The 1979 South American Championships in Athletics were held in Bucaramanga, Colombia, between 31 October and 4 November.
It was the last edition to feature women's pentathlon before replacing it with the heptathlon.
Medal summary
Men's events 100 metresAltevir de Araújo 10.1 CRManuel Ramírez 10.4Reinaldo Lizardi 10.6200 metresAltevir de Araújo 20.5 CRKatsuhiko Nakaia 20.8Héctor Daley 21.1400 metresGeraldo José Pegado 46.20 CRAntônio Dias Ferreira 46.90Héctor Daley 47.40800 metresCristián Molina 1:47.8 CRWilliam Wuycke 1:47.9Pedro Cáceres 1:48.51500 metresEmilio Ulloa 3:47.0 CRJosé Velásquez 3:47.5Wilson de Santana 3:47.95000 metresAlejandro Silva 13:57.2 CRDomingo Tibaduiza 14:03.4Jhonny Pérez 14:16.110,000 metresSilvio Salazar 28:50.4Domingo Tibaduiza 28:51.2Víctor Maldonado 29:37.3Marathon †Luis Barbosa 1:56:12Alfonso Torres 1:57:25Lucirio Garrido 1:59:303000 metres steeplechaseGermán Aranda 8:52.3Elói Schleder 8:57.4Jhonny Pérez 8:58.6(NR)110 metres hurdlesWellington da Nóbrega 14.4Carlos dos Santos 14.6Andrés Lyon 14.9400 metres hurdlesAntônio Dias Ferreira 50.7 CRDonizete Soares 51.1José Davis 51.54 × 100 metres relay Reinaldo LizardiEly ZabalaEsteban BriceñoMiguel Condé 40.0 CR Milton de CastroGeraldo PegadoKatsuhiko NakayaAltevir de Araújo 40.2 Angel GaglianoGustavo DubarbierCarlos GambettaRicardo Donda 40.44 × 400 metres relay Hipolito BrownAlexis HerreraOswaldo ZeaWilliam Wuycke 3:09.8 Gabriel CastelláCarlos GambettaPedro CáceresAngel Gagliano 3:10.5 Donizete SoaresWilson dos SantosAntônio FerreiraGeraldo Pegado 3:10.520 kilometres road walk †Ernesto Alfaro 1:29:31Waldemar da Silva 1:29:37Jorge Quiñones 1:29:51High jumpDaniel Mamet 2.12 CRGeraldo Rodrigues 2.09Iraja Cecy 2.09Pole vaultFernando Ruocco 4.70 CRTito Steiner 4.60Henry Gómez 4.45Long jumpOswaldo Torres 7.67Carlos Gambetta 7.58Francisco de Oliveira 7.57Triple jumpJosé Salazar 16.23Francisco de Oliveira 16.15Celso Pereira 15.83Shot putGert Weil 16.42Jesús Ramos 16.22José Jacques 16.20Discus throwSérgio Thomé 56.10*Luis Palacios 54.42*José Jacques 53.10*Hammer throwJosé Vallejo 63.44Celso de Moraes 61.44Daniel Gómez 57.60Javelin throwAngel Garmendia 72.32 CROrángel Rodríguez 70.32Paulo Hasse 68.84DecathlonAlfredo Silva 6991Ramón Montezuma 6964Claudio Escauriza 6791
Women's events 100 metresBeatriz Allocco 11.7 =CRCarmela Bolívar 11.8Esmeralda de Jesus Garcia 11.8200 metresBeatriz Allocco 23.5Tânia Miranda 24.1Esmeralda de Jesus Garcia 24.1400 metresTânia Miranda 54.2 CRMargarita Grün 54.8Miriam Rojas 54.8800 metresAlejandra Ramos 2:04.2 ARNancy González 2:09.8Adriana Marchena 2:10.41500 metresAlejandra Ramos 4:23.2 CRTeresa Rodríguez 4:32.6Monica Regonesi 4:36.1100 metres hurdlesYvonne Neddermann 14.2Olga Verissimo 14.4Beatriz Capotosto 14.74 × 100 metres relay Marisol BesadaBelkis FavaYvonne NeddermannBeatriz Allocco 46.0 Maria Teresa SoaresOlga VerissimoEsmeralda de Jesus GarciaSheila de Oliveira 46.1 Glennis BáezAdriana MarchenaElsa AntúnezYaneris Guerra 46.64 × 400 metres relay Maria Teresa SoaresJoyce Felipe dos SantosConceição GeremiasTânia Miranda 3:42.0 AR María Eugenia GuzmánCarla HerenciaNancy GonzálezAlejandra Ramos 3:44.6 Ángela MancillaLuz VillaMaŕia OcoroMiriam Rojas 3:45.1High jumpAna Maria Marcon 1.75Liliana Arigoni 1.75Beatriz Bonfim 1.70Long jumpThemis Zambrzycki 6.03Conceição Geremias 5.95Yvonne Neddermann 5.92Shot putMagdalena Gómez 13.94Themis Zambrzycki 13.84Maria Boso 13.24Discus throwSandra Peres 46.11Maria Boso 42.54Selene Saldarriaga 41.78Javelin throwMarli dos Santos 50.92 CRNeuza Trolezzi 45.07Ana María Campillay 42.30PentathlonThemis Zambrzycki 4117Conceição Geremias 3880Yvonne Neddermann 3833
† = short course (c37km)
* = light implement (1.75 kg)
† = short course
Medal table
Participating nations
(36) (1) (49) (41) (40) (9) (1) (15) (5) (43)
External links Men Results – GBR Athletics Women Results – GBR Athletics Medallists