2016 Ibero-American Championships in Athletics

The 17th Ibero-American Championships in Athletics were held at the Estádio Olímpico João Havelange in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, between May 14-16, 2016. Since the event served also as the athletics event test for the 2016 Summer Olympics, countries that do not compete at Ibero-American Championships attended the event, including United States, Saudi Arabia and Australia. However, medals won by those athletes did not count toward the total medal tally.

A total of 44 events were contested, 22 by men and 22 by women.

Participating nations
According to an unofficial count, 355 athletes from 28 countries participated, including five guest nations (*). Missing Ibero-American countries were Andorra, Equatorial Guinea, Mozambique, Nicaragua, and São Tomé and Príncipe. • (5)

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