1956 South American Championships in Athletics
The 1956 South American Championships in Athletics were held in the Chilean capital, Santiago, between 14 and 22 April.
Medal summary[]
Men's events[]
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
100 metres | ![]() |
10.6 | Gerardo Bönnhoff![]() |
10.7 | João Pires Sobrinho![]() |
10.7 |
200 metres | João Pires Sobrinho![]() |
21.5 | Jaime Aparicio![]() |
21.7 | Gerardo Bönnhoff![]() |
21.8 |
400 metres | Jaime Aparicio![]() |
47.7 CR | ![]() |
48.2 | Argemiro Roque![]() |
49.0 |
800 metres | Ramón Sandoval![]() |
1:49.0 CR | ![]() |
1:51.5 | Argemiro Roque![]() |
1:52.4 |
1500 metres | Ramón Sandoval![]() |
3:48.4 CR | ![]() |
3:53.4 | Waldo Sandoval![]() |
3:54.5 |
5000 metres | Osvaldo Suárez![]() |
14:30.8 CR | ![]() |
14:47.8 | Walter Lemos![]() |
14:51.7 |
10,000 metres | Osvaldo Suárez![]() |
30:12.2 CR | Walter Lemos![]() |
30:27.4 | ![]() |
31:41.0 |
Half marathon | Osvaldo Suárez![]() |
1:08:54 CR | Walter Lemos![]() |
1:09:00 | Juan Silva![]() |
1:10:31 |
3000 metres steeplechase | ![]() |
9:09.0 CR | ![]() |
9:17.4 | Guillermo Solá![]() |
9:25.8 |
110 metres hurdles | ![]() |
14.7 | Estanislao Kocourek![]() |
14.9 | ![]() |
15.1 |
400 metres hurdles | Jaime Aparicio![]() |
52.0 CR | ![]() |
53.1 | Anubes da Silva![]() |
54.2 |
4 × 100 metres relay | ![]() João Pires Sobrinho Jorge de Barros Anubes da Silva |
41.4 | ![]() Ferrairo Gerardo Bönnhoff Mariano Acosta |
41.5 | ![]() Truque Fascie Lerma |
42.6 |
4 × 400 metres relay | ![]() Jaime Aparicio Carlos Sierra |
3:14.6 CR | ![]() Argemiro Roque Adhemar da Silva |
3:16.1 | ![]() Beltrán Mariano Acosta Gerardo Bönnhoff |
3:16.8 |
High jump | ![]() |
1.93 | Ernesto Lagos![]() |
1.90 | ![]() ![]() |
1.85 |
Pole vault | José Infante![]() |
3.90 | ![]() |
3.90 | ![]() |
3.90 |
Long jump | Fermín Donazar![]() |
7.23 | Ary de Sá![]() |
7.14 | ![]() |
7.10 |
Triple jump | ![]() |
15.14 | ![]() |
14.59 | Carlos Vera![]() |
14.63 |
Shot put | ![]() |
14.97 | ![]() |
14.72 | Günther Kruse![]() |
13.97 |
Discus throw | Günther Kruse![]() |
48.57 CR | Hernán Haddad![]() |
47.24 | ![]() |
46.56 |
Hammer throw | Alejandro Díaz![]() |
52.88 | Edmundo Zúñiga![]() |
51.71 | ![]() |
51.55 |
Javelin throw | Ricardo Héber![]() |
64.45 | ![]() |
61.51 | ![]() |
59.20 |
Decathlon | Héctor Menacho![]() |
5670 | ![]() |
5499 | ![]() |
5401 |
Women's events[]
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
100 metres | Gladys Erbetta![]() |
12.2 =CR | Beatriz Kretschmer![]() |
12.4 | Eliana Gaete![]() |
12.4 |
200 metres | Beatriz Kretschmer![]() |
25.5 =CR | Gladys Erbetta![]() |
25.8 | ![]() |
26.1 |
80 metres hurdles | Wanda dos Santos![]() |
11.5 | Eliana Gaete![]() |
11.6 | ![]() |
11.9 |
4 × 100 metres relay | ![]() Gladys Erbetta Lilian Buglia Edith Berg |
48.6 | ![]() Eliana Gaete |
49.3 | ![]() Wanda dos Santos Mattos |
49.4 |
High jump | ![]() |
1.50 | Elizabeth Müller![]() |
1.50 | ![]() ![]() |
1.50 |
Long jump | Gladys Erbetta![]() |
5.88 CR | ![]() |
5.41 | ![]() |
5.39 |
Shot put | ![]() |
11.95 CR | ![]() |
11.84 | Elizabeth Müller![]() |
11.31 |
Discus throw | Isabel Avellán![]() |
44.08 CR | ![]() |
38.22 | Ingeborg Mello![]() |
38.08 |
Javelin throw | Marlene Ahrens![]() |
48.73 CR | ![]() |
40.70 | ![]() |
38.91 |
Medal table[]
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() | 10 | 11 | 9 | 30 |
2 | ![]() | 9 | 12 | 8 | 29 |
3 | ![]() | 7 | 4 | 13 | 24 |
4 | ![]() | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
5 | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
6 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Totals (6 nations) | 31 | 31 | 33 | 95 |
External links[]
- Men Results – GBR Athletics
- Women Results – GBR Athletics
- Medallists
Categories:
- 1956 in athletics (track and field)
- South American Championships in Athletics
- International athletics competitions hosted by Chile
- 1956 in South American sport
- 1956 in Chilean sport