The 1949 South American Championships in Athletics were held in the Peruvian capital, Lima, between 16 and 24 April.

Medal summary

Men's events 100 metresGerardo Salazar 10.7Aroldo da Silva 10.7Mario Fayos 10.8200 metresMario Fayos 21.7Fernando Lapuente 22.2Alberto Triulzi 22.5400 metresGustavo Ehlers 49.5Rosalvo Ramos 49.8Antonio Pocovi 50.0800 metresHugo Ponce 1:56.6Nilo Riveros 1:56.8Agenor da Silva 1:57.21500 metresHugo Nuttini 4:01.2Melchor Palmeiro 4:02.5Oscar Gauharou 4:03.33000 metresRaúl Inostroza 8:49.2Melchor Palmeiro 8:50.3Oscar Moreira 8:50.65000 metresRicardo Bralo 15:02.8Oscar Moreira 15:04.7Raúl Inostroza 15:18.810,000 metresRicardo Bralo 31:46.3Pedro Caffa 31:47.2Oscar Moreira 31:48.020 kilometre raceDelfo Cabrera 1:06:52Oscar Moreira 1:07:02Eusebio Guiñez 1:09:11110 metres hurdlesAlberto Triulzi 14.5 CRManuel Aldunate 14.9Wilson Carneiro 14.9400 metres hurdlesHermelindo Alberti 54.7Víctor Henríquez 55.4Carlos Hey 55.54 × 100 metres relay Gerardo SalazarMáximo ReyesMiguel León PizzarroSantiago Ferrando 42.3 Gerardo BönnhoffFernando LapuenteAlberto BiedermannAdelio Marquez 42.3 Alberto LabartheJosé LópezCarlos SilvaRaúl Dassori 42.54 × 400 metres relay João de OliveiraRosalvo RamosAgenor da SilvaArgemiro Roque 3:19.7 Antonio PocoviGuillermo EvansGuillermo AvalosJulio Ferreyra 3:20.1 Víctor HenríquezReinaldo Martín MüllerGustavo EhlersHugo Nuttini 3:24.5Cross countryAdán Zárate 36:51.4Oscar Moreira 36:53.7Pedro Caffa 36:56.0High jumpHércules Azcune 1.90Geraldo de Oliveira 1.85Alfredo Jadresic 1.85Pole vaultEduardo Montes de Oca 3.90Luis Ganoza 3.90Sinibaldo Gerbasi 3.80Long jumpEnrique Kistenmacher 7.37 =CRCarlos Vera 7.11Máximo Reyes 7.04Triple jumpHélio da Silva 15.26 CRGeraldo de Oliveira 15.03Adhemar da Silva 14.79Shot putJulián Llorente 14.44Nadim Marreis 14.29Juan Kahnert 14.25Discus throwEmilio Malchiodi 45.07Karsten Brödersen 44.76Manuel Consiglieri 44.14Hammer throwEdmundo Zúñiga 50.67Emilio Ortiz 48.22Manuel Etchepare 48.09Javelin throwRicardo Héber 65.56 CRHorst Walter 60.17Efraín Santibáñez 57.59DecathlonEnrique Kistenmacher 6853Hércules Azcune 6205Eduardo Julve 6048

Women's events 100 metresJulia Sánchez 12.7Adriana Millard 12.8Benedicta de Oliveira 12.8200 metresAdriana Millard 25.8 CRMelania Luz 25.9Benedicta de Oliveira 26.580 metres hurdlesWanda dos Santos 11.7Marion Huber 12.2Eliana Gaete 12.34 × 100 metres relay Melânia LuzElizabeth MüllerLucila PiniBenedita de Oliveira 49.2 CR Adriana MillardAnnegret WellerEliana GaeteTeresa Venegas 50.8 Lilia MenendezNelida CajideIrma LavagliaTeresa Carvajal 51.0High jumpElizabeth Müller 1.55Lelia Spuhr 1.50Hilda Lassen 1.50Long jumpWanda dos Santos 5.53 CRAdriana Millard 5.42Hilda Yamasaki 5.39Shot putIngeborg Mello 11.58Elizabeth Müller 11.29Haydeé Valet 11.12Discus throwIngeborg Mello 37.36Zita Brandt 36.28Ingeborg Pfüller 36.05Javelin throwEstrella Puente 37.74Gerda Martín 37.39Ingeborg Mello 36.50

Medal table

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