1961 South American Athletics U20 Championships

Host City Santa Fé
Country ARG
Held 14 – 15 October 1961
Competitors 41
Countries 5

Events

Event Gender Held Status Competitors Countries
100 m Men Medal 3 2
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 2
110 m Hurdles Men Medal 3 2
400 m Hurdles Men Medal 3 2
4 x 100 m Relay Men Medal 4 3
4 x 400 m Relay Men Medal 0 3
High Jump Men Medal 3 3
Pole Vault Men Medal 3 3
Long Jump Men Medal 3 3
Triple Jump Men Medal 3 3
Shot Put Men Medal 3 3
Discus Throw Men Medal 3 2
Hammer Throw Men Medal 3 2
Javelin Throw Men Medal 3 3

Medal table

Pos Country 🥇 Gold 🥈 Silver 🥉 Bronze Total
1 Argentina ARG 7 6 4 17
2 Chile CHI 7 5 5 17
3 Brazil BRA 2 5 6 13
4 Peru PER 2 2 1 5
5 Uruguay URU 0 0 2 2

Medal winners

Event 🥇 Gold 🥈 Silver 🥉 Bronze
100 m, Men Iván Moreno CHI Juan Byers CHI Juan Hasegawa PER
200 m, Men Iván Moreno CHI Gerardo di Tolla PER Juan Byers CHI
400 m, Men Medrano López ARG Jaime Vega CHI Jorge Vilaboa URU
800 m, Men Jaime Vega CHI Luis Alarcón CHI Rogelio Rodríguez ARG
1,500 m, Men Luis Alarcón CHI Hugo Roldán ARG Mario Cutropia ARG
3,000 m, Men Mario Cutropia ARG Horacio Ferreira BRA José Pincheire BRA
110 m Hurdles, Men Hildemar Cimolini ARG Guillermo Vallanía ARG João Gonzáles BRA
400 m Hurdles, Men João Gonzáles BRA Manuel Jordan CHI Juan Santiago Gordón CHI
4 x 100 m Relay, Men Argentina ARG Peru PER Brazil BRA
4 x 400 m Relay, Men Chile CHI Argentina ARG Brazil BRA
High Jump, Men Roberto Abugattás PER José Barros BRA Luis Cornaglia ARG
Pole Vault, Men Geraldo Morandé CHI Daniel Argoitía ARG Eduardo Nakayama BRA
Long Jump, Men Julián Méndez ARG Carlos Ermter CHI Jauro Koga BRA
Triple Jump, Men Iván Moreno CHI Herbert Da Silva BRA Arturo Arancibia ARG
Shot Put, Men José Alberto Vallejo ARG Cláudio Romanini BRA Ramón García CHI
Discus Throw, Men Gilberto Matusiak BRA Cláudio Romanini BRA Miguel Gesto URU
Hammer Throw, Men Hugo Grazioli ARG José Alberto Vallejo ARG Hugo Peña CHI
Javelin Throw, Men José Denis PER Héctor Ramos ARG Patricio Etcheverry CHI