1954 South American Athletics Championships
The XVIII. The South American Athletics Championships took place in São Paulo from April 17-25, 1954 . The most successful participant was the Brazilian sprinter José Telles da Conceição with three wins and a second place. In the women's category, Brazilian Deyse de Castro won five medals, one of which was gold.
Men's competitions
The men's team was won by the Brazilian team with 315 points, ahead of the Chileans with 177 points and the Peruvian team with 61 points. Behind them Venezuela scored 51 points, Uruguay 23 points and Colombia 19 points.
100-meter run men
| space | athlete | country | time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paulo de Fonseca | BRA | 10.6 s |
| 2 | José Telles da Conceição | BRA | 10.7 s |
| 3 | Benedito Ferreira | BRA | 10.7 s |
Final: April 18th
200-meter run men
| space | athlete | country | time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | José Telles da Conceição | BRA | 21.2 s |
| 2 | Jaime Aparicio | COL | 21.7 s |
| 3 | Paulo de Fonseca | BRA | 21.8 s |
Final: April 21
400-meter run men
| space | athlete | country | time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mario do Nascimento | BRA | 48.3 s |
| 2 | Argemiro Roque | BRA | 49.1 s |
| 3 | Ramon Sandoval | CHI | 49.5 s |
Final: April 18th
800 meter run men
| space | athlete | country | time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ramon Sandoval | CHI | 1: 50.9 min |
| 2 | Argemiro Roque | BRA | 1: 53.6 min |
| 3 | Odilon Netto | BRA | 1: 54.2 min |
Final: April 21
1500 meter run men
| space | athlete | country | time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jaime Correa | CHI | 3: 56.5 min |
| 2 | Guillermo Solá | CHI | 3: 57.2 min |
| 3 | Santiago Novas | CHI | 3: 57.7 min |
Final: April 18th
5000 meter run men
| space | athlete | country | time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jaime Correa | CHI | 15: 00.6 min |
| 2 | Santiago Novas | CHI | 15: 07.8 min |
| 3 | Edgard Mitt | BRA | 15: 14.1 min |
Final: April 17th
10,000-meter run men
| space | athlete | country | time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jaime Correa | CHI | 31: 41.0 min |
| 2 | Geraldo Alves | BRA | 32: 14.5 min |
| 3 | Luís Rodrigues | BRA | 32: 30.5 min |
Final: April 21
Half marathon men
| space | athlete | country | time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Geraldo Alves | BRA | 1:13:02 h |
| 2 | Joaquín da Silva | BRA | 1:13:43 h |
| 3 | José Perez | CHI | 1:15:48 h |
Final: April 25th
110-meter hurdles men
| space | athlete | country | time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wilson Carneiro | BRA | 14.3 s |
| 2 | Teófilo Davis Bell | VEN | 14.5 s |
| 3 | Juan Leiva | VEN | 14.8 s |
Final: April 20th
at 4.2 m / s tail wind
400 meter hurdles men
| space | athlete | country | time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jaime Aparicio | COL | 52.2 s |
| 2 | Wilson Carneiro | BRA | 53.5 s |
| 3 | Ulisses dos Santos | BRA | 54.9 s |
Finale: April 24th
3000 meter obstacle course men
| space | athlete | country | time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Edgard Mitt | BRA | 9: 14.9 min |
| 2 | Guillermo Solá | CHI | 9: 16.0 min |
| 3 | Santiago Novas | CHI | 9: 26.6 min |
Finale: April 24th
4 x 100 meter relay men
| space | Athletes | country | time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kadlec Benedito Ferreira Paulo de Fonseca José Telles da Conceição |
BRA | 40.8 s |
| 2 |
Gerardo Salazar Maximo Reyes Oscar Maldonado Guillermo Sebastiani |
BY | 41.8 s |
| 3 |
Apolinar Solórzano Guillermo Gutiérrez Juan Leiva Teofilo Davis Bell |
VEN | 42.2 s |
Finale: April 24th
4 x 400 meter relay men
| space | Athletes | country | time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Argemiro Roque Ulisses Santos Silva Mario do Nascimento |
BRA | 3: 17.5 min |
| 2 |
Segundo Peña Waldo Sandoval Gustavo Ehlers Ramón Sandoval |
CHI | 3: 18.0 min |
| 3 |
Guillermo Gutiérrez Apolinar Solórzano Camacho Juan Leiva |
VEN | 3: 18.1 min |
Final: April 25th
High jump men
| space | athlete | country | height |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | José Telles da Conceição | BRA | 2.00 m |
| 2 | Ernesto Lagos | CHI | 1.95 m |
| 3 | Adilton Luz | BRA | 1.90 m |
Final: April 17th
Pole vault men
| space | athlete | country | height |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brígido Iriarte | VEN | 3.90 m |
| 2 | Carlos Moschen | BRA | 3.90 m |
| 3 | Fausto de Souza | BRA | 3.90 m |
Final: April 20th
Long jump men
| space | athlete | country | Expanse |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fermín Donazar | URU | 7.51 m |
| 2 | Mario Gonzales | BRA | 7.47 m |
| 3 | Ary de Sá | BRA | 7.19 m |
Final: April 18th
The widths of Donazar and Gonzales were achieved with wind support and therefore not on the best list.
