1939 South American Championships in Athletics | |
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Dates | 25–28 May |
Host city | Lima, Peru |
The 1939 South American Championships in Athletics were held in Lima, Peru. This edition marked the introduction of athletic events for women competitors between 25 and 28 May.
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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100 metres | Carola Castro Ecuador | 12.6 | Lelia Spuhr Argentina | 12.7 | Julia Druskus Argentina | 12.7 |
200 metres | Lelia Spuhr Argentina | 25.9 | Carola Castro Ecuador | 26.2 | Lily Warch Chile | 27.1 |
80 metres hurdles | Sofía Dreyer Argentina | 12.5 | Rosa Marticorena Peru | 13.1 | Olga Tassi Argentina | 13.1 |
4 × 100 metres relay | Argentina Elsa Irigoyen Olga Tassi Lelia Spuhr Julia Druskus [1] | 49.5 | Chile Raquel Martínez Ilse Karlsruher María Boecke Lily Warch | 50.8 | Peru Ivonne Abdala Julia Yáñez Zoila Garces Flor Benvenuto | 50.9 |
High jump | Ilse Barends Chile | 1.45 | Gabriela Sprenger Chile | 1.45 | Lelia Spuhr Argentina | 1.45 |
Long jump | Raquel Martínez Chile | 5.13 | Olga Tassi Argentina | 5.12 | Zoila Garcés Peru | 4.80 |
Shot put | Ruth Caro Argentina | 11.22 | Edith Klempau Chile | 10.96 | Kate Fastner Argentina | 10.71 |
Discus throw | María Boecke Chile | 32.61 | Ernestina Casaverde Peru | 30.61 | Edith Klempau Chile | 28.98 |
Javelin throw | Ruth Caro Argentina | 36.85 | Olga Merino Chile | 31.91 | Kate Fastner Argentina | 30.28 |
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Chile (CHI) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 33 |
2 | Brazil (BRA) | 11 | 6 | 6 | 23 |
3 | Argentina (ARG) | 7 | 10 | 11 | 28 |
4 | Peru (PER) | 3 | 5 | 5 | 13 |
5 | Ecuador (ECU) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Totals (5 entries) | 33 | 33 | 33 | 99 |
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