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
Men's events 100 metresKatsuhiko Nakaia 10.1A =Altevir de Araújo 10.3ALuis Alberto Schneider 10.3A200 metresPaulo Correia 20.2A Héctor Daley 20.5ALuis Alberto Schneider 20.5A400 metresGeraldo Pegado 46.8AGerson de Souza 47.8APablo Squella 48.0A800 metresCristián Molina 1:53.6AJosé Luíz Barbosa 1:54.7AWilson dos Santos 1:55.9A1500 metresEmilio Ulloa 4:07.1AJhonny Pérez 4:08.0AJaime Punina 4:09.0A5000 metresVíctor Mora 15:23.9ASilvio Salazar 15:51.4AJhonny Pérez 15:59.4A10,000 metresVíctor Mora 31:56.4ASilvio Salazar 32:57.1AHugo Gavino 33:30.9AHalf marathonVíctor Mora 1:10:42AAlfonso Torres 1:13:20ARené Moldez 1:14:54A110 metres hurdlesJuan Carlos Fuentes 14.2AWellington da Nobrega 14.4AAndrés Lyon 14.4A400 metres hurdlesAntônio Dias Ferreira 52.3APablo Squella 52.7ADonizete Soares 53.0A3000 metres steeplechaseEmilio Ulloa 9:53.2AJhonny Pérez 9:54.2AElói Schleder 10:19.8A4 × 100 metres relay Paulo CorreiaPaulo LimaKatsuhiko NakaiaAltevir de Araújo 39.6A Héctor FernándezJuan Carlos FuentesLuis Alberto SchneiderFrancisco Pichott 40.4A Ronald RaborgGiorgio MautinoJosé Luis ValverdeMarco Mautino 40.8A4 × 400 metres relay Agberto GuimarãesGeraldo PegadoGerson de SouzaJosé Luíz Barbosa 3:09.5A Rodrigo MuñozPablo SquellaFrancisco PichottEmilio Ulloa 3:11.8A Jorge DíazNicolás GlassRaúl LópezAngel Gagliano 3:12.2A20 kilometres road walkOsvaldo Morejón 1:51:22AErnesto Alfaro 1:52:52AWaldemar da Silva 1:53:10AHigh jumpJorge Archanjo 2.15A Cláudio Freire 2.10ADaniel Wolfberg 2.05APole vaultFernando Hoces 4.90A Fernando Ruocco 4.70ARenato Bortolocci 4.60ALong jumpFrancisco Pichott 7.55ALuís de Souza 7.25ACláudio Flores 7.25ATriple jumpJoão Carlos de Oliveira 17.05A Francisco Pichott 16.23AAngel Gagliano 15.95AShot putGert Weil 17.48AJuan Turri 16.54AJosé Jacques 16.31ADiscus throwJosé Jacques 52.10AAlejandro Serrano 48.94AAndrés Pérez 45.44AHammer throwIvam Bertelli 62.40ACelso de Moraes 61.22ADaniel Gómez 59.72AJavelin throwJosé de Souza 75.02A Luis Lucumí 71.76AAmilcar de Barros 70.12ADecathlonPaulo Lima 7383AClaudio Escauriza 6702AFernando Brito 6607A
Women's events 100 metresCarmela Bolívar 11.2A Daisy Salas 11.4ASueli Machado 11.4A200 metresEucaris Caicedo 23.6ASueli Machado 23.8ACarmela Bolívar 24.0A400 metresEucaris Caicedo 53.6A Tânia Miranda 55.7ASilvia Augsburger 56.0A800 metresNancy González 2:17.7ALuz Villa 2:19.1ASandra Ferreira 2:21.5A1500 metresNorma Vallejos 4:57.9ANancy Chiliquinga 5:01.9AMery Rojas 5:04.0A3000 metresMaricruz Sangines 11:04.2A Norma Vallejos 11:09.0AMery Rojas 11:20.5A100 metres hurdlesJuraciara da Silva 13.5A Nancy Vallecilla 13.8ABeatriz Capotosto 13.9A400 metres hurdlesConceição Geremias 60.0A Nancy Vallecilla 62.2AMaria Ferreira 62.7A4 × 100 metres relay Juraciara da SilvaConceição GeremiasSueli MachadoSheila de Oliveira 45.3A Margarita BustiosCarmela BolivárRocío RocaBrigitte Winter 46.7A (NR) Susana JenkinsAraceli BruschiniMaría Sol BesadaBeatriz Capotosto 46.9A4 × 400 metres relay Tânia MirandaSheila de OliveiraSueli MachadoElba Barbosa 3:49.4A Silvia AugsburgerMaría Sol BesadaBeatriz CapotostoAnabella Dal Lago 3:51.0A Nancy GonzálezLeslie CooperPatricia PérezGraciela Mardones 3:59.3AHigh jumpAna Maria Marcon 1.84A Beatriz Bonfim 1.77ALiliana Arigoni 1.71ALong jumpConceição Geremias 6.26A Araceli Bruschini 6.22AGraciela Acosta 5.97AShot putMarinalva dos Santos 14.80AMaria Fernandes 13.18APatricia Guerrero 12.97ADiscus throwOdete Domingos 47.62ASelene Saldarriaga 44.22AGloria Martínez 41.36AJavelin throwMarli dos Santos 50.52ACarolina Weil 49.96AAna María Campillay 47.70AHeptathlonYvonne Neddermann 5451A Olga Verissimo 5116APaola Raab 5081
A = affected by altitude
Medal table
Participating nations
(30) (23) (50) (33) (13) (9) (2) (2) (19) (4)
See also 1981 in athletics (track and field)
External links Men Results – GBR Athletics Women Results – GBR Athletics Medallists