1991 South American Championships in Athletics

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...	Robson da Silva Robson da Silva Robson Caetano da Silva is the most successful Brazilian sprinter to date. He participated in four consecutive Olympic Summer Games and won the bronze medal over 200 metres in the 1988 Seoul Olympics as well as in the 4×100 m relay in the 1996 Atlanta Olympics.Possibly Da Silva's greatest... Brazil	10.18	Arnaldo da Silva Arnaldo da Silva Arnaldo de Oliveira da Silva is a former Brazilian athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres. He is a four-time Olympian .... Brazil	10.39	Carlos Moreno Carlos Moreno (athlete) Carlos Bernardo Moreno Lira is a retired track and field sprinter from Chile, who represented his native country at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea.-Achievements:-References:*... Chile	10.44
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...	Robson da Silva Robson da Silva Robson Caetano da Silva is the most successful Brazilian sprinter to date. He participated in four consecutive Olympic Summer Games and won the bronze medal over 200 metres in the 1988 Seoul Olympics as well as in the 4×100 m relay in the 1996 Atlanta Olympics.Possibly Da Silva's greatest... Brazil	20.79	Marcelo da Silva Brazil	20.94	Jesús Malavé Venezuela	21.18
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...	Carlos Morales Chile	46.55	Carlos Bortolotto Brazil	46.90	Henry Aguiar Venezuela	47.02
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...	Flavio Godoy Brazil	1:47.94	Luís José Gonçalves Brazil	1:48.16	Pablo Squella Pablo Squella Pablo Squella Serrano is a retired middle distance runner from Chile, who represented his native country at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea.-Achievements:-References:* * *... Chile	1:48.21
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...	Edgar de Oliveira Brazil	3:42.41	Luís José Gonçalves Brazil	3:42.48	Carlos Naput Argentina	3:50.09
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...	Valdenor dos Santos Brazil	14:09.03	Otoniel dos Santos Brazil	14:13.35	Eduardo Navas Venezuela	14:16.06
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...	Valdenor dos Santos Brazil	29:25.20	Juan José Castillo José Castillo (athlete) Juan José Castillo Izarra is a retired male long-distance runner from Peru, who is a one-time winner of the Buenos Aires Marathon . He represented his native South American country in the men's 10,000 metres at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain.-Achievements:-References: -External links:... Peru	29:37.40	Roberto Punina Ecuador	30:00.40
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...	Joseildo Rocha Brazil	2:33:22	Luis Nempo Chile	2:39:57	Doval da Silva Brazil	2:41:38
3000 metres steeplechase	Adauto Domingues Adauto Domingues Adauto Domingues is a retired middle-distance runner from Brazil, who twice won the gold medal in the men's 3.000 metres steeplechase at the Pan American Games: in 1987 and 1991. He represented his native country at the 1988 Summer Olympics.-Achievements:-References:* *... Brazil	8:36.21 CR	Wander Moura Wander Moura Wander do Prado Moura is a retired long-distance runner from Brazil, who won the gold medal in the men's 3000 metres steeplechase at the 1995 Pan American Games in Mar del Plata, Argentina... Brazil	8:49.11	Oscar Amaya Argentina	8:52.08
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...	Joilto Bonfim Brazil	14.11	Elvis Cedeño Venezuela	14.23	Eliexer Pulgar Venezuela	14.38
