1950 South American Championships in Athletics (unofficial)

Unofficial South American Championships in Athletics were held in Montevideo, Uruguay in 1950. It is stated that the event was held in celebration of the 30th anniversary of the Uruguayan Athletics Federation.[1] However, the foundation date of the Confederación Atlética del Uruguay (CAU) was already two years earlier on March 1, 1918.[2]

Unofficial South American Championships in Athletics
Host cityMontevideo, Uruguay
LevelSenior
Events30

Medal summary

Medal winners are published.[1]

Men
Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres  Walter Pérez (URU)10.5  Fernando Salas (CHI)10.7  Enrique Falco (URU)11.1
1922  Walter Pérez (URU)21.9  Jörn Gevert (CHI)22.7  Enrique Falco (URU)23.0
400 metres  Pedro Laborde (URU)52.1  Nelson García (URU)52.1  Carlos Pereira (URU)
800 metres  Emir Miller (URU)1:58.9  Pedro Laborde (URU)1:59.0  Nelson García (URU)2:00.3
1500 metres  Raúl Inostroza (CHI)4:02.4  Horst Knüppel (URU)4:05.3  Emir Miller (URU)4:09.5
3000 metres  Oscar Moreira (URU)8:42.8  Raúl Inostroza (CHI)8:43.4  Horst Knüppel (URU)9:01.2
5000 metres  Oscar Moreira (URU)14:51.6  Raúl Inostroza (CHI)15:15.2  Gilberto Sánzhez (URU)15:47.6
10,000 metres  Oscar Moreira (URU)31:08.7  Gilberto Sánzhez (URU)32:53.4  Juan Gau (URU)34:07.2
110 metres hurdles  Jörn Gevert (CHI)15.2  Mario Recordón (CHI)15.3  Nelson Coitiño (URU)
400 metres hurdles  Nelson Coitiño (URU)56.0  Juan Torinotti (URU)58.6
High jump  Hércules Azcune (URU)1.95  Jörn Gevert (CHI)1.85  Pedro Listur (URU)1.85
Pole vault  Napoleon Araujo (BOL)3.40  Hernán Ortiz (PAR)3.40  Ubaldo Busconi (URU)3.30
Long jump  Eduardo Julve (PER)6.52  Alcides Rodríguez (URU)6.47  Hernán Figueroa (CHI)6.45
Triple jump  Alcides Rodríguez (URU)13.71  Jörn Gevert (CHI)13.59  Edgar Andrade (ECU)13.35
Shot put  Eduardo Julve (PER)13.77  Mario Recordón (CHI)12.80  Enrique Vázquez (URU)12.43
Discus throw  Eduardo Julve (PER)47.50  Hernán Haddad (CHI)44.29  Enrique Vázquez (URU)41.92
Hammer throw  Rubén Carrerou (URU)50.29  Edmundo Zúñiga (CHI)48.80  Enrique Vázquez (URU)46.61
Javelin throw  Janis Stendzenieks (CHI)59.90  Raúl Cóccaro (URU)51.44  Juan Sastre (URU)48.76
4 × 100 metres relay  Uruguay43.1  Chile43.6  Paraguay45.4
4 × 400 metres relay  Uruguay3:25.9  Chile3:35.8  Paraguay3:45.0
Cross Country 12000 metres  Oscar Moreira (URU)38:43.8  Juan Gau (URU)41:51.8  Álvaro Donángelo (URU)

Women
Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres  Eliana Gaete (CHI)12.5  Adriana Millard (CHI)12.6  Perla Anza (URU)12.7
200 metres  Adriana Millard (CHI)26.2  Beatriz Daher (URU)27.0  Mirtha Ibarra (URU)27.2
80 metres hurdles  Eliana Gaete (CHI)11.8  Popelka Sosa (URU)13.1  Juana Cal (URU)13.3
High jump  Norma Morales (URU)1.45  Carmela Antezana (BOL)1.45  Adriana Millard (CHI)1.45
Long jump  Adriana Millard (CHI)5.35  Eliana Gaete (CHI)5.11  Carmela Antezana (BOL)4.85
Shot put  Ursula Holle (CHI)10.59  Sara Rosello (URU)10.37  Eler Goffer (CHI)9.68
Discus throw  Ursula Holle (CHI)30.01  Sara Rosello (URU)28.72
Javelin throw  Estrella Puente (URU)41.14  Ursula Holle (CHI)39.05
4 × 100 metres relay  Uruguay52.0  Chile52.9

Medal table (unofficial)


  *   Host nation (Uruguay)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Uruguay (URU)*17121948
2 Chile (CHI)916328
3 Peru (PER)3003
4 Bolivia (BOL)1113
5 Paraguay (PAR)0123
6 Ecuador (ECU)0011
Totals (6 nations)30302686


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References
  1. "SOUTH AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIPS (UNOFFICIAL)", Athletics Weekly, retrieved October 29, 2011
  2. ¿Que es la CAU? (in Spanish), Confederación Atlética del Uruguay, archived from the original on 2012-10-17, retrieved October 29, 2011
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