| Athletics at the V South American Games | |
|---|---|
| Dates | November |
| Host city | Valencia, Venezuela  |
| Venue | Polideportivo Misael Delgado |
| Level | Senior |
| Events | 43 (24 men, 19 women) |
| Records set | (about) 26 games records |
Athletics events at the 1994 South American Games were held at the Polideportivo Misael Delgado in Valencia, Venezuela.[1] A total of 43 events were contested, 24 by men and 19 by women.
Following a controversy between Sabino Hernández, president of the Comité Olímpico Ecuatoriano and Jacobo Bucaram, president of the Federación Ecuatoriana de Atletismo in the context of funding the number of athletes to travel to the games (22 versus 33 athletes), Ecuador did not participate in this year's athletics competitions.[2]
On the other hand, athletics heavyweights Brazil (although only with a small delegation) and Colombia competed for the first time, leading to a noticeable improvement of the results as evident from the setting of (about) 26 games records.
- ^ VALENCIA 94, VENEZUELA, V JUEGOS SUDAMERICANOS, Fecha de apertura: 19 de noviembre de 1994, Fecha de clausura: 28 de noviembre de 1994 (in Spanish), ODESUR, archived from the original on 2014-03-15, retrieved June 12, 2012
- ^ SACRIFICADO EL ATLETISMO (in Spanish), Explored, Quito, Ecuador, 17 November 1994, archived from the original on 6 January 2013, retrieved 13 June 2012