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Americas Continental championships · since 1959

1968 South American Junior Athletics Champs

São Paulo, Brazil 8–14 Sep 1968

events: 29
medals awarded: 87
nations on the podium: 7
world records: 0

Podiums

Sprints

100m

Jimmy Sierra 10.8

Carlos Ripoll 10.8

Paulo Matschinske 11.0

Sprints

200m

Jimmy Sierra 21.7

Carlos Alberto Bertotti 22.2

Julio Torres 22.4

Sprints

400m

Carlos Alberto Bertotti 49.4

Ivan Varas 49.8

Ricardo Rovira 50.1

Middle & long

800m

Atilio Alegre (1949) 1:55.7

Ivan Varas 1:56.0

Ricardo Rovira 1:58.5

Middle & long

1500m

Victor Rios CR 3:57.5

Atilio Alegre (1949) 3:57.5

Abel Cordoba 4:02.4

Middle & long

3000m

Victor Rios CR 8:45.7

Rafael Baracaldo (1949) 8:49.9

David Sandoval 8:55.2

Middle & long

1500m steeplechase

Atilio Alegre (1949) 4:18.7

Rafael Baracaldo (1949) 4:24.3

Ricardo Montero 4:24.6

Hurdles

110m hurdles

Marcio Lomonaco 15.7

Alfredo Guzman 16.1

Kiyoshi Mizukawa 16.1

Hurdles

400m hurdles

Carlos Saavedra 55.9

Alfredo Guzman 56.3

Jarbas Benck 56.5

Jumps

High jump

Luis Barrionuevo 2.00

Luis Arbulu 2.00

Alberto Calio (1949) 1.90

Jumps

Pole vault

Ciro Valdes (1950) 3.70

Pedro Aratzabala 3.60

Fernando Hoces 3.60

Jumps

Long jump

Eduardo Labalta 7.14

Joel Dias (1949) 6.93

Heber Cuello 6.48

Jumps

Triple jump

Joel Dias (1949) CR 14.95

Miguel Zapata 14.13

Emilio Mazzeo 13.88

Throws

Shot put

Juan Turri CR 16.94

Claudio Leal 16.84

Paulo Matschinske 15.42

Throws

Discus throw

Ronaldo Rascher 39.62

Celso Joaquim De Morais 39.12

Jose Deustua 38.52

Throws

Hammer throw

Celso Joaquim De Morais CR 61.24

Tulio Tebaldi 49.68

Armando Fusaro 49.54

Throws

Javelin throw

Alvaro Maururi 52.24

Luis Cortina 50.64

Oscar Raggio 50.36

Combined

Hexathlon

Jarbas Benck 100-LJ-SP5kg-JT700g-HJ-800 3694

Alberto Calio (1949) 100-LJ-SP5kg-JT700g-HJ-800 3476

Oscar Raggio 100-LJ-SP5kg-JT700g-HJ-800 3475

Relays

4x100m

Argentina

Milton Copparoni Carlos Alberto Bertotti Virgilio Zunino Carlos Ripoll

43.5

Chile

Julio Torres Antonio Rioseco E. Correa Victor Dumas

43.7

Brazil

Massimiti Massumoto Angelo Takahara Roberto dos Santos Marcio Lomonaco

43.7

Relays

4x400m

Argentina

Jose Luis Amatti (1950) Milton Copparoni Jose Nist Carlos Alberto Bertotti

3:20.9

Chile

Carlos Varas Victor Dumas Bernardo Diaz Alfredo Lopez

3:22.0

Brazil

Antonio Fonseca Angelo Takahara Atilio Alegre (1949) Dorival Negrisoli (1950)

3:28.1

Medal table

7 nations · 87 medals

#	Nation				Total
1	Argentina ARG	11	7	8	26
2	Brazil BRA	9	5	8	22
3	Chile CHI	3	12	5	20
4	Colombia COL	3	3	2	8
5	Uruguay URU	2	0	4	6
6	Ecuador ECU	1	0	0	1
7	Peru PER	0	2	2	4

Records set

5 CR

CR Victor Rios 1500m · Men 3:57.5
CR Victor Rios 3000m · Men 8:45.7
CR Joel Dias (1949) Triple jump · Men 14.95
CR Juan Turri Shot put · Men 16.94
CR Celso Joaquim De Morais Hammer throw · Men 61.24