Athletics South American Championships
The South American Athletics Championships have been officially held since 1919. They were the first continental championships in athletics . The competitions organized by the Confederación Sudamericana de Atletismo have been held since the 1920s, with the exception of the 1950s in the odd years.
In the first event in 1919, only the teams from Uruguay and Chile took part. The Argentine selection first appeared in 1920, and Brazilian athletes have been taking part since 1931. Women's competitions have been on the program since 1939.
In addition to the individual competitions, a team rating is calculated from the individual results; the winner of the team rating is the winner of the South American Championships. This team competition is held separately by men and women. The record winner for both men and women is Brazil.
In addition to the official South American championships, eight unofficial championships were held between 1918 and 1957.
Events
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literature
- Winfried Kramer: South American Track & Field Championships 1919–1995 . Neunkirchen 1996
- IAAF: IAAF Statistics Handbook . Monaco 2009
Web links
- Website of the South American continental athletics federation CONSUDATLE
- Results of men
- Results of women
- Unofficial competitions
Remarks
- ↑ gbrathletics.com: Unofficial South American Championships (English)
- ^ In 1918 a forerunner event took place in Buenos Aires .
- ↑ In 1922 the Latin American Championships were held in Rio de Janeiro . The occasion was the 100th anniversary of Brazilian independence.
- ↑ In 1931, immediately after the official South American Championships, extraordinary championships took place in Montevideo . The occasion was the centenary of Uruguay's independence.
- ↑ In 1946 there were extraordinary championships in Santiago de Chile . The occasion was the fiftieth anniversary of the modern Olympic Games.
- ↑ In 1948 extraordinary championships took place in La Paz . The occasion was the hundredth anniversary of the founding of the city of La Paz.
- ↑ In 1950 extraordinary championships took place in Montevideo . The occasion was the thirtieth anniversary of the founding of the Uruguayan Athletics Federation.
- ↑ 1953 extraordinary championships took place in Santiago de Chile .
- ↑ 1957 the last extraordinary championships took place in Santiago de Chile .