1937 South American Athletics Championships
The 10th South American Athletics Championships took place in São Paulo from May 27th to 30th, 1937 . At this first event in Brazil, the Brazilian team also won the team championship for the first time. Behind the Brazilians with 152 points, the Argentine athletes were placed with 104 points, followed by the Peruvians with 27 points and Uruguay with 14 points. The Chilean defending champions did not start. The most successful athlete was the Brazilian João Rehder Netto with two titles and a second place.
Men's competitions
100-meter run men
| space | athlete | country | time |
| 1 | José de Assis | BRA | 10.6 s |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | José Ferraz | BRA | 10.8 s |
| 3 | Roberto Cavanna | ARG |
Final: May 29th
200-meter run men
| space | athlete | country | time |
| 1 | Carlos Hofmeister | ARG | 21.6 s |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Aloisio Queiroz Telles | BRA | 21.7 s |
| 3 | Roberto Cavanna | ARG |
Final: May 30th
400-meter run men
| space | athlete | country | time |
| 1 | Antonio Damaso | BRA | 50.0 s |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Roberto González | ARG | 50.1 s |
| 3 | Ciro de Andrade | BRA | 50.1 s |
Final: May 29th
800 meter run men
| space | athlete | country | time |
| 1 | Inocencio di Pino | ARG | 1: 56.2 min |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Roberto Gregg | ARG | 1: 56.4 min |
| 3 | Floriano de Souza | BRA |
Final: May 30th
1500 meter run men
| space | athlete | country | time |
| 1 | Néstor Gomes | BRA | 4: 04.4 min |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Floriano de Souza | BRA | 4: 08.6 min |
| 3 | Luis Elorga | ARG | 4: 10.6 min |
Final: May 27th
5000 meter run men
| space | athlete | country | time |
| 1 | Roger Ceballos | ARG | 15: 41.8 min |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Ubaldo Ibarra | ARG | 15: 52.8 min |
| 3 | Mario de Oliveira | BRA | 16: 23.4 min |
Final: May 27th
10,000-meter run men
| space | athlete | country | time |
| 1 | Mario de Oliveira | BRA | 33: 02.6 min |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Ubaldo Ibarra | ARG | 33: 56.8 min |
| 3 | José dos Santos | BRA |
Final: May 29th
Road run men
| space | athlete | country | time |
| 1 | Saturnino Cuello | ARG | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | José Farías | BY | |
| 3 | Genesio da Silva | BRA |
Final: May 30th, route length 32 km
Cross country men
| space | athlete | country | time |
| 1 | Raul Ibarra | ARG | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | José Farías | BY | |
| 3 | Eugenio Andrade | BRA |
Final: May 28th
110-meter hurdles men
| space | athlete | country | time |
| 1 | Juan Lavenás | ARG | 15.2 s |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Darcy Guimarães | BRA | 15.3 s |
| 3 | Alfredo Mendes | BRA |
Final: May 29th
400 meter hurdles men
| space | athlete | country | time |
| 1 | Roberto González | ARG | 55.2 s |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Darcy Guimarães | BRA | 56.1 s |
| 3 | Guillermo Sayan | BY |
Final: May 30th
4 x 100 meter relay men
| space | Athletes | country | time |
| 1 |
Guillermo Martínez Bo Clifford Beswick Roberto Cavanna Juan Lavenás |
ARG | 42.5 s |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 |
José de Almeida José Ferraz Aloisio Queiroz Telles Guilherme Puschnick |
BRA | 42.6 s |
| 3 | Camiño Castro Mellet de la Guerra |
BY |
Final: May 30th
4 x 400 meter relay men
| space | Athletes | country | time |
| 1 |
Ciro de Andrade Fernandes Aloisio Queiroz Telles Antonio Damaso |
BRA | 3: 20.6 min |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Butori Carlos Hofmeister Roberto González Martínez |
ARG | 3: 20.8 min |
| 3 |
Carlos Baroffio Carlos Jauregui Sgarbi Ruben Bonifacino |
URU |
Final: May 29th
3000 meter team race men
| space | athlete | country | time |
| 1 |
Néstor Gomes Henrique García Fritz Bormann |
BRA | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 |
Ubaldo Ibarra Emilio Laino NN |
ARG | |
| 3 |
Carmelo di Gaeta Felix Caceres NN |
URU |
Final: May 28th.
Fastest runner: Ubaldo Ibarra in 8: 53.6 minutes
High jump men
| space | athlete | country | height |
| 1 | Julio Mera | BY | 1.85 m |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | José Castro | BY | 1.85 m |
| 3 | Alfredo Mendes | BRA | 1.85 m |
Final: May 27th
Pole vault men
| space | athlete | country | height |
| 1 | Walter Rehder | BRA | 3.90 m |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Lúcio de Castro | BRA | 3.90 m |
| 3 | Luís Taliberti | BRA | 3.80 m |
Final: May 27th
Long jump men
| space | athlete | country | Expanse |
| 1 | Márcio de Oliveira | BRA | 7.37 m |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | João Rehder Netto | BRA | 7.305 m |
| 3 | Gualberto Castilla | URU | 6.94 m |
Final: May 29th
Triple jump men
| space | athlete | country | Expanse |
| 1 | João Rehder Netto | BRA | 14.59 m |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Néstor Tenorio | ARG | 14.56 m |
| 3 | Carlos Pinto | BRA | 14.28 m |
Final: May 28th
Shot put men
| space | athlete | country | Expanse |
| 1 | Carmine di Giorgio | BRA | 14.14 m |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Héctor Berra | ARG | 14.04 m |
| 3 | Rodolfo Butori | ARG | 13.78 m |
Final: May 29th
Discus throw men
| space | athlete | country | Expanse |
| 1 | Antonio Giusfredi | BRA | 44.32 m |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Bento barros | BRA | 42.10 m |
| 3 | Argos Fiaccadori | ARG | 41.25 m |
Final: May 27th
Hammer throw men
| space | athlete | country | Expanse |
| 1 | Assis Naban | BRA | 51.39 m |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Federico Kleger | ARG | 48.85 m |
| 3 | Juan Fusé | ARG | 48.38 m |
Final: May 28th
Javelin men
| space | athlete | country | Expanse |
| 1 | Luiz Pagliari | BRA | 55.47 m |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | João Vizzone | BRA | 53.62 m |
| 3 | Juan Urban | ARG | 52.40 m |
Final: May 30th
Decathlon men
| space | athlete | country | Points |
| 1 | João Rehder Netto | BRA | 6260 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Pedro Furné | ARG | 6139 |
| 3 | José de Souza Filho | BRA | 6015 |
May 29th and 30th
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 23 decisions |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| space | country | gold | silver | bronze | total |
| 1 | Brazil | 14th | 10 | 11 | 35 |
| 2 | Argentina | 8th | 10 | 7th | 25th |
| 3 | Peru | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6th |
| 4th | Uruguay | - | - | 3 | 3 |
literature
- Winfried Kramer: South American Track & Field Championships 1919–1995. Neunkirchen 1996.