1979 South American Championships in Athletics – Results
These are the results of the 1979 South American Championships in Athletics which took place at the Estadio Alfonso López Pumarejo in Bucaramanga, Colombia, between 31 October and 4 November.[1]
Men's results
100 metres
Heats – 31 October
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Final – 1 November
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200 metres
Heats – 3 November
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Final – 4 November
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400 metres
Heats – 31 October
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Final – 1 November
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800 metres
Heats – 3 November
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Final – 4 November
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1500 metres
2 November
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emilio Ulloa | Chile | 3:47.0 | CR | |
| José Velázquez | Venezuela | 3:47.6 | ||
| Wilson de Santana | Brazil | 3:47.9 | ||
| 4 | José Bautista | Colombia | 3:48.5 | |
| 5 | Omar Ortega | Argentina | 3:49.8 | |
| 6 | Johnny Pérez | Bolivia | 3:50.6 | PB |
| 7 | Jairo Cubillos | Colombia | 3:50.9 | |
| 8 | Cosme do Nascimento | Brazil | 3:52.1 | |
| 9 | Abel Godoy | Uruguay | 3:52.9 | |
| 10 | Omar Amdematten | Argentina | ? | |
| 11 | Roger Soler | Peru | 3:53.0 | |
| 12 | Víctor Ríos | Chile | 3:53.8 | |
| 13 | Gonzalo Huggins | Venezuela | 3:54.1 |
5000 metres
2 November
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alejandro Silva | Chile | 13:57.2 | CR | |
| Domingo Tibaduiza | Colombia | 14:03.4 | ||
| Johnny Pérez | Bolivia | 14:16.1 | ||
| 4 | Víctor Maldonado | Venezuela | 14:19.8 | |
| 5 | Cláudio Ribeiro | Brazil | 14:24.3 | |
| 6 | José João da Silva | Brazil | 14:37.0 | |
| 7 | Jairo Cubillos | Colombia | 14:53.8 | |
| 8 | Bruno Carrasquel | Venezuela | 14:55.2 |
10,000 metres
2 November
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Silvio Salazar | Colombia | 28:50.4 | ||
| Domingo Tibaduiza | Colombia | 28:51.2 | ||
| Víctor Maldonado | Venezuela | 29:37.3 | ||
| 4 | Alejandro Silva | Chile | 29:55.9 | |
| 5 | Lucirio Garrido | Venezuela | 29:58.5 | |
| 6 | José João da Silva | Brazil | 30:10.2 | |
| 7 | Edson Bergara | Brazil | 30:30.6 | |
| 8 | Fernando Marrón | Argentina | 31:50.8 |
Marathon
4 November – Distance too short
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luis Barbosa | Colombia | 1:56:12 | ||
| Alfonso Torres | Colombia | 1:57:25 | ||
| Lucirio Garrido | Venezuela | 1:59:30 | ||
| 4 | Elói Schleder | Brazil | 2:00:23 | |
| 5 | Raúl Llusá | Argentina | 2:04:38 | |
| 6 | Osvaldo Cornejo | Chile | 2:06:07 | |
| 7 | Hélio Aguiar | Brazil | 2:06:56 | |
| 8 | José Ramírez | Chile | 2:12:29 |
110 metres hurdles
Heats – 31 October
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Final – 1 November
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400 metres hurdles
Heats – 2 November
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Final – 4 November
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3000 metres steeplechase
31 October
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germán Aranda | Colombia | 8:52.3 | ||
| Elói Schleder | Brazil | 8:57.4 | ||
| Johnny Pérez | Bolivia | 8:58.6 | NR | |
| 4 | Henry Carvajal | Colombia | 8:58.7 | |
| 5 | Gentil de Mello | Brazil | 9:05.2 | |
| 6 | Emilio Ulloa | Chile | 9:12.0 | |
| 7 | Luis Palma | Chile | 9:13.6 | |
| 8 | Rafael Colmenares | Venezuela | 9:14.6 |
4 × 100 metres relay
2 November
| Rank | Nation | Competitors | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Venezuela | Reinaldo Lizardi, Ely Zabala, Esteban Briceño, Miguel Condé | 40.0 | CR | |
