1952 South American Championships in Athletics

The 1952 South American Championships in Athletics
South American Championships in Athletics
The South American Championships in Athletics is a biennial athletics event organized by CONSUDATLE. The first edition in 1919 was competed between only two countries , but it has since expanded and has generally been held every two years since 1927.In addition, 8 unofficial championships were held...

were held in Buenos Aires

Buenos Aires

Buenos Aires is the capital and largest city of Argentina, and the second-largest metropolitan area in South America, after São Paulo. It is located on the western shore of the estuary of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern coast of the South American continent...

, Argentina

Argentina

Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...

Men's events

100 metres 100 metres The 100 metres, or 100-metre dash, is a sprint race in track and field competitions. The shortest common outdoor running distance, it is one of the most popular and prestigious events in the sport of athletics. It has been contested at the Summer Olympics since 1896...	Gerardo Salazar Peru	10.7	Gerardo Bönnhoff Argentina	10.8	José Telles da Conceição Brazil	10.8
200 metres 200 metres A 200 metres race is a sprint running event. On an outdoor 400 m track, the race begins on the curve and ends on the home straight, so a combination of techniques are needed to successfully run the race. A slightly shorter race, called the stadion and run on a straight track, was the first...	Gerardo Bönnhoff Argentina	21.5	Fernando Lapuente Argentina	22.0	Gustavo Ehlers Chile	22.0
400 metres 400 metres The 400 metres, or 400 metre dash, is a common sprinting event in track and field competitions. It has been featured in the athletics programme at the Summer Olympics since 1896 . On a standard outdoor running track, it is exactly one lap around the track. Runners start in staggered positions and...	Gustavo Ehlers Chile	48.7	Argemiro Roque Brazil	49.1	Mário do Nascimento Brazil	49.7
800 metres 800 metres The 800 meter race is a common track running event. It is the shortest common middle distance track event. The 800 meter is run over two laps of the track and has always been an Olympic event. During indoor track season the event is usually run on a 200 meter track, therefore requiring four laps...	Argemiro Roque Brazil	1:53.3 CR	Waldomiro Monteiro Brazil	1:53.9	Carlos Gajardo Chile	1:55.3
1500 metres 1500 metres The 1,500-metre run is the premier middle distance track event.Aerobic endurance is the biggest factor contributing to success in the 1500 metres but the athlete also requires significant sprint speed.In modern times, the 1,500-metre run has been run at a pace faster than the average person could...	Nilo Riveros Argentina	3:58.5	Guillermo Solá Guillermo Solá Guillermo Solá Aravena is a retired middle- and long-distance runner from Chile. He won the gold medal in the men's 3.000 metres steeplechase event at the 1955 Pan American Games. Solá represented his native South American country at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland.-References:*... Chile	3:59.6	Luís Rodrigues Brazil	4:00.3
5000 metres 5000 metres The 5000 metres is a popular running distance also known as 5 km or 5K in American English. It is one of the track events in the Olympic Games and the World Championships in Athletics. "5000 metres" refers to racing on a track and "5K" usually refers to a roadrace or cross country event...	Raúl Inostroza Chile	14:59.8	Reinaldo Gorno Reinaldo Gorno Reinaldo Berto Gorno was a long-distance runner from Argentina, who won the silver medal at the 1952 Summer Olympics held in Helsinki, Finland. In 1954 he became the first non-Japanese winner of the Fukuoka Marathon.-References:... Argentina	15:05.5	Juan Miranda Juan Miranda Juan Miguel Miranda is a Cuban Major League Baseball first baseman.-Cuba:The 5-foot-11 Miranda batted .303 with 27 homers for Pinar Del Rio in Cuba's Serie Nacional from to . Miranda was on the Cuban national team.He defected to the Dominican Republic in early 2004, on his seventh attempt... Argentina	15:09.0
