1970 South American Junior Championships in Athletics

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VIII South American Junior Championships in Athletics
DatesOctober 9–12
Host cityCali, Colombia Colombia
VenueEstadio Olímpico Pascual Guerrero
LevelJunior
Events28
Participationabout 194 athletes from
9 nations

The eighth South American Junior Championships in Athletics were held in Cali, Colombia, at the Estadio Olímpico Pascual Guerrero between October 9–12, 1970.[1]

Participation (unofficial)[]

Detailed result lists can be found on the "World Junior Athletics History" website.[2] An unofficial count yields the number of about 194 athletes from about 9 countries: Argentina (35), Brazil (30), Chile (29), Colombia (33), Ecuador (16), Paraguay (2), Peru (21), Uruguay (5), Venezuela (23).

Medal summary[]

Medal winners are published for men[3] and women[4] Complete results can be found on the "World Junior Athletics History" website.[2]

Men[]

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres   (COL) 10.9   (PER) 11.0  Abdala Bucaram (ECU) 11.0
200 metres   (COL) 21.6   (ARG) 21.9   (ARG) 22.1
400 metres   (ARG) 49.3   (PER) 50.2   (PER) 50.3
800 metres  Héctor López (VEN) 1:49.9   (ARG) 1:53.6   (BRA) 1:54.9
1500 metres   (COL) 4:01.8   (ECU) 4:04.7   (COL) 4:05.3
3000 metres   (COL) 8:45.7   (ECU) 8:46.9   (ECU) 8:58.2
1500 metres steeplechase   (CHI) 4:29.4   (BRA) 4:31.7   (COL) 4:32.0
110 metres hurdles   (ARG) 15.2   (COL) 15.4   (CHI) 15.7
400 metres hurdles  Eduardo Rodrigues (BRA) 55.6   (CHI) 56.2   (BRA) 56.3
High jump   (ARG) 1.86   (CHI) 1.85   (CHI) 1.85
Pole vault   (PER) 4.00   (ARG) 3.90   (BRA) 3.70
Long jump   (BRA) 7.09   (ARG) 7.07   (ARG) 6.94
Triple jump   (ARG) 13.99   (ARG) 13.92   (BRA) 13.73
Shot put   (ARG) 15.94   (VEN) 15.18   (BRA) 14.77
Discus throw   (ARG) 41.74   (VEN) 37.32   (CHI) 36.32
Hammer throw   (ARG) 45.42   (ARG) 44.22   (BRA) 42.34
Javelin throw   (VEN) 60.46   (CHI) 57.52   (CHI) 55.60
Pentathlon*   (BRA) 3707   (ARG) 3658   (CHI) 3629
4 × 100 metres relay
4 × 400 metres relay  Colombia 3:19.8  Venezuela 3:20.0  Argentina 3:20.8

* = another source[2] rather states: Hexathlon

Women[]

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres  Irene Fitzner (ARG) 12.4  Edith Noeding (PER) 12.5   (VEN) 12.6
200 metres  Irene Fitzner (ARG) 25.2   (ARG) 25.3   (COL) 25.4
100 metres hurdles  Edith Noeding (PER) 14.7   (ARG) 15.2   (CHI) 15.2
High jump   (PER) 1.50   (CHI) 1.45   (CHI) 1.45
Long jump   (CHI) 5.60  Edith Noeding (PER) 5.55   (ARG) 5.50
Shot put   (ARG) 11.45   (CHI) 11.44   (ECU) 11.34
Discus throw   (CHI) 42.13   (ARG) 36.60   (VEN) 36.41
Javelin throw   (CHI) 40.18   (BRA) 37.36   (ARG) 36.58
4 × 100 metres relay  Argentina 47.9  Brazil 48.6  Venezuela 48.8

Medal table (unofficial)[]

  *   Host nation (Colombia)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Argentina1110526
2 Colombia*5139
3 Chile45716
4 Peru3418
5 Brazil33612
6 Venezuela2338
7 Ecuador0235
Totals (7 nations)28282884

References[]

  1. ^ Jiménez de Niño, Gilma (October 12, 1970), "El desfile salvó el campeonato atlético", El Tiempo (in Spanish), p. 12 (original page no.: 23), retrieved November 1, 2012
  2. ^ a b c World Junior Athletics History, WORLD JUNIOR ATHLETICS HISTORY ("WJAH"), retrieved November 1, 2011
  3. ^ SOUTH AMERICAN JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS (MEN), Athletics Weekly, retrieved November 1, 2011
  4. ^ SOUTH AMERICAN JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS (WOMEN), Athletics Weekly, retrieved November 1, 2011

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