Ariel Standen
Chilean senior athlete, lived from 1929–2026
Ariel Standen Levis was a Chilean senior athlete champion. He was the first Chilean senior athlete to win a world senior title.
Career
Standen was born on September 12, 1929, in Punta Arenas, the son of Methodist minister Carlos Standen and Nelly Levis. He spent his childhood in Temuco, Coquimbo, La Serena and Iquique. His first steps on athletics started in the local high school of Iquique "Iquique English College", guided by his teacher José Scarzolo in the track and field and jumping. His first competition was in 1947 in Coquimbo. Without a pause, he competed from 1947 to 1962, winning 100 regional and zonal titles. Besides, he won several trophies, diplomas and medals.
In 1953, Standen was nominated to join the national pre-team for the sudamerican Tournament in Brazil. After being accepted, he competed with the champion and record of the world Adhemar Ferreira Da Silva.
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