1983 South American Athletics Championships
The XXXII. The South American Athletics Championships were held from September 29 to October 2, 1983 in Santa Fe , Argentina . The most successful participant was the Brazilian sprinter Paulo Correia with three gold medals and one silver medal. For women, Elba Barbosa from Brazil won three gold medals.
Men's competitions
The men's team championship was won by the Brazilian team with 259 points, ahead of the Chileans with 159 points and the Argentina team with 143 points and the Colombians with 55 54 points. Behind Uruguay with 22 points, the Peruvians achieved 15 points, Paraguay 8 points, Bolivia and Ecuador 6 points each and Venezuela 3 points.
100-meter run men
| space | athlete | country | time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nelson dos Santos | BRA | 10.3 s |
| 2 | Paulo Correia | BRA | 10.5 s |
| 3 | Giorgio Mautino | BY | 10.5 s |
Final: September 29th
200-meter run men
| space | athlete | country | time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paulo Correia | BRA | 21.3 s |
| 2 | Nelson dos Santos | BRA | 21.5 s |
| 3 | José Beduino | ARG | 21.7 s |
Final: September 30th
400-meter run men
| space | athlete | country | time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sérgio Menezes | BRA | 46.8 s |
| 2 | Evaldo da Silva | BRA | 47.4 s |
| 3 | Wolfman Mena | COL | 47.5 s |
Final: September 30th
800 meter run men
| space | athlete | country | time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | José Luíz Barbosa | BRA | 1: 49.1 min |
| 2 | Emilio Ulloa | CHI | 1: 49.2 min |
| 3 | Raúl López | ARG | 1: 50.5 min |
Final: September 30th
1500 meter run men
| space | athlete | country | time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Emilio Ulloa | CHI | 3: 48.3 min |
| 2 | Omar Ortega | ARG | 3: 48.9 min |
| 3 | Adauto domingues | BRA | 3: 50.8 min |
Final: October 2nd
5000 meter run men
| space | athlete | country | time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Omar Aguilar | CHI | 14: 00.9 min |
| 2 | João de Ataide | BRA | 14: 01.2 min |
| 3 | German Peña | COL | 14: 03.1 min |
Final: September 29th
10,000-meter run men
| space | athlete | country | time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Omar Aguilar | CHI | 29: 12.1 min |
| 2 | João de Ataide | BRA | 29: 13.4 min |
| 3 | Jairo Correa | COL | 29: 22.7 min |
Final: September 30th
Marathon men
| space | athlete | country | time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Juan Plagman | CHI | 2:15:50 h |
| 2 | Jairo Correa | COL | 2:17:43 h |
| 3 | Rafael Parra | COL | 2:19:42 h |
Final: October 2nd
110-meter hurdles men
| space | athlete | country | time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pedro Chiamulera | BRA | 14.3 s |
| 2 | Wellington da Nobrega | BRA | 14.5 s |
| 3 | Rodolfo Iturraspe | CHI | 14.9 s |
Final: October 2nd
400 meter hurdles men
| space | athlete | country | time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pedro Chiamulera | BRA | 52.2 s |
| 2 | Rodrigo de la Fuente | CHI | 52.7 s |
| 3 | Elías da Fonseca | BRA | 52.8 s |
Final: September 30th
3000 meter obstacle course men
| space | athlete | country | time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Emilio Ulloa | CHI | 8: 44.6 min |
| 2 | Wilson de Santana | BRA | 8: 47.7 min |
| 3 | Adauto domingues | BRA | 8: 50.8 min |
Final: October 1st
4 x 100 meter relay men
