1978 South American Junior Championships in Athletics

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XII South American Junior Championships in Athletics
DatesDecember 15–17
Host citySão Paulo, Brazil Brazil
LevelJunior
Events34
Participationabout 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
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)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Brazil (BRA)*13161342
2 Chile (CHI)911828
3 Argentina (ARG)94316
4 Peru (PER)2147
5 Colombia (COL)1236
6 Uruguay (URU)0033
Totals (6 nations)343434102


References[]

  1. ^ "Suramericano atlético – Colombia, en blanco", El Tiempo (in Spanish), p. 15 (original page no.: 1C), December 19, 1978, 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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