1974 South American Championships in Athletics
# 1974 South American Championships in Athletics

The 1974 South American Championships in Athletics were held in Santiago, Chile, between 16 and 21 April.

## Medal summary

### Men's events

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 100 metres | Rui da Silva Brazil | 10.5 | Jesús Rico Venezuela | 10.5 | José Chacín Venezuela | 10.6 |
| 200 metres | Rui da Silva Brazil | 21.2 | Erick Phillips Venezuela | 21.5 | Víctor Patínez Venezuela | 21.7 |
| 400 metres | Víctor Patínez Venezuela | 46.6 | Erick Phillips Venezuela | 46.8 | Pedro Teixeira Brazil | 48.1 |
| 800 metres | Héctor López Venezuela | 1:50.4 | Darcy Pereira Brazil | 1:50.6 | Reinel Suárez Colombia | 1:51.6 |
| 1500 metres | José González Venezuela | 3:48.8 | Darcy Pereira Brazil | 3:51.2 | Omar Amdematten Argentina | 3:52.6 |
| 5000 metres | Edmundo Warnke Chile | 14:17.6 | Jairo Correa Colombia | 14:22.4 | José Romão Silva Brazil | 14:22.8 |
| 10000 metres | Jairo Correa Colombia | 29:27.3 | Edmundo Warnke Chile | 29:32.8 | Jairo Cubillos Colombia | 30:25.6 |
| Marathon | José Ramírez Chile | 2:30:42 | Gilberto Cerna Colombia | 2:32:27 | Orides Alves Brazil | 2:34:46 |
| 3000 metres steeplechase | José González Venezuela | 8:59.4 CR | Jorge Grosser Chile | 9:00.0 | Lucirio Garrido Venezuela | 9:01.2 |
| 110 metres hurdles | Oscar Marín Venezuela | 14.6 | Márcio Lomónaco Brazil | 14.9 | Roberto Gonzáles Peru | 15.0 |
| 400 metres hurdles | Francisco Rojas Paraguay | 52.1 | Dorival Negrisoli Brazil | 53.1 | Santiago Gordon Chile | 53.5 |
| 4 × 100 metres relay | Brazil Luiz Gonzaga da Silva Rui da Silva Jorge Mathias João Francisco | 40.3 | Venezuela Víctor Patíñez Erick Phillips Jesús Rico Jose Chacín | 40.7 | Argentina Carlos Martínez Carlos Bertotti Gustavo Dubarbier Alfredo Milano | 41.1 |
| 4 × 400 metres relay | Venezuela Héctor López Víctor Patíñez Erick Phillips José Moisés Zambrano | 3:10.7 CR | Argentina Ruben Buscaglia José Pérez Carlos Intaschi Carlos Bertotti | 3:12.7 | Chile Francisco Bozzo German Jorquera Ariel Santolaya Claudio Muñoz | 3:12.8 |
| 20 kilometres road walk | Adalberto Scorza Argentina | 1:46:24 CR | Rito Molina Argentina | 1:48:27 | Antonio Moraga Colombia | 1:49:00 |
| High jump | Luis Arbulú Peru | 2.06 CR | Luis Barrionuevo Argentina | 2.06 | Roberto Abugattás Peru | 2.03 |
| Pole vault | Ciro Valdés Colombia | 4.40 | Luis Cárdenas Peru | 4.20 | Tulio Moya Chile | 4.00 |
| Long jump | Emilio Mazzeo Argentina | 7.29 | Ronaldo Lobato Brazil | 7.21 | João Carlos de Oliveira Brazil | 7.17 |
| Triple jump | João Carlos de Oliveira Brazil | 16.34 =CR | Nelson Prudêncio Brazil | 16.09 | Edgar Moreno Venezuela | 15.16 |
| Shot put | Juan Turri Argentina | 17.09 CR | Nelson Fernandes Brazil | 15.96 | José Carreño Venezuela | 15.81 |
| Discus throw | Hernán Haddad Chile | 47.12 | José Jacques Brazil | 46.56 | Esteban Drapich Argentina | 46.52 |
| Hammer throw | Darwin Piñeyrúa Uruguay | 62.99 CR | José Vallejo Argentina | 61.55 | Celso de Moraes Brazil | 59.34 |
| Javelin throw | Mario Sotomayor Colombia | 68.86 | Paulo de Faría Brazil | 66.04 | Humberto Vianna Brazil | 65.32 |
| Decathlon | Ramón Montezuma Venezuela | 7000 | Tito Steiner Argentina | 6964 | Alfredo Silva Chile | 6772 |