10000 metres 10000 metres The 10,000 metres or 10K is a common long distance running event. As "10,000 metres" it is a track event, and appears in athletics events such as the Olympic Games and the World Championships in Athletics; as "10K" it is a roadrace or cross country running event...	Delfo Cabrera Delfo Cabrera Delfo Cabrera Gómez was an Argentine athlete, winner of the marathon race at the 1948 Summer Olympics in one of the most dramatic finishes in athletics history.-Biography:... Argentina	31:05.7	Raúl Inostroza Chile	31:26.9	Corsino Fernández Argentina	31:32.3
Half marathon Half marathon A half marathon is a road running event of . It is half the distance of a marathon and usually run on roads. Participation in half marathons has grown steadily recently. One of the main reasons for this is that it is a challenging distance, but does not require the same level of training that a...	Delfo Cabrera Delfo Cabrera Delfo Cabrera Gómez was an Argentine athlete, winner of the marathon race at the 1948 Summer Olympics in one of the most dramatic finishes in athletics history.-Biography:... Argentina	1:09:19 CR	Reinaldo Gorno Reinaldo Gorno Reinaldo Berto Gorno was a long-distance runner from Argentina, who won the silver medal at the 1952 Summer Olympics held in Helsinki, Finland. In 1954 he became the first non-Japanese winner of the Fukuoka Marathon.-References:... Argentina	1:11:28	Corsino Fernández Argentina	1:11:28
3000 metres steeplechase	Guillermo Solá Guillermo Solá Guillermo Solá Aravena is a retired middle- and long-distance runner from Chile. He won the gold medal in the men's 3.000 metres steeplechase event at the 1955 Pan American Games. Solá represented his native South American country at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland.-References:*... Chile	9:32.0 CR	Edgard Mitt Brazil	9:34.6	Haroldo Gallardo Chile	9:38.4
110 metres hurdles 110 metres hurdles The 110 metres hurdles is a hurdling track and field event for men. It is incuded in the athletics programme at the Summer Olympic Games. The female counterpart is the 100 metre hurdles. As part of a racing event, ten hurdles of 1.067 metres in height are evenly spaced along a straight...	Jörn Gevert Chile	14.9	Estanislao Kocourek Argentina	15.0	Wilson Carneiro Brazil	15.1
400 metres hurdles 400 metres hurdles The 400 metres hurdles is an Olympic athletics event in track and field. On a standard outdoor track 400 metres is the length of the inside lane once around the stadium. Runners stay in their lane the entire way after starting out of the blocks and must clear ten hurdles that are evenly...	Wilson Carneiro Brazil	52.7 CR	Jörn Gevert Chile	53.5	Pedro Yoma Chile	54.6
High jump High jump The high jump is a track and field athletics event in which competitors must jump over a horizontal bar placed at measured heights without the aid of certain devices in its modern most practiced format; auxiliary weights and mounds have been used for assistance; rules have changed over the years....	José Telles da Conceição Brazil	1.90	Ernesto Lagos Chile	1.85	Alberto Bacán Brazil	1.85
Pole vault Pole vault Pole vaulting is a track and field event in which a person uses a long, flexible pole as an aid to leap over a bar. Pole jumping competitions were known to the ancient Greeks, as well as the Cretans and Celts...	Hélio da Silva Brazil	4.00 =CR	Jaime Piqueras Peru	3.90	Luis Ganoza Peru	3.90
Long jump Long jump The long jump is a track and field event in which athletes combine speed, strength, and agility in an attempt to leap as far as possible from a take off point...	Ary de Sá Ary de Sá Ary Façanha de Sá is a former Brazilian long jumper.At the 1952 Summer Olympics he finished fourth in the long jump. He also competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics. He became South American long jump champion in 1952, won silver medals in 1956 and 1958 and a bronze medal in 1954... Brazil	7.39 CR	Carlos Vera Carlos Vera Carlos Alfredo Vera Rodríguez is an Ecuadorian football referee. He has been an international referee since 2006. He has officiated matches in the Copa Libertadores, Copa Sudamericana, FIFA World Cup qualifiers and the South American Youth Championship. He was selected as a referee for the 2011... Chile	7.13	Ahylton da Conceição Brazil	7.08
