title: 1927 South American Championships in Athletics
text: # 1927 South American Championships in Athletics
  
  The 1927 South American Championships in Athletics were held in Santiago, Chile between 14 and 19 April.
  
  ## Medal summary
  
  ### Men's events
  
  | Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | 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) | Totals (3 entries) | 23 | 22 | 19 | 64 |
  