1957 South American Championships in Athletics (unofficial)

Unofficial South American Championships in Athletics were held in Santiago, Chile in 1957. The athletics meeting was for men only.[1][2]

Unofficial South American Championships in Athletics
Dates19-21 April, 1957
Host citySantiago, Chile
VenueEstadio Nacional
LevelSenior
Events22
Participation3 nations

Men
Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres[3]  Jorge Machado de Barros (BRA)10.6  João Pires Sobrinho (BRA)10.7  Gerardo Bönnhoff (ARG)11.0
200 metres[4]  João Pires Sobrinho (BRA)21.6  Jorge Machado de Barros (BRA)21.7  Teodoro Blascke (CHI)22.2
400 metres[3]  Ulisses dos Santos (BRA)47.4  Anubes Ferraz da Silva (BRA)48.2  Hugo Krauss (CHI)49.1
800 metres[4]  Ramón Sandoval (CHI)1:50.4  Argemiro Roque (BRA)1:51.9  Waldo Sandoval (CHI)1:53.7
1500 metres[3]  Ramón Sandoval (CHI)3:48.4  Eduardo Fontecilla (CHI)3:52.5  Gilberto Miori (ARG)3:53.4
5000 metres[4]  Jorge González (CHI)14:50.4  Jaime Correa (CHI)14:53.4  Armando Pino (ARG)15:01.4
10,000 metres[3]  Walter Lemos (ARG)30:44.4  Armando Pino (ARG)30:50.2  José Calixto (BRA)31:41.8
Half Marathon[4][5]  Walter Lemos (ARG)1:05:14  Alfredo de Oliveira Jr (BRA)1:06:05  Juan Silva (CHI)1:08:02
3000 metres steeplechase[6]  Antonio Núñez (ARG)9:27.8  Santiago Novas (CHI)9:30.2  José Santos Primo (BRA)9:37.4
110 metres hurdles[4]  Francisco Bergonzoni (BRA)14.8  Héctor Rodriguez (CHI)15.3  Wilson Gomes Carneiro (BRA)15.3
400 metres hurdles[6]  Ulisses dos Santos (BRA)53.0  Anubez Ferraz da Silva (BRA)54.0  Pablo Eitel (CHI)55.6
High jump[3]  Ernesto Lagos (CHI)1.93  Horácio Martinez del Sel (ARG)1.90  José Telles da Conceição (BRA)
 Juan Ruiz (CHI)
 Oscar Bartoli (ARG)		1.85
Pole vault[7]  Fausto de Souza (BRA)4.10  José Infante (CHI)4.00  Ricardo Bonino (CHI)3.80
Long jump  Eduardo Krumm (CHI)6.96  Pedro Marcel (ARG)6.90  Wladimiro Leyton (CHI)6.86
Triple jump[4][7]  Adhemar da Silva (BRA)15.59  Ariel Standen (CHI)14.60  Jorge Castillo (ARG)14.36
Shot put[3]  Enrique Helf (ARG)14.56  Isolino Taborda (BRA)14.47  Günther Kruse (ARG)14.38
Discus throw[4]  Günther Kruse (ARG)48.25  Hernán Haddad (CHI)47.41  Dieter Gevert (CHI)44.07
Hammer throw  Bruno Strohmeyer (BRA)54.45  Arturo Melcher (CHI)51.44  Alejandro Díaz (CHI)50.37
Javelin throw[3]  Ricardo Héber (ARG)66.54  Nelson Matteucci (ARG)64.57  Juris Laipenieks (CHI)61.10
Decathlon[4]  Hernán Figueroa (CHI)5492  Oscar Bartoli (ARG)5321  Leonardo Kittsteiner (CHI)5310
4 × 100 metres relay[8]  Brazil41.4  Argentina41.6  Chile42.0
4 × 400 metres relay[4]  Brazil3:15.0  Chile3:18.9  Argentina3:21.4

Medal Table (unofficial)


  *   Host nation (Chile)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Brazil (BRA)106319
2 Chile (CHI)*66719
3 Argentina (ARG)64616
Totals (3 nations)22161654


Team Scores (Official)
1 Brazil223 pts[4]
3 Chile217 pts[4]
2 Argentina186 pts[4]
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gollark: It's a symbolic thing I guess.
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References
  1. "SOUTH AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIPS (UNOFFICIAL)", Athletics Weekly, retrieved October 29, 2011
  2. Estadio (Santiago de Chile), I Torneo de Campeones Sudamericanos, XVI, No. 729, 3 May, 1957, page 31
  3. Correio da Manhã (Rio de Janeiro, BRA). (1957). Ulisses Laurindo dos Santos superou o recorde Sul-Americano, Correio da Manhã, 21 April 1957, page 1
  4. Correio da Manhã (Rio de Janeiro, BRA). (1957). Vitória sensacional dos atletas Brasileiros, Correio da Manhã, 23 April 1957, pages 1 and 4
  5. Estadio (Santiago de Chile), Del I Torneo de Campeones Sudamericanos: Los 5 mil para Chile, XVI, No. 728, 26 April, 1957, pages 18-19 & 30
  6. Estadio (Santiago de Chile), Vallas sin astros, XVI, No. 728, 26 April, 1957, pages 14 & 30
  7. Estadio (Santiago de Chile), Bien en saltos, XVI, No. 728, 26 April, 1957, pages 26-29
  8. Estadio (Santiago de Chile), Del I Torneo de Campeones Sudamericanos: Fiesta bella - El Triangular se alzó a la altura de tas justas inolvi dables del atletismo continental, XVI, No. 729, 3 May, 1957, pages 8-11 & 30
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