1978 South American Junior Championships in Athletics
XII South American Junior Championships in Athletics | |
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Dates | December 15–17 |
Host city | São Paulo, Brazil |
Level | Junior |
Events | 34 |
Participation | about 178 athletes from 8 nations |
The 12th South American Junior Championships in Athletics were held in São Paulo, Brazil, between December 15–17, 1978.[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 178 athletes from about 8 countries: Argentina (33), Bolivia (6), Brazil (53), Chile (42), Colombia (13), Paraguay (8), Peru (9), Uruguay (14).
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 | |||
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100 metres | Paulo Correia (BRA) | 10.6 | (BRA) | 10.6 | (ARG) | 10.8 |
200 metres | (ARG) | 22.0 | Paulo Correia (BRA) | 22.1 | (CHI) | 22.5 |
400 metres | Antônio Dias Ferreira (BRA) | 46.7 | (CHI) | 48.2 | (BRA) | 48.3 |
800 metres | Antônio Dias Ferreira (BRA) | 1:50.3 | (CHI) | 1:50.9 | Joaquim Cruz (BRA) | 1:51.0 |
1500 metres | (CHI) | 3:58.9 | Omar Ortega (ARG) | 3:59.2 | Roger Soler (PER) | 3:59.5 |
5000 metres | Cláudio Ribeiro (BRA) | 14:53.0 | (CHI) | 14:57.2 | Jorge Santos (BRA) | 15:16.5 |
2000 metres steeplechase | (CHI) | 6:01.2 | (COL) | 6:04.6 | Jorge Santos (BRA) | 6:04.6 |
110 metres hurdles | (BRA) | 14.6 | (BRA) | 14.8 | (CHI) | 15.2 |
400 metres hurdles | (CHI) | 53.0 | (BRA) | 55.4 | (BRA) | 55.4 |
High jump | (BRA) | 2.00 | (CHI) | 2.00 | (BRA) | 2.00 |
Pole vault | (BRA) | 4.45 | (COL) | 4.20 | (PER) | 4.00 |
Long jump | (ARG) | 7.07 | (BRA) | 6.82 | (BRA) | 6.82 |
Triple jump | (BRA) | 14.86 | (BRA) | 14.72 | (COL) | 14.72 |
Shot put | Gert Weil (CHI) | 16.50 | (BRA) | 16.20 | (CHI) | 15.92 |
Discus throw | (COL) | 46.28 | (ARG) | 43.52 | Miro Ronac (PER) | 43.34 |
Hammer throw | (BRA) | 56.38 | (BRA) | 55.66 | (COL) | 52.32 |
Javelin throw | (ARG) | 65.12 | (ARG) | 62.42 | (CHI) | 59.06 |
Decathlon | Miro Ronac (PER) | 6391 | (BRA) | 6254 | (BRA) | 6128 |
4 × 100 metres relay | Chile | 41.6 | Brazil | 42.0 | Argentina | 42.0 |
4 × 400 metres relay | Chile | 3:15.8 | Argentina | 3:16.9 | Brazil | 3:17.4 |
Women[]
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
100 metres | Beatriz Capotosto (ARG) | 12.4 | (CHI) | 12.4 | (CHI) | 12.4 |
200 metres | (CHI) | 25.5 | (CHI) | 25.7 | (URU) | 25.9 |
400 metres | (CHI) | 55.9 | (CHI) | 56.6 | (BRA) | 57.7 |
800 metres | (ARG) | 2:11.9 | (BRA) | 2:13.0 | (CHI) | 2:13.0 |
1500 metres | (ARG) | 4:36.3 | Mónica Regonessi (CHI) | 4:36.9 | (CHI) | 4:41.1 |
100 metres hurdles | Beatriz Capotosto (ARG) | 14.6 | (BRA) | 15.1 | (BRA) | 15.1 |
High jump | (BRA) | 1.70 | (PER) | 1.65 | (COL) | 1.65 |
Long jump | Beatriz Capotosto (ARG) | 5.67 | (BRA) | 5.56 | (URU) | 5.55 |
Shot put | Patricia Guerrero (PER) | 12.42 | (BRA) | 12.41 | (BRA) | 12.05 |
Discus throw | (BRA) | 39.60 | (CHI) | 39.16 | (URU) | 38.74 |
Javelin throw | (BRA) | 44.40 | (CHI) | 43.32 | Patricia Guerrero (PER) | 41.96 |
Pentathlon | (BRA) | 3712 | (BRA) | 3490 | (CHI) | 3242 |
4 × 100 metres relay | Chile | 48.1 | Brazil | 48.1 | Argentina | 48.2 |
4 × 400 metres relay | Argentina | 3:47.3 | Chile | 3:47.8 | Brazil | 3:56.8 |
Medal table (unofficial)[]
* Host nation (Brazil)
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Brazil (BRA)* | 13 | 16 | 13 | 42 |
2 | Chile (CHI) | 9 | 11 | 8 | 28 |
3 | Argentina (ARG) | 9 | 4 | 3 | 16 |
4 | Peru (PER) | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
5 | Colombia (COL) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
6 | Uruguay (URU) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
Totals (6 nations) | 34 | 34 | 34 | 102 |
References[]
- ^ "Suramericano atlético – Colombia, en blanco", El Tiempo (in Spanish), p. 15 (original page no.: 1C), December 19, 1978, retrieved November 1, 2012
- ^ 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[]
Categories:
- South American U20 Championships in Athletics
- 1978 in Brazilian sport
- 1978 in athletics (track and field)
- International sports competitions in São Paulo
- International athletics competitions hosted by Brazil
- 1978 in youth sport