1979 South American Championships in Athletics

The 1979 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...

were held in Bucaramanga

Bucaramanga

Bucaramanga is a Colombian city, and capital city of the department of Santander, Colombia. Bucaramanga has the fifth largest city economy and sixth largest population in Colombia, with 1,212,656 people in its metropolitan area...

, Colombia

Colombia

Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...

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...	Altevir de Araújo Altevir de Araújo Altevir Silva Filho de Araújo is a retired sprinter from Brazil, he was a Brazilian champion, but he was best known for winning two gold medals at the 1979 South American Championships in Bucaramanga, Colombia.... Brazil	10.1 CR	Manuel Ramírez Colombia	10.4	Reinaldo Lizardi Reinaldo Lizardi Reinaldo Lizardi is a retired sprinter from Venezuela, best known for winning the bronze medal in the men's 100 metres at the 1979 South American Championships in Bucaramanga, Colombia.-Achievements:-References:*... Venezuela	10.6
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...	Altevir de Araújo Altevir de Araújo Altevir Silva Filho de Araújo is a retired sprinter from Brazil, he was a Brazilian champion, but he was best known for winning two gold medals at the 1979 South American Championships in Bucaramanga, Colombia.... Brazil	20.5 CR	Katsuhiko Nakaia Brazil	20.8	Héctor Daley Panama	21.1
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...	Geraldo Pegado Brazil	46.20 CR	Antônio Díaz Ferreira Antônio Díaz Ferreira Antônio Euzébio Díaz Ferreira is a retired Brazilian hurdler.He won the 400 m hurdles bronze medal at the 1981 Summer Universiade... Brazil	46.90	Héctor Daley Panama	47.40
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...	Cristián Molina Chile	1:47.8 CR	William Wuycke William Wuycke William Wuycke is a former Venezuelan 800m runner, who set a personal best of 1:43.54 minutes at a 1986 meeting in Rieti . This result made Wuycke the third-fastest South American 800m runner of all time... Venezuela	1:47.9	Pedro Cáceras Argentina	1:48.5
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...	Emilio Ulloa Emilio Ulloa Emilio Ulloa Valenzuela is a retired male long-distance runner from Chile. He represented his native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1984.-Achievements:-References:* * *... Chile	3:47.0 CR	José Velásquez Venezuela	3:47.5	Wilson de Santana Brazil	3:47.9
5000 metres 5000 metres The 5000 metres is a popular running distance also known as 5 km or 5K in American English. It is one of the track events in the Olympic Games and the World Championships in Athletics. "5000 metres" refers to racing on a track and "5K" usually refers to a roadrace or cross country event...	Alejandro Silva Alejandro Silva (athlete) Alejandro Silva is a retired male long-distance runner from Chile, who represented his native country at the 1984 Summer Olympics. He set his personal best in the men's marathon in 1985.-Achievements:-References:*... Chile	13:57.2 CR	Domingo Tibaduiza Domingo Tibaduiza Domingo Tibaduiza Reyes is a former long-distance runner from Gameza, Colombia, who represented his native country at four consecutive Summer Olympics: in the 10,000 metres , the 5,000 metres and in the men's marathon... Colombia	14:03.4	Johnny Pérez Bolivia	14:16.1
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...	Silvio Salazar Colombia	28:50.4	Domingo Tibaduiza Domingo Tibaduiza Domingo Tibaduiza Reyes is a former long-distance runner from Gameza, Colombia, who represented his native country at four consecutive Summer Olympics: in the 10,000 metres , the 5,000 metres and in the men's marathon... Colombia	28:51.2	Víctor Maldonado Víctor Maldonado Víctor Maldonado Flores is a retired track and field athlete from Venezuela. He competed in the hurdling events. Maldonado represented his native country at three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1960.... Venezuela	29:37.3
Marathon Marathon The marathon is a long-distance running event with an official distance of 42.195 kilometres , that is usually run as a road race... †	Luis Barbosa Luis Barbosa Luis Barbosa is a Colombian male long distance athlete. He was the only silver medalist for his country, in the 1979 Pan American Games in the men's marathon, and finished 34th. in the same event in the 1980 Olympic Games .-Achievements:-References:*... Colombia	1:56:12	Alfonso Torres Colombia	1:57:25	Lucirio Garrido Venezuela	1:59:30
