1966 South American Junior Championships in Athletics

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VI South American Junior Championships in Athletics
DatesOctober 9–14
Host cityMontevideo, Uruguay Uruguay
LevelJunior
Events29
Participationabout 159 athletes from
6 nations

The sixth South American Junior Championships in Athletics were held in Montevideo, Uruguay from October 9–14, 1966. For the first time, women's events were included.

Participation (unofficial)[]

Detailed result lists can be found on the "World Junior Athletics History" website.[1] An unofficial count yields the number of about 159 athletes from about 6 countries: Argentina (36), Brazil (36), Chile (33), Paraguay (11), Peru (22), Uruguay (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   (ARG) 10.5   (PER) 10.7   (BRA) 10.7
200 metres   (ARG) 22.0   (ARG) 22.2   (PER) 22.3
400 metres   (CHI) 49.9   (BRA) 50.1   (URU) 50.3
800 metres   (CHI) 1:58.5   (BRA) 1:59.5   (ARG) 1:59.8
1500 metres   (CHI) 4:02.4  Jorge Henríquez (ARG) 4:02.6   (ARG) 4:03.3
3000 metres   (ARG) 9:03.0   (CHI) 9:04.4  Juan López (CHI) 9:13.8
1500 metres steeplechase   (ARG) 4:22.5   (CHI) 4:28.1   (CHI) 4:29.6
110 metres hurdles  Patricio Saavedra (CHI) 14.7   (ARG) 15.5   (ARG) 15.7
400 metres hurdles   (CHI) 54.7   (ARG) 56.3   (CHI) 57.5
High jump   (ARG) 1.95   (PER) 1.90   (CHI) 1.90
Pole vault   (BRA) 3.20   (PER) 3.20   (PER) 3.20
Long jump   (CHI) 6.89   (ARG) 6.88   (CHI) 6.88
Triple jump   (BRA) 14.18   (BRA) 13.83   (ARG) 13.73
Shot put   (BRA) 15.86   (PER) 15.04  Pedro Ugarte (CHI) 14.65
Discus throw   (ARG) 40.88   (ARG) 38.95   (PER) 38.65
Hammer throw   (ARG) 54.66   (BRA) 53.43   (BRA) 53.20
Javelin throw   (CHI) 56.15   (BRA) 50.91   (ARG) 49.61
Pentathlon*   (BRA) 3711   (CHI) 3521   (BRA) 3521
4 × 100 metres relay  Argentina 41.9  Chile 42.1  Peru 42.6
4 × 400 metres relay  Chile 3:21.8  Brazil 3:24.3  Argentina NTT

* = another source[1] states rather: Hexathlon

Women[]

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres   (CHI) 12.2  Josefa Vicent (URU) 12.2   (ARG) 12.3
200 metres  Josefa Vicent (URU) 25.7   (ARG) 25.9   (ARG) 26.3
80 metres hurdles   (CHI) 12.2   (BRA) 12.3   (BRA) 12.4
High jump   (BRA) 1.45   (PER) 1.45   (CHI) 1.45
Long jump   (CHI) 5.01   (URU) 4.98   (CHI) 4.97
Shot put   (CHI) 10.91   (BRA) 10.57   (BRA) 10.18
Discus throw   (CHI) 33.50   (CHI) 33.16   (BRA) 33.00
Javelin throw   (BRA) 36.47   (CHI) 34.41   (ARG) 32.96
4 × 100 metres relay  Chile 48.9  Argentina 49.0  Brazil 49.0

Medal table (unofficial)[]

  *   Host nation (Uruguay)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Chile (CHI)146828
2 Argentina (ARG)88925
3 Brazil (BRA)68721
4 Uruguay (URU)*1214
5 Peru (PER)0549
Totals (5 nations)29292987

References[]

  1. ^ a b c World Junior Athletics History, WORLD JUNIOR ATHLETICS HISTORY ("WJAH"), archived from the original on November 25, 2018, 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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