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...	Eronilde de Araújo Eronilde de Araújo Eronilde Nunes de Araújo is a Brazilian athlete who specializes in 400 metres hurdles. He dominated the event on the South American scene during the 1990s, and personal best of 48.04 seconds is also the South American record.-Achievements:-External links:... Brazil	49.65 CR	Antonio Smith Venezuela	50.14	Luis Bello Venezuela	50.73
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....	Gilmar Mayo Gilmar Mayo Gilmar Jalith Mayo Lozano is a Colombian high jumper. His personal best jump is 2.33 metres, achieved in October 1994 in Pereira. This is the current Colombian record.-Achievements:-References:... Colombia	2.20 CR	Fernando Moreno Argentina	2.17	Jorge Archanjo Brazil	2.11
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...	Cristián Aspillaga Chile	5.00	Konstantín Zagustín Venezuela	5.00	Thomas Riether Chile	4.80
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...	Paulo de Oliveira Brazil	7.83	Gelson Vaqueiro Brazil	7.46	Jimmy Ávila Panama	7.40
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...	Anísio Silva Anísio Silva Anísio Souza Silva is a retired triple jumper from Brazil, who won the silver medal in the men's triple jump at the 1991 Pan American Games in Havana, Cuba. He represented his native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1992.-Achievements:-References:* *... Brazil	16.15	Sergio Saavedra Venezuela	15.98	Ednilson de Miranda Brazil	15.74
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	18.37	Adilson Oliveira Brazil	18.08	Yojer Medina Yojer Medina Yojer Enrique Medina is a Venezuelan shot putter and discus thrower.-Regional competitions:Medina has been highly successful on the regional level. He won gold medals at the Central American and Caribbean Championships in 1995, 1997, 2001 and 2003... Venezuela	16.35
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...	João dos Santos Brazil	58.08 CR	Marcelo Pugliese Marcelo Pugliese Marcelo Adrián Pugliese is an Argentine discus thrower. His personal best throw is 64.23 metres, achieved in April 2002 in Mar del Plata.He became South American champion in 1999, 2001 and 2003... Argentina	53.08	Jair Teutonio Brazil	51.62
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...	Adrián Marzo Argentina	65.12	Andrés Charadia Andrés Charadia Andrés Charadia Alfieri is a retired male hammer thrower from Argentina, who represented his native country three times in the men's hammer throw event at the Summer Olympics, starting in 1988. He set his personal best on October 9, 1994 at a meet in Cordoba, Argentina.-Achievements:-References:* *... Argentina	62.88	Pedro Rivail Atílio Brazil	61.32
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...	Luis Lucumí Colombia	74.42	Rodrigo Zelaya Chile	73.88	Gustavo Wielandt Chile	68.64
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...	José de Assis Brazil	7227	Marco Antônio Brito Brazil	6189	Giovanny Gudino Ecuador	4617
20 kilometres road walk	Sérgio Galdino Sérgio Galdino Sérgio Vieira Galdino is a Brazilian race walker.-Achievements:-References:... Brazil	1:26:26	Querubín Moreno Querubín Moreno José Querubín Moreno is a retired Colombian race walker.-Achievements:-External links:... Colombia	1:28:56	Orlando Díaz Colombia	1:30:22
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...	Brazil	39.90	Chile	40.61	Argentina	41.22
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	3:05.60 CR	Venezuela	3:08.39	Argentina	3:11.10

