| X South American Junior Championships in Athletics | |
|---|---|
| Dates | October 9–13 |
| Host city | Lima, Peru  |
| Venue | Estadio Nacional |
| Level | Junior |
| Events | 33 |
| Participation | about 239 athletes from 9 nations |
The tenth South American Junior Championships in Athletics were held in Lima, Peru, at the Estadio Nacional between October 9–13, 1974.[1]
Detailed result lists can be found on the "World Junior Athletics History" website.[2] An unofficial count yields the number of about 239 athletes from about 9 countries: Argentina (44), Bolivia (11), Brazil (40), Chile (29), Colombia (17), Panama (10), Paraguay (11), Peru (45), Venezuela (32).
Medal winners are published for men[3] and women[4] Complete results can be found on the "World Junior Athletics History" website.[2]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 metres |  Diego Valencia (COL) |
10.7 |  Jorge Baleche (BRA) |
10.8 |  Hipólito Brown (VEN) |
11.0 |
| 200 metres | Edgar Biojo (COL) |
21.5 | Diego Valencia (COL) |
21.9 | Jorge Baleche (BRA) |
22.0 |
| 400 metres | Joelmerson de Carvalho (BRA) |
49.2 | Eduardo Gómez (PER) |
49.6 | Edgar Biojo (COL) |
49.6 |
| 800 metres | Luis Gómez (PER) |
1:55.7 | José Desterro Silva (BRA) |
1:55.9 |  Juan Holman (ARG) |
1:56.1 |
| 1500 metres | Ángel Holman (ARG) |
3:56.2 |  Raúl Riveros (CHI) |
Gabriel Giraldo (COL) |
3:58.8 | |
| 3000 metres | Gabriel Giraldo (COL) |
8:46.4 | Octavio O'Neill (CHI) |
8:47.5 | Héctor Ramírez (COL) |
8:51.2 |
| 1500 metres steeplechase | Raúl Rivero (CHI) |
4:20.1 | Ángel Holman (ARG) |
4:21.0 | Sérgio Soares (BRA) |
4:27.7 |
| 110 metres hurdles | Geraldo Rodrigues (BRA) |
15.6 | Guillermo Gago (ARG) |
15.9 | Carlos Spraggón (ARG) |
16.0 |
| 400 metres hurdles | Guillermo Gago (ARG) |
54.9 | Jesús Betancourt (COL) |
55.0 | Juan Betancourt (CHI) |
55.1 |
| High jump | Azael Rivadeneyra (COL) |
1.94 | Renato Ferreira (BRA) |
1.91 | Geraldo Rodrigues (BRA) |
1.91 |
| Pole vault | Renato Bortolocci (BRA) |
4.35 | Guillermo Chiaraviglio (ARG) |
4.10 | Fernando Mendes (BRA) |
4.05 |
| Long jump | Hugo Meriano (ARG) |
7.04 | Gilmar dos Santos (BRA) |
6.73 |  Hugo Martínez (PAN) |
6.71 |
| Triple jump | Walter Herrero (ARG) |
14.42 | Carlos Penna (BRA) |
14.06 | Lucivaldo Romano (BRA) |
13.86 |
| Shot put | Armando de Zorzi (BRA) |
15.98 | Modesto Barreto (COL) |
15.66 | Eduardo Galvão (BRA) |
14.44 |
| Discus throw | Modesto Barreto (COL) |
47.16 | Ramón Ángel Garmendia (ARG) |
40.80 | Eduardo Galvão (BRA) |
40.71 |
| Hammer throw | Armando de Zorzi (BRA) |
53.46 | José Rangel (COL) |
53.02 | Sergio Rodríguez (ARG) |
51.56 |
| Javelin throw | Ramón Ángel Garmendia (ARG) |
62.74 | Daniel Scharzer (ARG) |
59.46 | Manoel Bezerra (BRA) |
59.00 |
| Pentathlon* | Geraldo Rodrigues (BRA) |
3898 | Roberto Steinmetz (ARG) |
3838 | Renato Bortolocci (BRA) |
3687 |
| 4 × 100 metres relay | Brazil |
41.9 | Peru |
42.5 |  Paraguay |
42.9 |
| 4 × 400 metres relay | Brazil |
3:18.5 | Colombia |
3:19.4 | Peru |
3:22.8 |
* = another source[2] rather states: Hexathlon
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 metres | Carmela Bolívar (PER) |
11.8 | Esmeralda Freitas (BRA) |
11.8 | Conceição Geremias (BRA) |
12.0 |
| 200 metres | Belkis Fava (ARG) |
24.4 | Carmela Bolívar (PER) |
24.6 | Eucaris Caicedo (COL) |
24.9 |
| 400 metres | Eucaris Caicedo (COL) |
55.3 | Adriana Marchena (VEN) |
56.3 | Alejandra Ramos (CHI) |
56.4 |
| 800 metres | Alejandra Ramos (CHI) |
2:12.6 | Adriana Marchena (VEN) |
2:13.3 | Rita Femia (ARG) |
2:17.4 |
| 100 metres hurdles | Conceição Geremias (BRA) |
14.4 | Simone Krauthausen (PER) |
14.5 | Gloria Barturen (CHI) |
15.1 |
| High jump | Beatriz Arancibia (CHI) |
1.66 | Ana Rojas (VEN) |
1.66 | Rosemarie Boeck (PER) |
1.60 |
| Long jump | Yvonne Neddermann (ARG) |
5.97 | Conceição Geremias (BRA) |
5.84 | Christa Sommersguter (ARG) |
5.81 |
| Shot put | Verônica Brunner (BRA) |
12.78 | Luisa Tapia (CHI) |
11.27 | Lúcia Porto (BRA) |
11.04 |
| Discus throw | Verônica Brunner (BRA) |
43.46 | Andrea Wilke (CHI) |
37.62 | Mónica Sholze (ARG) |
35.72 |
| Javelin throw | Susana Sánchez (ARG) |
40.14 | Olga Verissimo (BRA) |
39.40 | Asunción Figueroa (CHI) |
39.10 |
| Pentathlon | Conceição Geremias (BRA) |
3964 | Simone Krauthausen (PER) |
3688 | Rosemarie Boeck (PER) |
3649 |
| 4 × 100 metres relay | Argentina |
47.3 | Peru |
47.7 | Brazil |
47.9 |
| 4 × 400 metres relay | Brazil |
3:54.1 | Argentina |
3:56.8 | Colombia |
4:01.4 |
* Host nation (Peru)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil | 13 | 8 | 12 | 33 |
| 2 | Argentina | 9 | 7 | 6 | 22 |
| 3 | Colombia | 6 | 6 | 5 | 17 |
| 4 | Chile | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 |
| 5 | Peru* | 2 | 6 | 3 | 11 |
| 6 | Venezuela | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 | Panama | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Paraguay | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (8 entries) | 33 | 33 | 33 | 99 | |