3000 metres steeplechase	Germán Aranda Colombia	8:52.3	Elói Schleder Elói Schleder Eloi Rodrigues Schleder is a former long-distance runner from Brazil, who represented his native country in the men's marathon at the 1984 Summer Olympics. There he finished in 23rd position, clocking 2:16:35.... Brazil	8:57.4	Johnny Pérez Bolivia	8:58.6 (NR)
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...	Wellington da Nobrega Brazil	14.4	Carlos dos Santos Brazil	14.6	Andrés Lyon Chile	14.9
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...	Antônio Díaz Ferreira Antônio Díaz Ferreira Antônio Euzébio Díaz Ferreira is a retired Brazilian hurdler.He won the 400 m hurdles bronze medal at the 1981 Summer Universiade... Brazil	50.7 CR	Donizete Soares Brazil	51.1	José Davis Jose Davis Jose Davis is an American Arena Football League quarterback who was most recently the second string quarterback for the Cleveland Gladiators before being cut to make room for former New England Patriots and New York Dragons quarterback Rohan Davey.-High school years:Davis attended Bellaire High... Venezuela	51.5
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....	Daniel Mamet Argentina	2.12 CR	Geraldo Rodrigues Brazil	2.09	Iraja Cecy Brazil	2.09
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...	Fernando Ruocco Uruguay	4.70 CR	Tito Steiner Tito Steiner Tito Steiner is a retired decathlete of German descent, who represented Argentina in the 1970s and 1980s. He set the national record in 1981, collecting 8,279 points at a meet in Baton Rouge, United States . He improved himself with a score of 8,291 points, set on June 23, 1983, which still is the... Argentina	4.60	Henry Gómez Chile	4.45
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...	Oswaldo Torres Venezuela	7.67	Carlos Gambetta Argentina	7.58	Francisco de Oliveira Brazil	7.57
Triple jump Triple jump The triple jump is a track and field sport, similar to the long jump, but involving a “hop, bound and jump” routine, whereby the competitor runs down the track and performs a hop, a bound and then a jump into the sand pit.The triple jump has its origins in the Ancient Olympics and has been a...	José Salazar José Salazar -Achievements:-References:*... Venezuela	16.23	Francisco de Oliveira Brazil	16.15	Celso Pereira Brazil	15.83
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....	Gert Weil Gert Weil Gert Michael Weil is a retired Chilean shot putter of German ancestry, who dominated the sport on the South American scene during the 1980s and early 1990s. His best performance at a global event was a sixth place at the 1988 Olympic Games... Chile	16.42	Jesús Ramos Venezuela	16.22	José Jacques Brazil	16.20
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...	Sérgio Thomé Brazil	56.10*	Luis Palacios Venezuela	54.42*	José Jacques Brazil	53.10*
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...	José Vallejo José Vallejo José Miguel Vallejo Andujar is a Dominican professional baseball player. He currently plays Minor League Baseball as a second baseman.-External links:... Argentina	63.44	Celso de Moraes Brazil	61.44	Daniel Gómez Daniel Gomez Daniel Gomez is a French footballer. He last played for Doxa Katokopias.-External links:... Argentina	57.60
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...	Ramón Ángel Garmendia Argentina	72.32 CR	Orángel Rodríguez Venezuela	70.32	Paulo Hasse Brazil	68.84
Decathlon Decathlon The decathlon is a combined event in athletics consisting of ten track and field events. The word decathlon is of Greek origin . Events are held over two consecutive days and the winners are determined by the combined performance in all. Performance is judged on a points system in each event, not...	Alfredo Silva Chile	6991	Ramón Montezuma Venezuela	6964	Claudio Escauriza Paraguay	6791
20 kilometres road walk †	Ernesto Alfaro Colombia	1:29:31	Waldemar da Silva Brazil	1:29:37	Jorge Quiñones Jorge Quiñones Jorge Washington Quiñónes Tenorio is an Ecuadorian boxer best known to win Heavyweight Bronze at the 2007 Pan American Games.-Career:At the PanAms he lost a razor-thin countback decision to Jose Julio Payares in the semifinal.... Colombia	1:29:51
4 x 100 metres relay 4 x 100 metres relay The 4 × 100 metres relay or sprint relay is an athletics track event run in lanes over one lap of the track with four runners completing 100 metres each. The first runners begin in the same stagger as for the individual 400 m race...	Venezuela	40.0 CR	Brazil	40.2	Argentina	40.4
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...	Venezuela	3:09.8	Argentina	3:10.5	Brazil	3:10.5

