title: 1919 South American Championships in Athletics
text: # 1919 South American Championships in Athletics
  
  The 1919 South American Championships in Athletics was the inaugural South American Championships and was contested by Uruguay and Chile were held in Montevideo, Uruguay between 11 and 13 April.
  
  ## Medal summary
  
  ### Men's events
  
  | Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 100 metres | Henry Bowles Uruguay | 11.8 | Marcelo Uranga Chile | 12.0 | Ricardo Müller Chile | 12.1 |
  | 200 metres | Isabelino Gradín Uruguay | 23.2 | Julio Gorlero Uruguay | 23.4 | Ricardo Müller Chile | 23.8 |
  | 400 metres | Isabelino Gradín Uruguay | 52.4 | Armando Camus Chile | 53.0 | Carlos Stevens Chile | 54.6 |
  | 800 metres | Juan Campos Uruguay | 2:04.8 | Armando Camus Chile | 2:06.4 | Carlos Stevens Chile | 2:07.0 |
  | 1500 metres | Juan Baeza Chile | 4:29.8 | Manuel Moraga Chile | 4:30.0 | Enrique Calderón Chile | 4:31.4 |
  | 10,000 metres | Gilberto Martínez Uruguay | 33:57.0 | Juan Baeza Chile | 34:41.2 | Enrique Calderón Chile | 34:55.6 |
  | 110 metres hurdles | Harold Rosenqvist Chile | 17.0 | Julio Kilián Chile | 17.2 | Adolfo Reccius Chile | 18.0 |
  | 200 metres hurdles | Julio Kilián Chile | 27.2 | Adolfo Reccius Chile | - | Harold Rosenqvist Chile | 28.0 |
  | 400 metres hurdles | Julio Kilián Chile | 59.2 | Adolfo Reccius Chile | 61.4 | Andrés Mazzali Uruguay | 62.0 |
  | 4 × 400 metres relay | Chile Julio Killian Armando Camus Ricardo Müller Carlos Stevens | 3:39.0 | Uruguay Julio Gorlero Mario Herrera Eduardo Venancio Flores Isabelino Gradín | 3:39.4 | | |
  | High jump | Carlos Patiño Uruguay | 1.72 | Hernán Orrego Chile | 1.70 | Arturo Filloy Uruguay | 1.68 |
  | Standing high jump | Carlos Patiño Uruguay | 1.40 | Carlos Fernández Uruguay | 1.38 | Arturo Filloy Uruguay | 1.38 |
  | Pole vault | Eugen Fonck Chile | 3.20 | José Amejeiras Uruguay | 3.15 | Héctor Berruti Uruguay | 3.15 |
  | Long jump | Ricardo Müller Chile | 6.68 | Adolfo Reccius Chile | 6.53 | Ricardo Filloy Uruguay | 6.47 |
  | Standing long jump | Hugo Krumm Chile | 3.07 | Carlos Patiño Uruguay | 2.95 | Ernesto Ramón Uruguay | 2.91 |
  | Shot put | Teodoro Scheihing Chile | 11.47 | Víctor Zaragoza Uruguay | 11.22 | Harold Rosenqvist Chile | 10.95 |
  | Discus throw | Alberto Warnken Chile | 35.80 | Leonardo de Lucca Uruguay | 33.68 | Fernando Capellini Uruguay | 33.44 |
  | Hammer throw | Leonardo de Lucca Uruguay | 32.57 | Evaldo Homberg Chile | 31.97 | Teodoro Scheihing Chile | 30.40 |
  | Javelin throw | Arturo Medina Chile | 45.95 | Fernando Capellini Uruguay | 43.27 | Evaldo Homberg Chile | 40.50 |
  
  ## Medal table
  
  | Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Chile (CHI) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 33 |
  | 2 | Uruguay (URU) | 8 | 8 | 7 | 23 |
  | Totals (2 entries) | Totals (2 entries) | 19 | 19 | 18 | 56 |
  