| Brazil | Milton de Castro, Geraldo Pegado, Katsuhiko Nakaya, Altevir de Araújo | 40.2 | ||
| Argentina | Angel Gagliano, Gustavo Dubarbier, Carlos Gambetta, Ricardo Donda | 40.4 | ||
| 4 | Chile | Enrique Tapia, Luis Alberto Schneider, Patricio Valenzuela, Héctor Fernández | 41.3 | |
| 5 | Peru | José Valverde, José Luis Elías, Luis Otoya, Roberto González | 41.4 |
4 × 400 metres relay
4 November
| Rank | Nation | Competitors | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Venezuela | Hipolito Brown, Alexis Herrera, Oswaldo Zea, William Wuycke | 3:09.8 | ||
| Argentina | Gabriel Castellá, Carlos Gambetta, Pedro Cáceres, Angel Gagliano | 3:10.5 | NR | |
| Brazil | Donizete Soares, Wilson dos Santos, Antônio Ferreira, Geraldo Pegado | 3:10.5 | ||
| 4 | Colombia | Jesús Olier, Jesús Betancourt, F. Valois, Gabriel Lopera | 3:12.7 | |
| 5 | Chile | Patricio Valenzuela, Felipe Mascaró, Cristián Molina, Emilio Ulloa | 3:15.6 | |
| 6 | Peru | Moisés del Castillo, Luis Otoya, José Pérez, José Luis Elías | 3:22.8 |
20 kilometres walk
1 November – Distance too short
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ernesto Alfaro | Colombia | 1:29:31 | ||
| Waldemar da Silva | Brazil | 1:29:37 | ||
| Jorge Quiñonez | Colombia | 1:29:51 | ||
| 4 | Marcial López | Venezuela | 1:32:56 | |
| 5 | Reinaldo Luces | Venezuela | 1:39:58 | |
| 6 | Juan Yañez | Chile | 1:42:12 |
High jump
3 November
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Mamet | Argentina | 2.12 | CR | |
| Geraldo Rodrigues | Brazil | 2.09 | ||
| Irajá Cecy | Brazil | 2.09 | ||
| 4 | Carlos Gambetta | Argentina | 2.09 | |
| 5 | Rodrigo de la Fuente | Chile | 2.06 | |
| 6 | Víctor Migliaro | Chile | 2.03 | |
| 7 | Carlos Izquierdo | Colombia | 2.00 | |
| 8 | Ricardo Padmore | Panama | 1.90 |
Pole vault
1 November
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fernando Ruocco | Uruguay | 4.70 | CR | |
| Tito Steiner | Argentina | 4.60 | ||
| Henry Gómez | Colombia | 4.45 | ||
| 4 | Juan Carlos Meza | Chile | 4.30 | |
| 5 | Roberto Steinmez | Argentina | 4.30 | |
| 6 | Carlos de Souza | Brazil | 4.20 | |
| 7 | Enrique Goytisolo | Peru | 4.20 | |
| 8 | Sebastián Errázuriz | Chile | 4.20 |
Long jump
1 November
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oswaldo Torres | Venezuela | 7.67 | ||
| Carlos Gambetta | Argentina | 7.58 | ||
| Francisco de Oliveira | Brazil | 7.57 | ||
| 4 | Eduardo Labalta | Argentina | 7.31 | |
| 5 | José Salazar | Venezuela | 7.13 | |
| 6 | Ronald Raborg | Peru | 7.12 | |
| 7 | Jaime Cifuentes | Colombia | 6.84 |
Triple jump
4 November
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| José Salazar | Venezuela | 16.23 | ||
| Francisco de Oliveira | Brazil | 16.15 | ||
| Celso Pereira | Brazil | 15.83 | ||
| 4 | Angel Gagliano | Argentina | 15.75 | |
| 5 | Jaime Cifuentes | Colombia | 15.29 | |
| 6 | Jorge Mazzeo | Argentina | 15.19 |
Shot put
4 November
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gert Weil | Chile | 16.42 | ||
| Jesús Ramos | Venezuela | 16.22 | ||
| José Carlos Jacques | Brazil | 16.20 | ||
| 4 | William Romero | Venezuela | 15.60 | |
| 5 | José Luiz Carabolante | Brazil | 15.28 | |
| 6 | Modesto Barreto | Colombia | 14.86 | |
| 7 | José Pérez | Chile | 14.74 | |
| 8 | José Orozco | Colombia | 14.02 |
Discus throw
31 October – Light implement (1.75 kg)
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sérgio Thomé | Brazil | 56.10 | ||
| Luis Palacios | Venezuela | 54.42 | ||
| José Carlos Jacques | Brazil | 53.10 | ||
| 4 | Modesto Barreto | Colombia | 52.86 | |
| 5 | Wilfredo Jaimes | Venezuela | 51.30 | |
| 6 | Juan Ortega | Colombia | 50.36 | |
| 7 | Alejandro Serrano | Chile | 48.70 | |
