1959 South American Junior Championships in Athletics

I South American Junior Championships in Athletics
Dates	April 18–19
Host city	Buenos Aires, Argentina
Level	Junior
Events	17
Participation	about 59 athletes from 2 nations
1960 Santiago →

The first South American Junior Championships in Athletics were held in Buenos Aires, Argentina from April 18–19, 1959.

Participation (unofficial)[]

Detailed result lists can be found on the "World Junior Athletics History" website.^[1] An unofficial count yields the number of about 59 athletes from about 2 countries: Argentina (28), Chile (31).

Medal summary[]

Medal winners are published for men^[2] and women^[3] Complete results can be found on the "World Junior Athletics History" website.^[1]

Men[]

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
100 metres	(CHI)	10.7	(CHI)	10.9	(CHI)	10.9
200 metres	(CHI)	22.2	(ARG)	22.7	(CHI)	22.8
400 metres	(CHI)	51.1	Juan Carlos Dyrzka (ARG)	51.7	(CHI)	51.9
800 metres	Ernesto Díaz (CHI)	1:58.8	(CHI)	2:00.1	(ARG)	2:01.6
1500 metres	(CHI)	4:07.1	(CHI)	4:09.7	(CHI)	4:12.4
3000 metres	(CHI)	9:05.8	(CHI)	9:06.0	(CHI)	9:06.2
110 metres hurdles	Juan Carlos Dyrzka (ARG)	16.0	(ARG)	16.1	(ARG)	16.3
High jump	(CHI)	1.80	(CHI)	1.75	(ARG)	1.75
Pole vault	(CHI)	3.60	(CHI)	3.50	(CHI)	3.50
Long jump	(CHI)	6.74	(CHI)	6.56	(ARG)	6.29
Shot put	(ARG)	16.53	(ARG)	15.49	(CHI)	15.44
Discus throw	(CHI)	40.86	(ARG)	39.41	(ARG)	38.40
Hammer throw	(CHI)	49.80	(CHI)	49.23	(CHI)	45.83
Javelin throw	(ARG)	52.55	(ARG)	47.37	(ARG)	46.89
Pentathlon	(CHI)	2122	(CHI)	1901	(CHI)	1884
4 × 100 metres relay	Chile	42.9
1000 metres Medley relay (100m x 200m x 300m x 400m)	Chile	2:02.2	Argentina	2:03.4

Medal table (unofficial)[]

  *   Host nation (Argentina)

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Chile (CHI)	14	9	9	32
2	Argentina (ARG)*	3	7	6	16
Totals (2 nations)		17	16	15	48

References[]

External links[]

• World Junior Athletics History