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1948 South American Championships in Athletics (unofficial)

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.

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

Medal summary edit

Medal winners are published.[2]

Men edit

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 edit

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) edit

  *   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 edit

  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 edit

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