1949 South American Athletics Championships
The XVI. The South American Athletics Championships took place in Lima from April 16 to 24, 1949 . Three men won two titles: the Peruvian sprinter Gerardo Salazar , the Argentine long-distance runner Ricardo Bralo and the Argentine all-rounder Enrique Kistenmacher . In the women's competitions, the Brazilians Elizabeth Müller and Wanda dos Santos and the Argentine thrower Ingeborg Mello also won two titles. Müller also got two second places, Mello came third in the third throwing discipline.
Men's competitions
In the men's team, the team from Argentina won with 265.5 points, ahead of the Chileans with 135.5 points and the Brazilian team with 112 points. Behind them Peru got 88 points, Uruguay 70 points and Ecuador 6 points, Venezuela got no point.
100-meter run men
| space | athlete | country | time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gerardo Salazar | BY | 10.7 s |
| 2 | Aroldo da Silva | BRA | 10.7 s |
| 3 | Mario Fayos | URU | 10.8 s |
Final: April 17th
200-meter run men
| space | athlete | country | time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mario Fayos | URU | 21.7 s |
| 2 | Fernando Lapuente | ARG | 22.2 s |
| 3 | Alberto Triulzi | ARG | 22.5 s |
Final: April 21
400-meter run men
| space | athlete | country | time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gustavo Ehlers | CHI | 49.5 s |
| 2 | Rosalvo Ramos | BRA | 49.8 s |
| 3 | Antonio Pocovi | ARG | 50.0 s |
Final: April 17th
800 meter run men
| space | athlete | country | time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hugo Ponce | ARG | 1: 56.6 min |
| 2 | Nilo Riveros | ARG | 1: 56.8 min |
| 3 | Agenor da Silva | BRA | 1: 57.2 min |
Final: April 23
1500 meter run men
| space | athlete | country | time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hugo Nuttini | CHI | 4: 01.2 min |
| 2 | Melchor Palmeiro | ARG | 4: 02.5 min |
| 3 | Oscar Gauharou | ARG | 4: 03.3 min |
Final: April 21
3000 meter run men
| space | athlete | country | time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Raúl Inostroza | CHI | 8: 49.2 min |
| 2 | Melchor Palmeiro | ARG | 8: 50.3 min |
| 3 | Oscar Moreira | URU | 8: 50.6 min |
Final: April 17th
The 3,000-meter run was held as a team run from 1924 to 1945 . In 1947 and 1949 it took place as an individual competition.
5000 meter run men
| space | athlete | country | time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ricardo Bralo | ARG | 15: 02.8 min |
| 2 | Oscar Moreira | URU | 15:04.7 min |
| 3 | Raúl Inostroza | CHI | 15: 18.8 min |
Final: April 20th
10,000-meter run men
| space | athlete | country | time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ricardo Bralo | ARG | 31: 46.3 min |
| 2 | Pedro Caffa | ARG | 31: 47.2 min |
| 3 | Oscar Moreira | URU | 31: 48.0 min |
Final: April 23
Road run men
| space | athlete | country | time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Delfo Cabrera | ARG | |
| 2 | Oscar Moreira | URU | |
| 3 | Eusebio Guiñez | ARG |
Final: April 24th, track length 20 km
Cross country men
| space | athlete | country | time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adan Zarate | BY | |
| 2 | Oscar Moreira | URU | |
| 3 | Pedro Caffa | ARG |
Final: April 21
110-meter hurdles men
| space | athlete | country | time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alberto Triulzi | ARG | 14.5 s |
| 2 | Manuel Aldunate | CHI | 14.9 s |
| 3 | Wilson Carneiro | BRA | 14.9 s |
Final: April 17th
400 meter hurdles men
| space | athlete | country | time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hermenelindo Alberti | ARG | 54.7 s |
| 2 | Víctor Henríquez | CHI | 55.4 s |
| 3 | Carlos Hey | BRA | 55.5 s |
Finale: April 24th
4 x 100 meter relay men
| space | Athletes | country | time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Gerardo Salazar Leon Santiago Ferrando Maximo Reyes |
BY | 42.3 s |
| 2 |
Gerardo Bönnhoff Fernando Lapuente Alberto Biedermann Adelio Márquez |
ARG | 42.3 s |
| 3 |
Alberto Labarthe Carlos Silva Raúl Dasori Lopez |
CHI | 42.5 s |
Final: April 18th
4 x 400 meter relay men
| space | Athletes | country | time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
José Oliveira Argemiro Roque Rosalvo Ramos Agenor da Silva |
BRA | 3: 16.0 min |
| 2 |
Guillermo Evans Ferreira Guillermo Avalos Antonio Pocovi |
ARG | 3: 17.0 min |
| 3 |
Víctor Hénriquez Martin Gustavo Ehlers Hugo Nuttini |
CHI | 3: 19.9 min |
Final: April 23
High jump men
| space | athlete | country | height |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hércules Azcune | URU | 1.90 m |
| 2 | Geraldo de Oliveira | BRA | 1.85 m |
| 3 | Alfredo Jadresic | CHI | 1.85 m |
Final: April 17th
Pole vault men
| space | athlete | country | height |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eduardo de Oca | ARG | 3.90 m |
