1976 South American Junior Championships in Athletics

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XI South American Junior Championships in Athletics
DatesOctober 13–17
Host cityMaracaibo, Venezuela Venezuela
LevelJunior
Events34
Participationabout 152 athletes from
6 nations

The 11th South American Junior Championships in Athletics were held in Maracaibo, Venezuela, between October 13–17, 1976.[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 152 athletes from about 6 countries: Brazil (46), Chile (22), Colombia (21), Peru (17), Uruguay (1), Venezuela (45).

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) 10.7   (BRA) 10.7   (VEN) 10.8
200 metres   (BRA) 21.9   (VEN) 22.0   (VEN) 22.1
400 metres  Antônio Dias Ferreira (BRA) 48.18   (VEN) 48.73  William Wuycke (VEN) 48.88
800 metres  Leonardo Oliveira (BRA) 1:51.16  Antônio Dias Ferreira (BRA) 1:51.87  William Wuycke (VEN) 1:52.32
1500 metres   (VEN) 3:53.52   (VEN) 3:55.17   (COL) 3:59.63
5000 metres   (VEN) 14:54.72   (COL) 15:01.15  Alejandro Silva (CHI) 15:01.25
2000 metres steeplechase   (VEN) 5:43.8   (VEN) 5:46.7   (CHI) 5:50.6
110 metres hurdles   (VEN) 15.08   (BRA) 15.36   (COL) 15.41
400 metres hurdles   (CHI) 53.26   (VEN) 53.49   (BRA) 54.75
High jump   (BRA) 1.96   (BRA) 1.96   (PER) 1.96
Pole vault   (URU) 4.20   (BRA) 3.90   (BRA) 3.90
Long jump   (VEN) 6.90   (BRA) 6.66   (BRA) 6.75
Triple jump   (BRA) 14.70   (VEN) 14.15   (CHI) 14.00
Shot put   (BRA) 14.67   (BRA) 14.60  José Lara (CHI) 14.36
Discus throw   (BRA) 41.62   (CHI) 38.36   (BRA) 38.08
Hammer throw   (BRA) 54.70   (BRA) 52.22   (CHI) 50.72
Javelin throw   (BRA) 61.64   (CHI) 59.82   (VEN) 57.74
Decathlon   (CHI) 5992   (CHI) 5656   (BRA) 5478
4 × 100 metres relay  Brazil 41.93  Venezuela 42.42  Colombia 42.63
4 × 400 metres relay  Brazil 3:14.70  Venezuela 3:17.10  Chile 3:18.08

Women[]

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres   (BRA) 11.58   (BRA) 11.90   (COL) 12.28
200 metres   (BRA) 24.52   (COL) 25.48   (COL) 25.99
400 metres  Alejandra Ramos (CHI) 55.33   (BRA) 56.00  Soraya Telles (BRA) 57.19
800 metres  Alejandra Ramos (CHI) 2:10.14   (BRA) 2:17.46   (PER) 2:17.92
1500 metres  Alejandra Ramos (CHI) 4:45.11   (CHI) 4:46.97   (BRA) 4:48.20
100 metres hurdles   (CHI) 14.30  Themis Zambrzycki (BRA) 14.50   (BRA) 15.16
High jump   (PER) 1.71   (VEN) 1.68   (CHI) 1.65
Long jump  Themis Zambrzycki (BRA) 5.99   (CHI) 5.69   (BRA) 5.68
Shot put  Themis Zambrzycki (BRA) 11.89   (BRA) 11.85  Patricia Guerrero (PER) 11.81
Discus throw   (BRA) 41.34   (BRA) 38.16   (COL) 36.24
Javelin throw  Patricia Guerrero (PER) 39.74   (BRA) 39.34   (VEN) 38.48
Pentathlon  Themis Zambrzycki (BRA) 4124   (BRA) 3289   (PER) 2997
4 × 100 metres relay  Brazil 46.66  Colombia 48.32  Venezuela 49.90
4 × 400 metres relay  Brazil 3:52.24  Colombia 4:02.73  Peru 4:05.31

Medal table (unofficial)[]

  *   Host nation (Venezuela)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Brazil (BRA)1916944
2 Chile (CHI)65718
3 Venezuela (VEN)*59721
4 Peru (PER)2057
5 Colombia (COL)14611
6 Uruguay (URU)1001
Totals (6 nations)343434102


References[]

  1. ^ "Suramericano atlético – Pobre actuación colombiana", El Tiempo (in Spanish), p. 24 (original page no.: 6D), October 18, 1976, retrieved November 1, 2012
  2. ^ a b 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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