1956 South American Championships in Athletics
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The 1956 South American Championships in Athletics were held in the Chilean capital, Santiago.
Medal summary
Men's events
Women's events
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
100 metres | Gladys Erbetta Argentina |
12.2 =CR | Beatriz Kretschmer Chile |
12.4 | Eliana Gaete Chile |
12.4 |
200 metres | Beatriz Kretschmer Chile |
25.5 =CR | Gladys Erbetta Argentina |
25.8 | Martha Huby Peru |
26.1 |
80 metres hurdles | Wanda dos Santos Brazil |
11.5 | Eliana Gaete Chile |
11.6 | Ada Brener Argentina |
11.9 |
High jump | Nelly Gómez Chile |
1.50 | Elizabeth Müller Brazil |
1.50 | María Cañas Chile Cleide Eloy Brazil |
1.50 |
Long jump | Gladys Erbetta Argentina |
5.88 CR | Ada Brener Argentina |
5.41 | Olga Bianchi Argentina |
5.39 |
Shot put | Eliana Bahamondes Chile |
11.95 CR | Pradelia Delgado Chile |
11.84 | Elizabeth Müller Brazil |
11.31 |
Discus throw | Isabel Avellán Argentina |
44.08 CR | Rosa Riveros Chile |
38.22 | Ingeborg Mello Argentina |
38.08 |
Javelin throw | Marlene Ahrens Chile |
48.73 CR | Carmen Venegas Chile |
40.70 | Adriana Silva Chile |
38.91 |
4 × 100 metres relay | Argentina | 48.6 | Chile | 49.3 | Brazil | 49.4 |
Medal table
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Argentina | 10 | 11 | 9 | 30 |
2 | Chile | 9 | 12 | 8 | 29 |
3 | Brazil | 7 | 4 | 13 | 24 |
4 | Colombia | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
5 | Peru | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
6 | Uruguay | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
External links
- Men Results – GBR Athletics
- Women Results – GBR Athletics