The 1956 South American Championships in Athletics were held in the Chilean capital, Santiago, between 14 and 22 April.
Medal summary
Men's events 100 metresPaulo da Fonseca 10.6Gerardo Bönnhoff 10.7João Pires Sobrinho 10.7200 metresJoão Pires Sobrinho 21.5Jaime Aparicio 21.7Gerardo Bönnhoff 21.8400 metresJaime Aparicio 47.7 CRZados Guardiola 48.2Argemiro Roque 49.0800 metresRamón Sandoval 1:49.0 AREduardo Balducci 1:51.5Argemiro Roque 1:52.41500 metresRamón Sandoval 3:48.4 AREduardo Balducci 3:53.4Waldo Sandoval 3:54.55000 metresOsvaldo Suárez 14:30.8 CRJaime Correa 14:47.8Walter Lemos 14:51.710,000 metresOsvaldo Suárez 30:12.2 CRWalter Lemos 30:27.4Alfredo de Oliveira 31:41.0Half marathonOsvaldo Suárez 1:08:54 CRWalter Lemos 1:09:00Juan Silva 1:10:31110 metres hurdlesIjoel da Silva 14.7Estanislao Kocourek 14.9Francisco Bergonzoni 15.1400 metres hurdlesJaime Aparicio 52.0 CRZados Guardiola 53.1Anubes da Silva 54.23000 metres steeplechaseSantiago Novas 9:09.0 ARSebastião Mendes 9:17.4Guillermo Solá 9:25.84 × 100 metres relay João Pires SobrinhoJorge de BarrosPaulo da FonsecaAnubes da Silva 41.4 Gerardo BönnhoffLuis ViennaRoberto FerrairoJuan Carlos Acosta 41.5 Gilberto TruqueConstantino FascieAntonio VanegasAristipo Lerma 42.64 × 400 metres relay Jaime AparicioZados GuardiolaCarlos SierraAntonio Vanegas 3:14.6 AR Argemiro RoqueMário do NascimentoAnubes da SilvaArmando da Silva 3:16.1 Rodolfo BeltránJuan Carlos AcostaGerardo BönnhoffEduardo Balducci 3:16.8High jumpOscar Bártoli 1.93Ernesto Lagos 1.90Alberto Bacan Juan Ruiz 1.85Pole vaultJosé Luis Infante 3.90Gonzalo Rojas 3.90Fausto de Souza 3.90Long jumpFermín Donazar 7.23Ary de Sá 7.14Luís Akuta 7.10Triple jumpJorgely Figueira 15.14Luis Huarcaya 14.59Carlos Vera 14.63Shot putAlcides Dambrós 14.97Rubén Scaraffia 14.72Günther Kruse 13.97Discus throwGünther Kruse 48.57 CRHernán Haddad 47.24Pedro Ucke 46.56Hammer throwAlejandro Díaz 52.88Edmundo Zúñiga 51.71Elvio Porta 51.55Javelin throwRicardo Héber 64.45Néstor Matteucci 61.51Carlos Monge 59.20DecathlonHéctor Menacho 5670Leonardo Kittsteiner 5499Aldo Ribeiro 5401
Women's events 100 metresGladys Erbetta 12.2 =CRBeatriz Kretschmer 12.4Eliana Gaete 12.4200 metresBeatriz Kretschmer 25.5Gladys Erbetta 25.8Martha Huby 26.180 metres hurdlesWanda dos Santos 11.5Eliana Gaete 11.6Ada Brener 11.94 × 100 metres relay Gladys ErbettaLilian BugliaEdith BergOlga Bianchi 48.6 Marlene HyslopEliana GaeteCarmen VenegasPatricia Rodoni 49.3 Wanda dos SantosMaría José de LimaMarlene PortoHannelore Poetscher 49.4High jumpNelly Gómez 1.50Elizabeth Müller 1.50María Cañas Cleide Eloy 1.50Long jumpGladys Erbetta 5.88 ARAda Brener 5.41Olga Bianchi 5.39Shot putEliana Bahamondes 11.95 CRPradelia Delgado 11.84Elizabeth Müller 11.31Discus throwIsabel Avellán 44.08 CRRosa Riveros 38.22Ingeborg Mello 38.08Javelin throwMarlene Ahrens 48.73 ARCarmen Venegas 40.70Adriana Silva 38.91
Medal table
Team scores Combined Rank Country Points 1 282 2 269.5 3 264.5 4 71 5 55 6 22 7 1
Men Rank Country Points 1 182.5 2 174 3 155.5 4 69 5 40 6 22 7 1
Women Rank Country Points 1 109 2 85.5 3 39.5 4 15 5 2 6 0
External links Men Results – GBR Athletics Women Results – GBR Athletics Medallists