South American Athletics Championships 1931
The VII. South American Athletics Championships took place from April 30 to May 5, 1931 in Buenos Aires . The team competition was won by the Argentine team with 141 points ahead of the Chileans with 84 points. Behind them, the Brazilians taking part for the first time, whose coaching staff included the multiple German long jump champion Rudolf Dobermann , received 47 points ahead of the teams in Uruguay with 10 and Peru with 2 points. The most successful athlete was the Argentine sprinter Carlos Bianchi with three titles including the relay. The Argentine high jumper Valerio Vallanía and the Argentine triple jumper Luis Brunetto each won their fifth gold medal in a row.
Men's competitions
100-meter run men
| space | athlete | country | time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carlos Bianchi | ARG | 10.9 s |
| 2 | José de Almeida | BRA | 11.0 s |
| 3 | Juan Piña | ARG |
Final: May 2nd
200-meter run men
| space | athlete | country | time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carlos Bianchi | ARG | 21.9 s |
| 2 | Juan Piña | ARG | 22.2 s |
| 3 | José Vicente Salinas | CHI |
Final: May 3rd
400-meter run men
| space | athlete | country | time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | José Vicente Salinas | CHI | 49.6 s |
| 2 | Héctor Domínguez | URU | 49.8 s |
| 3 | Ernesto Riveros | CHI |
Final: May 2nd
800 meter run men
| space | athlete | country | time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hermenegildo Del Rosso | ARG | 1: 58.6 min |
| 2 | Leopoldo Ledesma | ARG | 1: 59.6 min |
| 3 | Alfredo Narváez | BY |
Final: May 3rd
1500 meter run men
| space | athlete | country | time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leopoldo Ledesma | ARG | 4: 05.8 min |
| 2 | Hermenegildo Del Rosso | ARG | 4: 07.0 min |
| 3 | Ernesto Medel | CHI | 4: 09.6 min |
Final: April 30th
5000 meter run men
| space | athlete | country | time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | José Ribas | ARG | 15: 04.8 min |
| 2 | Juan Carlos Zabala | ARG | 15: 11.6 min |
| 3 | Belisario Alarcón | CHI | 15: 16.6 min |
Final: April 30th
10,000-meter run men
| space | athlete | country | time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Juan Carlos Zabala | ARG | 31: 19.0 min |
| 2 | José Ribas | ARG | 31: 26.8 min |
| 3 | Belisario Alarcón | CHI | 32: 19.6 min |
Final: May 3rd
Cross country men
| space | athlete | country | time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fernando Cicarelli | ARG | |
| 2 | Humberto Delgado | ARG | |
| 3 | Jorge Donoso | CHI |
Final: May 1st
110-meter hurdles men
| space | athlete | country | time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miguel Aldatz | ARG | 15.6 s |
| 2 | Armando Sorucco | CHI | 15.6 s |
| 3 | Valerio Vallanía | ARG |
Final: May 2nd
400 meter hurdles men
| space | athlete | country | time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sylvio Padilha | BRA | 54.8 s |
| 2 | Carlos dos Reis | BRA | 55.6 s |
| 3 | Carlos Mueller | CHI | 56.0 s |
Final: May 3rd
4 x 100 meter relay men
| space | Athletes | country | time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Juan Piña Hermida Rodolfo Borzino Carlos Bianchi |
ARG | 43.0 s |
| 2 |
Arnaldo Ferrara Reis Mario de Araujo Marques José de Almeida |
BRA | 43.6 s |
| 3 | Meregalli José La Rosa Ricardo La Rosa Jaime Cardozo |
URU |
Final: May 3rd
4 x 400 meter relay men
| space | Athletes | country | time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | R. Salinas Guillermo Soto Ernesto Riveros José Vicente Salinas |
CHI | 3: 25.2 min |
| 2 |
José Signoris Leonidas Payal Juan Acosta Roberto Genta |
ARG | 3: 25.8 min |
| 3 |
Domingos Puglisi Ibere da Silva Reis Carlos dos Reis Sylvio Padilha |
BRA | 3: 28.2 min |
Final: May 2nd
3000 meter team race men
| space | athlete | country | time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Luis Oliva Juan Carlos Zabala Roger Caballos Nicasio Santucho |
ARG | |
| 2 |
Belisario Alarcón Carlos Cabrera Ernesto Medel Dolphin Muñoz José Escobar |
CHI | |
| 3 |
Néstor Gomes Joao de Deus Andrade Salim Maluf Mario Araujo Marques Bento Camargo Barros |
BRA |
Final: May 1st
The fastest runner was Oliva in 8: 46.8 minutes.
High jump men
| space | athlete | country | height |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Valerio Vallanía | ARG | 1.85 m |
| 2 | Alfonso Burgos | CHI | 1.85 m |
| 3 | Alberto Estrada | CHI | 1.80 m |
Final: April 30th
Pole vault men
| space | athlete | country | height |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Diego Pajmaevich | ARG | 3.70 m |
| 2 | Adolfo Schlegel | CHI | 3.70 m |
| 3 | Carlos Nelli | BRA | 3.70 m |
Final: May 1st
Long jump men
| space | athlete | country | Expanse |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Héctor Berra | ARG | 6.97 m |
| 2 | Ciro Falcão | BRA | 6.91 m |
| 3 | Juan Moura | CHI | 6.69 m |
Final: May 2nd
Triple jump men
| space | athlete | country | Expanse |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luis Brunetto | ARG | 14.23 m |
| 2 | Pedro Aizcorbe | ARG | 13.64 m |
| 3 | Ricardo Mendiburo | CHI | 13.63 m |
Final: May 3rd
Shot put men
| space | athlete | country | Expanse |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hector Benapres | CHI | 13.39 m |
| 2 | Juan Conrads | CHI | 13.375 m |
| 3 | Rodolfo Butori | ARG | 13.36 m |
Final: April 30th
Discus throw men
| space | athlete | country | Expanse |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hector Benapres | CHI | 44.30 m |
| 2 | Armando Peloursson | ARG | 41.39 m |
| 3 | Bento barros | BRA | 40,585 m |
Final: May 2nd
Hammer throw men
| space | athlete | country | Expanse |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pedro Goic | CHI | 46.50 m |
| 2 | Federico Kleger | ARG | 45.57 m |
| 3 | Alfredo Wismer | ARG | 45.435 m |
Final: May 1st
Javelin men
| space | athlete | country | Expanse |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joaquim da Silva | BRA | 55.735 m |
| 2 | Efraín Santibáñez | CHI | 55.58 m |
| 3 | José Pergañeda | ARG | 54.955 m |
Final: May 3rd
Decathlon men
| space | athlete | country | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Héctor Berra | ARG | 7065.6175 |
| 2 | Armando Soruco | CHI | 6962.90 |
| 3 | Carlos Woebcken | BRA | 6591.190 |
May 4th and 5th
Women's competitions
Women's competitions were not held at the South American Championships until 1939.
Medal table
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Medal table final after 22 decisions |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| space | country | gold | silver | bronze | total |
| 1 | Argentina | 15th | 10 | 5 | 30th |
| 2 | Chile | 5 | 7th | 10 | 22nd |
| 3 | Brazil | 2 | 4th | 5 | 11 |
| 4th | Uruguay | - | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | Peru | - | - | 1 | 1 |
literature
- Winfried Kramer: South American Track & Field Championships 1919–1995 . Neunkirchen 1996