1978 South American Youth Championships in Athletics
| V South American Youth Championships in Athletics | |
|---|---|
| Dates | November 11–13 |
| Host city | Montevideo, Uruguay |
| Level | Youth |
| Events | 33 |
| Participation | about 179 athletes from 7 nations |
The 5th South American Youth Championships in Athletics were held in Montevideo, Uruguay from November 11–13, 1978.
Medal summary
Medal winners are published for boys[1] and girls.[2] Complete results can be found on the "World Junior Athletics History" website.[3]
Men
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 metres (wind: +1.0 m/s) | Hugo Alzamora (ARG) | 10.89 | Enrique Tapia (CHI) | 10.93 | Roberto Herrera (CHI) | 11.27 |
| 200 metres (wind: +1.5 m/s) | Hugo Alzamora (ARG) | 22.30 | Enrique Tapia (CHI) | 22.41 | Norberto Cedeño (VEN) | 22.84 |
| 400 metres | Joaquim Cruz (BRA) | 50.15 | Sergio Cárdenas (CHI) | 51.69 | Moisés del Castillo (PER) | 51.82 |
| 800 metres | Joaquim Cruz (BRA) | 1:56.1 | Reinaldo Filho (BRA) | 1:57.2 | Sergio Cárdenas (CHI) | 1:57.8 |
| 1500 metres | Marcelo Bancalari (CHI) | 4:04.5 | Carlos Alves (BRA) | 4:06.2 | Reinaldo Filho (BRA) | 4:07.8 |
| 3000 metres | Mario Varela (CHI) | 8:53.6 | Ángel Román (VEN) | 8:55.3 | José dos Santos (BRA) | 8:56.3 |
| 1500 metres steeplechase | Carlos Alves (BRA) | 4:24.9 | Reinaldo Filho (BRA) | 4:28.8 | Johnny Moreno (VEN) | 4:37.9 |
| 110 metres hurdles (wind: +1.5 m/s) | Sidney dos Santos (BRA) | 14.3 | Ricardo de Oliveira (BRA) | 14.9 | Daniel Dubie (ARG) | 14.9 |
| 300 metres hurdles | Ricardo de Oliveira (BRA) | 38.94 | Sidney dos Santos (BRA) | 39.13 | Daniel Dubie (ARG) | 40.22 |
| High jump | Federico Cavalcante (BRA) | 1.95 | Cristián Bastías (CHI) | 1.85 | Daniel Wolfberg (CHI) | 1.85 |
| Pole vault | Adolfo Trucco (ARG) | 3.65 | Francisco Cumplido (CHI) | 3.50 | Jaime Silva (CHI) | 3.50 |
| Long jump | Márcio Macarini (BRA) | 6.74 | Marcelo Cárcamo (CHI) | 6.67 | Rubén Riguetti (URU) | 6.49 |
| Triple jump | Valdir Sabino (BRA) | 14.01 | Newton Klauss (BRA) | 13.75 | Juan Marcovich (PER) | 13.66 |
| Shot put | Mario Hornos (URU) | 16.08 | José Caldera (VEN) | 15.59 | Mario Junior (BRA) | 15.50 |
| Discus throw | Luis Piasco (ARG) | 43.44 | Raúl Peralta (PAR) | 41.92 | Omar Civalero (ARG) | 41.56 |
| Hammer throw | Wilson Batista (BRA) | 48.76 | Jorge Centurión (ARG) | 44.70 | Raúl Charadía (ARG) | 39.62 |
| Javelin throw | Joel dos Santos (BRA) | 51.92 | Jorge Standen (CHI) | 51.04 | Ronaldo Alcaraz (BRA) | 50.14 |
| Hexathlon | Norberto Aimé (ARG) | 4048 | Ronaldo Alcaraz (BRA) | 4023 | Adolfo Marín (PAR) | 3834 |
| 4 × 100 metres relay | Argentina Alberto Alzamora Ernesto Braun Jorge Araya Hugo Alzamora |
43.27 | Chile Gerardo San José Guillermo Puebla Roberto Herrera Enrique Tapía |
43.61 | Brazil Roberto Lima Ricardo de Oliveira Erivaldino Souza Pedro Souza |
44.17 |
| 4 × 400 metres relay | Brazil Ricardo de Oliveira Sidney dos Santos Pedro Souza Joaquim Cruz |
3:25.0 | Chile Gerardo San José Marcelo Bancalari Sergio Cárdenas Guillermo Puebla |
