1979 South American Championships in Athletics
The 1979 South American Championships in Athletics were held in Bucaramanga, Colombia, between 31 October and 4 November.
Medal summary[]
Men's events[]
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
100 metres | Altevir de Araújo![]() |
10.1 CR | Manuel Ramírez![]() |
10.4 | Reinaldo Lizardi![]() |
10.6 |
200 metres | Altevir de Araújo![]() |
20.5 CR | Katsuhiko Nakaia![]() |
20.8 | ![]() |
21.1 |
400 metres | Geraldo Pegado![]() |
46.20 CR | Antônio Dias Ferreira![]() |
46.90 | ![]() |
47.40 |
800 metres | Cristián Molina![]() |
1:47.8 CR | William Wuycke![]() |
1:47.9 | Pedro Cáceres![]() |
1:48.5 |
1500 metres | Emilio Ulloa![]() |
3:47.0 CR | ![]() |
3:47.5 | ![]() |
3:47.9 |
5000 metres | Alejandro Silva![]() |
13:57.2 CR | Domingo Tibaduiza![]() |
14:03.4 | ![]() |
14:16.1 |
10,000 metres | ![]() |
28:50.4 | Domingo Tibaduiza![]() |
28:51.2 | Víctor Maldonado![]() |
29:37.3 |
Marathon † | Luis Barbosa![]() |
1:56:12 | ![]() |
1:57:25 | Lucirio Garrido![]() |
1:59:30 |
3000 metres steeplechase | ![]() |
8:52.3 | Elói Schleder![]() |
8:57.4 | ![]() |
8:58.6 (NR) |
110 metres hurdles | ![]() |
14.4 | ![]() |
14.6 | ![]() |
14.9 |
400 metres hurdles | Antônio Dias Ferreira![]() |
50.7 CR | ![]() |
51.1 | ![]() |
51.5 |
4 × 100 metres relay | ![]() |
40.0 CR | ![]() |
40.2 | ![]() |
40.4 |
4 × 400 metres relay | ![]() |
3:09.8 | ![]() Pedro Cáceres |
3:10.5 | ![]() |
3:10.5 |
20 kilometres road walk † | Ernesto Alfaro![]() |
1:29:31 | ![]() |
1:29:37 | ![]() |
1:29:51 |
High jump | ![]() |
2.12 CR | ![]() |
2.09 | Iraja Cecy![]() |
2.09 |
Pole vault | ![]() |
4.70 CR | Tito Steiner![]() |
4.60 | ![]() |
4.45 |
Long jump | ![]() |
7.67 | ![]() |
7.58 | ![]() |
7.57 |
Triple jump | José Salazar![]() |
16.23 | ![]() |
16.15 | ![]() |
15.83 |
Shot put | Gert Weil![]() |
16.42 | ![]() |
16.22 | ![]() |
16.20 |
Discus throw | ![]() |
56.10* | ![]() |
54.42* | ![]() |
53.10* |
Hammer throw | ![]() |
63.44 | ![]() |
61.44 | ![]() |
57.60 |
Javelin throw | ![]() |
72.32 CR | ![]() |
70.32 | ![]() |
68.84 |
Decathlon | ![]() |
6991 | ![]() |
6964 | Claudio Escauriza![]() |
6791 |
Women's events[]
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
100 metres | ![]() |
11.7 =CR | ![]() |
11.8 | Esmeralda de Jesus Garcia![]() |
11.8 |
200 metres | ![]() |
23.5 | Tânia Miranda![]() |
24.1 | Esmeralda de Jesus Garcia![]() |
24.1 |
400 metres | Tânia Miranda![]() |
54.2 CR | ![]() |
54.8 | ![]() |
54.8 |
800 metres | Alejandra Ramos![]() |
2:04.2 CR | ![]() |
2:09.8 | ![]() |
2:10.4 |
1500 metres | Alejandra Ramos![]() |
4:23.2 CR | ![]() |
4:32.6 | Monica Regonesi![]() |
4:36.1 |
100 metres hurdles | ![]() |
14.2 | ![]() |
14.4 | Beatriz Capotosto![]() |
14.7 |
4 × 100 metres relay | ![]() |
46.0 | ![]() |
46.1 | ![]() |
46.6 |
4 × 400 metres relay | ![]() |
3:42.0 CR | ![]() |
3:44.6 | ![]() |
3:45.1 |
High jump | ![]() |
1.75 | Liliana Arigoni![]() |
1.75 | ![]() |
1.70 |
Long jump | Themis Zambrzycki![]() |
6.03 | Conceição Geremias![]() |
5.95 | ![]() |
5.92 |
Shot put | ![]() |
13.94 | Themis Zambrzycki![]() |
13.84 | ![]() |
13.24 |
Discus throw | ![]() |
46.11 | ![]() |
42.54 | ![]() |
41.78 |
Javelin throw | ![]() |
50.92 CR | ![]() |
45.07 | ![]() |
42.30 |
Pentathlon | Themis Zambrzycki![]() |
4117 | Conceição Geremias![]() |
3880 | ![]() |
3833 |
† = short course (c37km)
* = light implement (1.75 kg)
† = short course
Medal table[]
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() | 13 | 18 | 12 | 43 |
2 | ![]() | 7 | 4 | 7 | 18 |
3 | ![]() | 7 | 2 | 3 | 12 |
4 | ![]() | 5 | 5 | 4 | 14 |
5 | ![]() | 4 | 6 | 6 | 16 |
6 | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
7 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
8 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
10 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Totals (10 nations) | 37 | 37 | 37 | 111 |
External links[]
- Men Results – GBR Athletics
- Women Results – GBR Athletics
- Medallists
Categories:
- 1979 in athletics (track and field)
- South American Championships in Athletics
- International athletics competitions hosted by Colombia
- 1979 in Colombian sport
- 1979 in South American sport