| space | Athletes | country | time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Marcus Barros Nelson dos Santos Paulo Correia Sérgio Menezes |
BRA | 40.7 s |
| 2 | Muro Oscar Barrionuevo Hugo Alzamora José Beduino |
ARG | 40.8 s |
| 3 |
Luis Cabral Daniel Ipata Guzman Ruben da Cunha |
URU | 41.4 s |
Final: October 2nd
4 x 400 meter relay men
| space | Athletes | country | time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Paulo Correia Evaldo da Silva José Luíz Barbosa Sérgio Menezes |
BRA | 3: 10.8 min |
| 2 |
Carlos Contreras Rodrigo de la Fuente Luis Schneider Urquiza |
CHI | 3: 13.6 min |
| 3 |
Eduardo Sandes Daniel Bambicha Hugo Alzamora Raúl López |
ARG | 3: 14.5 min |
Final: September 30th
20-kilometer walk
| space | athlete | country | time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Héctor Moreno | COL | 1:24:12 h |
| 2 | Francisco Vargas | COL | 1:25:35 h |
| 3 | Osvaldo Morejon | BOL | 1:32:20 h |
Final: October 1st
High jump men
| space | athlete | country | height |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jorge Achanjo | BRA | 2.14 m |
| 2 | Fernando Pastoriza | ARG | 2.14 m |
| Rodrigo de la Fuente | CHI | 2.04 m |
Final: October 2nd
Pole vault men
| space | athlete | country | height |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fernando Hoces | CHI | 4.70 m |
| 2 | Renato Bortolozzi | BRA | 4.60 m |
| 3 | Walter Franzantti | ARG | 4.50 m |
| Oscar Veit | ARG | 4.50 m |
Final: October 1st
Long jump men
| space | athlete | country | Expanse |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Osvaldo Frigerio | ARG | 7.51 m |
| 2 | Luiz Favero | BRA | 7.41 m |
| 3 | Marcus Barros | BRA | 7.28 m |
Final: September 30th
Triple jump men
| space | athlete | country | Expanse |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Francisco Pichott | CHI | 15.64 m |
| 2 | José Quiñaliza | ECU | 15.52 m |
| 3 | Jailto Bonfim | BRA | 15.44 m |
Final: September 29th
Shot put men
| space | athlete | country | Expanse |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gert Weil | CHI | 18.29 m |
| 2 | Juan Turri | ARG | 16.56 m |
| 3 | Adilson Oliveira | BRA | 15.70 m |
Final: September 30th
Discus throw men
| space | athlete | country | Expanse |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | José Jacques | BRA | 51.86 m |
| 2 | Celso da Cunha | BRA | 50.50 m |
| 3 | Andres Pérez | CHI | 49.24 m |
Final: October 1st
Hammer throw men
| space | athlete | country | Expanse |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ivam Bertelli | BRA | 61.16 m |
| 2 | Roberto Olcese | ARG | 60.56 m |
| 3 | Pedro Attilio | BRA | 59.74 m |
Final: September 29th
Javelin men
| space | athlete | country | Expanse |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | José de Souza | BRA | 74.54 m |
| 2 | Luis Martínez | COL | 71.48 m |
| 3 | Amilcar de Barros | BRA | 71.24 m |
Final: October 2nd
Decathlon men
| space | athlete | country | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carlos Gambetta | ARG | 7252 |
| 2 | Ronaldo Alcaraz | BRA | 7096 |
| 3 | Antonio Balbuena | BRA | 6959 |
September 29th and 30th
Women's competitions
The women’s team championship was won by the Brazilians with 178 points, ahead of the Chileans with 86 points and the Argentina team with 76 points. Behind the Colombians with 50 points, Peru achieved 36 points, Bolivia 26 points, Ecuador 24 points and Uruguay 9 points.
