Unofficial South American Championships in Athletics were held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in 1922. They were part of the "Jogos Olímpicos Latino-Americanos" held in celebration of the 100th anniversary of Brazilian independence under the patronage of the IOC.[1]
Medal summary
Medal winners are published.[2]
Men
* = race void as Chilean athletes refused to re-run after false start by winner whilst two other runners infringed lane; original result 1 Ramiro García (CHI) 22.8, 2
Eduardo Albe (ARG), 3
Carlos Bastos (URU)[2]
** = race void as crowd infringed on track; original result 1 Uruguay 3:31.2u, 2
Argentina, 3
Brazil[2]
Medal table (unofficial)
* Host nation (Brazil)
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() | 8 | 6 | 6 | 20 |
2 | ![]() | 7 | 7 | 6 | 20 |
3 | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
4 | ![]() | 2 | 6 | 4 | 12 |
Totals (4 entries) | 20 | 21 | 19 | 60 |
References
- ^ Torres, Cesar R., Jogos Olímpicos Latino-Americanos de 1922 – Rio de Janeiro (PDF) (in Portuguese), Atlas do Esporte no Brasil, retrieved October 29, 2011
- ^ a b c "SOUTH AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIPS (UNOFFICIAL)", Athletics Weekly, retrieved October 29, 2011
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