1981 South American Championships in Athletics

International athletics championship event

1981 South American Championships in Athletics

Dates| 5–8 November
Host city| La Paz, Bolivia
Venue| Estadio Olímpico Hernando Siles
Events| 39
Participation| 185 athletes from
10 nations
Records set| 1 AR, 15 CR

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The 1981 South American Championships in Athletics were held at the Estadio Olímpico Hernando Siles in La Paz, Bolivia, between 5 and 8 November. The stadium was located 3600 metres above sea level, which is said to help the performance in some events.

It was the first edition to feature women's 3000 metres and 400 metres hurdles. Women's pentathlon was also replaced with heptathlon.

## Medal summary

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Further information: 1981 South American Championships in Athletics – Results

### Men's events

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Event  | Gold  | Silver  | Bronze

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100 metres | Katsuhiko Nakaia
Brazil | 10.1A =CR | Altevir de Araújo
Brazil | 10.3A  | Luis Alberto Schneider
Chile | 10.3A
200 metres | Paulo Correia
Brazil | 20.2A CR | Héctor Daley
Panama | 20.5A  | Luis Alberto Schneider
Chile | 20.5A
400 metres | Geraldo Pegado
Brazil | 46.8A  | Gerson de Souza
Brazil | 47.8A  | Pablo Squella
Chile | 48.0A
800 metres | Cristián Molina
Chile | 1:53.6A  | José Luíz Barbosa
Brazil | 1:54.7A  | Wilson dos Santos
Brazil | 1:55.9A
1500 metres | Emilio Ulloa
Chile | 4:07.1A  | Johnny Pérez
Bolivia | 4:08.0A  | Jaime Punina
Ecuador | 4:09.0A
5000 metres | Víctor Mora
Colombia | 15:23.9A  | Silvio Salazar
Colombia | 15:51.4A  | Johnny Pérez
Bolivia | 15:59.4A
10,000 metres | Víctor Mora
Colombia | 31:56.4A  | Silvio Salazar
Colombia | 32:57.1A  | Hugo Gavino
Peru | 33:30.9A
Half marathon | Víctor Mora
Colombia | 1:10:42A  | Alfonso Torres
Colombia | 1:13:20A  | René Moldez
Bolivia | 1:14:54A
110 metres hurdles | Juan Carlos Fuentes
Chile | 14.2A  | Wellington da Nobrega
Brazil | 14.4A  | Andrés Lyon
Chile | 14.4A
400 metres hurdles | Antônio Dias Ferreira
Brazil | 52.3A  | Pablo Squella
Chile | 52.7A  | Donizete Soares
Brazil | 53.0A
3000 metres steeplechase | Emilio Ulloa
Chile | 9:53.2A  | Johnny Pérez
Bolivia | 9:54.2A  | Elói Schleder
Brazil | 10:19.8A
4 × 100 metres relay |  Brazil
Paulo Correia
Paulo Lima
Katsuhiko Nakaia
Altevir de Araújo | 39.6A CR |  Chile
Héctor Fernández
Juan Carlos Fuentes
Luis Alberto Schneider
Francisco Pichott | 40.4A  |  Peru
Ronald Raborg
Giorgio Mautino
José Luis Valverde
Marco Mautino | 40.8A
4 × 400 metres relay |  Brazil
Agberto Guimarães
Geraldo Pegado
Gerson de Souza
José Luíz Barbosa | 3:09.5A  |  Chile
Rodrigo Muñoz
Pablo Squella
Francisco Pichott
Emilio Ulloa | 3:11.8A  |  Argentina
Jorge Díaz
Nicolás Glass
Raúl López
Angel Gagliano | 3:12.2A
20 kilometres road walk | Osvaldo Morejón
Bolivia | 1:51:22A  | Ernesto Alfaro
Colombia | 1:52:52A  | Waldemar da Silva
Brazil | 1:53:10A
High jump | Jorge Archanjo
Brazil | 2.15A CR | Cláudio Freire
Brazil | 2.10A  | Daniel Wolfberg
Chile | 2.05A
Pole vault | Fernando Hoces
Chile | 4.90A CR | Fernando Ruocco
Uruguay | 4.70A  | Renato Bortolocci
Brazil | 4.60A
Long jump | Francisco Pichott
Chile | 7.55A  | Luís de Souza
Brazil | 7.25A  | Cláudio Flores
Brazil | 7.25A
Triple jump | João Carlos de Oliveira
Brazil | 17.05A CR | Francisco Pichott
Chile | 16.23A  | Angel Gagliano
Argentina | 15.95A
Shot put | Gert Weil
Chile | 17.48A  | Juan Turri
Argentina | 16.54A  | José Jacques
Brazil | 16.31A
Discus throw | José Jacques
Brazil | 52.10A  | Alejandro Serrano
Chile | 48.94A  | Andrés Pérez
Chile | 45.44A
Hammer throw | Ivam Bertelli
Brazil | 62.40A  | Celso de Moraes
Brazil | 61.22A  | Daniel Gómez
Argentina | 59.72A
Javelin throw | José de Souza
Brazil | 75.02A CR | Luis Lucumí
Colombia | 71.76A  | Amilcar de Barros
Brazil | 70.12A
Decathlon | Paulo Lima
Brazil | 7383A  | Claudio Escauriza
Paraguay | 6702A  | Fernando Brito
Brazil | 6607A

