| Athletics at the I Southern Cross Games | |
|---|---|
 Hernando Siles Stadium, the national stadium of Bolivia located in the Miraflores borough of La Paz | |
| Dates | November |
| Host city | La Paz, Bolivia .svg.png.webp){kind=small} |
| Venue | Estadio Olímpico Hernando Siles |
| Level | Senior |
| Events | 35 (22 men, 13 women) |
| Participation | 7 nations |
Athletics events at the 1978 Southern Cross Games were held at the Estadio Olímpico Hernando Siles in La Paz, Bolivia in November.[1] The stadium was one of the first in South America equipped with a synthetic track. A total of 35 events were contested, 22 by men and 13 by women.
Best performances were by Luis Schneider from Chile winning four gold medals (100m, 200m, 4x100m relay, 4x400m relay),[2] by native Johnny Pérez from Bolivia winning three gold medals (1500 m, 5000 m, and 3000 m steeplechase), by Ivonne Neddermann from Argentina winning two gold (long jump, 4×100 m relay), two silver (100 m hurdles, pentathlon) and one bronze medal (shot put), and finally by Nancy Vallecilla from Ecuador winning two gold (100 m hurdles, pentathlon), one silver (400 m), and one bronze medal (long jump). She was awarded the unofficial title of "Queen of the Games" (Spanish: Reina de los Juegos).[3]
Medal summary
Medal winners were published in a book written by Argentinian journalist Ernesto Rodríguez III with support of the Argentine Olympic Committee (Spanish: Comité Olímpico Argentino) under the auspices of the Ministry of Education (Spanish: Ministerio de Educación de la Nación) in collaboration with the Office of Sports (Spanish: Secretaría de Deporte de la Nación).[3] Eduardo Biscayart supplied the list of winners and their results.[4] All results are marked as "affected by altitude" (A), because the stadium in La Paz is situated 3,650 metres above sea level.
Men
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 metres | Luis Schneider Chile | 10.70 A | José Luis Elías Peru | Gustavo Dubarbier Argentina | ||
| 200 metres | Luis Schneider Chile | 21.4 A | Ricardo Donda Argentina | José Luis Elías Peru | ||
| 400 metres | Patricio Valenzuela Chile | 48.31 A | Felipe Mascaró Chile | Roberto Prado Bolivia | ||
| 800 metres | Omar Andematen Argentina | 1:56.68 A | Alvaro Cortez Argentina | Felipe Mascaro Chile | ||
| 1500 metres | Johnny Pérez Bolivia | 4:11.56 A | Pedro Foronda Bolivia | Abel Godoy Uruguay | ||
| 5000 metres | Johnny Pérez Bolivia | 15:54.33 A | Luis Tipán Ecuador | Lucio Guachalla Bolivia | ||
| 10,000 metres | Luis Tipán Ecuador | 33:28.14 A | Lucio Guachalla Bolivia | Rufino Chávez Bolivia | ||
| 4×100 metres relay | Chile | 40.35 A | Jorge Ullanque José Torrico Roberto Prado Ernesto Roca Bolivia | Daniel Díaz Antuña Ricardo Donda Carlos Gagliano Eduardo Labalta Argentina | ||
| 4×400 metres relay | Chile | 3:18.48 A | Daniel Díaz Antuña Guillermo Gago Carlos Gagliano Rodolfo Iturraspe Argentina | Roberto Prado Edgar Aguayo Freddy Bustamante Freddy Torrico Bolivia | ||
| 110 m hurdles | Alfredo Piza Chile | 14.64 A | Rodolfo Iturraspe Argentina | Francisco Fuentes Chile | ||
| 400 m hurdles | Alfredo Piza Chile | 53.26 A | Rodolfo Iturraspe Argentina | Guillermo Gago Argentina | ||
| 3000 m steeplechase | Johnny Pérez Bolivia | 9:53.08 A | Luis Tipán Ecuador | Norberto Limonta Argentina | ||
| 20 kilometres walk | Oswaldo Morejón Bolivia | 1:56:13 A | Esteban Quelale Bolivia | Víctor Sánchez Paraguay | ||
| Long jump | Francisco Pichot Chile | 7.47 A | Alex Kapch Chile | Ronald Raborg Peru | ||
