Fernando Chacarelli

Personal information
Born| 18 July 1905
Oliva, Córdoba, Argentina
Died| 26 April 1984 (aged 78)
Córdoba, Argentina
Height| 172 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Weight| 64 kg (141 lb)
Sport
Sport| Athletics
Event| 3000 m – marathon
Achievements and titles
Personal best| 1000 m – 31:55.0 (1932)

Medal record

Representing  Argentina
South American Championships in Athletics
| 1926 Montevideo | 3000 m
| 1926 Montevideo | 5000 m
| 1927 Santiago | 3000 m
| 1929 Lima | 10,000 m
| 1929 Lima | Cross country
| 1931 Buenos Aires | Cross country
| 1933 Montevideo | Cross country
| 1933 Montevideo | Road race

Fernando Chacarelli (18 July 1905 – 26 April 1984) was an Argentinean runner who won eight medals at the South American athletics championships, including the gold medal in cross country running in 1931.[1] He was selected for the 1928 Summer Olympics, but did not compete because the national Olympic Committee could not sponsor long-distance runners at those games. He was placed 12th in the 10,000 m and 17th in the marathon at the 1932 Summer Olympics.[2]

Chacarelli competed throughout his career under the surname of Cicarelli, though he signed autographs as Chacarelli. In 1924 he set a new Argentinean record over 3000 m, and in 1926–27 won a bronze and a silver medal in this event at the South American athletics championships. In 1927 he also placed second in the 5000 m, but was disqualified for allegedly elbowing a competitor. Chacarelli believed he did not do so, and disappointingly withdrew from the cross-country event. In 1932 he set new South American records over 15 km, 20 km and 25 km distances. He retired the next year and later worked as a physical education teacher. An annual marathon race is held in his honor in his native city of Cordoba.[2]

## References

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1. ^ SOUTH AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIPS (MEN). gbrathletics.com
2. ^ a b Fernando Chacarelli. sports-reference.com