| 8 | Eduardo Vieira | Chile | 45.88 |
Hammer throw
4 November
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| José Alberto Vallejo | Argentina | 63.44 | ||
| Celso de Moraes | Brazil | 61.44 | ||
| Daniel Gómez | Argentina | 57.60 | ||
| 4 | Ivam Bertelli | Brazil | 56.60 | |
| 5 | Pedro Díaz | Colombia | 47.70 | |
| 6 | Manuel Consiglieri | Peru | 41.46 | |
| 8 | William Romero | Venezuela | 38.96 |
Javelin throw
2 November – Old model
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Angel Garmendia | Argentina | 72.32 | CR | |
| Orángel Rodríguez | Venezuela | 70.32 | ||
| Paulo Hasse | Brazil | 68.84 | ||
| 4 | Héctor Carabalí | Colombia | 68.64 | |
| 5 | Eustacio de León | Panama | 68.00 | |
| 6 | Mario González | Venezuela | 66.30 | |
| 7 | Amílcar de Barros | Brazil | 62.00 | |
| 8 | Pablo Cangiani | Argentina | ??.?? |
Decathlon
1–2 November – 1962 tables (1985 conversions given with *)
The highest mark recorded in each event is highlighted in yellow
| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | 100m | LJ | SP | HJ | 400m | 110m H | DT | PV | JT | 1500m | Points | Conv. | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alfredo Silva | Chile | 11.3 | 6.63 | 12.38 | 1.94 | 51.6 | 15.3 | 36.66 | 3.60 | 55.68 | 4:42.4 | 6991 | 6814* | ||
| Ángel Montezuma | Venezuela | 11.3 | 6.53 | 12.28 | 1.80 | 50.4 | 15.3 | 43.88 | 3.40 | 53.80 | 4:40.8 | 6964 | 6794* | ||
| Claudio Escauriza | Paraguay | 11.2 | 6.64 | 12.92 | 1.83 | 52.0 | 16.4 | 41.56 | 3.50 | 56.26 | 5:03.9 | 6788 | 6791* | ||
| 4 | Luiz Felix dos Santos | Brazil | 11.1 | 6.19 | 11.04 | 1.80 | 49.9 | 15.7 | 35.18 | 3.10 | 53.06 | 4:34.0 | 6609 | 6443* | |
| 5 | Fernando Brito | Brazil | 11.2 | 6.64 | 11.26 | 1.83 | 52.1 | 16.2 | 34.26 | 4.00 | 45.64 | 4:56.4 | 6583 | 6378* | |
| 6 | Juan Ríos | Venezuela | 11.1 | 5.90 | 11.98 | 1.70 | 52.8 | 17.0 | 36.34 | 3.90 | 54.14 | 5:01.8 | 6371 | 6163* | |
| 7 | Óscar Vélez | Colombia | 11.4 | 6.39 | 6.86 | 1.86 | 52.4 | 15.1 | 17.98 | 3.70 | 43.66 | 4:40.1 | 5845 |
Women's results
100 metres
Heats – 31 October
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Final – 1 November
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200 metres
Heats – 3 November
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Final – 4 November
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400 metres
Heats – 31 October
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Final – 1 November
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800 metres
Heats – 2 November
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Final – 3 November
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1500 metres
31 October
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alejandra Ramos | Chile | 4:23.2 | CR | |
| Teresa Rodríguez | Colombia | 4:32.6 | ||
| Mónica Regonesi | Chile | 4:36.1 | ||
| 4 | Bernarda Osorio | Chile | 4:39.5 | |
| 5 | Maricela Montañez | Venezuela | 4:47.6 | |
| 6 | Rosa de Souza | Brazil | 4:48.2 | |
| 7 | Soraya Telles | Brazil | 4:50.5 | |
| 8 | Olga Caccaviello | Argentina | 4:54.8 |
100 metres hurdles
2 November
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yvonne Neddermann | Argentina | 14.2 | ||
| Olga Verissimo | Brazil | 14.4 | ||
| Beatriz Capotosto | Argentina | 14.7 | ||
| 4 | Carla Campusano | Peru | 14.7 | |
| 5 | Patricia Deck | Chile | 14.7 | |
| 6 | Maria José Ferreira | Brazil | 15.1 | |
| 7 | Leonor Santana | Colombia | 15.1 | |
| 8 | Jule Araya | Chile | 15.3 |
4 × 100 metres relay
2 November
| Rank | Nation | Competitors | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina | Marisol Besada, Belkis Fava, Yvonne Neddermann, Beatriz Allocco | 46.0 | ||