### Women's events

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Event  | Gold  | Silver  | Bronze

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100 metres | Carmela Bolívar
Peru | 11.2A CR | Daisy Salas
Chile | 11.4A  | Sueli Machado
Brazil | 11.4A
200 metres | Eucaris Caicedo
Colombia | 23.6A  | Sueli Machado
Brazil | 23.8A  | Carmela Bolívar
Peru | 24.0A
400 metres | Eucaris Caicedo
Colombia | 53.6A CR | Tânia Miranda
Brazil | 55.7A  | Silvia Augsburger
Argentina | 56.0A
800 metres | Nancy González
Chile | 2:17.7A  | Luz Villa
Colombia | 2:19.1A  | Sandra Ferreira
Brazil | 2:21.5A
1500 metres | Norma Vallejos
Chile | 4:57.9A  | Nancy Chiliquinga
Ecuador | 5:01.9A  | Mery Rojas
Bolivia | 5:04.0A
3000 metres | Maricruz Sangines
Bolivia | 11:04.2A CR | Norma Vallejos
Chile | 11:09.0A  | Mery Rojas
Bolivia | 11:20.5A
100 metres hurdles | Juraciara da Silva
Brazil | 13.5A CR | Nancy Vallecilla
Ecuador | 13.8A  | Beatriz Capotosto
Argentina | 13.9A
400 metres hurdles | Conceição Geremias
Brazil | 60.0A CR | Nancy Vallecilla
Ecuador | 62.2A  | Maria Ferreira
Brazil | 62.7A
4 × 100 metres relay |  Brazil
Juraciara da Silva
Conceição Geremias
Sueli Machado
Sheila de Oliveira | 45.3A CR |  Peru
Margarita Bustios
Carmela Bolivár
Rocío Roca
Brigitte Winter | 46.7A (NR)  |  Argentina
Susana Jenkins
Araceli Bruschini
María Sol Besada
Beatriz Capotosto | 46.9A
4 × 400 metres relay |  Brazil
Tânia Miranda
Sheila de Oliveira
Sueli Machado
Elba Barbosa | 3:49.4A  |  Argentina
Silvia Augsburger
María Sol Besada
Beatriz Capotosto
Anabella Dal Lago | 3:51.0A  |  Chile
Nancy González
Leslie Cooper
Patricia Pérez
Graciela Mardones | 3:59.3A
High jump | Ana Maria Marcon
Brazil | 1.84A CR | Beatriz Bonfim
Brazil | 1.77A  | Liliana Arigoni
Argentina | 1.71A
Long jump | Conceição Geremias
Brazil | 6.26A CR | Araceli Bruschini
Argentina | 6.22A  | Graciela Acosta
Uruguay | 5.97A
Shot put | Marinalva dos Santos
Brazil | 14.80A  | Maria Fernandes
Brazil | 13.18A  | Patricia Guerrero
Peru | 12.97A
Discus throw | Odete Domingos
Brazil | 47.62A  | Selene Saldarriaga
Colombia | 44.22A  | Gloria Martínez
Chile | 41.36A
Javelin throw | Marli dos Santos
Brazil | 50.52A  | Carolina Weil
Chile | 49.96A  | Ana María Campillay
Argentina | 47.70A
Heptathlon | Yvonne Neddermann
Argentina | 5451A AR | Olga Verissimo
Brazil | 5116A  | Paola Raab
Chile | 5081

A = affected by altitude

## Medal table

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Rank| Nation| Gold| Silver| Bronze| Total

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1|  Brazil (BRA)| 21| 12| 12| 45
2|  Chile (CHI)| 9| 8| 9| 26
3|  Colombia (COL)| 5| 7| 0| 12
4|  Bolivia (BOL)| 2| 2| 4| 8
5|  Argentina (ARG)| 1| 3| 8| 12
6|  Peru (PER)| 1| 1| 4| 6
7|  Ecuador (ECU)| 0| 3| 1| 4
8|  Uruguay (URU)| 0| 1| 1| 2
9|  Panama (PAN)| 0| 1| 0| 1
Paraguay (PAR)| 0| 1| 0| 1
Totals (10 entries)| 39| 39| 39| 117

## Participating nations

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* Argentina (30)
* Bolivia (23)
* Brazil (50)
* Chile (33)
* Colombia (13)
* Ecuador (9)
* Panama (2)
* Paraguay (2)
* Peru (19)
* Uruguay (4)

## See also

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* 1981 in athletics (track and field)

## External links

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* Men Results – GBR Athletics
* Women Results – GBR Athletics
* Medallists

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