1949 South American Athletics Championships

Host City Lima
Country PER
Held 16 – 24 April 1949
Competitors 89
Countries 5

Events

Event Gender Held Status Competitors Countries
100 m Men — Medal 3 3
200 m Men — Medal 3 2
400 m Men — Medal 3 3
800 m Men — Medal 3 2
1,500 m Men — Medal 3 2
3,000 m Men — Medal 3 3
5,000 m Men — Medal 3 3
10,000 m Men — Medal 3 2
20 km Men — Medal 3 2
110 m Hurdles Men — Medal 3 3
400 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 3
Pole Vault Men — Medal 3 3
Long Jump Men — Medal 3 3
Triple Jump Men — Medal 3 1
Shot Put Men — Medal 3 2
Discus Throw Men — Medal 3 3
Hammer Throw Men — Medal 3 2
Javelin Throw Men — Medal 3 2
Decathlon Men — Medal 3 3
Cross Country Men — Medal 3 3
100 m Women — Medal 3 3
200 m Women — Medal 3 2
80 m Hurdles Women — Medal 3 2
4 x 100 m Relay Women — Medal 12 3
High Jump Women — Medal 3 2
Long Jump Women — Medal 3 3
Shot Put Women — Medal 3 2
Discus Throw Women — Medal 3 2
Javelin Throw Women — Medal 3 3

Medal table

Pos Country 🥇 Gold 🥈 Silver 🥉 Bronze Total
1 Argentina ARG 14 10 11 35
2 Brazil BRA 6 7 8 21
3 Chile CHI 5 10 6 21
4 Peru PER 4 1 4 9
5 Uruguay URU 3 4 3 10

Medal winners

Event 🥇 Gold 🥈 Silver 🥉 Bronze
100 m, Men Gerardo Salazar PER Haroldo da Silva BRA Mario Fayos URU
200 m, Men Mario Fayos URU Fernando Lapuente ARG Alberto Triulzi ARG
400 m, Men Gustavo Ehlers CHI Rosalvo Ramos BRA Antonio Pocoví ARG
800 m, Men Hugo Ponce ARG Nilo Riveros ARG Agenor Da Silva BRA
1,500 m, Men Hugo Nutini CHI Melchor Palmeiro ARG Óscar Gauharou ARG
3,000 m, Men Raúl Inostroza CHI Melchor Palmeiro ARG Óscar Moreira URU
5,000 m, Men Ricardo Bralo ARG Óscar Moreira URU Raúl Inostroza CHI
10,000 m, Men Ricardo Bralo ARG Pedro Caffa ARG Óscar Moreira URU
20 km, Men Delfo Cabrera ARG Óscar Moreira URU Eusebio Guiñez ARG
110 m Hurdles, Men Alberto Triulzi ARG Manuel Aldunate CHI Wilson Carneiro BRA
400 m Hurdles, Men Hermelindo Alberti ARG Víctor Henríquez CHI Carlos Heinz Hey BRA
4 x 100 m Relay, Men Peru PER Argentina ARG Chile CHI
4 x 400 m Relay, Men Brazil BRA Argentina ARG Chile CHI
High Jump, Men Hércules Azcune URU Geraldo de Oliveira BRA Alfredo Jadresic CHI
Pole Vault, Men Eduardo Ruíz Montes de Oca ARG Luis Ganoza PER Sinibaldo Gerbasi BRA
Long Jump, Men Enrique Kistenmacher ARG Carlos Vera CHI Máximo Reyes PER
Triple Jump, Men Hélio da Silva BRA Geraldo de Oliveira BRA Adhemar da Silva BRA
Shot Put, Men Julián Llorente ARG Nadim Marreis BRA Juan Kahnert ARG
Discus Throw, Men Emilio Malchiodi ARG Karsten Brödersen CHI Manuel Consiglieri PER
Hammer Throw, Men Edmundo Zúñiga CHI Emilio Ortiz ARG Manuel Etchepare ARG
Javelin Throw, Men Ricardo Héber ARG Horst Walter ARG Efraín Santibáñez CHI
Decathlon, Men Enrique Kistenmacher ARG Hércules Azcune URU Eduardo Julve PER
Cross Country, Men Adán Zárate PER Óscar Moreira URU Pedro Caffa ARG
100 m, Women Julia Sánchez PER Adriana Millard CHI Benedicta de Oliveira BRA
200 m, Women Adriana Millard CHI Melânia Luz BRA Benedicta de Oliveira BRA
80 m Hurdles, Women Wanda dos Santos BRA Marion Huber CHI Eliana Gaete CHI
4 x 100 m Relay, Women Brazil BRA Chile CHI Argentina ARG
High Jump, Women Elizabeth Müller BRA Lelia Spuhr ARG Hildegard Lassen BRA
Long Jump, Women Wanda dos Santos BRA Adriana Millard CHI Hilda Yamasaki PER
Shot Put, Women Ingeborg Mello ARG Elizabeth Müller BRA Haydeé Valet ARG
Discus Throw, Women Ingeborg Mello ARG Zita Brandt CHI Ingeborg Pfüller ARG
Javelin Throw, Women Estrella Puente URU Gerda Martín CHI Ingeborg Mello ARG