1997 South American Cross Country Championships

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1997 South American Cross Country Championships
Organisers
CONSUDATLE
Edition12th
DateFebruary 22–23
Host cityComodoro Rivadavia, Chubut, Argentina Argentina
VenueSanta Lucía Golf Club
Events6
Distances12 km – Senior men
8 km – Junior men (U20)
4 km – Youth men (U17)
6 km – Senior women
4 km – Junior women (U20)
3 km – Youth women (U17)
Participation82 + 1 guest athletes from
6 + 1 guest nations

The 1997 South American Cross Country Championships took place on February 22–23, 1997. The races were held at the Santa Lucía Golf Club in Comodoro Rivadavia, Argentina.[1]

Complete results,[1] results for junior and youth competitions,[2] and medal winners[3] were published.

Medallists

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Individual
Senior men
(12 km)
Elenilson da Silva
 Brazil
38:01 Herder Vásquez
 Colombia
38:03 Leonardo Vieira Guedes
 Brazil
38:23
Junior (U20) men
(8 km)
André Pereira da Silva
 Brazil
6:52 Jonatann Moraes Matos
 Brazil
26:53 Paulo Roberto de Almeida Paula
 Brazil
26:53
Youth (U17) men
(4 km)
Jeferson de Souza Sá
 Brazil
13:22 Leonardo Milani
 Argentina
13:28 Pedro Herrera
 Argentina
13:33
Senior women
(6 km)
Stella Castro
 Colombia
21:18 Érika Olivera
 Chile
21:31 Nadir Sabino de Siqueira
 Brazil
21:56
Junior (U20) women
(4 km)
Fabiana Cristine da Silva
 Brazil
14:26 Valquíria Silva Santos
 Brazil
14:36 Bertha Sánchez
 Colombia
14:57
Youth (U17) women
(3 km)
Fabiani da Silva
 Brazil
11:38 Natalia Domínguez
 Argentina
11:58 Miriam Valdez
 Argentina
12:08
Team
Senior men  Brazil 8  Colombia 13  Argentina 24
Junior (U20) men  Brazil 6  Argentina 23  Chile 23
Youth (U17) men  Argentina 6
Senior women  Brazil 15  Chile 15  Colombia 17
Junior (U20) women  Chile 32
Youth (U17) women  Argentina 6

Race results

Senior men's race (12 km)

Individual race
Rank Athlete Country Time
1st place, gold medalist(s) Elenilson da Silva  Brazil 38:01
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Herder Vásquez  Colombia 38:03
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Leonardo Vieira Guedes  Brazil 38:23
4 Benedito Donizetti Gomes  Brazil 38:23
5 Elias Rodrigues Bastos  Brazil 38:29
6 José Teles de Souza  Brazil 38:31
7 Jacinto Navarrete  Colombia 38:38
8 Sérgio Correa Couto  Brazil 38:55
9 William Vásquez  Colombia 39:05
10 Mauricio Ladino  Colombia 39:06
11 Rubén Álvarez  Argentina 39:17
12 Zenón Patiño  Argentina 39:24
13 Julián Berrío  Colombia 39:33
14 José Montenegro  Argentina 39:48
15 Antonio Ibañez  Argentina 40:04
16 Iván Noms  Argentina 40:15
17 Oscar Raimo  Argentina 40:17
18 José Chacón  Argentina 43:31
Leonardo Malgor  Argentina DNF
Teams
Rank Team Points
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Brazil
Elenilson da Silva 1
Leonardo Vieira Guedes 3
Benedito Donizetti Gomes 4
(Elias Rodrigues Bastos) (n/s)
(José Teles de Souza) (n/s)
(Sérgio Correa Couto) (n/s)
8
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Colombia
Herder Vásquez 2
Jacinto Navarrete 5
William Vásquez 6
(Mauricio Ladino) (n/s)
(Julián Berrío) (n/s)
13
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Argentina
Rubén Álvarez 7
Zenón Patiño 8
José Montenegro 9
(Antonio Ibañez) (n/s)
(Iván Noms) (n/s)
(Oscar Raimo) (n/s)
(José Chacón) (n/s)
(Leonardo Malgor) (DNF)
24
  • Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result. (n/s: nonscorer)

Junior (U20) men's race (8 km)

