1973 South American Youth Championships in Athletics explained

I South American Youth Championships in Athletics
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Host City:	Comodoro Rivadavia, Argentina
Dates:	November 2–4
Nations Participating:	7
Athletes Participating:	about 182
Events:	31
Level:	Youth
Next:	1975 Quito

The 1st South American Youth Championships in Athletics were held in Comodoro Rivadavia, Argentina from November 2–4, 1973.

Medal summary

Medal winners are published for boys and girls.Complete results can be found on the "World Junior Athletics History" website.

Men

100 metres		11.5		11.8		11.9
200 metres		24.2		24.3		24.8
400 metres		50.9		51.4		51.4
800 metres		2:05.8		2:06.4		2:08.5
1500 metres		4:18.4		4:18.4		4:20.4
1500 metres steeplechase		4:34.9		4:42.9		4:44.0
110 metres hurdles		15.8		15.9		16.3
300 metres hurdles		39.7		39.8		40.2
High jump		1.88		1.88		1.85
Pole vault		3.45		3.31		3.24
Long jump		6.73w		6.61w		6.61w
Triple jump		13.43		13.34		13.03
Shot put		17.37		14.50		14.26
Discus throw		48.48		45.60		41.60
Hammer throw		63.16		54.88		46.98
Javelin throw		51.88		50.60		46.82
Hexathlon		3522		3303		3272
4 × 100 metres relay		44.3		44.6	Cristian Rodríguez J. Arguello G. Huete E. Cox	45.2
4 × 400 metres relay		3:30.6		3:31.3	Hugo Vicuña Rodrigo Garcés Arturo Zamorano G. Huete	3:32.6

Women

100 metres		13.0		13.2		13.3
200 metres		26.4		26.6		27.5
400 metres		59.7		60.0		60.3
80 metres hurdles		12.3		13.0		13.2
High jump		1.59		1.59		1.57
Long jump		5.69		5.51		5.48
Shot put		12.79		10.38		10.25
Discus throw		34.86		32.26		30.74
Javelin throw		35.50		35.50		34.62
Pentathlon		3393		3271		3028
4 × 100 metres relay		48.5		49.2		49.8
4 × 400 metres relay		4:02.7		4:03.6		4:13.1

Participation (unofficial)

Detailed result lists can be found on the "World Junior Athletics History" website. An unofficial count yields the number of about 182 athletes from about 7 countries:

• (38)
• (34)
• (32)
• (9)
• (22)
• Perú (32)
• (15)

External links

• World Junior Athletics History