1946 South American Championships in Athletics (unofficial)

The unofficial South American Championships in Athletics were held in the Chilean capital, Santiago, during April 1946. The event, entitled "II Campeonato Sudamericano Extraordinario Barón Pierre de Coubertin", was held in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the modern Olympic Games.[1][2]

Unofficial South American Championships in Athletics
DatesApril
Host citySantiago, Chile
LevelSenior
Events31

Medal summary

Medal winners are published.[1]

Men
Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres  Alberto Labarthe (CHI)10.5  José de Assis (BRA)10.6  Carlos Silva (CHI)10.8
200 metres  Alberto Triulzi (ARG)21.9  Alberto Labarthe (CHI)22.0  Adelio Márquez (ARG)22.1
400 metres  Jorge Ehlers (CHI)49.0  Antonio Pocovi (ARG)49.1  Rosalvo Ramos (BRA)49.2
800 metres  Agenor da Silva (BRA)1:53.8  Antonio Pocovi (ARG)1:54.0  Roberto Yokota (CHI)1:54.3
1500 metres  Agenor da Silva (BRA)4:00.3  Ricardo Bralo (ARG)4:01.9  Guillermo García (CHI)4:04.6
3000 metres  Miguel Castro (CHI)8:44.8  Delfo Cabrera (ARG)8:47.7  Melchor Palmeiro (ARG)8:55.8
5000 metres  Raúl Inostroza (CHI)15:06.2  Miguel Castro (CHI)15:17.6  Reinaldo Gorno (ARG)15:21.6
10,000 metres  Delfo Cabrera (ARG)32:35.0  Raúl Inostroza (CHI)32:35.2  René Millas (CHI)33:00.8
20 Kilometres Road Race  Reinaldo Gorno (ARG)1:09:03  Corsino Fernández (ARG)1:10:05  Julio Montecinos (CHI)1:12:10
110 metres hurdles  Mario Recordón (CHI)14.4  Alberto Triulzi (ARG)14.6  Jorge Undurraga (CHI)14.9
400 metres hurdles  Hércules Azcune (URU)54.0  Víctor Henríquez (CHI)55.3  Gustavo Ehlers (CHI)55.7
High jump  Carlos Altamirano (CHI)1.90  Antonio Barrionuevo (ARG)1.90  Alfredo Jadresic (CHI)1.90
Pole vault  Lúcio de Castro (BRA)3.90  Federico Horn (CHI)3.80  Carlos Baumann (ARG)3.60
Long jump  Geraldo de Oliveira (BRA)7.03  Alberto Eggeling (CHI)7.01  Alfredo Meynet (CHI)6.86
Triple jump  Geraldo de Oliveira (BRA)15.00  Hélio da Silva (BRA)14.84  Néstor Tenorio (ARG)14.60
Shot put  Julián Llorente (ARG)14.35  Emilio Malchiodi (ARG)14.08  Emilio Stelig (BRA)13.75
Discus throw  Eduardo Julve (PER)43.12  Karsten Brödersen (CHI)42.96  Emilio Malchiodi (ARG)41.66
Hammer throw  Assis Naban (BRA)48.69  Juan Fusé (ARG)48.67  Edmundo Zúñiga (CHI)47.14
Javelin throw  Efraín Santibáñez (CHI)56.51  Francisco Céspedes (CHI)54.71  Lúcio de Castro (BRA)54.31
Decathlon  Mario Recordón (CHI)6886  Celso Dória (BRA)6325  Raimundo Rodrigues (BRA)6261
4 × 100 metres relay  Argentina41.9  Chile42.6  Uruguay42.6
4 × 400 metres relay  Chile3:17.4  Argentina3:18.8  Brazil3:20.7

Women
Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres  Beatriz Kretschmer (CHI)12.3  Anegret Weller (CHI)12.3  Elizabeth Müller (BRA)12.7
200 metres  Anegret Weller (CHI)25.8  Elizabeth Müller (BRA)25.8  María Vadulli (CHI)26.6
80 metres hurdles  Beatriz Kretschmer (CHI)12.7  Lourdes de Abreu (BRA)13.4
High jump  Ilse Barends (CHI)1.63  Elizabeth Müller (BRA)1.50  Gerda Martín (CHI)1.45
Long jump  Beatriz Kretschmer (CHI)5.20  Elizabeth Müller (BRA)5.11  Lucy Lake (CHI)4.96
Shot put  Edith Klempau (CHI)11.55  Elizabeth Müller (BRA)11.44  Lore Zippelius (CHI)10.93
Discus throw  Edith Klempau (CHI)35.03  Lore Zippelius (CHI)34.71  Ivete Mariz (BRA)34.71
Javelin throw  Gerda Martín (CHI)35.78  Ivete Mariz (BRA)33.84  Edith Klempau (CHI)33.63
4 × 100 metres relay  Chile49.5  Argentina50.7  Brazil50.8

Medal table (unofficial)


  *   Host nation (Chile)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Chile (CHI)*18111544
2 Brazil (BRA)69823
3 Argentina (ARG)511622
4 Uruguay (URU)1012
5 Peru (PER)1001
Totals (5 nations)31313092


References
  1. "SOUTH AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIPS (UNOFFICIAL)", Athletics Weekly, retrieved October 29, 2011
  2. Historia – cronología del atletismo en Chile (in Spanish), Federación Atlética de Chile, archived from the original on 2012-04-03, retrieved October 29, 2011
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