The 1947 South American Championships in Athletics were held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, between 25 April and 3 May.

Medal summary

Men's events 100 metresGerardo Bönnhoff 11.0Santiago Ferrando 11.2Carlos Isaack 11.3200 metresAlberto Triulzi 22.0Gerardo Bönnhoff 22.3Alberto Labarthe 22.4400 metresGustavo Ehlers 49.0Antonio Pocovi 49.2Guillermo Avalos 49.5800 metresAdán Torres 1:53.7 CRNilo Riveros 1:54.3Alfonso Rozas 1:54.91500 metresMelchor Palmeiro 3:57.8Nilo Riveros 4:00.1Raúl Inostroza 4:01.73000 metresRicardo Bralo 8:44.3Raúl Inostroza 8:45.0Delfo Cabrera 8:46.95000 metresRaúl Inostroza 15:07.8Eusebio Guiñez 15:14.0Sebastião Monteiro 15:15.210,000 metresJoão Oitica 33:01.2Sebastião Monteiro 33:17.6Delfo Cabrera 33:19.0Road raceArmando Sensini 1:56:23Eusebio Guiñez 1:57:17Joaquín da Silva 1:59:00110 metres hurdlesAlberto Triulzi 14.7 =CRHélio Pereira 15.3Jorge Undurraga 15.4400 metres hurdlesSergio Guzmán 54.8Hermelindo Alberti 54.9Víctor Henríquez 55.24 × 100 metres relay Carlos IsaackAlberto TriulziGerardo BönnhoffAdelio Marquez 42.3 Mario FayosLópez TestaHelio GiordanoWalter Pérez 42.9 Rui Moreira LimaGeraldo da LuzOsmar Bruno RomanoGuilherme Puschnik 43.54 × 400 metres relay Rodolfo CarreraGuillermo EvansGuillermo AvalosAntonio Pocovi 3:16.0 CR Jaime HitelmanJorge EhlersSergio GuzmánGustavo Ehlers 3:17.0 Benedito FerreiraOsmar Bruno RomanoRosalvo RamosBernardo Blover 3:19.9Cross countrySebastião Monteiro 37:28.9Reinaldo Gorno 38:39.0Manuel Díaz 38:48.0High jumpAlfredo Jadresic 1.91Francisco Moura 1.91Carlos Altamirano 1.88Pole vaultLúcio de Castro 3.90Federico Horn 3.80Sinibaldo Gerbasi 3.80Long jumpFrancisco Moura 7.10Guillermo Dyer 7.08Enrique Kistenmacher 7.07Triple jumpGeraldo de Oliveira 15.16Carlos Vera 15.03Juan Gallo 14.33Shot putEmilio Malchiodi 14.30Nadim Marreis 14.05Julián Llorente 13.94Discus throwKarsten Brödersen 45.24Eduardo Julve 44.07Emilio Malchiodi 43.92Hammer throwEdmundo Zúñiga 49.07Juan Fusé 47.95Dário Tavares 45.97Javelin throwRicardo Héber 59.59Lúcio de Castro 57.37Efraín Santibáñez 56.59DecathlonEnrique Kistenmacher 7011Eduardo Julve 6460Raimundo Rodrigues 6328

Women's events 100 metresNoemí Simonetto 12.4 =CRAnegret Weller 12.7Melania Luz 12.8200 metresAnegret Weller 26.6Melania Luz 26.6Adriana Millard 27.180 metres hurdlesNoemí Simonetto 11.5 CRWanda dos Santos 12.1María Spuhr 12.24 × 100 metres relay Alicia GómezMaría SpuhrNelida CajideNoemi Simonetto 49.9 Stella ArdinghiMelania LuzLucila PiniHelena de Menezes 50.3 Lucy LakeNorma DíazAdriana MillardAnnegret Weller 50.5High jumpIlse Barends 1.60 CRNoemí Simonetto 1.55Alice Willhöft 1.45Long jumpNoemí Simonetto 5.40Wanda dos Santos 5.16Eliana Gaete 5.13Shot putIngeborg Mello 11.58Edith Klempau 11.27Elma Klempau 11.11Discus throwIngeborg Mello 38.40 CRElma Klempau 36.49Noemia Assunção 34.02Javelin throwGerda Martín 38.22Ingeborg Mello 36.08Ursula Holle 35.87

Medal table

External links Men Results – GBR Athletics Women Results – GBR Athletics Medallists