Athletics at the 1978 Southern Cross Games
Athletics events at the 1978 Southern Cross Games were held at the Estadio Olímpico Hernando Siles in La Paz, Bolivia in November.[1] The stadium was one of the first in South America equipped with a synthetic track. A total of 35 events were contested, 22 by men and 13 by women.
Athletics at the I Southern Cross Games | |
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Dates | November |
Host city | La Paz, Bolivia |
Venue | Estadio Olímpico Hernando Siles |
Level | Senior |
Events | 35 (22 men, 13 women) |
Participation | 7 nations |
Best performances were by Luis Schneider from Chile winning four gold medals (100m, 200m, 4x100m relay, 4x400m relay),[2] by native Johnny Pérez from Bolivia winning three gold medals (1500 m, 5000 m, and 3000 m steeplechase), by Ivonne Neddermann from Argentina winning two gold (long jump, 4×100 m relay), two silver (100 m hurdles, pentathlon) and one bronze medal (shot put), and finally by Nancy Vallecilla from Ecuador winning two gold (100 m hurdles, pentathlon), one silver (400 m), and one bronze medal (long jump). She was awarded the unofficial title of "Queen of the Games" (Spanish: Reina de los Juegos).[3]
Medal summary edit
Medal winners were published in a book written by Argentinian journalist Ernesto Rodríguez III with support of the Argentine Olympic Committee (Spanish: Comité Olímpico Argentino) under the auspices of the Ministry of Education (Spanish: Ministerio de Educación de la Nación) in collaboration with the Office of Sports (Spanish: Secretaría de Deporte de la Nación).[3] Eduardo Biscayart supplied the list of winners and their results.[4] All results are marked as "affected by altitude" (A), because the stadium in La Paz is situated 3,650 metres above sea level.
Men edit
Women edit
Medal table (unofficial) edit
* Host nation (Bolivia)
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Argentina (ARG) | 16 | 12 | 6 | 34 |
2 | Chile (CHI) | 11 | 7 | 9 | 27 |
3 | Bolivia (BOL)* | 4 | 7 | 9 | 20 |
4 | Ecuador (ECU) | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 |
5 | Uruguay (URU) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
6 | Peru (PER) | 0 | 5 | 4 | 9 |
7 | Paraguay (PAR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Totals (7 entries) | 35 | 35 | 32 | 102 |
References edit
- ^ LA PAZ 78, BOLÍVIA, I JUEGOS SUDAMERICANOS, Fecha de apertura: 3 de noviembre de 1978, Fecha de clausura: 12 de noviembre de 1978 (in Spanish), ODESUR, archived from the original on 2014-03-15, retrieved June 2, 2012
- ^ Guzmán M., María Elena, Chile en los Juegos Suramericanos (Odesur) (PDF) (in Spanish), Associatión Deportistas Olímpicos, retrieved June 8, 2012[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b Rodríguez III, Ernesto (2010), LIBROS DEL CICLO OLÍMPICO ARGENTINO - Libro I de los Juegos Odesur 1978-2010 (in Spanish) (1a. ed.), Buenos Aires: Alarco Ediciones, p. 192, ISBN 978-987-1367-18-4, archived from the original on 2012-01-04, retrieved June 3, 2012
- ^ SOUTH AMERICAN (ODESUR) GAMES, Athletics Weekly, retrieved June 3, 2012