small>
|{{flagathlete|[[Ramón Ángel Garmendia]]|ARG}} ||72.00 m
|{{flagathlete|[[Carlos Cunha (athlete)|Carlos Cunha]]|POR}} ||69.94 m
|{{flagathlete|[[Juan Rosell]]|ESP}} ||68.46 m
|}

*† The 110 metres hurdles competition was won by [[Carlos Sala]] of Spain in 13.74&nbsp;seconds, but he was competing as a "guest" athlete.

===Women===
{| {{MedalistTable|type=Event|columns=2}}
|-
|100 metres
|{{flagathlete|[[Esmeralda de Jesus Garcia]]|BRA}} ||11.67
|{{flagathlete|[[Luisa Ferrer]]|CUB}} ||11.74
|{{flagathlete|[[Lourdes Valdor]]|ESP}} ||12.07
|-
|200 metres
|{{flagathlete|[[Luisa Ferrer]]|CUB}} ||23.84
|{{flagathlete|[[Virgínia Gomes]]|POR}} ||24.59
|{{flagathlete|[[Adriana Pero]]|ARG}} ||24.79
|-
|400 metres
|{{flagathlete|[[Ana Fidelia Quirot]]|CUB}} ||52.08
|{{flagathlete|[[Gregoria Ferrer]]|ESP}} ||56.98
|colspan=2|''Only two competitors''
|-
|800 metres
|{{flagathlete|[[Nery McKeen]]|CUB}} ||2:03.07
|{{flagathlete|[[Alejandra Ramos (runner)|Alejandra Ramos]]|CHI}} ||2:03.17
|{{flagathlete|[[Maite Zúñiga]]|ESP}} ||2:05.41
|-
|1500 metres
|{{flagathlete|[[Aurora Cunha]]|POR}} ||4:15.55
|{{flagathlete|[[Alejandra Ramos (runner)|Alejandra Ramos]]|CHI}} ||4:16.33
|{{flagathlete|[[Gloria Pallé]]|ESP}} ||4:17.66
|-
|3000 metres
|{{flagathlete|[[Aurora Cunha]]|POR}} ||9:14.10
|{{flagathlete|[[Pilar Fernández]]|ESP}} ||9:26.59
|{{flagathlete|[[Fabiola Rueda]]|COL}} ||9:27.84
|-
|100 metre hurdles
|{{flagathlete|[[Elida Aveillé]]|CUB}} ||13.29
|{{flagathlete|[[Beatriz Capotosto]]|ARG}} ||13.52
|{{flagathlete|[[Maria José Martínez-Patiño|María José Martínez-Patiño]]|ESP}} ||13.93
|-
|400 metre hurdles
|{{flagathlete|[[Conceição Geremias]]|BRA}} ||58.74
|{{flagathlete|[[Rosa Colorado]]|ESP}} ||59.97
|{{flagathlete|[[Alma Vázquez]]|MEX}} ||61.90
|-
|4 × 100 metre relay 
| {{flagteam|ESP}}<br>[[Angela Dominguez]]<br>[[Elena Guisasola]]<br>[[Teresa Rioné]]<br>[[Lourdes Valdor]]||47.26
| {{flagteam|POR}}<br>[[Ana Oliveira]]<br>[[Vera Lisa]]<br>[[Conceição Alves]]<br>[[Virginia Gomes]]||49.81
|colspan=2|''Only two teams''
|-
|4 × 400 metre relay
| {{flagteam|CUB}}<br>[[Ana Fidelia Quirot]]<br>[[Mercedes Ileana Alvarez]]<br>[[Neri McKeen]]<br>[[Hildelisa Despaigne]]||3:38.94
| {{flagteam|ESP}}<br>[[Gregoria Ferrer]]<br>[[Esther Lahoz]]<br>[[Blanca Lacambra]]<br>[[Maite Zúñiga]]||3:41.30
|colspan=2|''Only two teams''
|-
| High jump
|{{flagathlete|[[Orlane dos Santos]]|BRA}} ||1.80 m
|{{flagathlete|[[Isabel Mozún]]|ESP}} ||1.75 m
|{{flagathlete|[[Victoria Despaigne]]|CUB}} ||1.75 m
|-
| Long jump
|{{flagathlete|[[Eloína Echevarría]]|CUB}} ||6.49 m
|{{flagathlete|[[Ana Oliveira]]|POR}} ||6.13 m
|{{flagathlete|[[Estrella Roldán]]|ESP}} ||6.02 m
|-
| Shot put
|{{flagathlete|[[Maritza Martén]]|CUB}} ||14.78 m
|{{flagathlete|[[Marinalva dos Santos]]|BRA}} ||14.74 m
|{{flagathlete|[[Adília Silvério]]|POR}} ||13.34 m
|-
| Discus throw
|{{flagathlete|[[Maritza Martén]]|CUB}} ||58.76 m
|{{flagathlete|[[Odete Domingos]]|BRA}} ||46.98 m
|{{flagathlete|[[Ángeles Barreiro]]|ESP}} ||46.74 m
|-
| Javelin throw<br><small>(Old model)</small>
|{{flagathlete|[[María Caridad Colón]]|CUB}} ||57.60 m
|{{flagathlete|[[Teresinha Vaz]]|POR}} ||47.56 m
|{{flagathlete|[[Aurora Moreno]]|ESP}} ||44.74 m
|}