Triple jump men
| space | athlete | country | Expanse |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adhemar da Silva | BRA | 16.22 m |
| 2 | Helio da Silva | BRA | 14.86 m |
| 3 | Renato Nascimento | BRA | 14.70 m |
Final: April 21
Shot put men
| space | athlete | country | Expanse |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alcides Dambros | BRA | 15.32 m |
| 2 | Nadim Marreis | BRA | 13.81 m |
| 3 | Armin Neverman | CHI | 13.79 m |
Final: April 18th
Discus throw men
| space | athlete | country | Expanse |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eduardo Julve | BY | 47.44 m |
| 2 | Hernán Haddad | CHI | 46.52 m |
| 3 | Alcides Dambrós | BRA | 45.09 m |
Finale: April 24th
Hammer throw men
| space | athlete | country | Expanse |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Walter Kupper | BRA | 50.65 m |
| 2 | Alejandro Díaz | CHI | 50.04 m |
| 3 | Arturo Melcher | CHI | 49.47 m |
Final: April 20th
Javelin men
| space | athlete | country | Expanse |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carlos Monges | BY | 61.33 m |
| 2 | Janis Stendzenieks | CHI | 60.88 m |
| 3 | Francisco Cespedes | CHI | 56.81 m |
Final: April 17th
Decathlon men
| space | athlete | country | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Francisco Moura | BRA | 6047 |
| 2 | Brígido Iriarte | VEN | 6002 |
| 3 | Aldo Ribeiro | BRA | 5765 |
April 24th and 25th
Women's competitions
The Brazilian team won the women's team with 116.5 points, ahead of the Chilean women with 102.5 points. With 17 points, Uruguay was ahead of Peru and Colombia with two points each.
100-meter run women
| space | Athlete | country | time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Benedita de Oliveira | BRA | 12.3 s |
| 2 | Deyse de Castro | BRA | 12.3 s |
| 3 | Elda Selamé | CHI | 12.3 s |
Final: April 18th
With a tailwind of 2.7 m / s, the times were not on the best list.
200-meter run women
| space | Athlete | country | time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Deyse de Castro | BRA | 25.7 s |
| 2 | Elda Selamé | CHI | 25.8 s |
| 3 | Benedita de Olveira | BRA | 26.2 s |
Final: April 21
80-meter hurdles women
| space | Athlete | country | time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wanda dos Santos | BRA | 11.4 s |
| 2 | Eliana Gaete | CHI | 11.9 s |
| 3 | Delia Díaz | URU | 12.2 s |
Final: April 25th
4 x 100 meter relay women
| space | Athletes | country | time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Aurora Bianchi Elda Selamé Eliana Gaete Beatriz Kretschmer |
CHI | 48.4 s |
| 2 |
Deyse de Castro Elizabeth Müller Melania Luz Benedita de Oliveira |
BRA | 48.6 s |
| 3 |
Final: April 25th
There were only two teams at the start.
High jump women
| space | Athlete | country | height |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Delia Díaz | URU | 1.55 m |
| 2 | Elizabeth Mueller | BRA | 1.55 m |
| 3 | Deyse de Castro | BRA | 1.55 m |
Finale: April 24th
Long jump women
| space | Athlete | country | Expanse |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lisa Peter | CHI | 5.75 m |
| 2 | Deyse de Castro | BRA | 5.47 m |
| 3 | Wanda dos Santos | BRA | 5.42 m |
Final: April 18th
Shot put women
| space | Athlete | country | Expanse |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elizabeth Mueller | BRA | 11.79 m |
| 2 | Pradelia Delgado | CHI | 11.70 m |
| 3 | Vera Trezoitko | BRA | 11.60 m |
Final: April 21
Discus throw women
| space | Athlete | country | Expanse |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Erica Trommel | CHI | 39.84 m |
| 2 | Ilse Gerdau | BRA | 39.40 m |
| 3 | Pradelia Delgado | CHI | 38.23 m |
Final: April 17th
Javelin women
| space | Athlete | country | Expanse |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anneliese Schmidt | BRA | 42.07 m |
| 2 | Marlene Ahrens | CHI | 41.68 m |
| 3 | Carmen Venegas | CHI | 41.65 m |
Final: April 25th
Medal table
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Medal table final after 31 decisions |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| space | country | gold | silver | bronze | total |
| 1 | Brazil | 18th | 15th | 16 | 49 |
| 2 | Chile | 7th | 12 | 10 | 29 |
| 3 | Peru | 2 | 1 | - | 3 |
| 4th | Uruguay | 2 | - | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | Venezuela | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6th |
| 6th | Colombia | 1 | 1 | - | 2 |
literature
- Winfried Kramer: South American Track & Field Championships 1919–1995 . Neunkirchen 1996