1919 South American Championships in Athletics

The 1919 South American Championships in Athletics
South American Championships in Athletics
The South American Championships in Athletics is a biennial athletics event organized by CONSUDATLE. The first edition in 1919 was competed between only two countries , but it has since expanded and has generally been held every two years since 1927.In addition, 8 unofficial championships were held...

was the inaugural South American Championships and was contested by Uruguay

Uruguay

Uruguay ,officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay,sometimes the Eastern Republic of Uruguay; ) is a country in the southeastern part of South America. It is home to some 3.5 million people, of whom 1.8 million live in the capital Montevideo and its metropolitan area...

and Chile

Chile

Chile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far...

were held in Montevideo

Montevideo

Montevideo is the largest city, the capital, and the chief port of Uruguay. The settlement was established in 1726 by Bruno Mauricio de Zabala, as a strategic move amidst a Spanish-Portuguese dispute over the platine region, and as a counter to the Portuguese colony at Colonia del Sacramento...

, Uruguay

Uruguay

Men's events

100 metres 100 metres The 100 metres, or 100-metre dash, is a sprint race in track and field competitions. The shortest common outdoor running distance, it is one of the most popular and prestigious events in the sport of athletics. It has been contested at the Summer Olympics since 1896...	Henry Bowles Uruguay	11.8	Marcelo Uranga Chile	12.0	Ricardo Müller Chile	12.1
200 metres 200 metres A 200 metres race is a sprint running event. On an outdoor 400 m track, the race begins on the curve and ends on the home straight, so a combination of techniques are needed to successfully run the race. A slightly shorter race, called the stadion and run on a straight track, was the first...	Isabelino Gradín Isabelino Gradín Isabelino Gradín was a Uruguayan footballer and athlete. He was one of the greatest footballers in the early era of Uruguayan football and is regarded as one of the greatest Uruguayan players before the Uruguayan win at the 1930 FIFA World Cup... Uruguay	23.2	Julio Gorlero Uruguay	23.4	Ricardo Müller Chile	23.8
400 metres 400 metres The 400 metres, or 400 metre dash, is a common sprinting event in track and field competitions. It has been featured in the athletics programme at the Summer Olympics since 1896 . On a standard outdoor running track, it is exactly one lap around the track. Runners start in staggered positions and...	Isabelino Gradín Isabelino Gradín Isabelino Gradín was a Uruguayan footballer and athlete. He was one of the greatest footballers in the early era of Uruguayan football and is regarded as one of the greatest Uruguayan players before the Uruguayan win at the 1930 FIFA World Cup... Uruguay	52.4	Armando Camus Chile	53.0	Carlos Stevens Chile	54.6
800 metres 800 metres The 800 meter race is a common track running event. It is the shortest common middle distance track event. The 800 meter is run over two laps of the track and has always been an Olympic event. During indoor track season the event is usually run on a 200 meter track, therefore requiring four laps...	Juan Campos Uruguay	2:04.8	Armando Camus Chile	2:06.4	Carlos Stevens Chile	2:07.0
1500 metres 1500 metres The 1,500-metre run is the premier middle distance track event.Aerobic endurance is the biggest factor contributing to success in the 1500 metres but the athlete also requires significant sprint speed.In modern times, the 1,500-metre run has been run at a pace faster than the average person could...	Juan Baeza Chile	4:29.8	Manuel Moraga Chile	4:30.0	Enrique Calderón Chile	4:31.4
10000 metres 10000 metres The 10,000 metres or 10K is a common long distance running event. As "10,000 metres" it is a track event, and appears in athletics events such as the Olympic Games and the World Championships in Athletics; as "10K" it is a roadrace or cross country running event...	Gilberto Martínez Uruguay	33:57.0	Juan Baeza Chile	34:41.2	Enrique Calderón Chile	34:55.6
110 metres hurdles 110 metres hurdles The 110 metres hurdles is a hurdling track and field event for men. It is incuded in the athletics programme at the Summer Olympic Games. The female counterpart is the 100 metre hurdles. As part of a racing event, ten hurdles of 1.067 metres in height are evenly spaced along a straight...	Harold Rosenqvist Chile	17.0	Julio Kilián Chile	17.2	Adolfo Reccius Chile	18.0
200 metres hurdles Hurdling Hurdling is a type of track and field race.- Distances :There are sprint hurdle races and long hurdle races. The standard sprint hurdle race is 110 meters for men and 100 meters for women. The standard long hurdle race is 400 meters for both men and women...	Julio Kilián Chile	27.2	Adolfo Reccius Chile
Harold Rosenqvist Chile	28.0
