1959 South American Athletics U20 Championships

Host City Buenos Aires
Country ARG
Held 18 – 19 April 1959
Competitors 39
Countries 2

Events

Event Gender Held Status Competitors Countries
100 m Men Medal 3 1
200 m Men Medal 3 2
400 m Men Medal 3 2
800 m Men Medal 3 2
1,500 m Men Medal 3 1
3,000 m Men Medal 3 1
110 m Hurdles Men Medal 3 1
4 x 100 m Relay Men Medal 4 1
Medley Relay Men Medal 8 2
High Jump Men Medal 3 2
Pole Vault Men Medal 3 1
Long Jump Men Medal 3 2
Shot Put Men Medal 3 2
Discus Throw Men Medal 3 2
Hammer Throw Men Medal 3 1
Javelin Throw Men Medal 3 1
Pentathlon Men Medal 3 1

Medal table

Pos Country 🥇 Gold 🥈 Silver 🥉 Bronze Total
1 Chile CHI 14 9 9 32
2 Argentina ARG 4 6 6 16

Medal winners

Event 🥇 Gold 🥈 Silver 🥉 Bronze
100 m, Men Eduardo Krumm CHI Hervé Dillan CHI Alberto Keitel CHI
200 m, Men Hervé Dillan CHI Juan Carlos Salom ARG Juan Mouat CHI
400 m, Men Fernando Zapeda CHI Juan Carlos Dyrzka ARG Jordi Radmilovic CHI
800 m, Men Ernesto Díaz CHI Mario Luengo CHI Carlos Crespo ARG
1,500 m, Men Daniel Cortez CHI Enrique Rodríguez CHI Dagoberto Hernández CHI
3,000 m, Men Enrique Rodríguez CHI Isay Ramírez CHI Daniel Cortez CHI
110 m Hurdles, Men Juan Carlos Dyrzka ARG Jorge Wagner ARG Guillermo Vallanía ARG
4 x 100 m Relay, Men Chile CHI
Medley Relay, Men Chile CHI Argentina ARG
High Jump, Men Eugenio Velasco CHI José Ugarte CHI Julio Verno ARG
Pole Vault, Men Sergio Opazo CHI Germán Goddard CHI Luis Meza CHI
Long Jump, Men Carlos Tornquist CHI Eduardo Krumm CHI Jorge Wagner ARG
Shot Put, Men Horacio Beluardo ARG Juan Faist ARG Leonardo Lee CHI
Discus Throw, Men Orlando Guaita
Horacio Beluardo
CHI
ARG
Juan Faist ARG
Hammer Throw, Men Juan Miranda CHI Héctor Núñez CHI Mario Cáceres CHI
Javelin Throw, Men Claudio Reinke ARG Juan Pacella ARG Alberto Kraeft ARG
Pentathlon, Men Eduardo Krumm CHI Diego Valenzuela CHI Werner Wischia CHI