1972 South American Athletics U20 Championships

Host City Asuncion
Country PAR
Held 21 – 25 October 1972
Competitors 95
Countries 8

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 3
3,000 m Men — Medal 3 2
110 m Hurdles Men — Medal 3 2
400 m Hurdles Men — Medal 3 2
1,500 m Steeplechase 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 3
Long Jump Men — Medal 3 3
Triple Jump Men — Medal 3 2
Shot Put Men — Medal 3 2
Discus Throw Men — Medal 3 2
Hammer Throw Men — Medal 3 2
Javelin Throw Men — Medal 3 3
Heptathlon Men — Medal 3 2
100 m Women — Medal 3 3
200 m Women — Medal 3 3
400 m Women — Medal 3 3
800 m Women — Medal 3 3
100 m Hurdles Women — Medal 3 2
4 x 100 m Relay Women — Medal 12 3
4 x 400 m Relay Women — Medal 12 3
High Jump Women — Medal 3 2
Long Jump Women — Medal 3 3
Shot Put Women — Medal 3 3
Discus Throw Women — Medal 2 2
Javelin Throw Women — Medal 3 2
Pentathlon Women — Medal 3 3

Medal table

Pos Country 🥇 Gold 🥈 Silver 🥉 Bronze Total
1 Brazil BRA 13 10 8 31
2 Chile CHI 6 4 3 13
3 Argentina ARG 5 4 11 20
4 Peru PER 4 3 3 10
5 Colombia COL 3 6 3 12
6 Paraguay PAR 1 2 2 5
7 Uruguay URU 0 3 1 4
8 Ecuador ECU 0 1 2 3

Medal winners

Event 🥇 Gold 🥈 Silver 🥉 Bronze
100 m, Men Welbe Barreto BRA Ángel Guerreros PAR Jorge Lovera ARG
200 m, Men Delmo da Silva BRA Welbe Barreto BRA Diego Valencia COL
400 m, Men Pedro Teixeira BRA Francisco Bozzo CHI Francisco Rojas PAR
800 m, Men Ángel Holman ARG Ary Pinto BRA André Pereira BRA
1,500 m, Men Antonio Tello ARG Jairo Correa COL André Pereira BRA
3,000 m, Men Jairo Correa COL Luis Tipán ECU Carlos Soria ECU
110 m Hurdles, Men Nicolás Rodillo CHI Eduardo Sosa ARG Rodolfo Iturraspe ARG
400 m Hurdles, Men Francisco Rojas PAR Roberto Comisso ARG Rodolfo Iturraspe ARG
1,500 m Steeplechase, Men Germán Aranda COL Roberto Assumpcão BRA Antonio Tello ARG
4 x 100 m Relay, Men Colombia COL Paraguay PAR Ecuador ECU
4 x 400 m Relay, Men Brazil BRA Colombia COL Argentina ARG
High Jump, Men Milton Reis BRA José Machado BRA Daniel Abugattas PER
Pole Vault, Men Ernesto Koike BRA Juan Rossetti ARG Raúl Lyon CHI
Long Jump, Men Héctor Elizón ARG Geraldo Rodrígues BRA César Vega PAR
Triple Jump, Men João do Pulo BRA Rodney Gomes BRA Carlos Arrastia ARG
Shot Put, Men José Joaquín Pérez CHI Humberto Vianna BRA Carlos Castro BRA
Discus Throw, Men Edval Petrechen BRA Óscar Attes ARG Eduardo Galvão BRA
Hammer Throw, Men Francisco Pedro ARG José Rangel COL Jorge Maldonado COL
Javelin Throw, Men Dante Berteroldo ARG Humberto Vianna BRA Adolfo Leiva CHI
Heptathlon, Men Geraldo Rodrígues BRA Pablo Pérez COL Luis Betancourt COL
100 m, Women Leslie Cooper CHI Carmela Bolívar PER Ivette Pereira Barbosa BRA
200 m, Women Carmela Bolívar PER Hilda Javier URU Ivette Pereira Barbosa BRA
400 m, Women Carla Ramos CHI Hilda Javier URU Magaly Zumaeta PER
800 m, Women Rosângela Verissimo-Negrisoli BRA Magaly Zumaeta PER Carla Ramos CHI
100 m Hurdles, Women Edith Noeding PER Elisa Barros BRA Hildegard Krause BRA
4 x 100 m Relay, Women Peru PER Brazil BRA Argentina ARG
4 x 400 m Relay, Women Brazil BRA Chile CHI Argentina ARG
High Jump, Women Catalina Recordon CHI Cecilia Rossi CHI Mónica Rodríguez ARG
Long Jump, Women Conceição Geremias BRA Edith Noeding PER Ana María Desevici URU
Shot Put, Women Verônika Brunner BRA Eucaris Echevarría COL Soledad Jiménez PER
Discus Throw, Women Eucaris Echevarría COL Gladys Sánchez ARG
Javelin Throw, Women María Rojas CHI Asunción Figueroa CHI Susana Sánchez ARG
Pentathlon, Women Edith Noeding PER Mirtha Fleitas URU Hildegard Krause BRA