South American Athletics (), formerly CONSUDATLE (Spanish: Confederación Sudamericana de Atletismo; South American Athletics Confederation), is the continental confederation governing body of athletics for national governing bodies and multi-national federations within South America, including the transcontinental country Panama. CONSUDATLE is one of six area associations of World Athletics (WA). South American Athletics was founded on 24 May 1918, in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Therefore, the governing body claims to be the oldest athletics area association of the world. The founding members were Argentina, Uruguay, and Andean Chile. Successively, the other countries joined: Brazil in 1922, Ecuador and Peru in 1925, Bolivia in 1930, and Colombia in 1937. Paraguay and Venezuela followed later, and Guyana, Panama, and Suriname joined within the last decades.
Presidents The current president Roberto Gesta de Melo was re-elected in 2010 for the period 2011–2015 in Rio de Janeiro. Former presidents can be found here.
NameCountryPresidencyCarlos Fanta1918–1919Francisco Ghigliani1919–1920Alfredo W. Betteley1920–1921Francisco Ghigliani1921–1926Alfredo W. Betteley1927–1928Alfredo Benavides Canseco1929–1930Próspero Alemandri1930–1931Juan Astengo1931–1933Luis Mandujano Tobar1934–1935Luis Aranha1936–1937Luis Gálvez Chipoco1937–1960Pedro J. Gálvez Velarde1960–1989Jacobo Bucaram1989–1993Roberto Gesta de Melo1993–present
Championships
The ConSudAtle organizes the following championships, tournaments, and circuits:
South American Senior Championships in Athletics (Campeonatos Sudamericanos de Atletismo de Adultos) South American Under-23 Championships (Campeonatos Sudamericanos de Atletismo de Sub-23) South American Junior (Under-20) Championships (Campeonatos Sudamericanos de Atletismo de Juveniles) South American Youth (Under-18) Championships (Campeonatos Sudamericanos de Atletismo de Menores) South American Age Group (Under-16) Championships (Campeonatos Sudamericanos de Atletismo Infantil) South American Cross Country Championships (Campeonatos Sudamericanos de Atletismo de Cross Country) South American Race Walking Championships (Campeonatos Sudamericanos de Atletismo de Marcha Atlética) South American Marathon Championships (Campeonatos Sudamericanos de Atletismo de Maratón) South American Half Marathon Championships (Campeonatos Sudamericanos de Atletismo de Media Maratón) South American Half Marathon Circuit (Circuito Sudamericano de Media Maratón) South American Road Mile Championships (Campeonatos Sudamericanos de Milla en Ruta) South American Mountain Running Championships (Campeonatos Sudamericanos de Carreras de Montaña)
Member federations CountryFederationLink Argentine Athletics Confederation www.cada-atletismo.org Bolivian Athletics Federation www.atlebolivia.net Brazilian Athletics Confederation www.cbat.org.br Chilean Athletics Federation www.fedachi.cl Colombian Athletics Federation www.fecodatle.org Ecuadorian Athletics Federation www.coe.org.ec Athletics Association of Guyana athleticsguyana.org Panamanian Athletics Federation www.panama-sport.com Paraguayan Athletics Federation www.fpa.com.py Peruvian Athletics Sport Federation www.fedepeatle.org Suriname Athletics Federation www.surinaamseatletiekbond.com Uruguayan Athletics Confederation www.atlecau.org.uy Venezuelan Athletics Federation www.feveatletismo.org.ve
See also
Association of Panamerican Athletics (APA) Central American and Caribbean Athletic Confederation (CACAC) Central American Isthmus Athletic Confederation (CADICA) North American, Central American and Caribbean Athletic Association (NACAC)
References
External links Official website