The 1961 South American Championships in Athletics were held at the Estadio Nacional in Lima, Peru, between 20 and 28 May.

Medal summary

Men's events 100 metresArquímedes Herrera 10.6Horacio Esteves 10.6José Telles da Conceição 10.7200 metresHoracio Esteves 21.3Arquímedes Herrera 21.6Luis Vienna 21.8400 metresAnubes da Silva 48.8Juan Carlos Dyrzka 49.3Eulogio Gomes 50.0800 metresRamón Sandoval 1:51.2José Neira 1:52.6Eduardo Balducci 1:53.31500 metresRamón Sandoval 3:51.2Osvaldo Suárez 3:53.5Eduardo Balducci 3:54.65000 metresOsvaldo Suárez 14:54.7Luis Sandobal 14:55.5Alberto Ríos 15:02.610,000 metresOsvaldo Suárez 30:18.1Luis Sandobal 31:13.9Luis Campusano 31:27.3MarathonJuan Silva 2:39:36 CRRicardo Vidal 2:41:16Armando Pino 2:42:21110 metres hurdlesCarlos Mossa 14.5 =CRJosé Telles da Conceição 14.7Teófilo Davis Bell 15.0400 metres hurdlesJuan Carlos Dyrzka 52.3Anubes da Silva 52.8Ulisses dos Santos 54.03000 metres steeplechaseSebastião Mendes 9:14.8Domingo Amaisón 9:20.6Alberto Ríos 9:23.44 × 100 metres relay Clive BonasArquímedes HerreraHoracio EstevesRafael Romero 41.0 Joel CostaJorge de BarrosAffonso da SilvaJosé da Conceição 41.5 Guillermo BahlerJuan StockerRoberto FerrairoLuis Vienna 42.24 × 400 metres relay Emilio RomeroRafael RomeroHoracio EstevesHortensio Fucil 3:16.0 Raúl ZabalaLuis ViennaJuan StockerJuan Carlos Dyrzka 3:16.9 Cris FerreiraUlisses dos SantosPeter OstemeierAnubes da Silva 3:18.1High jumpEugenio Velasco 1.95Eleuterio Fassi 1.95Horacio Martínez 1.95Pole vaultMarcelo de Souza 3.90Tomatsu Nishida 3.90Brígido Iriarte 3.80Long jumpJuan Muñoz 7.13Newton de Castro 7.06Fermín Donazar 6.92Triple jumpAsnoldo Devonish 14.68Sylvio Moreira 14.52Reinaldo de Oliveira 14.42Shot putEnrique Helf 15.86 CRLuis Di Cursi 15.69Héctor Thomas 14.58Discus throwGünther Kruse 48.57Enrique Helf 46.98Héctor Menacho 46.97Hammer throwDaniel Cereali 52.55Roberto Chapchap 50.81Carlos Marzo 50.50Javelin throwRicardo Héber 64.25Orlando Garrido 63.56Luis Zárate 61.40DecathlonBernabé Souza 5662Tito Bracho 5587Cleomenes da Cunha 5502

Women's events 100 metresEdith Berg 12.4Nancy Correa 12.4Marisol Massot 12.5200 metresEdith Berg 25.7Ada Brener 25.8Marta Buongiorno 26.080 metres hurdlesWanda dos Santos 11.5Maria José de Lima 11.9Maria Teixeira 12.04 × 100 metres relay Wanda dos SantosMaria CaldeiraLaurette GodoyÉrica da Silva 48.9 Alicia KaufmanasMarta BuongiornoAda BrenerEdith Berg 48.9 Aurora BianchiMarisol MassotDoris PeterNancy Correa 49.2High jumpAída dos Santos 1.60 =CRNelly Gómez 1.55Maria José de Lima 1.50Long jumpWanda dos Santos 5.38Ada Brener 5.32Alicia Kaufmanas 5.21Shot putIngeborg Pfüller 12.41Vera Trezoitko 12.16Pradelia Delgado 11.81Discus throwIngeborg Pfüller 41.92Pradelia Delgado 39.78Sumiko Yamakawa 38.89Javelin throwMarlene Ahrens 42.85Mercedes García 37.45Vera Trezoitko 37.29

Medal table

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