1957 South American Championships in Athletics (unofficial)

Unofficial South American Championships in Athletics (I Torneo de Campeones Sudamericanos) were held in Santiago, Chile in 1957. The athletics meeting was for men only with the participation from three countries Argentina, Brazil and Chile, each represented by two athletes in an event. Full results were published.

Medal summary

Men 100 metresCorreio da Manhã (Rio de Janeiro, BRA). (1957). Ulisses Laurindo dos Santos superou o recorde Sul-Americano, Correio da Manhã, 21 April 1957, page 1 10.6 10.7 11.0200 metresCorreio da Manhã (Rio de Janeiro, BRA). (1957). Vitória sensacional dos atletas Brasileiros, Correio da Manhã, 23 April 1957, pages 1 and 4 21.6 21.7 22.2400 metres 47.5 48.2 49.1800 metres 1:50.4 1:51.9 1:53.7 1500 metres 3:48.4 3:52.5 3:53.45000 metres 14:50.4 14:53.4 15:01.410,000 metres 30:44.4 30:50.2 31:41.8 Half MarathonEstadio (Santiago de Chile), Del I Torneo de Campeones Sudamericanos: Los 5 mil para Chile, XVI, No. 728, 26 April, 1957, pages 18-19 & 30 1:05:14 1:06:05 1:08:20110 metres hurdles 14.8 15.3 15.3400 metres hurdles 53.0 54.0 55.6 3000 metres steeplechaseEstadio (Santiago de Chile), Vallas sin astros, XVI, No. 728, 26 April, 1957, pages 14 & 30 9:27.8 9:30.2 9:37.44 × 100 metres relayEstadio (Santiago de Chile), Del I Torneo de Campeones Sudamericanos: Fiesta bella - El Triangular se alzó a la altura de tas justas inolvi dables del atletismo continental, XVI, No. 729, 3 May, 1957, pages 8-11 & 30João Pires SobrinhoJosé Telles da ConceiçãoDa SilvaJorge de Barros 41.4Pedro MarcelJuan FerroGerardo BönnhoffRoberto Ferrario 41.6Hugo de la FuenteTeodoro BlaschkePatricio LetelierGert Wagner 42.04 × 400 metres relayArgemiro RoqueDa SilvaAnubes da SilvaUlisses dos Santos 3:15.0Julio LeónWaldo SandovalRamón SandovalHugo Krauss 3:18.9Humberto CabreraEnrique BecklesFrancisco PaganessiCarlos Heredia 3:21.4High jump 1.93 1.90 1.85 Pole vaultEstadio (Santiago de Chile), Bien en saltos, XVI, No. 728, 26 April, 1957, pages 26-29 4.10 4.00 3.80Long jump 6.96 6.90 6.86 Triple jump 15.59 14.60 14.36 Shot put 14.56 14.47 14.38Discus throw 48.25 47.41 44.07 Hammer throw 54.45 51.44 50.37 Javelin throw 66.54 64.57 61.10 Decathlon 5492 5321 5310

Medal table (unofficial)

Team scores (official)

Rank Country Points 1 223 pts 3 217 pts 2 186 pts

References

External links gbrathletics.com