1956 South American Championships in Athletics
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The 1956 South American Championships in Athletics were held in the Chilean capital, Santiago.
Medal summary
Men's events
Women's events
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
100 metres | Gladys Erbetta![]() |
12.2 =CR | Beatriz Kretschmer![]() |
12.4 | Eliana Gaete![]() |
12.4 |
200 metres | Beatriz Kretschmer![]() |
25.5 =CR | Gladys Erbetta![]() |
25.8 | Martha Huby![]() |
26.1 |
80 metres hurdles | Wanda dos Santos![]() |
11.5 | Eliana Gaete![]() |
11.6 | Ada Brener![]() |
11.9 |
High jump | Nelly Gómez![]() |
1.50 | Elizabeth Müller![]() |
1.50 | María Cañas![]() Cleide Eloy ![]() |
1.50 |
Long jump | Gladys Erbetta![]() |
5.88 CR | Ada Brener![]() |
5.41 | Olga Bianchi![]() |
5.39 |
Shot put | Eliana Bahamondes![]() |
11.95 CR | Pradelia Delgado![]() |
11.84 | Elizabeth Müller![]() |
11.31 |
Discus throw | Isabel Avellán![]() |
44.08 CR | Rosa Riveros![]() |
38.22 | Ingeborg Mello![]() |
38.08 |
Javelin throw | Marlene Ahrens![]() |
48.73 CR | Carmen Venegas![]() |
40.70 | Adriana Silva![]() |
38.91 |
4 × 100 metres relay | ![]() |
48.6 | ![]() |
49.3 | ![]() |
49.4 |
Medal table
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() |
10 | 11 | 9 | 30 |
2 | ![]() |
9 | 12 | 8 | 29 |
3 | ![]() |
7 | 4 | 13 | 24 |
4 | ![]() |
3 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
5 | ![]() |
1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
6 | ![]() |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
External links
- Men Results – GBR Athletics
- Women Results – GBR Athletics