| 2 | Luis Ganoza | BY | 3.90 m |
| 3 | Sinibaldo Gerbasi | BRA | 3.80 m |
Final: April 21
Long jump men
| space | athlete | country | Expanse |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Enrique box maker | ARG | 7.365 m |
| 2 | Carlos Vera | CHI | 7.11 m |
| 3 | Maximo Reyes | BY | 7.035 m |
Final: April 17th
Triple jump men
| space | athlete | country | Expanse |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Helio da Silva | BRA | 15.26 m |
| 2 | Geraldo de Oliveira | BRA | 15.025 m |
| 3 | Adhemar Ferreira da Silva | BRA | 14.79 m |
Final: April 20th
Shot put men
| space | athlete | country | Expanse |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Julián Llorente | ARG | 14.435 m |
| 2 | Nadim Marreis | BRA | 14.29 m |
| 3 | Juan Kahnert | ARG | 14.245 m |
Final: April 17th
Discus throw men
| space | athlete | country | Expanse |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Emilio Malchiodi | ARG | 45,055 m |
| 2 | Karsten Brodersen | CHI | 44.755 m |
| 3 | Manuel Consiglieri | BY | 44.14 m |
Final: April 21
Hammer throw men
| space | athlete | country | Expanse |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Edmundo Zúñiga | CHI | 50.665 m |
| 2 | Emilio Ortiz | ARG | 48.215 m |
| 3 | Manuel Etchepare | ARG | 48.085 m |
Final: April 20th
Javelin men
| space | athlete | country | Expanse |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ricardo Héber | ARG | 65.56 m |
| 2 | Horst Walter | ARG | 60.165 m |
| 3 | Efraín Santibáñez | CHI | 57.59 m |
Final: April 16
Decathlon men
| space | athlete | country | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Enrique box maker | ARG | 6853 |
| 2 | Hércules Azcune | URU | 6205 |
| 3 | Eduardo Julve | BY | 6048 |
April 23rd and 24th
Women's competitions
The team championship was won by the Brazilian team with 89 points, ahead of the Chileans with 69 points and Argentina with 57 points. With 29 points, the Peruvians were ahead of Uruguay with 10 points.
100-meter run women
| space | Athlete | country | time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Julia Sánchez | BY | 12.7 s |
| 2 | Adriana Millard | CHI | 12.8 s |
| 3 | Benedita de Oliveira | BRA | 12.8 s |
Final: April 17th
200-meter run women
| space | Athlete | country | time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adriana Millard | CHI | 25.8 s |
| 2 | Melania Luz | BRA | 25.9 s |
| 3 | Benedita de Oliveira | BRA | 26.5 s |
Final: April 21
80-meter hurdles women
| space | Athlete | country | time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wanda dos Santos | BRA | 11.7 s |
| 2 | Marion Huber | CHI | 12.2 s |
| 3 | Eliana Gaete | CHI | 12.3 s |
Final: April 23
4 x 100 meter relay women
| space | Athletes | country | time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Lucila Pini Elizabeth Müller Benedita de Oliveira Melania Luz |
BRA | 49.2 s |
| 2 |
Adriana Millard Anegret Weller Teresa Venegas Eliana Gaete |
CHI | 50.8 s |
| 3 |
Lilia Menendez Nelida Cajide Irma Lavaglia Teresa Carvajal |
ARG | 51.0 s |
Finale: April 24th
High jump women
| space | Athlete | country | height |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elizabeth Mueller | BRA | 1.55 m |
| 2 | Lelia Spuhr | ARG | 1.50 m |
| 3 | Hilda Lasseb | BRA | 1.50 m |
Final: April 23
Long jump women
| space | Athlete | country | Expanse |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wanda dos Santos | BRA | 5.53 m |
| 2 | Adriana Millard | CHI | 5.415 m |
| 3 | Hilda Yamasaki | BY | 5.39 m |
Finale: April 24th
Shot put women
| space | Athlete | country | Expanse |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ingeborg Mello | ARG | 11,575 m |
| 2 | Elizabeth Mueller | BRA | 11.285 m |
| 3 | Haydee Valet | ARG | 11,115 m |
Final: April 16
Discus throw women
| space | Athlete | country | Expanse |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ingeborg Mello | ARG | 37.355 m |
| 2 | Zita Brandt | CHI | 36.275 m |
| 3 | Ingeborg Pfuller | ARG | 36.05 m |
Final: April 20th
Javelin women
| space | Athlete | country | Expanse |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Estrella Puente | URU | 37.74 m |
| 2 | Gerda Martín | CHI | 37.39 m |
| 3 | Ingeborg Mello | ARG | 36.50 m |
Final: April 17th
Medal table
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Medal table final after 32 decisions |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| space | country | gold | silver | bronze | total |
| 1 | Argentina | 14th | 10 | 11 | 35 |
| 2 | Brazil | 6th | 7th | 8th | 21st |
| 3 | Chile | 5 | 10 | 6th | 21st |
| 4th | Peru | 4th | 1 | 4th | 9 |
| 5 | Uruguay | 3 | 4th | 3 | 10 |
literature
- Winfried Kramer: South American Track & Field Championships 1919–1995 . Neunkirchen 1996