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Americas Continental championships · since 1919

1952 South American Champs

Buenos Aires, Argentina 3–11 May 1952

events: 31
medals awarded: 93
nations on the podium: 5
world records: 0

Podiums

Sprints

100m

wind -0.1

Gerardo Salazar 10.7

Gerardo Bönnhoff 10.8

Jose Da Conceicao 10.8

Sprints

200m

Gerardo Bönnhoff 21.5

Fernando Lapuente 22.0

Gustavo Ehlers 22.0

Sprints

400m

Gustavo Ehlers 48.7

Argemiro Roque 49.1

Mario Do Nascimento 49.7

Middle & long

800m

Argemiro Roque CR 1:53.3

Waldomiro Monteiro 1:53.9

Carlos Gajardo 1:55.3

Middle & long

1500m

Nilo Riveros 3:58.5

Guillermo Sola 3:59.6

Luiz Gonzaga Rodrigues 4:00.3

Middle & long

5000m

Raul Inostroza 14:59.8

Reinaldo Gorno 15:05.5

Juan Miranda 15:09.0

Middle & long

10,000m

Delfo Cabrera 31:05.7

Raul Inostroza 31:26.9

Corsino Fernandez 31:32.3

Road

Half marathon

Delfo Cabrera CR 1:09:19

Reinaldo Gorno 1:11:28

Corsino Fernandez 1:11:28

Middle & long

3000m steeplechase

Guillermo Sola CR 9:32.0

Edgard Mitt 9:34.6

Haroldo Gallardo 9:38.4

Hurdles

110m hurdles

wind -1.7

Jörn Gevert 14.9

Estanislao Kocourek 15.0

Wilson Carneiro 15.1

Hurdles

400m hurdles

Wilson Carneiro CR 52.7

Jörn Gevert 53.5

Pedro Yoma 54.6

Jumps

High jump

Jose Da Conceicao 1.90

Ernesto Lagos 1.85

Alberto Bacan 1.85

Jumps

Pole vault

Helio Da Silva CR= 4.00

Jaime Piqueras 3.90

Luis Ganoza 3.90

Jumps

Long jump

Ary De Sa CR 7.39

Carlos Vera 7.13

Ahylton Da Conceicao 7.08

Jumps

Triple jump

Adhemar Da Silva CR 15.39

Geraldo De Oliveira 15.11

Jorgely Figueira 14.75

Throws

Shot put

Reidar Soerlie 14.44

Augusto Maalstein 13.86

Emilio Steling 13.77

Throws

Discus throw

Reidar Soerlie CR 47.72

Elvio Porta 45.27

Hernan Haddad 45.15

Throws

Hammer throw

Arturo Melcher 50.75

Elvio Porta 49.73

Emilio Ortiz 49.25

Throws

Javelin throw

Ricardo Heber CR 67.68

Gerardo Mielke 63.10

Janis Stendzenieks 60.51

Combined

Decathlon

Hernan Figueroa Upd to 84 table: 6295 pts 6698 pts

Hernan Alzamora Upd to 84 table: 5634 pts 5849 pts

Carlos Vera Upd to 84 table: 5594 pts 5844 pts

Relays

4x100m

Argentina

Mariano Acosta Enrique Beckles Gerardo Bönnhoff Romeo Galan

ARCR 41.4

Peru

Gerardo Salazar Maximo Reyes Oscar Maldonado Armando Zapata

42.0

Brazil

Gastao Mesquita Neto Rui Moreira Lima Geraldo Murgel Ary De Sa

42.2

Relays

4x400m

Brazil

Wilson Carneiro Mario Do Nascimento Geraldo Maranhao (1930) Argemiro Roque

3.17.5

Argentina

Maximo Guerra Enrique Kistenmacher Adan Torres Gerardo Bönnhoff

3.18.0

Chile

Ramon Sandoval Carlos Gajardo Reinaldo Martin Müller Gustavo Ehlers

3.18.1

Medal table

5 nations · 93 medals

#	Nation				Total
1	Argentina ARG	12	11	6	29
2	Brazil BRA	10	6	12	28
3	Chile CHI	7	11	11	29
4	Peru PER	2	3	1	6
5	Uruguay URU	0	0	1	1

Records set

16 CR · 1 AR

CR Argemiro Roque 800m · Men 1:53.3
CR Delfo Cabrera Half marathon · Men 1:09:19
CR Guillermo Sola 3000m steeplechase · Men 9:32.0
CR Wilson Carneiro 400m hurdles · Men 52.7
CR= Helio Da Silva Pole vault · Men 4.00
CR Ary De Sa Long jump · Men 7.39
CR Adhemar Da Silva Triple jump · Men 15.39
CR Reidar Soerlie Discus throw · Men 47.72
CR Ricardo Heber Javelin throw · Men 67.68
AR Argentina 4x100m · Men 41.4
CR Argentina 4x100m · Men 41.4
CR Julia Sanchez 100m · Women 12.2
CR= Deyse De Castro 200m · Women 25.5
CR= Adriana Millard 200m · Women 25.5
CR Ingeborg Mello Discus throw · Women 40.14
CR Gerda Martin Javelin throw · Women 39.16
CR Argentina 4x100m · Women 48.8