1927 South American Championships in Athletics

The 1927 South American Championships in Athletics were held in Santiago, Chile between 14 and 19 April.

1927 South American Championships in Athletics
Dates	15–20 April
Host city	Santiago, Chile
← Montevideo 1926 Lima 1929 →

Medal summary

Men's events

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
100 metres	Juan Piña Argentina	10.8 =CR	Rodolfo Wagner Chile		Alex Hanning Chile
200 metres	Juan Piña Argentina	22.0 CR	Rodolfo Wagner Chile		Alex Hanning Chile
400 metres	Ángel Prada Argentina	50.0	Roberto Genta Argentina		José Vicente Salinas Chile
800 metres	Serafín Dengra Argentina	1:58.2 CR	Leopoldo Ledesma Argentina		Guillermo Godoy Chile
1500 metres	Leopoldo Ledesma Argentina	4:10.2 CR	Luis Suárez Argentina		Víctor Moreno Chile
3000 metres	Manuel Plaza Chile	8:54.2	Fernando Cicarelli Argentina
5000 metres	Manuel Plaza Chile	15:36.0	Belisario Flores Chile		Pedro Pérez Chile
10,000 metres	Manuel Plaza Chile	32:11.2	Florides Castillo Chile		Pedro Arancibia Chile
110 metres hurdles	Valerio Vallanía Argentina	15.6 =CR	Alfredo Ugarte Chile		Héctor Fischer Chile
400 metres hurdles	Carlos Müller Chile	56.4	Roberto Genta Argentina	56.4	Humberto Lara Chile
4 × 100 metres relay	Argentina Alberto Barucco Roberto Genta Juan Gagliardi Juan Bautista Pina	42.8 CR	Chile
4 × 400 metres relay	Argentina Roberto Genta Angel Prada Félix Escobar Juan Acosta	3:24.2	Chile
3000 metres team race	Chile
Cross country	Manuel Plaza Chile	49:08.0	Florides Castillo Chile		Pedro Arancibia Chile
High jump	Valerio Vallanía Argentina	1.86 CR	Carlos Japke Chile	1.80	Luis Garay Chile	1.80
Pole vault	Jorge Haeberli Argentina	3.70 CR	Julio Bertini Argentina	3.60	Humberto Güiraldes Chile	3.40
Long jump	Oscar Alvarado Chile	6.69	Julio Moreno Chile	6.65	Valerio Vallanía Argentina	6.63
Triple jump	Luis Brunetto Argentina	14.64	Atilio Vicentini Argentina	14.28	Humberto Güiraldes Chile	14.07
Shot put	Benjamín Acevedo Chile	12.69	Custodio Seguel Chile	12.25	Luis Romana Argentina	12.18
Discus throw	Pedro Elsa Argentina	38.56 CR	Héctor Benapres Chile	38.43	David Martín Estévez Uruguay	37.30
Hammer throw	Federico Kleger Argentina	46.69	Pedro Goic Chile	45.74	Ricardo Bayer Chile	45.70
Javelin throw	Guillermo Newbery Argentina	53.98 CR	Custodio Seguel Chile	52.86	Pedro Ceballos Chile	52.45
Decathlon	Erwin Gevert Chile	6668.06 CR	Serapio Cabello Chile	6410.07	Carlos Japke Chile	6408.08

Medal table

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Argentina (ARG)	14	7	2	23
2	Chile (CHI)	9	15	16	40
3	Uruguay (URU)	0	0	1	1
Totals (3 entries)		23	22	19	64

External links

• Men Results – GBR Athletics
• Women Results – GBR Athletics