Athletics at the 1947–48 Bolivarian Games

Athletics competitions at the 1947–48 Bolivarian Games were held in Lima, Perú, in December 1947 and January 1948.

Athletics at the II Bolivarian Games
DatesDecember 26 - January 8
Host cityLima, Perú Peru
LevelSenior
Events33 (23 men, 10 women)


A detailed history of the early editions of the Bolivarian Games between 1938 and 1989 was published in a book written (in Spanish) by José Gamarra Zorrilla, former president of the Bolivian Olympic Committee, and first president (1976–1982) of ODESUR.[1] Gold medal winners from Ecuador were published by the Comité Olímpico Ecuatoriano.[2]

A total of 33 events were contested, 23 by men and 10 by women. Unusually, cross country events (individual and team) were part of the games.

Medal summary

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Medal winners were published.[3]

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres   Lloyd LaBeach (PAN) 10.5   Santiago Ferrando (PER) 10.9   Miguel León (PER) 11.0
200 metres   Lloyd LaBeach (PAN) 21.0   Santiago Ferrando (PER) 22.0   Ricardo Rojas (PER) 22.7
400 metres   José Tovar (VEN) 49.5   Jaime Aparicio (COL) 49.9   Mario Rosas (COL) 50.4
800 metres   Antero Mongrut (PER) 1:54.9   Frank Prince (PAN) 1:56.5   Marcos Pujazón (PER) 1:58.7
1500 metres   Antero Mongrut (PER) 4:08.7   Marcos Pujazón (PER) 4:11.5   Rafael Zambrano (PER) 4:11.7
5000 metres   Adán Zárate (PER) 15:52.0   Leonidas Botiquín (PER) 16:11.0   Máximo Matos (PER) 16:18.4
10000 metres   Adán Zárate (PER) 33:15.6   Carlos Fonseca (ECU) 33:59.0   Lino Ruelas (PER) 35:45.8
Half Marathon   Espiridión Villarcel (BOL) 1:09:21   Carlos Cruz (PER) 1:10:40
110 metres hurdles   Hernán Alzamora (PER) 15.4   Livio Montoya (PER) 16.4   Saul Arrechea (COL) 16.6
400 metres hurdles   Jaime Aparicio (COL) 55.9   Mario Rosas (COL) 56.7   Carlos Bahamonde (PER) 57.6
High Jump   Edmundo Masias (PER) 1.86   Miguel Clovis (PAN) 1.83   Edgar Audman (ECU) 1.83
Pole Vault   Luis Ganoza (PER) 3.80   Jaime Piqueras (PER)
  Jorge Piqueras (PER)
3.40
Long Jump   Lloyd LaBeach (PAN) 6.99   Guillermo Dyer (PER) 6.75   Máximo Reyes (PER) 6.32
Triple Jump   Guillermo Dyer (PER) 14.70   Máximo Reyes (PER) 14.32   Jorge Mendoza (PER) 13.36
Shot Put   Leonelo Patiño (PER) 14.08   Eduardo Julve (PER) 13.68   Mauricio Rodríguez (VEN) 12.11
Discus Throw   Eduardo Julve (PER) 44.54   Manuel Consiglieri (PER) 43.72   Héctor Mendoza (PER) 38.21
Hammer Throw   Alberto Peirano (PER) 43.16   Manuel Consiglieri (PER) 42.38   Vicente Lagoyete (COL) 40.70
Javelin Throw   José Romero (VEN) 53.24   Eduardo Julve (PER) 50.81   Guillermo Falkonert (COL) 50.09
Pentathlon   Eduardo Julve (PER) 3086   Máximo Reyes (PER) 2666   Mauricio Rodríguez (VEN) 2635
4 x 100 metres relay   Panama 41.6   Peru 42.4   Colombia 43.4
4 x 400 metres relay   Panama 3:20.4   Peru 3:22.8   Ecuador 3:27.7
Cross Country - Individual   Francisco Montaño (BOL) 52:05   Espiridión Villarcel (BOL) 52:07   Luis Ruelas (PER) 53:31
Cross Country - Team

Notes

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: 20 kilometres ?

Women

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
50 metres   Julia Sánchez (PER) 6.8   Julia Iriarte (BOL) 7.0   Carmen Soto (BOL) 7.2
100 metres   Julia Sánchez (PER) 13.3   Carmen Soto (BOL) 13.4   Laura Ortiz (BOL) 13.8
200 metres   Carmen Soto (BOL) 27.7   Julia Huapaya (PER) 28.8   Helena Amaya (PER) 28.9
80 metres hurdles   Julia Iriarte (BOL) 12.7   Carmen Soto (BOL) 15.5   Raquel Gamarra (PER) 15.5
High Jump   Julia Iriarte (BOL) 1.36   Carmen Soto (BOL) 1.36   Julia Sánchez (PER) 1.33
Long Jump   Julia Iriarte (BOL) 5.01   Julia Sánchez (PER) 4.76   Carmela Antezana (BOL) 4.73
Shot Put   Julia Iriarte (BOL) 10.77   Julia Huapaya (PER) 9.50   Elvira Casaverde (PER) 9.12
Discus Throw   Julia Iriarte (BOL) 31.97   Julia Huapaya (PER) 31.29   Amelia Michilena (PER) 30.30
Javelin Throw   Clorinda Herrera (PER) 30.81   Julia Iriarte (BOL) 29.58   Raquel Gamarra (PER) 21.55
4 x 100 metres relay   Peru 52.4   Bolivia 52.5

Medal table (unofficial)

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  *   Host nation (Peru)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  Peru (PER)*16211754
2  Bolivia (BOL)87318
3  Panama (PAN)5207
4  Venezuela (VEN)2024
5  Colombia (COL)1258
6  Ecuador (ECU)0123
Totals (6 entries)32332994


References

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  1. ^ Gamarra Zorrilla, José, Bolivia Olímpica Capítulos VI al VIII (PDF) (in Spanish), ANDES Academia del Conocimiento y el Desarrollo "Fernando Diez de Medina", retrieved June 28, 2012
  2. ^ CUADRO DE MEDALLISTAS ECUATORIANOS EN LA HISTORIA DE LOS J. D. B. POR EDICIÓN (PDF) (in Spanish), Comité Olímpico Ecuatoriano, archived from the original (PDF) on June 8, 2012, retrieved June 28, 2012
  3. ^ BOLIVARIAN GAMES, Athletics Weekly, retrieved June 27, 2012