Triple jump Triple jump The triple jump is a track and field sport, similar to the long jump, but involving a “hop, bound and jump” routine, whereby the competitor runs down the track and performs a hop, a bound and then a jump into the sand pit.The triple jump has its origins in the Ancient Olympics and has been a...	Adhemar da Silva Adhemar da Silva Adhemar Ferreira da Silva is a former Brazilian athlete who competed in the triple jump. He won two Olympic gold medals and set four world records in athletics, the last being 16.56 metres in 1955 Pan American Games.He was born in São Paulo, in a poor family, and began competing in the triple jump... Brazil	15.39 CR	Geraldo de Oliveira Brazil	15.11	Jorgely Figueira Brazil	14.75
Shot put Shot put The shot put is a track and field event involving "putting" a heavy metal ball—the shot—as far as possible. It is common to use the term "shot put" to refer to both the shot itself and to the putting action....	Reidar Soerlie Argentina	14.44	Augusto Maalstein Chile	13.86	Emilio Stelig Brazil	13.77
Discus throw Discus throw The discus throw is an event in track and field athletics competition, in which an athlete throws a heavy disc—called a discus—in an attempt to mark a farther distance than his or her competitors. It is an ancient sport, as evidenced by the 5th century BC Myron statue, Discobolus...	Reidar Soerlie Argentina	47.72 CR	Elvio Porta Argentina	45.27	Hernán Haddad Chile	45.15
Hammer throw Hammer throw The modern or Olympic hammer throw is an athletic throwing event where the object is to throw a heavy metal ball attached to a wire and handle. The name "hammer throw" is derived from older competitions where an actual sledge hammer was thrown...	Arturo Melcher Chile	50.75	Elvio Porta Argentina	49.73	Emilio Ortiz Argentina	49.25
Javelin throw Javelin throw The javelin throw is a track and field athletics throwing event where the object to be thrown is the javelin, a spear approximately 2.5 metres in length. Javelin is an event of both the men's decathlon and the women's heptathlon...	Ricardo Heber Argentina	67.68 CR	Gerardo Mielke Chile	63.10	Janis Stendzenieks Chile	60.51
Decathlon Decathlon The decathlon is a combined event in athletics consisting of ten track and field events. The word decathlon is of Greek origin . Events are held over two consecutive days and the winners are determined by the combined performance in all. Performance is judged on a points system in each event, not...	Hernán Figueroa Hernán Figueroa Hernán Figueroa Bueg is a former decathlete from Chile. He won the gold medal in the men's decathlon event at the inaugural Pan American Games in 1951. He is a two-time Olympian for his native South American country.-References:*... Chile	6698	Hernán Alzamora Peru	5849	Carlos Vera Carlos Vera Carlos Alfredo Vera Rodríguez is an Ecuadorian football referee. He has been an international referee since 2006. He has officiated matches in the Copa Libertadores, Copa Sudamericana, FIFA World Cup qualifiers and the South American Youth Championship. He was selected as a referee for the 2011... Chile	5844
4 x 100 metres relay 4 x 100 metres relay The 4 × 100 metres relay or sprint relay is an athletics track event run in lanes over one lap of the track with four runners completing 100 metres each. The first runners begin in the same stagger as for the individual 400 m race...	Argentina	41.4 CR	Peru	42.0	Brazil	42.2
4 x 400 metres relay 4 x 400 metres relay The 4 x 400 meters relay or long relay is an athletics track event in which teams comprise four runners who each complete 400 meters or one lap. It is traditionally the final event of a track meet. At top class events, the first 500 meters is run in lanes...	Brazil	3:17.5	Argentina	3:18.0	Chile	3:18.1

