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1978 South American Junior Championships in Athletics

The 12th South American Junior Championships in Athletics were held in São Paulo, Brazil, between December 15–17, 1978.[1]

XII South American Junior Championships in Athletics
DatesDecember 15–17
Host citySão Paulo, Brazil Brazil
LevelJunior
Events34
Participationabout 178 athletes from
8 nations

Participation (unofficial) edit

Detailed result lists can be found on the "World Junior Athletics History" website.[2] An unofficial count yields the number of about 178 athletes from about 8 countries: Argentina (33), Bolivia (6), Brazil (53), Chile (42), Colombia (13), Paraguay (8), Peru (9), Uruguay (14).

Medal summary edit

Medal winners are published for men[3] and women[4] Complete results can be found on the "World Junior Athletics History" website.[2]

Men edit

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres   Paulo Correia (BRA) 10.6   Elói Souza (BRA) 10.6   Carlos Gambetta (ARG) 10.8
200 metres   Carlos Gambetta (ARG) 22.0   Paulo Correia (BRA) 22.1   Alfredo Sancho (CHI) 22.5
400 metres   Antônio Dias Ferreira (BRA) 46.7   Arturo Marino (CHI) 48.2   Nilton dos Santos (BRA) 48.3
800 metres   Antônio Dias Ferreira (BRA) 1:50.3   Arturo Núñez (CHI) 1:50.9   Joaquim Cruz (BRA) 1:51.0
1500 metres   Cristián Castillo (CHI) 3:58.9   Omar Ortega (ARG) 3:59.2   Roger Soler (PER) 3:59.5
5000 metres   Cláudio Ribeiro (BRA) 14:53.0   Cristián Castillo (CHI) 14:57.2   Jorge Santos (BRA) 15:16.5
2000 metres steeplechase   Cristián Castillo (CHI) 6:01.2   Humberto Ramírez (COL) 6:04.6   Jorge Santos (BRA) 6:04.6
110 metres hurdles   Wellington da Nobrega (BRA) 14.6   Elías da Fonseca (BRA) 14.8   Felipe Víctor (CHI) 15.2
400 metres hurdles   Juan Carlos Fuentes (CHI) 53.0   Elías da Fonseca (BRA) 55.4   Wellington da Nobrega (BRA) 55.4
High jump   Jorge Archanjo (BRA) 2.00   Víctor Migliaro (CHI) 2.00   Roderick Wilson (BRA) 2.00
Pole vault   Carlos da Silva (BRA) 4.45   Henry Gómez (COL) 4.20   Enrique Aramburú (PER) 4.00
Long jump   Carlos Gambetta (ARG) 7.07   Roberto Justino (BRA) 6.82   Jairo Monteiro (BRA) 6.82
Triple jump   Luiz Favero (BRA) 14.86   Roberto Justino (BRA) 14.72   Flavio Figueroa (COL) 14.72
Shot put   Gert Weil (CHI) 16.50   João Lima (BRA) 16.20   José Franco (CHI) 15.92
Discus throw   Juan Ortega (COL) 46.28   Roberto Malatesta (ARG) 43.52   Miro Ronac (PER) 43.34
Hammer throw   Ralf Frustockl (BRA) 56.38   Pedro Rivail Atílio (BRA) 55.66   Pedro Díaz (COL) 52.32
Javelin throw   Juan Garmendia (ARG) 65.12   Eduardo Viera (ARG) 62.42   Gustavo Arrau (CHI) 59.06
Decathlon   Miro Ronac (PER) 6391   Ronaldo Alcaraz (BRA) 6254   Fernando Britz (BRA) 6128
4 × 100 metres relay   Chile 41.6   Brazil 42.0   Argentina 42.0
4 × 400 metres relay   Chile 3:15.8   Argentina 3:16.9   Brazil 3:17.4

Women edit

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres   Beatriz Capotosto (ARG) 12.4   Daysi Salles Morales (CHI) 12.4   Carla Herencia (CHI) 12.4
200 metres   María Rojas (CHI) 25.5   Carla Lorenzetti (CHI) 25.7   Verónica Arrionda (URU) 25.9
400 metres   María Elena Labarca (CHI) 55.9   Cecilia Romero (CHI) 56.6   Maria José Santos (BRA) 57.7
800 metres   Marcela López Espinosa (ARG) 2:11.9   Margit Weise (BRA) 2:13.0   Nancy González (CHI) 2:13.0
1500 metres   Marcela López Espinosa (ARG) 4:36.3   Mónica Regonessi (CHI) 4:36.9   Genoveva Caro (CHI) 4:41.1
100 metres hurdles   Beatriz Capotosto (ARG) 14.6   Priscilla Sautchuck (BRA) 15.1   Juraciara da Silva (BRA) 15.1
High jump   Lucilene Lonardoni (BRA) 1.70   Evelyn Jabiles (PER) 1.65   Gloria Sánchez (COL) 1.65
Long jump   Beatriz Capotosto (ARG) 5.67   Marília Seifert (BRA) 5.56   Margot Mundín (URU) 5.55
Shot put   Patricia Guerrero (PER) 12.42   Célia Soares (BRA) 12.41   Maria Fernandes (BRA) 12.05
Discus throw   Márcia Barbosa (BRA) 39.60   Gloria Martínez (CHI) 39.16   Norma Lucía Azcune (URU) 38.74
Javelin throw   Neuza Trolezzi (BRA) 44.40   Gladys Aguayo (CHI) 43.32   Patricia Guerrero (PER) 41.96
Pentathlon   Lucilene Lonardoni (BRA) 3712   Ana Maria de Oliveira (BRA) 3490   Elizabeth Ordoni (CHI) 3242
4 × 100 metres relay   Chile 48.1   Brazil 48.1   Argentina 48.2
4 × 400 metres relay   Argentina 3:47.3   Chile 3:47.8   Brazil 3:56.8

Medal table (unofficial) edit

  *   Host nation (Brazil)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  Brazil (BRA)*13161342
2  Chile (CHI)911828
3  Argentina (ARG)94316
4  Peru (PER)2147
5  Colombia (COL)1236
6  Uruguay (URU)0033
Totals (6 entries)343434102


References edit

  1. ^ "Suramericano atlético – Colombia, en blanco", El Tiempo (in Spanish), p. 15 (original page no.: 1C), December 19, 1978, retrieved November 1, 2012
  2. ^ a b World Junior Athletics History, WORLD JUNIOR ATHLETICS HISTORY ("WJAH"), retrieved November 1, 2011
  3. ^ SOUTH AMERICAN JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS (MEN), Athletics Weekly, retrieved November 1, 2011
  4. ^ SOUTH AMERICAN JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS (WOMEN), Athletics Weekly, retrieved November 1, 2011

External links edit

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