1963 South American Championships in Athletics

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...	Arquímedes Herrera Arquímedes Herrera Arquímedes Herrera is a retired track and field athlete from Venezuela, who competed in the sprint events. He represented his native country at the 1964 Summer Olympics. Herrera claimed three medals at the 1963 Pan American Games in Brazil.... Venezuela	10.2 CR	Joe Satow Brazil	10.4	Alfonso da Silva Brazil	10.7
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...	Arquímedes Herrera Arquímedes Herrera Arquímedes Herrera is a retired track and field athlete from Venezuela, who competed in the sprint events. He represented his native country at the 1964 Summer Olympics. Herrera claimed three medals at the 1963 Pan American Games in Brazil.... Venezuela	20.9 CR	Hortensio Fucil Hortensio Fucil Hortensio Fucil Herrera is a retired track and field athlete from Venezuela. He competed in the short- and in the middle-distances. Fucil represented his native country at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. Padre de Roger Herrera.... Venezuela	21.0	Gerardo Di Tolla Peru	21.2
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...	Hortensio Fucil Hortensio Fucil Hortensio Fucil Herrera is a retired track and field athlete from Venezuela. He competed in the short- and in the middle-distances. Fucil represented his native country at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. Padre de Roger Herrera.... Venezuela	46.7 CR	Juan Carlos Dyrzka Argentina	47.6	Víctor Maldonado Víctor Maldonado Víctor Maldonado Flores is a retired track and field athlete from Venezuela. He competed in the hurdling events. Maldonado represented his native country at three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1960.... Venezuela	48.5
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...	Oscar Rivera Colombia	1:52.2	José Neira José Neira José Gregorio Neira Carvajal is a retired track and field athlete from Colombia. He competed in the middle-distances, and represented his native country at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.-References:*... Colombia	1:52.9	Leslie Mentor Venezuela	1:53.1
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...	Álvaro Mejía Álvaro Mejía (athlete) Alvaro Mejía Florez is a former long-distance runner from Colombia, who became a national hero after competing in the 1964 Tokyo Olympic Games 5,000 meter final.... Colombia	3:53.5	José Neira José Neira José Gregorio Neira Carvajal is a retired track and field athlete from Colombia. He competed in the middle-distances, and represented his native country at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.-References:*... Colombia	3:54.4	José Azevedo José Azevedo José Bento Azevedo Carvalho is a Portuguese former professional road racing cyclist. As of 2010, he is also a team manager with Team RadioShack... Brazil	3:55.9
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...	Osvaldo Suárez Osvaldo Suárez Juan Osvaldo Roberto Suárez is a long-distance runner from Argentina who won four gold medals at the Pan American Games. He represented his native country at two Summer Olympics: 1960 and 1964. After his active career, he became a professional athletics coach.-References:... Argentina	14:59.8	Harvey Borrero Colombia	15:00.5	Domingo Amaisón Argentina	15:01.2
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...	Osvaldo Suárez Osvaldo Suárez Juan Osvaldo Roberto Suárez is a long-distance runner from Argentina who won four gold medals at the Pan American Games. He represented his native country at two Summer Olympics: 1960 and 1964. After his active career, he became a professional athletics coach.-References:... Argentina	31:09.6	Domingo Amaisón Argentina	31:17.0	Luiz Caetano Brazil	31:20.9
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...	Luiz Caetano Brazil	1:09:41	Luis Navas Colombia	1:09:55	Hernán Barreneche Hernán Barreneche Hernán Barreneche Ríos is a long-distance runner from Colombia, who twice represented his native country at the Summer Olympics . He won the bronze medal in the men's marathon at the 1971 Pan American Games in Cali, Colombia... Colombia	1:11:29
3000 metres steeplechase	Domingo Amaisón Argentina	9:13.0	Sebastião Mendes Brazil	9:28.7	José Primo Brazil	9:29.7
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...	Juan Muñoz Juan Muñoz Juan Muñoz was a Spanish sculptor, working primarily in paper maché, resin and bronze. He was also interested in the auditory arts and created compositions for the radio. He was a self-described "storyteller"... Venezuela	15.0	José Telles da Conceição Brazil	15.2	Cleomenes da Cunha Brazil	15.5
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...	Juan Carlos Dyrzka Argentina	51.0 CR	Víctor Maldonado Víctor Maldonado Víctor Maldonado Flores is a retired track and field athlete from Venezuela. He competed in the hurdling events. Maldonado represented his native country at three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1960.... Venezuela	51.5	Anubes da Silva Brazil	51.8
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....	Roberto Abugattás Peru	1.97	Eleuterio Fassi Argentina	1.94	Manuel César Brazil	1.88
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...	Mario Eleusippi Argentina	4.10 CR	César Quintero César Quintero César Augusto Quintero is a former minor league baseball catcher who is most notable for playing for Panama in the 2006 World Baseball Classic and 2009 World Baseball Classics.... Colombia	3.80	Marcelo de Souza Marcelo de Souza Marcelo de Souza , commonly known as Marcelinho, is a Brazilian football offensive midfielder, who currently plays for Necaxa in the Primera División de México.... Brazil	3.70
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...	Héctor Thomas Héctor Thomas Héctor Thomas Martínez is a retired track and field athlete from Venezuela, who competed in the decathlon. He represented his native country in two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1960. Thomas twice won a medal at the Pan American Games during the 1960s.-References:*... Venezuela	7.22	Juan Muñoz Juan Muñoz Juan Muñoz was a Spanish sculptor, working primarily in paper maché, resin and bronze. He was also interested in the auditory arts and created compositions for the radio. He was a self-described "storyteller"... Venezuela	7.16	Roberto Caravaca Venezuela	6.97
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...	Arnoldo Devonish Arnoldo Devonish Arnoldo Vicente Devonish Romero was a track and field athlete from Venezuela, who won the first Olympic medal for his native country from South America.... Venezuela	15.09	José López José López José Lopez may refer to:José López Portillo y Rojas , Mexican writer and politicianJosé López Rega , Argentine politician*José López Rubio , Spanish writer & director... Venezuela	15.01	Mário Gomes Brazil	14.90
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....	José Jacques Brazil	15.08	Luis Di Cursi Argentina	15.06	Dagoberto González Colombia	14.02
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...	Dagoberto González Colombia	48.84	Daniel Cereali Venezuela	47.85	Luis Di Cursi Argentina	46.37
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...	Daniel Cereali Venezuela	56.07 CR	Roberto Chapchap Brazil	55.08	Orlando Guaita Chile	54.64
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...	Héctor Thomas Héctor Thomas Héctor Thomas Martínez is a retired track and field athlete from Venezuela, who competed in the decathlon. He represented his native country in two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1960. Thomas twice won a medal at the Pan American Games during the 1960s.-References:*... Venezuela	64.79	Walter de Almeida Brazil	63.49	Patricio Etcheverry Chile	63.18
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...	Héctor Thomas Héctor Thomas Héctor Thomas Martínez is a retired track and field athlete from Venezuela, who competed in the decathlon. He represented his native country in two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1960. Thomas twice won a medal at the Pan American Games during the 1960s.-References:*... Venezuela	6825	Cleomenes da Cunha Brazil	6269	Roberto Caravaca Venezuela	5991
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...	Brazil	40.9	Colombia	41.2	Argentina	41.6
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...	Venezuela	3:13.0 CR	Brazil	3:14.7	Argentina	3:15.3

