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I South American Junior Championships in Athletics
DatesApril 18–19
Host city Argentina Buenos Aires, Argentina
LevelJunior
Events17
Participationabout 59 athletes from
2 nations

The first South American Junior Championships in Athletics were held in Buenos Aires, Argentina from April 18–19, 1959.

Participation (unofficial)

Detailed result lists can be found on the "World Junior Athletics History" website. [1] An unofficial count yields the number of about 59 athletes from about 2 countries: Argentina (28), Chile (31).

Medal summary

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

Men

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres   Eduardo Krumm ( CHI) 10.7   Hervé Dillan ( CHI) 10.9   Alberto Keitel ( CHI) 10.9
200 metres   Hervé Dillan ( CHI) 22.2   Juan Salom ( ARG) 22.7   Juan Mouat ( CHI) 22.8
400 metres   Fernando Zapeda ( CHI) 51.1   Juan Carlos Dyrzka ( ARG) 51.7   Jordi Radmilovic ( CHI) 51.9
800 metres   Ernesto Díaz ( CHI) 1:58.8   Mario Luengo ( CHI) 2:00.1   Carlos Crespo ( ARG) 2:01.6
1500 metres   Daniel Cortez ( CHI) 4:07.1   Enrique Rodríguez ( CHI) 4:09.7   Dagoberto Hernández ( CHI) 4:12.4
3000 metres   Enrique Rodríguez ( CHI) 9:05.8   Isay Ramírez ( CHI) 9:06.0   Daniel Cortez ( CHI) 9:06.2
110 metres hurdles   Juan Carlos Dyrzka ( ARG) 16.0   Jorge Wagner ( ARG) 16.1   Guillermo Vallanía ( ARG) 16.3
High jump   Eugenio Velasco ( CHI) 1.80   José Ugarte ( CHI) 1.75   Julio Verno ( ARG) 1.75
Pole vault   Sergio Opazo ( CHI) 3.60   Germán Goddard ( CHI) 3.50   Luis Meza ( CHI) 3.50
Long jump   Carlos Tornquist ( CHI) 6.74   Eduardo Krumm ( CHI) 6.56   Jorge Wagner ( ARG) 6.29
Shot put   Horacio Beluardo ( ARG) 16.53   Juan Faist ( ARG) 15.49   Leonardo Lee ( CHI) 15.44
Discus throw   Orlando Guaita ( CHI) 40.86   Horacio Beluardo ( ARG) 39.41   Juan Faist ( ARG) 38.40
Hammer throw   Juan Miranda ( CHI) 49.80   Héctor Núñez ( CHI) 49.23   Mario Cáceras ( CHI) 45.83
Javelin throw   Claudio Reinke ( ARG) 52.55   Juan Pacella ( ARG) 47.37   Alberto Kraeft ( ARG) 46.89
Pentathlon   Eduardo Krumm ( CHI) 2122   Domingo Valenzuela ( CHI) 1901   Werner Wischia ( CHI) 1884
4 × 100 metres relay   Chile 42.9
1000 metres Medley relay (100m x 200m x 300m x 400m)   Chile 2:02.2   Argentina 2:03.4

Medal table (unofficial)

  *   Host nation ( Argentina)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  Chile (CHI)149932
2  Argentina (ARG)*37616
Totals (2 entries)17161548


References

  1. ^ a b World Junior Athletics History, WORLD JUNIOR ATHLETICS HISTORY ("WJAH"), 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

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