1983 South American Championships in Athletics

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1983 South American Championships in Athletics
Dates29 September–2 October
Host city Santa Fe, Argentina

The 1983 South American Championships in Athletics were held in Santa Fe, Argentina, between 29 September and 2 October.

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Medal summary

Men's events

EventGoldSilverBronze
100 metres
(wind: -0.7 m/s)
Nelson dos Santos
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
10.3 Paulo Correia
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
10.5 Giorgino Mautino
Flag of Peru.svg  Peru
10.5
200 metres
(wind: -1.8 m/s)
Paulo Correia
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
21.3 Nelson dos Santos
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
21.5 José María Beduino
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
21.7
400 metres Sérgio Menezes
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
46.8 Evaldo da Silva
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
47.4 Wolfman Mena
Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia
47.5
800 metres José Luíz Barbosa
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
1:49.1 Emilio Ulloa
Flag of Chile.svg  Chile
1:49.2 Raúl López
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1:50.5
1500 metres Emilio Ulloa
Flag of Chile.svg  Chile
3:48.3 Omar Esteban
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
3:48.9 Adauto Domingues
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
3:50.8
5000 metres Omar Aguilar
Flag of Chile.svg  Chile
14:00.9 João de Ataide
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
14:01.2 Germán Peña
Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia
14:03.1
10,000 metres Omar Aguilar
Flag of Chile.svg  Chile
29:12.1 João de Ataide
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
29:13.4 Jairo Correa
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29:22.7
Marathon Juan Plagman
Flag of Chile.svg  Chile
2:15:50 Jairo Correa
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2:17:43 Rafael Parra
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2:19:42
110 metres hurdles
(wind: +0.9 m/s)
Pedro Chiamulera
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
14.3 Wellington da Nobrega
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
14.5 Rodolfo Iturraspe
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14.9
400 metres hurdles Pedro Chiamulera
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
52.2 Rodrigo de la Fuente
Flag of Chile.svg  Chile
52.7 Elías da Fonseca
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
52.8
3000 metres steeplechase Emilio Ulloa
Flag of Chile.svg  Chile
8:44.6 CR Wilson de Santana
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
8:47.7 Adauto Domingues
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
8:50.8
4 × 100 metres relay Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Marcus Pessoa
Nelson dos Santos
Paulo Correia
Sérgio Menezes
40.7Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
Alfredo Muro
Oscar Barrionuevo
Hugo Alzamora
José María Beduino
40.8Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay
Luis Cabral
Daniel Ipata
Ruben da Cunha
Anataniel Guzman
41.4
4 × 400 metres relay Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
José Luíz Barbosa
Paulo Roberto Correia
Sérgio Menezes
Evaldo da Silva
3:10.8Flag of Chile.svg  Chile
Luis Alberto Schneider
Mauricio Urquiza
Carlos Contreras
Rodrigo de la Fuente
3:13.6Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
Eduardo Sandes
Daniel Bambicha
Hugo Alzamora
Raúl López
3:14.5
20 kilometres road walk Héctor Moreno
Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia
1:24:12 CR Francisco Vargas
Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia
1:25:35 Osvaldo Morejón
Bandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg  Bolivia
1:32:20
High jump Jorge Archanjo
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
2.14 Fernando Pastoriza
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2.14 Rodrigo de la Fuente
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2.04
Pole vault Fernando Hoces
Flag of Chile.svg  Chile
4.70 Renato Bortolocci
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
4.60 Walter Franzantti
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
Oscar Veit
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4.50
Long jump Osvaldo Frigerio
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
7.51 Luiz Favero
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7.41 Marcus Barros
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7.28
Triple jump Francisco Pichott
Flag of Chile.svg  Chile
15.64 José Quiñaliza
Flag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador
15.52 Jailto Bonfim
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15.44
Shot put Gert Weil
Flag of Chile.svg  Chile
18.29 CR Juan Turri
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16.56 Adilson Oliveira
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15.70
Discus throw José Jacques
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51.86 Celso da Cunha
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50.50 Andrés Pérez
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49.24
Hammer throw Ivam Bertelli
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61.16 Roberto Olcese
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60.56 Pedro Rivail Atílio
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59.74
Javelin throw José de Souza
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74.54 Luis Martínez
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71.48 Amilcar de Barros
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71.24
Decathlon Carlos Gambetta
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7252 Ronaldo Alcaraz
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7096 Antônio Balbuena
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6959