100-meter run women
| space | Athlete | country | time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esmeralda de Jesus Garcia | BRA | 11.6 s |
| 2 | Sheila de Oliveira | BRA | 11.8 s |
| 3 | Daisy Salas | CHI | 11.9 s |
Final: October 2nd
200-meter run women
| space | Athlete | country | time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jucilene Garces | BRA | 24.5 s |
| 2 | Sheila de Oliveira | BRA | 24.9 s |
| 3 | Margarita green | URU | 24.9 s |
Final: September 30th
400-meter run women
| space | Athlete | country | time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elba Barbosa | BRA | 54.0 s |
| 2 | Jucilene Garces | BRA | 54.0 s |
| 3 | Norfalia Carabali | COL | 54.8 s |
Final: October 2nd
800 meter run women
| space | Athlete | country | time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alejandra Ramos | CHI | 2: 04.6 min |
| 2 | Soraya Telles | BRA | 2: 06.2 min |
| 3 | Norfalia Carabali | COL | 2: 07.2 min |
Final: September 30th
1500-meter run women
| space | Athlete | country | time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alejandra Ramos | CHI | 4: 25.3 min |
| 2 | Mónica Regonesi | CHI | 4: 27.2 min |
| 3 | Adriana Marchena | VEN | 4: 27.5 min |
Final: October 1st
3000 meter run women
| space | Athlete | country | time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mónica Regonesi | CHI | 9: 57.2 min |
| 2 | Maria Biondi | ARG | 10:02.2 min |
| 3 | Ruth Jaime | BY | 10: 06.3 min |
Final: October 2nd
100 meter hurdles women
| space | Athlete | country | time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beatriz Capotosto | ARG | 13.2 s |
| 2 | Juraciara da Silva | BRA | 13.7 s |
| 3 | Orlane dos Santos | BRA | 14.4 s |
Final: October 2nd
400-meter hurdles women
| space | Athlete | country | time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Conceição Geremias | BRA | 59.5 s |
| 2 | Margit Weise | BRA | 60.5 s |
| 3 | Annabella del Lago | ARG | 62.6 s |
Final: September 30th
4 x 100 meter relay women
| space | Athletes | country | time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Elba Barbosa Juraciara da Silva Esmeralda de Jesus Garcia Sheila de Oliveira |
BRA | 45.4 s |
| 2 |
Graciela Acosta Andrea Sassi Claudia Acerenca Margarita Green |
URU | 47.7 s |
| 3 |
Final: October 2nd
The relays of Argentina and Chile were disqualified, so only two relays were in the ranking.
4 x 400 meter relay women
| space | Athletes | country | time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Margit Weise Maria do Carmo Fialho Jucilene Garces Elba Barbosa |
BRA | 3: 40.0 min |
| 2 |
Graciela Mardones Paola Raab Alejandra Ramos Cecilia Rodríguez |
CHI | 3: 45.3 min |
| 3 |
Amalia Linietzki Marcela López Espinoza Croatto Fox |
ARG | 3: 48.7 min |
Final: September 30th
High jump women
| space | Athlete | country | height |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Orlane dos Santos | BRA | 1.80 m |
| 2 | Conceição Geremias | BRA | 1.77 m |
| 3 | Liliana Arigoni | ARG | 1.71 m |
| Carmen Garib | CHI | 1.71 m |
Final: September 29th
Long jump women
| space | Athlete | country | Expanse |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esmeralda de Jesus Garcia | BRA | 6.12 m |
| 2 | Adriana Ruffin | CHI | 5.84 m |
| 3 | Orlane dos Santos | BRA | 5.79 m |
Final: October 1st
Shot put women
| space | Athlete | country | Expanse |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maria Fernandes | BRA | 15.01 m |
| 2 | Marinalva dos Santos | BRA | 14.87 m |
| 3 | Jazmin Cirio | CHI | 14.04 m |
Final: October 2nd
Discus throw women
| space | Athlete | country | Expanse |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Odete Domingos | BRA | 49.30 m |
| 2 | María Isabel Urrutia | COL | 45.00 m |
| 3 | Maria Fernandes | BRA | 44.72 m |
Final: September 30th
Javelin women
| space | Athlete | country | Expanse |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marieta Riera | VEN | 51.04 m |
| 2 | Carolina Weil | CHI | 50.68 m |
| 3 | Mariela Riera | VEN | 49.18 m |
Final: September 29th
Heptathlon women
| space | Athlete | country | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Conceição Geremias | BRA | 5865 |
| 2 | Olga Verissimo | BRA | 5371 |
| 3 | Yvonne Neddermann | ARG | 5273 |
October 1st and 2nd
Medal table
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Medal table final after 39 decisions |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| space | country | gold | silver | bronze | total |
| 1 | Brazil | 23 | 20th | 12 | 55 |
| 2 | Chile | 11 | 7th | 5 | 23 |
| 3 | Argentina | 3 | 6th | 10 | 19th |
| 4th | Colombia | 1 | 4th | 6th | 11 |
| 5 | Venezuela | 1 | - | 2 | 3 |
| 6th | Uruguay | - | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 7th | Ecuador | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| 8th | Peru | - | - | 2 | 2 |
| 9 | Bolivia | - | - | 1 | 1 |
literature
- Winfried Kramer: South American Track & Field Championships 1919–1995 . Neunkirchen 1996