South American Championships - Murer 4.47, Chiaraviglio 5.40

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Brazil confirms its South American domination in Tunja
Monday 2 October 2006
Once again as it has been happening for over more than 30 years, Brazil won another edition of the South American Championships, the 44th, that concluded this Sunday 1 October in the Colombian city of Tunja.

The capital of the department of Boyacá and its 2810m of altitude played an important role, but the wind and the cool weather were also a factor. Therefore, no South American records, and only a handful of Championships records were improved.

Chiaraviglio and Murer still flying high

One of those who bettered a Championship best was Brazilian Fabiana Murer in the women’s Pole Vault. The 25-year-old from São Paulo, 2nd at the 2006 IAAF World Cup, took the victory with a 4.47m jump. Chilean Carolina Torres was second with her season’s best of 4.25m, while Argentinean Alejandra García - the former holder of the championship record - was third with 4.00m.

Also in the Pole Vault, another successful South American at the international level, Argentina’s Germán Chiaraviglio, the 2006 IAAF World Junior Champion, was pushed hard by his compatriot Javier Benítez, but ended up with the victory with 5.40m, a height that equals the event record. Benítez recorded his 2006 best (5.35m), while Brazilian Fábio Gomes da Silva only reached 5.20m, after jumping 5.65m this season.