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...	Claudete Alves Pina Brazil	11.84	Berenice Ferreira Brazil	11.93	Alejandra Quiñones Colombia	11.96
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...	Ximena Restrepo Ximena Restrepo Ximena Restrepo Gaviria is a former Colombian sprinter. With the time of 49.64 seconds she won a bronze medal in 400 metres at the 1992 Olympic Games, Colombia's first athletics medal. This result is still a South American record, as is the case with her 200 metres time of 22.92 seconds, which she... Colombia	23.21 CR	Claudete Alves Pina Brazil	23.37	Eliane de Souza Brazil	23.92
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...	Maria Figueirêdo Brazil	51.56 CR	Eliane de Souza Brazil	53.76	Ángela Mancilla Colombia	54.11
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...	Maria Figueirêdo Brazil	2:00.45 CR	Luciana Mendes Brazil	2:04.44	Amparo Alba Colombia	2:07.60
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...	Rita de Jesus Brazil	4:19.18 CR	Célia dos Santos Brazil	4:21.64	Amparo Alba Colombia	4:29.48
3000 metres 3000 metres The 3000 metres is a popular amateur middle distance track event where 7.5 laps are completed around a 400 metre track. This event is generally classified as middle distance, but it could be classed as a long distance event in many high schools, since they do not promote races such as the 5000 and...	Carmen de Oliveira Brazil	9:17.50 CR	Rita de Jesus Brazil	9:24.44	Ruth Jaime Peru	9:39.04
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...	Carmen de Oliveira Brazil	33:27.85 CR	Solange de Souza Brazil	34:00.90	Sandra Ruales Sandra Ruales Sandra de las Mercedes Ruales Mosquera is a female Ecuadorian athlete, who competes in the long-distance events. She twice competed for her native country at the Summer Olympics: 2004 and 2008... Ecuador	34:57.00
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...	Carmen Bezanilla Chile	13.73	Arlene Phillips Arlene Phillips Arlene Phillips OBE is an English choreographer, theatre director, talent scout, TV presenter, TV judge and former dancer, who has worked in many fields of entertainment... Venezuela	13.85	Anabella von Kesselstatt Argentina	14.20
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...	Liliana Chalá Liliana Chalá Elsa Liliana Chalá Mejía is a retired female athlete from Ecuador, who competed in the 400 m hurdling and sprints events. She represented her native country twice at the Summer Olympics: 1988 and 1992.-Achievements:-References:*... Ecuador	57.16 CR	Maribelsy Peña Colombia	57.23	Arlene Phillips Arlene Phillips Arlene Phillips OBE is an English choreographer, theatre director, talent scout, TV presenter, TV judge and former dancer, who has worked in many fields of entertainment... Venezuela	58.42
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....	Orlane dos Santos Brazil	1.89 CR	Mônica Lun kilometreoss Brazil	1.81	Leonor Carter Chile	1.75
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...	Rita Slompo Brazil	5.94	Luciana dos Santos Luciana dos Santos Luciana Alves dos Santos is a Brazilian long jumper, triple jumper and sprinter.She was born in Ilhéus. She competed in the long jump at the World Championships in 1997 and 1999, and in both events at the 2000 Summer Olympics, but without reaching the final... Brazil	5.78	Ingrid Meilicke Paraguay	5.51
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....	María Isabel Urrutia María Isabel Urrutia María Isabel Urrutia Ocoró is a weightlifter and politician from Colombia.-Athletic career:Initially she competed in shot put and discus throw, and participated in the 1988 Summer Olympics in these events. She switched to weightlifting in 1989, and won silver at the 1989 World Championships... Colombia	16.34 CR	Elisângela Adriano Elisângela Adriano Elisângela Maria Adriano is a Brazilian shot putter and discus thrower, whose personal best put is 19.30 metres, achieved in July 2001 in Tunja. Her personal best discus throw is 61.96 metres, achieved in May 1998 in São Leopoldo. In 1999 she was suspended by the IAAF for a two-year period, but... Brazil	16.04	Alexandra Amaro Brazil	14.95
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...	María Isabel Urrutia María Isabel Urrutia María Isabel Urrutia Ocoró is a weightlifter and politician from Colombia.-Athletic career:Initially she competed in shot put and discus throw, and participated in the 1988 Summer Olympics in these events. She switched to weightlifting in 1989, and won silver at the 1989 World Championships... Colombia	51.70 CR	Fátima Germano Brazil	49.74	Rosana Piovesan Brazil	47.80
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...	Marieta Riera Marieta Riera Marieta Riera is a retired Venezuelan track and field athlete who competed in the women's javelin throw competition during her career.-Achievements:-External links:... Venezuela	57.40 CR	Sueli dos Santos Sueli dos Santos Sueli Pereira dos Santos is a retired female javelin thrower from Brazil. She set her personal best on May 6, 2000 in Bogotá.-Achievements:-References:*... Brazil	56.64	Mônica Rocha Brazil	50.26
Heptathlon Heptathlon A heptathlon is a track and field athletics combined events contest made up of seven events. The name derives from the Greek hepta and athlon . A competitor in a heptathlon is referred to as a heptathlete.-Women's Heptathlon:...	Zorobabelia Córdoba Colombia	5564	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	5277	Ana Lúcia Silva Brazil	4837
10000 metres track walk	Gloria Moreno Chile	52:40.5	Bertha Vera Ecuador	52:53.2	Ivana Henn Brazil	53:38.1
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...	Brazil	44.87	Colombia	45.00	Argentina	46.14
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	3:32.59 CR	Colombia	3:36.56	Uruguay	3:40.19

Medal table

1	Brazil	27	23	11	61
2	Colombia	6	4	5	15
3	Chile	5	3	5	13
4	Venezuela	1	6	7	14
5	Argentina	1	3	6	10
6	Ecuador	1	1	3	5
7	Peru	0	1	1	2
8	Paraguay	0	0	1	1
	Uruguay	0	0	1	1
	Panama	0	0	1	1

External links

Men Results - GBR Athletics
Women Results - GBR Athletics

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