### Women's events

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 100 metres | Conceição Geremias Brazil | 12.1 | Elsy Rivas Colombia | 12.1 | Belkis Fava Argentina | 12.1 |
| 200 metres | Elsy Rivas Colombia | 24.1 | Ángela Godoy Argentina | 24.7 | Conceição Geremias Brazil | 24.7 |
| 400 metres | Eucaris Caicedo Colombia | 56.1 | Adriana Marchena Venezuela | 57.0 | Rosângela Verissimo Brazil | 57.1 |
| 800 metres | Ana María Nielsen Argentina | 2:11.9 CR | Rosângela Verissimo Brazil | 2:12.6 | Carmen Oyé Chile | 2:13.9 |
| 1500 metres | Carmen Oyé Chile | 4:32.1 CR | Ana María Nielsen Argentina | 4:33.5 | Iris Fernández Argentina | 4:41.7 |
| 100 metres hurdles | Edith Noeding Peru | 13.9 CR | Elisabeth Nunes Brazil | 14.4 | Maria Luisa Betioli Brazil | 15.0 |
| 4 × 100 metres relay | Brazil Conceição Geremias Elisabeth Nunes Geralda Maria de Souza Ivette Barbosa | 47.3 | Peru Carmela Bolivár Edith Noeding Magaly Zumaeta Simone Krauthausen | 47.5 | Venezuela Elsa Antúnez Trinidad Castillo Alix Castillo Doris Rivas | 47.8 |
| 4 × 400 metres relay | Brazil Rosângela Verissimo Ivette Barbosa Valdea Chagas Conceição Geremias | 3:47.4 CR | Chile Aurora Saenz Carmen Oye Oriana Salas Victoria Roa | 3:54.0 | Venezuela Adriana Marchena Elsa Antúnez Julia González Ana Rojas | 3:55.0 |
| High jump | Maria Luisa Betioli Brazil | 1.75 CR | Edith Noeding Peru | 1.65 | Beatriz Bonfim Brazil | 1.65 |
| Long jump | Elisabeth Nunes Brazil | 6.06 CR | Conceição Geremias Brazil | 6.03 | Edith Noeding Peru | 5.91 |
| Shot put | Rosa Molina Chile | 14.93 CR | Maria Boso Brazil | 13.99 | Miriam Yutronic Chile | 13.23 |
| Discus throw | Miriam Yutronic Chile | 49.36 CR | Odete Domingos Brazil | 48.22 | Gladys Ortega Argentina | 42.90 |
| Javelin throw | Gladys González Venezuela | 49.86 CR | Ana María Campillay Argentina | 43.18 | Verónica Díaz Chile | 42.46 |
| Pentathlon | Edith Noeding Peru | 4170 | Elisabeth Nunes Brazil | 3975 | Maria Luisa Betioli Brazil | 3741 |

## Medal table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Brazil | 9 | 15 | 11 | 35 |
| 2 | Venezuela | 8 | 5 | 7 | 20 |
| 3 | Chile | 6 | 3 | 7 | 16 |
| 4 | Colombia | 5 | 3 | 3 | 11 |
| 5 | Argentina | 4 | 8 | 6 | 18 |
| 6 | Peru | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
| 7 | Paraguay | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Uruguay | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals (8 entries) | Totals (8 entries) | 37 | 37 | 37 | 111 |