Women'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...	Beatriz Allocco Argentina	11.7 =CR	Carmela Bolívar Peru	11.8	Esmeralda García Esmeralda García Esmeralda de Jesus Freitas García Silami is a retired long and triple jumper from Brazil, who also competed in the sprint events. A two-time Olympian she is best known for setting the world record in the women's triple jump on June 5, 1986 in Indianapolis: 13.68 metres.-References:**... Brazil	11.8
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...	Beatriz Allocco Argentina	23.5	Tânia Miranda Brazil	24.1	Esmeralda García Esmeralda García Esmeralda de Jesus Freitas García Silami is a retired long and triple jumper from Brazil, who also competed in the sprint events. A two-time Olympian she is best known for setting the world record in the women's triple jump on June 5, 1986 in Indianapolis: 13.68 metres.-References:**... Brazil	24.1
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...	Tânia Miranda Brazil	54.2 CR	Margarita Grün Uruguay	54.8	Miriam Rojas Colombia	54.8
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...	Alejandra Ramos Alejandra Ramos Alejandra Purisina Ramos Sánchez is a retired female middle-distance runner from Chile. She competed for her native South American country at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California. Ramos obtained a personal best time of 4:13.07 in the 1,500 metres event in... Chile	2:04.2 CR	Nancy González Chile	2:09.8	Adriana Marchena Venezuela	2:10.4
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...	Alejandra Ramos Alejandra Ramos Alejandra Purisina Ramos Sánchez is a retired female middle-distance runner from Chile. She competed for her native South American country at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California. Ramos obtained a personal best time of 4:13.07 in the 1,500 metres event in... Chile	4:23.2 CR	Teresa Rodríguez Colombia	4:32.6	Monica Regonesi Monica Regonesi Mónica Patricia Regonesi Muranda is female long-distance runner from Chile. She competed for her native country at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California. There she ended up in 32nd place in the women's marathon. Regonesi set her personal best in the classic distance in 1988... Chile	4:36.1
100 metres hurdles 100 metres hurdles The 100 m hurdles are an Olympic track and field athletics discipline run by women . For the race ten hurdles of a height of 83.8 cm are placed evenly spaced along a straight course of 100 meters. They are positioned so that they will fall over if bumped into by the runner...	Yvonne Neddermann Argentina	14.2	Olga Verissimo Brazil	14.4	Beatriz Capotosto Argentina	14.7
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....	Ana Maria Marcón Brazil	1.75	Liliana Arigoni Argentina	1.75	Beatriz Bonfim Brazil	1.70
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...	Themis Zambrzycki Brazil	6.03	Conceição Geremias Conceição Geremias Conceição Aparecida Geremias is a retired female heptathlete and long jumper from Brazil, who won the gold medal at the 1983 Pan American Games in Caracas. She is a three-time Olympian.-Achievements:-References:... Brazil	5.95	Yvonne Neddermann Argentina	5.92
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....	Magdalena Gómez Colombia	13.94	Themis Zambrzycki Brazil	13.84	Maria Boso Brazil	13.24
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...	Sandra Peres Brazil	46.11	Maria Boso Brazil	42.54	Selene Saldarriaga Colombia	41.78
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...	Marli dos Santos Brazil	50.92 CR	Neuza Trolezzi Brazil	45.07	Ana María Campillay Argentina	42.30
Pentathlon Pentathlon A pentathlon is a contest featuring five different events. The name is derived from Greek: combining the words pente and -athlon . The first pentathlon was documented in Ancient Greece and was part of the Ancient Olympic Games...	Themis Zambrzycki Brazil	4117	Conceição Geremias Conceição Geremias Conceição Aparecida Geremias is a retired female heptathlete and long jumper from Brazil, who won the gold medal at the 1983 Pan American Games in Caracas. She is a three-time Olympian.-Achievements:-References:... Brazil	3880	Yvonne Neddermann Argentina	3833
4 x 100 metres relay 4 x 100 metres relay The 4 × 100 metres relay or sprint relay is an athletics track event run in lanes over one lap of the track with four runners completing 100 metres each. The first runners begin in the same stagger as for the individual 400 m race...	Argentina	46.0	Brazil	46.1	Venezuela	46.6
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...	Brazil	3:42.0 CR	Chile	3:44.6	Colombia	3:45.1

† = short course (c37km)

* = light implement (1.75kg)

† = short course

Medal table

1	Brazil	13	18	12	43
2	Argentina	7	4	7	18
3	Chile	7	2	3	12
4	Colombia	5	5	4	14
5	Venezuela	4	6	6	16
6	Uruguay	1	1	0	2
7	Peru	0	1	0	1
8	Panama	0	0	2	2
8	Bolivia	0	0	2	2
10	Paraguay	0	0	1	1

External links

Men Results - GBR Athletics
Women Results - GBR Athletics

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