1948 South American Athletics Championships

Host City La Paz
Country BOL
Held 12 – 17 October 1948
Competitors 40
Countries 4

Unofficial

Events

Event Gender Held Status Competitors Countries
100 m Men — Medal 3 2
200 m Men — Medal 3 3
400 m Men — Medal 3 2
800 m Men — Medal 3 2
110 m Hurdles Men — Medal 3 3
200 m Hurdles Men — Medal 3 3
4 x 100 m Relay Men — Medal 12 3
4 x 400 m Relay Men — Medal 12 3
High Jump Men — Medal 3 2
Pole Vault Men — Medal 3 2
Long Jump Men — Medal 3 3
Triple Jump Men — Medal 3 3
Shot Put Men — Medal 3 2
Discus Throw Men — Medal 3 3
Hammer Throw Men — Medal 3 2
Javelin Throw Men — Medal 3 2
100 m Women — Medal 3 2
200 m Women — Medal 3 2
80 m Hurdles Women — Medal 3 2
High Jump Women — Medal 3 2
Long Jump Women — Medal 3 2
Shot Put Women — Medal 3 2
Discus Throw Women — Medal 3 2
Javelin Throw Women — Medal 3 2

Medal table

Pos Country 🥇 Gold 🥈 Silver 🥉 Bronze Total
1 Peru PER 10 13 7 30
2 Chile CHI 6 5 8 19
3 Bolivia BOL 6 4 4 14
4 Uruguay URU 2 2 5 9

Medal winners

Event 🥇 Gold 🥈 Silver 🥉 Bronze
100 m, Men Gerardo Salazar PER León Pizarro PER Rodolfo López CHI
200 m, Men Gerardo Salazar PER Rodolfo López CHI Carlos Ribeiro URU
400 m, Men Eduardo Laca PER Reinaldo Müller CHI Sergio Guzmán CHI
800 m, Men Antero Mongrut PER Rogelio Gómez PER Sergio Guzmán CHI
110 m Hurdles, Men Hernán Alzamora PER Edmundo Ohaco CHI Ivo Buratovich BOL
200 m Hurdles, Men Eduardo Laca PER Carlos Ribeiro URU Sergio Guzmán CHI
4 x 100 m Relay, Men Peru PER Chile CHI Uruguay URU
4 x 400 m Relay, Men Chile CHI Peru PER Uruguay URU
High Jump, Men Hércules Azcune URU Pedro Listur URU Alfredo Jadresic CHI
Pole Vault, Men Luis Ganoza PER Jaime Piqueras PER Carlos Vera CHI
Long Jump, Men Carlos Vera CHI Máximo Reyes PER Hércules Azcune URU
Triple Jump, Men Carlos Vera CHI Máximo Reyes PER Pedro Listur URU
Shot Put, Men Hernán Figueroa CHI Ivo Buratovich BOL Edmundo Ohaco CHI
Discus Throw, Men Hércules Azcune URU Atilio Accinelli PER Hernán Figueroa CHI
Hammer Throw, Men Edmundo Zúñiga CHI Alberto Peirano PER Atilio Accinelli PER
Javelin Throw, Men Juan Newermann CHI Edmundo Ohaco CHI Hernán Alzamora PER
100 m, Women Julia Iriarte BOL Raquel Gamarra PER Elena Amaya BOL
200 m, Women Julia Sánchez PER Elena Amaya BOL Julia Huapaya PER
80 m Hurdles, Women Julia Iriarte BOL Emma Banzer BOL Hilda Yamasaki PER
High Jump, Women Carmela Antezana BOL Julia Sánchez PER Julia Iriarte BOL
Long Jump, Women Julia Sánchez PER Julia Iriarte BOL Hilda Yamasaki PER
Shot Put, Women Julia Iriarte BOL Julia Huapaya PER Raquel Gamarra PER
Discus Throw, Women Julia Iriarte BOL Julia Huapaya PER Raquel Gamarra PER
Javelin Throw, Women Julia Iriarte BOL Julia Huapaya PER Laura Ortiz BOL