==Medal table==
{{Medals table
 | caption        = 
 | host           = ESP
 | flag_template  = 
 | event          = 
 | team           = 
 | gold_CUB = 19 | silver_CUB = 4 | bronze_CUB = 1
 | gold_ESP = 10 | silver_ESP = 11 | bronze_ESP = 12 | host_ESP = yes 
 | gold_BRA = 3 | silver_BRA = 6 | bronze_BRA = 5
 | gold_POR = 2 | silver_POR = 12 | bronze_POR = 4
 | gold_COL = 2 | silver_COL = 0 | bronze_COL = 2
 | gold_ARG = 1 | silver_ARG = 1 | bronze_ARG = 4
 | gold_CHI = 0 | silver_CHI = 3 | bronze_CHI = 0
 | gold_MEX = 0 | silver_MEX = 0 | bronze_MEX = 2
 | gold_GUA = 0 | silver_GUA = 0 | bronze_GUA = 1
 | gold_HON = 0 | silver_HON = 0 | bronze_HON = 1
 | gold_NCA = 0 | silver_NCA = 0 | bronze_NCA = 1
 | gold_PAR = 0 | silver_PAR = 0 | bronze_PAR = 1
}}

*Note: The women's 400 metres medals (gold for Cuba, silver for Spain) were excluded in the official competition medal count.<ref name=Libro/>

==Participation==
Of the twenty-two founding members of the [[Asociación Iberoamericana de Atletismo]], eighteen presented delegations for the inaugural championships. The four absent member countries were [[Ecuador]], [[Panama]], [[Puerto Rico]] and [[Venezuela]]. A total of 143 athletes participated in the first edition.<ref name=PP>[http://www.rfea.es/aeea/archivos/libroiberoamericano2010.pdf El Atletismo Ibero-Americano - San Fernando 2010] (pg. 214). RFEA. Retrieved on 2012-01-08.</ref>  Including a number of guests, 163 participating athletes were counted by analysing the official result list.<ref name=rfea_01>
{{ Citation 
| last = Mansilla
| first = Ignacio
| date = 
| title = EL ATLETISMO IBEROAMERICANO
| chapter = BARCELONA – 1983 – RESULTADOS – I CAMPEONATOS IBEROAMERICANOS – Barcelona (Estadio Juan Serrahima) – 23-25 Septiembre 1983
| url = http://www.rfea.es/aeea/archivos/libroiberoamericano2010.pdf
| pages = 83–88
| publisher = [[Real Federación Española de Atletismo]]
| language = Spanish
| isbn = 84-87704-77-8
| publication-date = May 2010
| edition = 4th
| accessdate = 19 March 2015
}}
</ref>
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*{{flagcountry|ARG}} (10)
*{{flagcountry|BOL}} (1)
*{{flagcountry|BRA}} (12)
*{{flagcountry|CHI}} (3)
*{{flagcountry|COL}} (6)
*{{flagcountry|CRC}} (1)
*{{flagcountry|CUB}} (21)
*{{flagcountry|DOM}} (1)
*{{flagcountry|ESA}} (1)
*{{flagcountry|GUA}} (1)
*{{flagcountry|HON|1949}} (1)
*{{flagcountry|MEX}} (2)
*{{flagcountry|NCA}} (1)
*{{flagcountry|PAR}} (1)
*{{flagcountry|PER}} (1)
*{{flagcountry|POR}} (27)
*{{flagcountry|ESP}} (72)
*{{flagcountry|URU}} (1)
{{div col end}}

==References==
{{reflist}}
;Results
*[http://www.rfea.es/aeea/archivos/libroiberoamericano2010.pdf El Atletismo Ibero-Americano - San Fernando 2010]. RFEA. Retrieved on 2011-11-14.

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