Unofficial South American Championships in Athletics were held in Buenos Aires, Argentina on May 24–26, 1918. The event was entitled "Campeonato de Iniciación". It was organized by the "Federación Pedestre Argentina", the predecessor of the "Federación Atlética Argentina" (founded in 1919) and the "Confederación Argentina de Atletismo" (founded in 1954), and was then representing Argentinian athletics.
In a historical meeting on May 24, 1918, in the "salón de honor" (hall of fame) of the newspaper "La Razón", its director, Eloy María Prieto, together with Leopoldo Falconi, Carlos Fanta and Alfredo Betteley, representatives from Chile, and Dr. Francisco Ghigliani, representative from Uruguay, decided the foundation of the Confederación Sudamericana de Atletismo nowadays known as ConSudAtle.
Medal summary Medal winners are published.
Men 100 metres 12.0 200 metres 24.2 400 metres 53.0 800 metres 2:14.0 1 Mile 4:37.8 Marathon* 3:28:04 200 metres hurdles 30.8 400 metres hurdles High jump 1.70 Standing high jump 1.45 1.45 1.45Pole vault 3.15 3.10 3.10Long jump 5.95 5.89 5.78Standing long jump 2.905 2.89 2.81Shot put 11.83 11.65 11.35Discus throw 30.29 29.93 29.57Hammer throw 26.70 25.40 20.574×400 metres relay
* = Actual distance was 40.2 km
Medal table (unofficial)
References
External links gbrathletics.com