Julio Jaime

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Julio Jaime (* 1917 ) is a former Uruguayan athlete .

Career

Jaime was active in the running competitions on the sprint courses. At the South American Athletics Championships in Buenos Aires in 1941 , he was third in the 110-meter hurdles . He also won the bronze medal with Uruguay's 4 x 400 meter relay . At the South American Championships in Santiago in 1943 , he was the South American champion over 110 meter hurdles and took 3rd place in the Uruguayan 4 x 100 meter relay . Again he occupied the medal places at the Athletics South American Championships in 1945 . He secured silver in the 110-meter hurdles and bronze with the relay on the 100-meter course.

At the latter tournament he ran his personal best of 14.9 seconds over 110 meter hurdles on April 16, 1945 in Montevideo . His fastest race over 100 meters also dates from 1945 when he covered the distance in 10.6 seconds in Montevideo.

He was shortlisted for the 1948 Olympic Games in London , but ultimately failed to make it into the Olympic squad.

successes

  • 1st place South American Championships: 1943 - 110-meter hurdles
  • 2nd place South American Championships: 1945 - 110-meter hurdles
  • 3rd place in the South American Championships: 1941 - 110-meter hurdles
  • 3rd place South American Championships: 1941 - 4-by-400-meter relay
  • 3rd place South American Championships: 1943, 1945 - 4 x 100 meter relay

Personal best

  • 100 meters: 10.6 seconds, 1945, Montevideo
  • 110 meter hurdles: 14.9 seconds, April 16, 1945, Montevideo

Others

Jaime took part in the inauguration of the converted Parque Central on May 14, 1944 in the function of torch-bearer. He carried the fire from Punta Carretas onto the pitch of the new stadium before the opening game won by Nacional Montevideo 6-0 against a selection of the association, which was attended by 20,000 spectators . This was intended to represent a symbolic act of uniting the club's previous venue with the newly designed Parque Central.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Portrait of Julio Jaime in the trackfield.brinkster.net database , accessed on August 8, 2015.
  2. ↑ SOUTH AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIPS (MEN) on gbrathletics.com, accessed August 6, 2015
  3. ↑ "La Confederación recibirá esta tarde a los atletas" in El Bien Publico of 31 March 1948
  4. ^ Parque Central (Spanish) at bolsosencatalunya.com, accessed August 8, 2015
personal data
SURNAME Jaime, Julio
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Uruguayan athlete
DATE OF BIRTH 1917