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1959 South American Championships in Athletics (unofficial) – Results
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These are the results of the unofficial 1959 South American Championships in Athletics (known in Spanish as II Torneo de Campeones Sudamericanos) which took place at the Pacaembu Stadium in São Paulo, Brazil, on 22, 23 and 24 May.Se inquietó a Brasil https://www.bibliotecanacionaldigital.gob.cl/visor/BND:154820#item_1_18_1 13 March 2026 Estadio 836 4 June 1959 10–15 (804–809) Spanish The athletics meeting was for men only with the participation from three countries Argentina, Brazil and Chile, each represented by two athletes in an event and points awarded for each place.
Team scores
Rank Country Points 1 Brazil 237 pts 3 Chile 220 pts 2 Argentina 163 pts
Results
100 metres
Rank Name Nationality Time Notes José Telles da Conceição 10.5 Luis Vienna 10.6 Jorge de Barros 10.8 4 Eduardo Krumm 10.9 5 Roberto Ferrario 10.9 6 Juan Mouat 11.1
200 metres
Rank Name Nationality Time Notes José Telles da Conceição 21.4 Luis Vienna 21.8 Jorge de Barros 22.1 4 Eduardo Krumm 22.1 5 Juan Carlos Salom 22.7 6 Hugo de la Fuente 23.0
400 metres
Rank Name Nationality Time Notes Anubes da Silva 49.0 Peter Ostermeier 49.1 Víctor Lozano 49.8 4 José Gallegos 50.9 5 Juan Carlos Dyrzka 54.9 9 Hugo Krauss 99.9 DNF
800 metres
Rank Name Nationality Time Notes Ramón Sandoval 1:54.1 Manuel da Silva 1:54.7 Hugo Krauss 1:55.4 4 Anubes da Silva 1:55.9 5 Ricardo Grecca 1:56.2 6 Bruno Mior 1:56.3
1500 metres
Rank Name Nationality Time Notes Ramón Sandoval 3:57.8 Manuel da Silva 3:58.9 Gilberto Miori 3:59.3 4 Alberto Ríos 4:01.6 5 Armin Osswald 4:04.1 6 Sebastião Mendes 4:06.0
5000 metres
Rank Name Nationality Time Notes Luis Sandoval 15:01.4 Ricardo Vidal 15:06.2 José Calixto 15:10.8 4 Edgar Freire 15:30.5 5 Luis Campusano 15:39.7 6 Gilberto Miori 16:08.4
10,000 metres
Rank Name Nationality Time Notes Luis Sandoval 31:46.4 Luis Campusano 31:58.7 José Calixto 32:11.4 4 Armando Pino 33:04.3 5 Manuel Salva 33:24.3 6 Alfredo de Oliveira 33:27.8
Marathon
Rank Name Nationality Time Notes Juan Silva 2:36:15 José Campos 2:41:57 Enrique Tapia 2:45:20 4 José Chacón 2:46:51 9 Armando Pino 9:99:99 DNF 9 J. Silva 9:99:99 DNF
110 metres hurdles
Rank Name Nationality Time Notes Wilson Carneiro 14.8 Francisco Bergonzoni 15.2 Estanislao Kocourek 15.2 4 Jorn Gevert 15.3 5 Carlos Cozzi 15.5 6 Héctor Henríquez 15.7
400 metres hurdles
Rank Name Nationality Time Notes Anubes da Silva 54.4 Ulisses dos Santos 54.6 Jorge Bolados 55.8 4 Juan Carlos Dyrzka 57.1 5 Jorn Gevert 57.7 6 Osvaldo Fernández 57.9
3000 metres steeplechase
Rank Name Nationality Time Notes Francisco Allen 9:05.5 AR South American Alberto Ríos 9:10.3 Santiago Novas 9:11.5 4 José Santos Primo 9:17.7 5 Sebastião Mendes 9:21.7 6 Domingo Amaizón 9:23.9
4 × 100 metres relay
Rank Nation Competitors Time Notes Affonso da Silva, Jorge de Barros, Paulo da Fonseca, José Telles da Conceição 41.2 Juan Mouat, Hugo Krauss, Hugo de la Fuente, Eduardo Krumm 42.6 Juan Carlos Salom, Roberto Ferrario, Gerardo Bönnhoff, Luis Vienna 44.1
4 × 400 metres relay
Rank Nation Competitors Time Notes Ulisses dos Santos, Anubes da Silva, Argemiro Roque, Peter Ostermeier 3:16.5 César Pinilla, José Gallegos, Jorge Bolados, Hugo Krauss 3:22.2 Fernández, Francisco Paganessi, Ricardo Grecca, Víctor Lozano 3:26.4
High jump
Rank Name Nationality Result Notes Juan Ruiz 1.90 Hans Ackermann 1.85 Horacio Martínez 1.80 4 Eugenio Velasco 1.80 5 R. Domsch 1.80 6 José Telles da Conceição 1.75
Pole vault
Rank Name Nationality Result Notes José Luis Infante 3.90 Tomatsu Nishida 3.80 Mario Eleusippi 3.70 4 Cristián Raab 3.60 5 Fausto de Souza 3.60 6 Ricardo Bonini 3.60
Long jump
Rank Name Nationality Result Notes Carlos Tornquist 7.19 Eduardo Krumm 7.10 Luís Akuta 7.09 4 A. Santalucia 7.08 5 Pedro Marcel 7.04 6 Julio Ibarreche 6.99
Triple jump
Rank Name Nationality Result Notes Adhemar da Silva 15.69 Reinaldo de Oliveira 14.73 Ariel Standen 14.66 4 Luis Cueva 14.39 5 Julio Ibarreche 14.05 6 Jorge Castillo 00.00 DNS
Shot put
Rank Name Nationality Result Notes Enrique Helf 15.68 Leonardo Kittsteiner 14.61 Isolino Taborda 14.57 4 Alcides Dambrós 14.14 5 Roque Eguillor 13.86 6 Juris Laipenieks 13.19
Discus throw
Rank Name Nationality Result Notes Hernán Haddad 48.17 Enrique Helf 45.64 Horacio Beluardo 44.65 4 João Alexandre 43.42 5 Mario Schofield 42.97 6 Milton dos Santos 42.96
Hammer throw
Rank Name Nationality Result Notes Bruno Strohmeier 56.06 Alejandro Díaz 51.81 Roberto Chapchap 51.00 4 Arturo Melcher 45.41 5 Ricardo Muñoz 45.03 6 H. Drummel 43.97
Javelin throw
*Old model
Rank Name Nationality Result Notes Ricardo Héber 65.85 Nelson Matteucci 62.43 L. Marcelino 57.40 4 Juris Laipenieks 54.76 5 Orlando Garrido 54.48 6 Víctor Salas 53.77
Decathlon
23–24 May – 1952 tables (1985 conversions given with *)Biscayart Eduardo Calixto Nestor Vinker Luis EL MUNDO DE LOS SUPER ATLETAS 155 https://atletismosudamericano.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/decathlon.pdf 17 September 2026
RankAthleteNationality100mLJSPHJ400m110m HDTPVJT1500mPointsConv.Notes Juris Laipenieks 11.4 6.83 12.31 1.66 53.1 17.3 39.20 3.00 54.90 4:47.1 5658 6165* Emir Martínez 11.7 6.40 12.53 1.77 52.8 16.5 34.62 2.90 49.30 4:28.8 5637 6134* Luís Fernandes 5279 4 Rúbens Habesch 5267 5 Hernán Figueroa 5176 6 Nelson Matteucci 2726
References
South American Championships in Athletics - Results
Category:Events at the South American Championships in Athletics