1962 South American Junior Championships in Athletics

IV South American Junior Championships in Athletics
IV South American Junior Championships in Athletics
Dates	September 21–24
Host city	Lima, Peru
Level	Junior
Events	18
Participation	about 91 athletes from ; 5 nations
	← 1961 Santa Fe 1964 Santiago → ;

The fourth South American Junior Championships in Athletics were held in Lima, Peru from September 21–24, 1962.

Participation (unofficial)[]

Detailed result lists can be found on the "World Junior Athletics History" website.^[1] An unofficial count yields the number of about 91 athletes from about 5 countries: Argentina (19), Brazil (24), Chile (18), Ecuador (9), Peru (21).

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)	10.8	Gerardo Di Tolla (PER)	10.8	(ECU)	11.0
200 metres	(CHI)	21.2	(PER)	21.7	Gerardo Di Tolla (PER)	22.0
400 metres	(BRA)	49.9	(CHI)	50.0	(ARG)	50.2
800 metres	(ECU)	1:58.9	(ARG)	2:00.3	(CHI)	2:00.7
1500 metres	(ARG)	4:04.8	(ECU)	4:09.6	(CHI)	4:12.8
3000 metres	(ARG)	8:47.8	(ARG)	8:54.5	(BRA)	9:08.3
110 metres hurdles	(ARG)	15.7	Alfredo Deza (PER)	15.8	(CHI)	15.8
400 metres hurdles	(CHI)	54.9
High jump	Roberto Abugattás (PER)	2.06	(BRA)	1.95	(CHI)	1.90
Pole vault	(ARG)	3.70	(BRA)	3.50	(CHI)	3.40
Long jump	(ARG)	6.92	(CHI)	6.76	(CHI)	6.61
Triple jump	(BRA)	13.96	(PER)	13.85	(ARG)	13.83
Shot put	(CHI)	15.08	(BRA)	14.92	(BRA)	14.82
Discus throw	(CHI)	47.40	(BRA)	46.68	(CHI)	46.20
Hammer throw	(CHI)	48.79	(PER)	45.48	(BRA)	44.71
Javelin throw	Patricio Etcheverry (CHI)	58.99	(PER)	57.04	(PER)	56.15
4 × 100 metres relay	Peru	42.1	Chile	43.2	Ecuador	44.6
4 × 400 metres relay	Argentina	3:22.7	Peru	3:23.5	Brazil	3:26.4

Medal table (unofficial)[]

* Host nation (Peru)


Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Chile (CHI)	7	3	7	17
2	Argentina (ARG)	6	2	2	10
3	Peru (PER)*	2	7	2	11
4	Brazil (BRA)	2	4	4	10
5	Ecuador (ECU)	1	1	2	4
Totals (5 nations)		18	17	17	52

References[]

^ ^a ^b World Junior Athletics History, WORLD JUNIOR ATHLETICS HISTORY ("WJAH"), retrieved November 1, 2011
^ SOUTH AMERICAN JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS (MEN), Athletics Weekly, retrieved November 1, 2011
^ SOUTH AMERICAN JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS (WOMEN), Athletics Weekly, retrieved November 1, 2011

External links[]

World Junior Athletics History

[wjah-1] World Junior Athletics History, WORLD JUNIOR ATHLETICS HISTORY ("WJAH"), 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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v t Championships of the South American Athletics Confederation
Outdoor (records) Indoor Cross Country Race Walking Marathon Half Marathon Road Mile Mountain Running Under-23 Under-20 Under-18
Senior*	1918U 1919 1920 1922U 1924 1926 1927 1929 1931 1931U 1933 1935 1937 1939 1941 1943 1945 1946U 1947 1948U 1949 1950U 1952 1953U 1954 1956 1957U 1958 1961 1963 1965 1967 1969 1971 1974 1975 1977 1979 1981 1983 1985 1987 1989 1991 1993 1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005 2006 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021
Indoor	2020 2022
Under-23	2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016 2018 2021
Under-20	1959 1960 1961 1962 1964 1966 1968 1970 1972 1974 1976 1978 1980 1981 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021
Under-18	1973 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1984 1986 1988 1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016 2018 2021
Race Walking	2001 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014
Cross Country	1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
^* U = Unofficial Outdoor Championships · See also: Athletics at the South American Games