The third South American Junior Championships in Athletics were held in Santa Fe, Argentina from October 15–16, 1961.

Participation (unofficial) Detailed result lists can be found on the "World Junior Athletics History" website. An unofficial count yields the number of about 56 athletes from about 5 countries: Argentina (21), Brazil (13), Chile (14), Peru (5), Uruguay (3).

Medal summary Medal winners are published. Complete results can be found on the "World Junior Athletics History" website.

Men 100 metres 10.7 10.7 10.8200 metres 22.1 22.2 22.2400 metres 50.7 50.9 NTT800 metres 1:58.8 1:59.6 1:59.81500 metres 4:07.8 4:10.5 4:11.83000 metres 9:07.2 9:17.2 9:27.0110 metres hurdles 15.2 15.3 15.7400 metres hurdles 57.4 58.5 58.84 × 100 metres relayJulián MéndezGuillermo VallaníaPedro Pablo BlacheJuan Bagnoli 43.4Gerardo Di TollaJuan HasegawaRoberto AbugattásMiguel González 43.9Andres MonteroJauro KogaRaimundo SilvaOscar Colombo 44.24 × 400 metres relayManuel JordanLuis AlarcónJuan Santiago GordonJaime Vega 3:29.0Hugo HollmanPedro Pablo BlacheGuillermo VallaniaMario López Nodaro 3:29.8Jauro KogaCastro PereiraLuís CastroOscar Colombo 3:32.0High jump 1.85 1.80 1.75Pole vault 3.60 3.60 3.40Long jump 6.78 6.57 6.51Triple jump 14.33 13.94 13.50Shot put 12.91 12.59 12.28Discus throw 47.98 46.67 44.28Hammer throw 49.77 48.97 47.84Javelin throw 53.92 51.50 49.90

Medal table (unofficial)

References

External links World Junior Athletics History