400 metres hurdles 400 metres hurdles The 400 metres hurdles is an Olympic athletics event in track and field. On a standard outdoor track 400 metres is the length of the inside lane once around the stadium. Runners stay in their lane the entire way after starting out of the blocks and must clear ten hurdles that are evenly...	Julio Kilián Chile	59.2	Adolfo Reccius Chile	61.4	Andrés Mazzali Uruguay	62.0
High jump High jump The high jump is a track and field athletics event in which competitors must jump over a horizontal bar placed at measured heights without the aid of certain devices in its modern most practiced format; auxiliary weights and mounds have been used for assistance; rules have changed over the years....	Carlos Patiño Carlos Patiño Carlos Patiño was a Spanish baroque composer.Patiño was a choirboy at Seville Cathedral where he studied with Alonso Lobo. He married in 1622 but his wife's death in 1625 led to his entry into the priesthood... Uruguay	1.72	Hernán Orrego Chile	1.70	Arturo Filloy Uruguay	1.68
Standing high jump Standing high jump The standing high jump is an athletics event that was featured in the Olympics from 1900 to 1912.It is performed in the same way as high jump, with the difference being that the athlete stands still and jumps with both feet together....	Carlos Patiño Carlos Patiño Carlos Patiño was a Spanish baroque composer.Patiño was a choirboy at Seville Cathedral where he studied with Alonso Lobo. He married in 1622 but his wife's death in 1625 led to his entry into the priesthood... Uruguay	1.40	Carlos Fernández Carlos Fernández Carlos Fernández may refer to:Carlos Rafael Fernández, former Minister of Economy of ArgentinaJosé Carlos Fernández González , Bolivian football player*José Carlos Fernández , Peruvian footballer... Uruguay	1.38	Arturo Filloy Uruguay	1.38
Pole vault Pole vault Pole vaulting is a track and field event in which a person uses a long, flexible pole as an aid to leap over a bar. Pole jumping competitions were known to the ancient Greeks, as well as the Cretans and Celts...	Eugen Fonck Chile	3.20	José Amejeiras Uruguay	3.15	Héctor Berruti Uruguay	3.15
Long jump Long jump The long jump is a track and field event in which athletes combine speed, strength, and agility in an attempt to leap as far as possible from a take off point...	Ricardo Müller Chile	6.68	Adolfo Reccius Chile	6.53	Ricardo Filloy Uruguay	6.47
Standing long jump Standing long jump The standing long jump is an athletics event. It was an Olympic event until 1912.In performing the standing long jump, the jumper stands at a line marked on the ground with their feet slightly apart. The athlete takes off and lands using both feet, swinging their arms and bending their knees to...	Hugo Krumm Chile	3.07	Carlos Patiño Carlos Patiño Carlos Patiño was a Spanish baroque composer.Patiño was a choirboy at Seville Cathedral where he studied with Alonso Lobo. He married in 1622 but his wife's death in 1625 led to his entry into the priesthood... Uruguay	2.95	Ernesto Ramón Uruguay	2.91
Shot put Shot put The shot put is a track and field event involving "putting" a heavy metal ball—the shot—as far as possible. It is common to use the term "shot put" to refer to both the shot itself and to the putting action....	Teodoro Scheihing Chile	11.47	Víctor Zaragoza Uruguay	11.22	Harold Rosenqvist Chile	10.95
Discus throw Discus throw The discus throw is an event in track and field athletics competition, in which an athlete throws a heavy disc—called a discus—in an attempt to mark a farther distance than his or her competitors. It is an ancient sport, as evidenced by the 5th century BC Myron statue, Discobolus...	Alberto Warncken Chile	35.80	Leonardo de Lucca Uruguay	33.68	Fernando Capellini Uruguay	33.44
Hammer throw Hammer throw The modern or Olympic hammer throw is an athletic throwing event where the object is to throw a heavy metal ball attached to a wire and handle. The name "hammer throw" is derived from older competitions where an actual sledge hammer was thrown...	Leonardo de Lucca Uruguay	32.57	Evaldo Homberg Chile	31.97	Teodoro Scheihing Chile	30.40
Javelin throw Javelin throw The javelin throw is a track and field athletics throwing event where the object to be thrown is the javelin, a spear approximately 2.5 metres in length. Javelin is an event of both the men's decathlon and the women's heptathlon...	Arturo Medina Chile	45.95	Fernando Capellini Uruguay	43.27	Evaldo Homberg Chile	40.50
4 x 400 metres relay 4 x 400 metres relay The 4 x 400 meters relay or long relay is an athletics track event in which teams comprise four runners who each complete 400 meters or one lap. It is traditionally the final event of a track meet. At top class events, the first 500 meters is run in lanes...	Chile	3:39.0	Uruguay	3:39.4

Medal table

1	Chile	11	11	11	33
2	Uruguay	8	8	7	23

External links

Men Results - GBR Athletics
Women Results - GBR Athletics

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