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1961 South American Junior Championships in Athletics

The third South American Junior Championships in Athletics were held in Santa Fe, Argentina from October 15–16, 1961.

III South American Junior Championships in Athletics
DatesOctober 15–16
Host citySanta Fe, Argentina Argentina
LevelJunior
Events18
Participationabout 56 athletes from
5 nations

Participation (unofficial) edit

Detailed result lists can be found on the "World Junior Athletics History" website.[1] An unofficial count yields the number of about 56 athletes from about 5 countries: Argentina (21), Brazil (13), Chile (14), Peru (5), Uruguay (3).

Medal summary edit

Medal winners are published for men[2] and women[3] Complete results can be found on the "World Junior Athletics History" website.[1]

Men edit

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres   Iván Moreno (CHI) 10.7   Juan Byers (CHI) 10.7   Juan Hasegawa (PER) 10.8
200 metres   Iván Moreno (CHI) 22.1   Gerardo Di Tolla (PER) 22.2   Juan Byers (CHI) 22.2
400 metres   López Medrano (ARG) 50.7   Jaime Vega (CHI) 50.9   Jorge Vilaboa (URU) NTT
800 metres   Jaime Vega (CHI) 1:58.8   Luis Alarcón (CHI) 1:59.6   Rogelio Rodríguez (ARG) 1:59.8
1500 metres   Luis Alarcón (CHI) 4:07.8   Hugo Roldán (ARG) 4:10.5   Mario Cutropia (ARG) 4:11.8
3000 metres   Mario Cutropia (ARG) 9:07.2   Horácio Ferreira (BRA) 9:17.2   José Pincheire (BRA) 9:27.0
110 metres hurdles   Hildemar Cimolini (ARG) 15.2   Guillermo Vallanía (ARG) 15.3   João Gonzales (BRA) 15.7
400 metres hurdles   João Gonzales (BRA) 57.4   Manuel Jordán (CHI) 58.5   Santiago Gordon (CHI) 58.8
High jump   Roberto Abugattás (PER) 1.85   José Barros (BRA) 1.80   Luis Cornaglia (ARG) 1.75
Pole vault   Geraldo Morandé (CHI) 3.60   Daniel Argoitía (ARG) 3.60   Eduardo Nakayama (BRA) 3.40
Long jump   Julián Méndez (ARG) 6.78   Carlos Ermter (CHI) 6.57   Jauro Koga (BRA) 6.51
Triple jump   Iván Moreno (CHI) 14.33   Herbert da Silva (BRA) 13.94   Arturo Arancibia (ARG) 13.50
Shot put   José Vallejo (ARG) 12.91   Cláudio Romanini (BRA) 12.59   Ramón García (CHI) 12.28
Discus throw   Gilberto Matusiak (BRA) 47.98   Cláudio Romanini (BRA) 46.67   Miguel Gesto (URU) 44.28
Hammer throw   Hugo Grazioli (ARG) 49.77   José Vallejo (ARG) 48.97   Hugo Peña (CHI) 47.84
Javelin throw   José Denis (PER) 53.92   Héctor Ramos (ARG) 51.50   Patricio Etcheverry (CHI) 49.90
4 × 100 metres relay   Argentina 43.4   Peru 43.9   Brazil 44.2
4 × 400 metres relay   Chile 3:29.0   Argentina 3:29.8   Brazil 3:32.0

Medal table (unofficial) edit

  *   Host nation (Argentina)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  Argentina (ARG)*76417
2  Chile (CHI)75517
3  Brazil (BRA)25613
4  Peru (PER)2215
5  Uruguay (URU)0022
Totals (5 entries)18181854


References edit

  1. ^ a b World Junior Athletics History, WORLD JUNIOR ATHLETICS HISTORY ("WJAH"), archived from the original on October 23, 2011, retrieved November 1, 2011
  2. ^ SOUTH AMERICAN JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS (MEN), Athletics Weekly, retrieved November 1, 2011
  3. ^ SOUTH AMERICAN JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS (WOMEN), Athletics Weekly, retrieved November 1, 2011

External links edit

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