1962 South American Junior Championships in Athletics

IV South American Junior Championships in Athletics
Host city Lima, Peru Peru
Date(s) September 21-24
Level Junior
Participation about 91 athletes from
5 nations
Events 18


The fourth South American Junior Championships in Athletics were held in Lima, Peru from September 21-24, 1962.

Participation (unofficial)

Detailed result lists can be found on the "World Junior Athletics History" website.[1] An unofficial count yields the number of about 91 athletes from about 5 countries: Argentina (19), Brazil (24), Chile (18), Ecuador (9), Peru (21).

Medal summary

Medal winners are published for men[2] and women[3] Complete results can be found on the "World Junior Athletics History" website.[1]

Men

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres  Juan Byers (CHI) 10.8  Gerardo Di Tolla (PER) 10.8  Julio Véliz (ECU) 11.0
200 metres  Juan Byers (CHI) 21.2  Miguel González (PER) 21.7  Gerardo Di Tolla (PER) 22.0
400 metres  Gilberto de Jesus (BRA) 49.9  Santiago Gordon (CHI) 50.0  José Holman (ARG) 50.2
800 metres  Alejandro Arroyo (ECU) 1:58.9  Luis Cabrera (ARG) 2:00.3  Rodolfo Valdiviezo (CHI) 2:00.7
1500 metres  Mario Cutropia (ARG) 4:04.8  Alejandro Arroyo (ECU) 4:09.6  Rodolfo Valdiviezo (CHI) 4:12.8
3000 metres  Mario Cutropia (ARG) 8:47.8  Raúl Díaz (ARG) 8:54.5  Geraldo de Oliveira (BRA) 9:08.3
110 metres hurdles  Hildemar Cimolini (ARG) 15.7  Alfredo Deza (PER) 15.8  Felipe Montero (CHI) 15.8
400 metres hurdles  Santiago Gordon (CHI) 54.9
High Jump  Roberto Abugattás (PER) 2.06  Manuel César (BRA) 1.95  Cristián Errazuris (CHI) 1.90
Pole Vault  Daniel Argoitía (ARG) 3.70  Eduardo Nakayama (BRA) 3.50  Alejandro Avalos (CHI) 3.40
Long Jump  Julián Méndez (ARG) 6.92  João Brito (CHI) 6.76  Peter Junge (CHI) 6.61
Triple Jump  Hugo dos Santos (BRA) 13.96  Carlos Reyes (PER) 13.85  Mario Medrán (ARG) 13.83
Shot Put  Gustavo Fuentes (CHI) 15.08  Álvaro Zucchi (BRA) 14.92  José Jacques (BRA) 14.82
Discus Throw  Julio Lagos (CHI) 47.40  Ubirajara Ramos (BRA) 46.68  Guillermo Arias (CHI) 46.20
Hammer Throw  Guillermo Arias (CHI) 48.79  Paul Hurtado (PER) 45.48  Clovis da Silva (BRA) 44.71
Javelin Throw  Patricio Etcheverry (CHI) 58.99  José Denis (PER) 57.04  Guillermo Reátegui (PER) 56.15
4 x 100 metres relay  Peru 42.1  Chile 43.2  Ecuador 44.6
4 x 400 metres relay  Argentina 3:22.7  Peru 3:23.5  Brazil 3:26.4

Medal table (unofficial)

  The host country is highlighted in lavender blue
Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1  Chile 7 3 7 17
2  Argentina 6 2 2 10
3  Peru 2 7 2 11
4  Brazil 2 4 4 10
5  Ecuador 1 1 2 4

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 World Junior Athletics History, WORLD JUNIOR ATHLETICS HISTORY ("WJAH"), retrieved November 1, 2011
  2. SOUTH AMERICAN JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS (MEN), Athletics Weekly, retrieved November 1, 2011
  3. SOUTH AMERICAN JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS (WOMEN), Athletics Weekly, retrieved November 1, 2011

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