| Triple jump | Francisco Pichot Chile | 16.27 A | Carlos Gagliano Argentina | Oscar Aguirre Bolivia | ||
| High jump | Daniel Mamet Argentina | 2.18 A | Luis Arbulú Peru | Víctor Migliaro Chile | ||
| Pole vault | Roberto Steinmetz Argentina | 4.60 A | Alejandro Jadresic Chile | Andrés Vicuña Chile | ||
| Shot put | José Alberto Vallejo Argentina | 14.46 A | Héctor Rivero Argentina | Miro Ronac Peru | ||
| Discus throw | Héctor Rivero Argentina | 47.10 A | José Alberto Vallejo Argentina | Eduardo Vieira Chile | ||
| Hammer throw | José Alberto Vallejo Argentina | 63.90 A | Daniel Gómez Argentina | Miro Ronac Peru | ||
| Javelin throw | Angel Garmendia Argentina | 70.70 A | Miro Ronac Peru | |||
| Decathlon | Roberto Steinmetz Argentina | 6624 A | Alejandro Silva Chile | |||
Women
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 metres | Beatriz Allocco Argentina | 11.73 A | Carmela Bolívar Peru | Isabel Alemán Bolivia | ||
| 200 metres | Beatriz Allocco Argentina | 22.94 A | Carmela Bolívar Peru | Isabel Alemán Bolivia | ||
| 400 metres | Alejandra Ramos Chile | 56.68 A | Nancy Vallecilla Ecuador | Blanca Ibáñez Bolivia | ||
| 800 metres | Ana María Nielsen Argentina | 2:15.85 A | Mery Rojas Bolivia | Laura Méndez Ecuador | ||
| 1500 metres | Ana María Nielsen Argentina | Laura Méndez Ecuador | Trinidad Guerra Chile | |||
| 4×100 metres relay | Ivonne Neddermann Emilia Dyrzka Araceli Bruschini Beatriz Allocco Argentina | 46.06 A | CarIa Guissini Blanca Ibáñez Martha Novillo Isabel Alemán Bolivia | |||
| 100 m hurdles | Nancy Vallecilla Ecuador | 13.80 A | Ivonne Neddermann Argentina | Emilia Dyrzka Argentina | ||
| Long jump | Ivonne Neddermann Argentina | 6.05 A | Ximena Mesa Chile | Nancy Vallecilla Ecuador | ||
| High jump | Elizabeth Huber Chile | 1.75 A | Laura Ragas Argentina | Ximena Mesa Chile | ||
| Shot put | Patricia Weber Argentina | 12.91 A | Lorena Prado Chile | Ivonne Neddermann Argentina | ||
| Discus throw | Lucy Ascune Uruguay | 39.72 A | Lorena Prado Chile | Elizabeth Garnica Bolivia | ||
| Javelin throw | Ana María Campillay Argentina | 46.72 A | Elizabeth Guernica Bolivia | Elizabeth Huber Chile | ||
| Pentathlon | Nancy Vallecilla Ecuador | 3798 A | Ivonne Neddermann Argentina | Ariana Salas Chile | ||
Medal table (unofficial)
* Host nation (Bolivia)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Argentina (ARG) | 16 | 12 | 6 | 34 |
| 2 | Chile (CHI) | 11 | 7 | 9 | 27 |
| 3 | Bolivia (BOL)* | 4 | 7 | 9 | 20 |
| 4 | Ecuador (ECU) | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 |
| 5 | Uruguay (URU) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | Peru (PER) | 0 | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| 7 | Paraguay (PAR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (7 entries) | 35 | 35 | 32 | 102 | |
References
- ↑ LA PAZ 78, BOLÍVIA, I JUEGOS SUDAMERICANOS, Fecha de apertura: 3 de noviembre de 1978, Fecha de clausura: 12 de noviembre de 1978 (in Spanish), ODESUR, archived from the original on 2014-03-15, retrieved June 2, 2012
- ↑ Guzmán M., María Elena, Chile en los Juegos Suramericanos (Odesur) (PDF) (in Spanish), Associatión Deportistas Olímpicos, retrieved June 8, 2012
- 1 2 Rodríguez III, Ernesto (2010), LIBROS DEL CICLO OLÍMPICO ARGENTINO - Libro I de los Juegos Odesur 1978-2010 (in Spanish) (1a. ed.), Buenos Aires: Alarco Ediciones, p. 192, ISBN 978-987-1367-18-4, archived from the original on 2012-01-04, retrieved June 3, 2012
- ↑ SOUTH AMERICAN (ODESUR) GAMES, Athletics Weekly, retrieved June 3, 2012
