# 1948 South American Championships in Athletics (unofficial)

Unofficial South American Championships in Athletics (V Campeonato Extraordinario de Atletismo) were held in La Paz, Bolivia in October 1948. The event was held in celebration of the 400th anniversary of the foundation of the city of La Paz. The games were dominated by Bolivian athlete Julia Iriarte winning five gold, one silver and one bronze medal.

## Medal summary

Medal winners are published.

### Men

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres | Gerardo Salazar (PER) | 10.6A | León Pizarro (PER) | 10.7A | Rodolfo López (CHI) | 11.0A |
| 200 metres | Gerardo Salazar (PER) | 21.8A | Rodolfo López (CHI) | 22.4A | Carlos Ribeiro (URU) | 23.1A |
| 400 metres | Eduardo Laca (PER) | 50.5A | Reinaldo Martín (CHI) | 50.9A | Sergio Guzmán (CHI) | 51.0A |
| 800 metres | Antero Mongrut (PER) | 2:04.3A | Rogelio Gómez (PER) | 2:04.5A | Sergio Guzmán (CHI) | 2:05.1A |
| 110 metres hurdles | Hernán Alzamora (PER) | 14.8A | Edmundo Ohaco (CHI) | 15.3A | Ivo Buratovich (BOL) | 15.4A |
| 200 metres hurdles | Eduardo Laca (PER) | 25.6A | Carlos Ribeiro (URU) | 26.1A | Sergio Guzmán (CHI) | 26.5A |
| High jump | Hércules Azcune (URU) | 1.90A | Pedro Listur (URU) | 1.85A | Alfredo Jadresic (CHI) | 1.80A |
| Pole vault | Luis Ganoza (PER) | 3.70A | Jaime Piqueras (PER) | 3.70A | Carlos Vera (CHI) | 3.60A |
| Long jump | Carlos Vera (CHI) | 7.05A | Máximo Reyes (PER) | 6.84A | Hércules Azcune (URU) | 6.71A |
| Triple jump | Carlos Vera (CHI) | 14.65A | Máximo Reyes (PER) | 14.22A | Pedro Listur (URU) | 13.72A |
| Shot put | Hernán Figueroa (CHI) | 13.50A | Ivo Buratovich (BOL) | 11.40A | Edmundo Ohaco (CHI) | 11.30A |
| Discus throw | Hércules Azcune (URU) | 38.24A | Atilio Accinelli (PER) | 36.11A | Hernán Figueroa (CHI) | 35.74A |
| Hammer throw | Edmundo Zúñiga (CHI) | 45.28A | Alberto Peirano (PER) | 39.96A | Atilio Accinelli (PER) | 39.10A |
| Javelin throw | Juan Newermann (CHI) | 55.93A | Edmundo Ohaco (CHI) | 52.87A | Hernán Alzamora (PER) | 44.75A |
| 4 × 100 metres relay | Peru | 42.8A | Chile | 43.2A | Uruguay | 44.4A |
| 1922 | Chile | 3:26.3A | Peru | 3:26.4A | Uruguay | 3:31.2A |

### Women

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres | Julia Iriarte (BOL) | 13.1A | Raquel Gamarra (PER) | 13.2A | Elena Amaya (BOL) | 13.3A |
| 200 metres | Julia Sánchez (PER) | 26.1A | Elena Amaya (BOL) | 27.2A | Julia Huapaya (PER) | 27.9A |
| 80 metres hurdles | Julia Iriarte (BOL) | 12.1A | Emma Banzer (BOL) | 13.8A | Hilda Yamasaki (PER) | 14.7A |
| High jump | Carmela Antezana (BOL) | 1.45A | Julia Sánchez (PER) | 1.40A | Julia Iriarte (BOL) | 1.40A |
| Long jump | Julia Sánchez (PER) | 5.04A | Julia Iriarte (BOL) | 5.01A | Hilda Yamasaki (PER) | 4.85A |
| Shot put | Julia Iriarte (BOL) | 10.94A | Julia Huapaya (PER) | 10.11A | Raquel Gamarra (PER) | 8.22A |
| Discus throw | Julia Iriarte (BOL) | 33.66A | Julia Huapaya (PER) | 33.54A | Raquel Gamarra (PER) | 24.33A |
| Javelin throw | Julia Iriarte (BOL) | 32.16A | Julia Huapaya (PER) | 26.28A | Laura Ortiz (BOL) | 18.50A |

## Medal table (unofficial)

* Host nation (Bolivia)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Peru (PER) | 10 | 13 | 7 | 30 |
| 2 | Chile (CHI) | 6 | 5 | 8 | 19 |
| 3 | Bolivia (BOL)* | 6 | 4 | 4 | 14 |
| 4 | Uruguay (URU) | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 |
| Totals (4 entries) | Totals (4 entries) | 24 | 24 | 24 | 72 |