| Brazil | Maria Soares, Olga Verissimo, Esmeralda de Jesus Garcia, Sheila de Oliveira | 46.1 | ||
| Venezuela | Glennis Báez, Adriana Marchena, Elsa Antúnez, Yaneris Guerra | 46.6 | ||
| 4 | Colombia | Miriam Rojas, Martha Meléndez, Álvarez, Luz Villa | 46.7 | |
| 5 | Peru | Carmela Bolívar, Brigitte Winter, R. Heredia, Carla Campusano | 47.6 | |
| 6 | Chile | Carla Herencia, Flavia Villar, Paz Abalos, María Eugenia Guzmán | 47.7 |
4 × 400 metres relay
2 November
| Rank | Nation | Competitors | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | Maria Soares, Joyce dos Santos, Conceição Geremias, Tânia Miranda | 3:42.0 | AR | |
| Chile | Maria Eugenia Guzman, Carla Herencia, Nancy González, Alejandra Ramos | 3:44.6 | ||
| Colombia | Ángela Mancilla, Luz Villa, Maŕia Ocoro, Miriam Rojas | 3:45.1 | ||
| 4 | Argentina | Anabella dal Lago, Marcela López, Yvonne Neddermann, Marisol Besada | 3:48.2 | |
| 5 | Venezuela | Piñango, Virginia Davis, Adriana Marchena, Elsa Antúnez | 3:56.3 | |
| 6 | Peru | R. Heredia, Brigitte Winter, Carla Campusano, Carmela Bolívar | 3:56.3 |
High jump
1 November
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ana Maria Marcon | Brazil | 1.75 | ||
| Liliana Arigoni | Argentina | 1.75 | ||
| Beatriz Dias | Brazil | 1.70 | ||
| 4 | Beatriz Arancibia | Chile | 1.70 | |
| 5 | Elizabeth Huber | Chile | 1.70 | |
| 6 | Iraima Parra | Venezuela | 1.55 |
Long jump
3 November
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Themis Zambrzycki | Brazil | 6.03 | ||
| Conceição Geremias | Brazil | 5.95 | ||
| Yvonne Neddermann | Argentina | 5.92 | ||
| 4 | Araceli Bruschini | Argentina | 5.75 | |
| 5 | Beatriz Arancibia | Chile | 5.56 | |
| 6 | Tania Sangronis | Venezuela | 5.42 | |
| 7 | Ximena Mesa | Chile | 5.40 | |
| 8 | Alix Castillo | Venezuela | 5.24 |
Shot put
4 November
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Magdalena Gómez | Colombia | 13.94 | ||
| Themis Zambrzycki | Brazil | 13.84 | ||
| Maria Boso | Brazil | 13.24 | ||
| 4 | Alejandra Bevacqua | Argentina | 13.04 | |
| 5 | Patricia Andrews | Venezuela | 13.04 | |
| 6 | Alicia Vicent | Uruguay | 12.94 | |
| 7 | Patricia Guerrero | Peru | 12.86 | |
| 8 | Jazmín Cirio | Chile | 12.92 |
Discus throw
2 November
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sandra Peres | Brazil | 46.11 | ||
| Maria Boso | Brazil | 42.54 | ||
| Selene Saldarriaga | Colombia | 41.78 | ||
| 4 | Miriam Yutronic | Chile | 41.14 | |
| 5 | Patricia Andrews | Venezuela | 40.24 | |
| 6 | Susana Diez | Argentina | 40.14 | |
| 7 | Lucía Azcune | Uruguay | 39.88 | |
| 8 | Ana Elena Gambaccini | Argentina | 36.14 |
Javelin throw
31 October
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marli dos Santos | Brazil | 50.92 | CR | |
| Neusa Trolezzi | Brazil | 45.07 | ||
| Ana María Campillay | Argentina | 42.30 | ||
| 4 | Patricia Guerrero | Peru | 41.47 | |
| 5 | Susana Diez | Argentina | 40.47 | |
| 6 | Marbella Navas | Venezuela | 40.46 | |
| 7 | Rosa Chamorro | Chile | 36.04 |
Pentathlon
31 October – 1 November
The highest mark recorded in each event is highlighted in yellow
| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | 100m H | SP | HJ | LJ | 800m | Points | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Themis Zambrzycki | Brazil | 14.4 | 13.28 | 1.75 | 5.89 | 2:33.1 | 4117 | ||
| Conceição Geremias | Brazil | 15.0 | 12.26 | 1.63 | 4.99 | 2:14.8 | 3880 | ||
| Yvonne Neddermann | Argentina | 14.5 | 11.36 | 1.50 | 5.64 | 2:19.4 | 3833 | ||
| 4 | Alix Castillo | Venezuela | 15.0 | 10.94 | 1.60 | 5.30 | 2:32.0 | 3632 | |
| 5 | Evelyn Jabiles | Peru | 14.9 | 11.20 | 1.66 | 5.29 | 2:42.1 | 3617 | |
| 6 | Ximena Mesa | Chile | 16.7 | 8.50 | 1.53 | 5.26 | DNF | 2560 |
References
- ^ Detailed results (pp 270–277)