1961 South American Junior Championships in Athletics

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III South American Junior Championships in Athletics
DatesOctober 15–16
Host citySanta Fe, Argentina Argentina
LevelJunior
Events18
Participationabout 56 athletes from
5 nations

The third South American Junior Championships in Athletics were held in Santa Fe, Argentina from October 15–16, 1961.

Participation (unofficial)[]

Detailed result lists can be found on the "World Junior Athletics History" website.[1] An unofficial count yields the number of about 56 athletes from about 5 countries: Argentina (21), Brazil (13), Chile (14), Peru (5), Uruguay (3).

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  Iván Moreno (CHI) 10.7   (CHI) 10.7   (PER) 10.8
200 metres  Iván Moreno (CHI) 22.1  Gerardo Di Tolla (PER) 22.2   (CHI) 22.2
400 metres   (ARG) 50.7   (CHI) 50.9   (URU) NTT
800 metres   (CHI) 1:58.8   (CHI) 1:59.6   (ARG) 1:59.8
1500 metres   (CHI) 4:07.8   (ARG) 4:10.5   (ARG) 4:11.8
3000 metres   (ARG) 9:07.2   (BRA) 9:17.2   (BRA) 9:27.0
110 metres hurdles   (ARG) 15.2   (ARG) 15.3   (BRA) 15.7
400 metres hurdles   (BRA) 57.4   (CHI) 58.5   (CHI) 58.8
High jump  Roberto Abugattás (PER) 1.85   (BRA) 1.80   (ARG) 1.75
Pole vault   (CHI) 3.60   (ARG) 3.60   (BRA) 3.40
Long jump   (ARG) 6.78   (CHI) 6.57   (BRA) 6.51
Triple jump  Iván Moreno (CHI) 14.33   (BRA) 13.94   (ARG) 13.50
Shot put   (ARG) 12.91   (BRA) 12.59   (CHI) 12.28
Discus throw   (BRA) 47.98   (BRA) 46.67   (URU) 44.28
Hammer throw   (ARG) 49.77   (ARG) 48.97  Hugo Peña (CHI) 47.84
Javelin throw   (PER) 53.92   (ARG) 51.50  Patricio Etcheverry (CHI) 49.90
4 × 100 metres relay  Argentina 43.4  Peru 43.9  Brazil 44.2
4 × 400 metres relay  Chile 3:29.0  Argentina 3:29.8  Brazil 3:32.0

Medal table (unofficial)[]

  *   Host nation (Argentina)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Argentina (ARG)*76417
2 Chile (CHI)75517
3 Brazil (BRA)25613
4 Peru (PER)2215
5 Uruguay (URU)0022
Totals (5 nations)18181854


References[]

  1. ^ a b World Junior Athletics History, WORLD JUNIOR ATHLETICS HISTORY ("WJAH"), archived from the original on October 23, 2011, retrieved November 1, 2011
  2. ^ SOUTH AMERICAN JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS (MEN), Athletics Weekly, retrieved November 1, 2011
  3. ^ SOUTH AMERICAN JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS (WOMEN), Athletics Weekly, retrieved November 1, 2011

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