Women's events

EventGoldSilverBronze
100 metres
(wind: +0.4 m/s)
Esmeralda de Jesus Garcia
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11.6 Sheila de Oliveira
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11.8 Daisy Salas
Flag of Chile.svg  Chile
11.9
200 metres
(wind: -1.5 m/s)
Jucilene Garcês
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
24.5 Sheila de Oliveira
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
24.9 Margarita Grün
Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay
24.9
400 metres Elba Barbosa
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
54.0 Jucilene Garcês
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
54.0 Norfalia Carabalí
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54.8
800 metres Alejandra Ramos
Flag of Chile.svg  Chile
2:04.6 Soraya Telles
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2:06.2 Norfalia Carabalí
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2:07.2
1500 metres Alejandra Ramos
Flag of Chile.svg  Chile
4:25.3 Monica Regonesi
Flag of Chile.svg  Chile
4:27.2 Adriana Marchena
Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela
4:27.5
3000 metres Monica Regonesi
Flag of Chile.svg  Chile
9:57.2 CR María Victoria Biondi
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
10:02.2 Ruth Jaime
Flag of Peru.svg  Peru
10:06.3
100 metres hurdles
(wind: -0.3 m/s)
Beatriz Capotosto
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
13.2 CR Juraciara da Silva
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
13.7 Orlane dos Santos
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14.4
400 metres hurdles Conceição Geremias
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
59.5 CR Margit Weise
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
60.5 Anabella Dal Lago
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62.6
4 × 100 metres relay Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Esmeralda Garcia
Sheila de Oliveira
Juraciara da Silva
Elba Barbosa
45.4Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay
Claudia Acerenza
Graciela Acosta
Margarita Grün
Andrea Sassi
47.7Only two finishers
4 × 400 metres relay Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Maria do Carmo Fialho
Margit Weise
Elba Barbosa
Jucilene Garces
3:40.0 CRFlag of Chile.svg  Chile
Alejandra Ramos
Cecilia Rodríguez
Graciela Mardones
Paola Raab
3:45.3Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
Marcela López
Amalia Mirta Linietzky
María Elena Croatto
Andrea Fuchs
3:48.7
High jump Orlane dos Santos
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
1.80 Conceição Geremias
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
1.77 Liliana Arigoni
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
Carmen Garib
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1.71
Long jump Esmeralda de Jesus Garcia
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
6.12 Adriana Ruffin
Flag of Chile.svg  Chile
5.84 Orlane dos Santos
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
5.79
Shot put Maria Fernandes
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
15.01 CR Marinalva dos Santos
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14.87 Jazmín Cirio
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14.04
Discus throw Odete Domingos
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49.30 María Isabel Urrutia
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45.00 Maria Fernandes
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44.72
Javelin throw Marieta Riera
Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela
51.04 CR Carolina Weil
Flag of Chile.svg  Chile
50.68 Mariela Riera
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49.18
Heptathlon Conceição Geremias
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
5865 CR Olga Verissimo
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
5371 Yvonne Neddermann
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
5273

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil  (BRA)23201255
2Flag of Chile.svg  Chile  (CHI)117523
3Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina  (ARG)361019
4Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia  (COL)14611
5Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela  (VEN)1023
6Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay  (URU)0123
7Flag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador  (ECU)0101
8Flag of Peru.svg  Peru  (PER)0022
9Bandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg  Bolivia  (BOL)0011
Totals (9 entries)393940118

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