3:27.4 | Venezuela Douglas Murillo Oswaldo Zea Chaparro Ramírez |
3:30.1 |
Women
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 metres (wind: +0.7 m/s) | Adriana Pero (ARG) | 12.28 | Beatriz Capotosto (ARG) | 12.33 | Fabiana Arizaga (URU) | 12.70 |
| 200 metres (wind: +0.7 m/s) | Adriana Pero (ARG) | 25.43 | María Elena Labarca (CHI) | 25.60 | Fabiana Arizaga (URU) | 26.12 |
| 400 metres | Marcela López Espinosa (ARG) | 57.38 | María Elena Labarca (CHI) | 57.87 | Alejandra Vives (ARG) | 59.28 |
| 800 metres | Marcela López Espinosa (ARG) | 2:13.7 | Cláudia Adolfo (BRA) | 2:14.7 | Silvia Augsburger (ARG) | 2:15.4 |
| 80 metres hurdles (wind: +1.5 m/s) | Beatriz Capotosto (ARG) | 11.75 | Célia Pereira (BRA) | 12.65 | Maria Lopes (BRA) | 12.81 |
| High jump | Ana Urbano (ARG) | 1.55 | Ivonette Nascimento (BRA) | 1.55 | Carmen Garib (CHI) | 1.50 |
| Long jump | Adriana Duarte (BRA) | 5.53 | Beatriz Capotosto (ARG) | 5.52 | Graciela Acosta (URU) | 5.38 |
| Shot put | Alejandra Bevacqua (ARG) | 12.14 | María Calvetti (URU) | 10.72 | Patricia Pacheco (ARG) | 10.40 |
| Discus throw | Solange Reimundo (BRA) | 33.96 | Alejandra Bevacqua (ARG) | 32.76 | Vera da Silva (BRA) | 31.70 |
| Javelin throw | Carolina Kittsteiner (CHI) | 39.68 | Eugenia Urra (CHI) | 39.28 | Regina de Oliveira (BRA) | 39.06 |
| Pentathlon | Célia Pereira (BRA) | 3223 | Ana Urbano (ARG) | 3183 | Sonia Riffo (CHI) | 3163 |
| 4 × 100 metres relay | Argentina Adriana Pero Beatriz Capotosto Susana Crespo Patricia Pedrazzi |
48.27 | Chile Carolina Cox Claudia Hoelzel Isabel Kurth María Labarca |
49.57 | Brazil Suzete Montalvão Cláudia Neves Maria Lopes Maria Figueirêdo |
49.88 |
| 4 × 400 metres relay | Argentina Adriana Pero Silvia Augsburger Marcela López Alejandra Vives |
3:56.3 | Chile Carolina Ojeda Sara Cortés Alexandra Pavletich María Labarca |
3:58.1 | Brazil Célia Pereira Suzete Montalvão Maria Figueirêdo Cláudia Adolfo |
4:10.0 |
Medal table (unofficial)
* Host nation (Uruguay)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Argentina (ARG) | 15 | 5 | 7 | 27 |
| 2 | Brazil (BRA) | 14 | 10 | 10 | 34 |
| 3 | Chile (CHI) | 3 | 14 | 6 | 23 |
| 4 | Uruguay (URU)* | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 5 | Venezuela (VEN) | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 6 | Paraguay (PAR) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | Peru (PER) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Totals (7 entries) | 33 | 33 | 33 | 99 | |
Participation (unofficial)
Detailed result lists can be found on the "World Junior Athletics History" website.[3] An unofficial count yields the number of about 179 athletes from about 7 countries:
References
- ^ "SOUTH AMERICAN YOUTH CHAMPIONSHIPS (BOYS)", Athletics Weekly, retrieved November 11, 2011
- ^ "SOUTH AMERICAN YOUTH CHAMPIONSHIPS (GIRLS)", Athletics Weekly, retrieved November 11, 2011
- ^ a b World Junior Athletics History, WORLD JUNIOR ATHLETICS HISTORY ("WJAH"), retrieved November 11, 2011