Unofficial South American Championships in Athletics
Host cityLa Paz, Bolivia Bolivia
LevelSenior
Events24

Unofficial South American Championships in Athletics (V Campeonato Extraordinario de Atletismo) were held in La Paz, Bolivia in October 1948.[1] The event was held in celebration of the 400th anniversary of the foundation of the city of La Paz.[2] The games were dominated by Bolivian athlete Julia Iriarte[3] winning five gold, one silver and one bronze medal.

Medal summary

Medal winners are published.[2]

Men

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres  Gerardo Salazar (PER) 10.6A  León Pizarro (PER) 10.7A  Rodolfo López (CHI) 11.0A
200 metres  Gerardo Salazar (PER) 21.8A  Rodolfo López (CHI) 22.4A  Carlos Ribeiro (URU) 23.1A
400 metres  Eduardo Laca (PER) 50.5A  Reinaldo Martín (CHI) 50.9A  Sergio Guzmán (CHI) 51.0A
800 metres  Antero Mongrut (PER) 2:04.3A  Rogelio Gómez (PER) 2:04.5A  Sergio Guzmán (CHI) 2:05.1A
110 metres hurdles  Hernán Alzamora (PER) 14.8A  Edmundo Ohaco (CHI) 15.3A  Ivo Buratovich (BOL) 15.4A
200 metres hurdles  Eduardo Laca (PER) 25.6A  Carlos Ribeiro (URU) 26.1A  Sergio Guzmán (CHI) 26.5A
High jump  Hércules Azcune (URU) 1.90A  Pedro Listur (URU) 1.85A  Alfredo Jadresic (CHI) 1.80A
Pole vault  Luis Ganoza (PER) 3.70A  Jaime Piqueras (PER) 3.70A  Carlos Vera (CHI) 3.60A
Long jump  Carlos Vera (CHI) 7.05A  Máximo Reyes (PER) 6.84A  Hércules Azcune (URU) 6.71A
Triple jump  Carlos Vera (CHI) 14.65A  Máximo Reyes (PER) 14.22A  Pedro Listur (URU) 13.72A
Shot put  Hernán Figueroa (CHI) 13.50A  Ivo Buratovich (BOL) 11.40A  Edmundo Ohaco (CHI) 11.30A
Discus throw  Hércules Azcune (URU) 38.24A  Atilio Accinelli (PER) 36.11A  Hernán Figueroa (CHI) 35.74A
Hammer throw  Edmundo Zúñiga (CHI) 45.28A  Alberto Peirano (PER) 39.96A  Atilio Accinelli (PER) 39.10A
Javelin throw  Juan Newermann (CHI) 55.93A  Edmundo Ohaco (CHI) 52.87A  Hernán Alzamora (PER) 44.75A
4 × 100 metres relay  Peru 42.8A  Chile 43.2A  Uruguay 44.4A
1922  Chile 3:26.3A  Peru 3:26.4A  Uruguay 3:31.2A

Women

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres  Julia Iriarte (BOL) 13.1A  Raquel Gamarra (PER) 13.2A  Elena Amaya (BOL) 13.3A
200 metres  Julia Sánchez (PER) 26.1A  Elena Amaya (BOL) 27.2A  Julia Huapaya (PER) 27.9A
80 metres hurdles  Julia Iriarte (BOL) 12.1A  Emma Banzer (BOL) 13.8A  Hilda Yamasaki (PER) 14.7A
High jump  Carmela Antezana (BOL) 1.45A  Julia Sánchez (PER) 1.40A  Julia Iriarte (BOL) 1.40A
Long jump  Julia Sánchez (PER) 5.04A  Julia Iriarte (BOL) 5.01A  Hilda Yamasaki (PER) 4.85A
Shot put  Julia Iriarte (BOL) 10.94A  Julia Huapaya (PER) 10.11A  Raquel Gamarra (PER) 8.22A
Discus throw  Julia Iriarte (BOL) 33.66A  Julia Huapaya (PER) 33.54A  Raquel Gamarra (PER) 24.33A
Javelin throw  Julia Iriarte (BOL) 32.16A  Julia Huapaya (PER) 26.28A  Laura Ortiz (BOL) 18.50A

Medal table (unofficial)

  *   Host nation (Bolivia)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Peru (PER)1013730
2 Chile (CHI)65819
3 Bolivia (BOL)*64414
4 Uruguay (URU)2259
Totals (4 entries)24242472


References

  1. ^ Salinas, Roberto (May 16, 2011), Las primeras pruebas atléticas en Santa Sofía, la fundación de la Federación de Atletismo y su conexión internacional… (in Spanish), cronicaviva.com.pe, archived from the original on 2012-04-15, retrieved October 30, 2011
  2. ^ a b "SOUTH AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIPS (UNOFFICIAL)", Athletics Weekly, retrieved October 29, 2011
  3. ^ Bolivianos ilustres (in Spanish), Bolivia.com, retrieved October 30, 2011

External links

Championships of the South American Athletics Confederation
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