Ecuadorian Athletics Federation
Sports governing body in Ecuador
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The Ecuadorian Athletics Federation (Spanish: Federación Ecuatoriana de Atletismo, FEA) is the governing body for athletics in Ecuador.[1] The current president is Manuel Bravo.
| Federación Ecuatoriana de Atletismo | |
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| Sport | Athletics |
|---|---|
| Jurisdiction | Federation |
| Abbreviation | FEA |
| Affiliation | World Athletics |
| Regional affiliation | CONSUDATLE |
| Affiliation date | 1925 |
| Headquarters | Cuenca, Azuay |
| President | Manuel Bravo |
| Vice president | Sandra Amparito Barragán |
| Secretary | Danilo Almeida |
| Official website | |
| www | |
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History
FEA joined CONSUDATLE in 1925.[2]
Until 2012, FEA's president was Fausto Mendoza.[3][4] In October 2012, former long distance runner Franklin Tenorio was elected as new president.[5][6] However, after only one year, former football player Luis ‘El Chino’ Gómez was elected to replace Tenorio.[7][8] After only one week, he already resigned and his vice-president, former middle distance runner and 1990 South American Games 800m silver medallist Manuel Bravo from Cuenca took office as new FEA president.[9]
FEA comprises the associations and provincial committees of Ecuador.[4]
FEA maintains Ecuadorian records in athletics.
Affiliations
FEA is the national member federation for Ecuador in the following international organisations:
- World Athletics
- Confederación Sudamericana de Atletismo (CONSUDATLE; South American Athletics Confederation)
- Association of Panamerican Athletics (APA)
- Asociación Iberoamericana de Atletismo (AIA; Ibero-American Athletics Association)
- Ecuadorian National Olympic Committee (Spanish: Comité Olímpico Ecuatoriano)