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...	Erica da Silva Brazil	12.0 CR	Margarita Formeiro Argentina	12.1	Susana Ritchie Argentina	12.3
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...	Erica da Silva Brazil	24.3 CR	Susana Ritchie Argentina	25.2	Marta Buongiorno Argentina	25.4
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...	Emilia Dyrzka Argentina	11.5	Leda dos Santos Brazil	11.5	Maria Teixeira Brazil	11.8
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....	Maria da Conceição Brazil	1.58	Aída dos Santos Brazil	1.58	Irenice Rodrigues Brazil	1.50
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...	Mabel Farina Argentina	5.74	Iris dos Santos Brazil	5.37	Gisela Vidal Venezuela	5.31
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 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	12.82 CR	Vera Trezoitko Brazil	12.43	Maria da Conceição Brazil	12.31
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 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	46.36 CR	Isolina Vergara Colombia	39.42	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	39.05
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...	Marlene Ahrens Marlene Ahrens Marlene Ahrens Ostertag is a female Chilean athlete. She won the silver medal in Javelin throw at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne with a distance of 50.38 metres. She remains the only Chilean woman to have won an Olympic medal. She is the mother of the journalist Karin Ebensperger.-References:... Chile	44.67	Aída dos Santos Brazil	38.29	Carmen Brea Venezuela	37.93
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...	Brazil	47.6 CR	Argentina	47.8	Colombia	49.8

Medal table

1	Venezuela	10	5	6	21
2	Argentina	9	7	7	23
3	Brazil	7	12	12	31
4	Colombia	3	7	3	13
5	Chile	1	0	2	3
6	Peru	1	0	1	2

External links

Men Results - GBR Athletics
Women Results - GBR Athletics

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