Fernando Chacarelli

Fernando Chacarelli

Personal information
Born	18 July 1905 Oliva, Córdoba, Argentina
Died	26 April 1984 (aged 78) Córdoba, Argentina
Height	172 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Weight	64 kg (141 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	3000 m – marathon
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	1000 m – 31:55.0 (1932)
Medal record Representing  Argentina South American Championships in Athletics 1926 Montevideo 3000 m 1926 Montevideo 5000 m 1927 Santiago 3000 m 1929 Lima 10,000 m 1929 Lima Cross country 1931 Buenos Aires Cross country 1933 Montevideo Cross country 1933 Montevideo Road race

Fernando Chacarelli (18 July 1905 – 26 April 1984) was an Argentinean runner who won eight medals at the South American athletics championships, including the gold medal in cross country running in 1931.^[1] He was selected for the 1928 Summer Olympics, but did not compete because the national Olympic Committee could not sponsor long-distance runners at those games. He placed 12nd in the 10,000 m and 17th in the marathon at the 1932 Summer Olympics.^[2]

Chacarelli competed through his career under the surname of Cicarelli, though he signed autographs as Chacarelli. In 1924 he set a new Argentinean record over 3000 m, and in 1926–27 won a bronze and a silver medal in this event at the South American athletics championships. In 1927 he also placed second in the 5000 m, but was disqualified for allegedly elbowing a competitor. Chacarelli believed he did not do so, and disappointingly withdrew from the cross-country event. In 1932 he set new South American records over 15 km, 20 km and 25 km distances. He retired next year and later worked as a physical education teacher. An annual marathon race is held in his honor in his native city of Cordoba.^[2]

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