Women's events

100 metres 100 metres The 100 metres, or 100-metre dash, is a sprint race in track and field competitions. The shortest common outdoor running distance, it is one of the most popular and prestigious events in the sport of athletics. It has been contested at the Summer Olympics since 1896...	Julia Sánchez Peru	12.2 CR	Adriana Millard Chile	12.4	Lilián Buglia Argentina	12.4
200 metres 200 metres A 200 metres race is a sprint running event. On an outdoor 400 m track, the race begins on the curve and ends on the home straight, so a combination of techniques are needed to successfully run the race. A slightly shorter race, called the stadion and run on a straight track, was the first...	Deyse de Castro Brazil	25.5* CR	Adriana Millard Chile	25.5* CR	Lilián Heinz Argentina	25.8
80 metres hurdles 100 metres hurdles The 100 m hurdles are an Olympic track and field athletics discipline run by women . For the race ten hurdles of a height of 83.8 cm are placed evenly spaced along a straight course of 100 meters. They are positioned so that they will fall over if bumped into by the runner...	Wanda dos Santos Wanda dos Santos Wanda dos Santos is a retired female hurdler from Brazil, who represented her native country at two Summer Olympics, starting in 1952. She won a total number of four individual medals at the Pan American Games during her career.... Brazil	11.7	Marion Huber Chile	11.7	Adriana Millard Chile	12.2
High jump High jump The high jump is a track and field athletics event in which competitors must jump over a horizontal bar placed at measured heights without the aid of certain devices in its modern most practiced format; auxiliary weights and mounds have been used for assistance; rules have changed over the years....	Elizabeth Müller Brazil	1.53	Deyse de Castro Brazil	1.53	María Cañas Chile	1.45
Long jump Long jump The long jump is a track and field event in which athletes combine speed, strength, and agility in an attempt to leap as far as possible from a take off point...	Gladys Erbetta Argentina	5.52	Adriana Millard Chile	5.39	Wanda dos Santos Wanda dos Santos Wanda dos Santos is a retired female hurdler from Brazil, who represented her native country at two Summer Olympics, starting in 1952. She won a total number of four individual medals at the Pan American Games during her career.... Brazil	5.26
Shot put Shot put The shot put is a track and field event involving "putting" a heavy metal ball—the shot—as far as possible. It is common to use the term "shot put" to refer to both the shot itself and to the putting action....	Ingeborg Mello Ingeborg Mello Ingeborg Mello de Preiss was a female track and field athlete from Argentina, competing in the discus throw and the shot put. She represented her native country twice at the Summer Olympics: 1948 and 1952. She won the gold medal in the women's discus throw and the shot put event at the 1951 Pan... Argentina	11.48	Ingeborg Pfüller Ingeborg Pfüller Ingeborg Ella Pfüller was a female track and field athlete from Argentina, competing in the discus throw. She represented her native country at the 1952 Summer Olympics, and won the gold medal in the women's discus throw event at the 1955 Pan American Games in Mexico City, Mexico.-References:*... Argentina	11.35	Ilse Gerdau Brazil	11.25
Discus throw Discus throw The discus throw is an event in track and field athletics competition, in which an athlete throws a heavy disc—called a discus—in an attempt to mark a farther distance than his or her competitors. It is an ancient sport, as evidenced by the 5th century BC Myron statue, Discobolus...	Ingeborg Mello Ingeborg Mello Ingeborg Mello de Preiss was a female track and field athlete from Argentina, competing in the discus throw and the shot put. She represented her native country twice at the Summer Olympics: 1948 and 1952. She won the gold medal in the women's discus throw and the shot put event at the 1951 Pan... Argentina	40.14 CR	Ingeborg Pfüller Ingeborg Pfüller Ingeborg Ella Pfüller was a female track and field athlete from Argentina, competing in the discus throw. She represented her native country at the 1952 Summer Olympics, and won the gold medal in the women's discus throw event at the 1955 Pan American Games in Mexico City, Mexico.-References:*... Argentina	40.07	Ilse Gerdau Brazil	36.78
Javelin throw Javelin throw The javelin throw is a track and field athletics throwing event where the object to be thrown is the javelin, a spear approximately 2.5 metres in length. Javelin is an event of both the men's decathlon and the women's heptathlon...	Gerda Martín Chile	39.16 CR	Edith Thomas Chile	38.80	Estrella Puente Uruguay	37.89
4 x 100 metres relay 4 x 100 metres relay The 4 × 100 metres relay or sprint relay is an athletics track event run in lanes over one lap of the track with four runners completing 100 metres each. The first runners begin in the same stagger as for the individual 400 m race...	Argentina	48.8 CR	Brazil	48.8	Chile	49.1

* = after run-off, both athletes ran 25.5 in both races

Medal table

1	Argentina	12	10	6	28
2	Brazil	10	6	12	28
3	Chile	7	12	11	30
4	Peru	2	3	1	6
5	Uruguay	0	0	1	1

External links

Men Results - GBR Athletics
Women Results - GBR Athletics

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