Individual race
Rank Athlete Country Time
1st place, gold medalist(s) André Pereira da Silva  Brazil 6:52
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Jonatann Moraes Matos  Brazil 26:53
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Paulo Roberto de Almeida Paula  Brazil 26:53
4 Luiz Fernando de Almeida Paula  Brazil 26:55
5 Gustavo Nicolás Pereira  Uruguay 26:57
6 Carlos Barrientos  Paraguay 27:03
7 Karin Marin  Chile 27:11
8 Javier Carriqueo  Argentina 27:15
9 Cristian Hidalgo  Chile 27:18
10 Juan Carlos de Bastos  Argentina 27:19
11 Cristóbal Valenzuela  Argentina 27:23
12 Oscar Mesa  Paraguay 27:46
13 Francisco Salcedo  Chile 27:52
14 Simón Veuthey  Argentina 28:05
15 Roberto Carrizo  Argentina 28:06
16 Angelo Álvarez  Chile 28:29
17 Alejandro Godoy  Argentina 28:42
18 Lucas Panadero  Paraguay 29:16
Alejandro Rivera
 Paraguay DNF
Teams
Rank Team Points
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Brazil
André Pereira da Silva 1
Jonatann Moraes Matos 2
Paulo Roberto de Almeida Paula 3
(Luiz Fernando de Almeida Paula) (n/s)
6
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Argentina
Javier Carriqueo 6
Juan Carlos de Bastos 8
Cristóbal Valenzuela 9
(Simón Veuthey) (n/s)
(Roberto Carrizo) (n/s)
(Alejandro Godoy) (n/s)
23
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Chile
Karin Marin 5
Cristian Hidalgo 7
Francisco Salcedo 11
(Angelo Álvarez) (n/s)
23
4  Paraguay
Carlos Barrientos 4
Oscar Mesa 10
Lucas Panadero 12
(
Alejandro Rivera
)
(DNF)
27
  • Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result. (n/s: nonscorer)

Youth (U17) men's race (4 km)

Individual race
Rank Athlete Country Time
1st place, gold medalist(s) Jeferson de Souza Sá  Brazil 13:22
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Leonardo Milani  Argentina 13:28
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Pedro Herrera  Argentina 13:33
4 Enrique Veuthey  Argentina 13:45
5 Diego Bastia  Argentina 14:02
Teams
Rank Team Points
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Argentina
Leonardo Milani 1
Pedro Herrera 2
Enrique Veuthey 3
(Diego Bastia) (n/s)
6
  • Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result. (n/s: nonscorer)

Senior women's race (6 km)

Individual race
Rank Athlete Country Time
1st place, gold medalist(s) Stella Castro  Colombia 21:18
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Érika Olivera  Chile 21:31
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Nadir Sabino de Siqueira  Brazil 21:56
4 Flor Venegas  Chile 22:03
5 Maria Justina Santos Santana  Brazil 22:14
6 María Eugenia Rodríguez  Colombia 22:27
7 Berenice Dias de Meira  Brazil 22:31
8 Lelys Salazar  Argentina 22:33
9
Rizoneide Wanderley
 Brazil 22:33
10 Leontina Céspedes  Chile 22:50
11 Esneda Londoño  Colombia 22:53
12
María de los Ángeles Peralta
 Argentina 22:58
Ines Eppers  United States 22:59
13 Nélida Vivas  Argentina 23:03
14 Susana Rebolledo  Chile 23:47
15 Sandra Ávila  Argentina 24:05
16 Stella Jerez  Argentina 24:53
17 Silvia Antúnez  Argentina 25:10
Teams
Rank Team Points
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Brazil
Nadir Sabino de Siqueira 3
Maria Justina Santos Santana 5
Berenice Dias de Meira 7
(
Rizoneide Wanderley
)
(n/s)
15
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Chile
Érika Olivera 2
Flor Venegas 4
Leontina Céspedes 9
(Susana Rebolledo) (n/s)
15
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Colombia
Stella Castro 1
María Eugenia Rodríguez 6
Esneda Londoño 10
17
4  Argentina
Lelys Salazar 8
María de los Ángeles Peralta
11
Nélida Vivas 12
(Sandra Ávila) (n/s)
(Stella Jerez) (n/s)
(Silvia Antúnez) (n/s)
31
  • Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result. (n/s: nonscorer)

Junior (U20) women's race (4 km)

Individual race
Rank Athlete Country Time
1st place, gold medalist(s) Fabiana Cristine da Silva  Brazil 14:26
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Valquíria Silva Santos  Brazil 14:36
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Bertha Sánchez  Colombia 14:57
4 Erika Abril  Colombia 15:08
5 Vanesa Maraviglia  Argentina 15:18
6 Ana Joaquina Rondón  Colombia 15:22
7 Karin Salcedo  Chile 15:29
8 Isabel Aparecida Boldo  Brazil 15:34
9 Ana Costa do Nascimento  Brazil 15:38
10 Mariela Davico  Argentina 15:44
11 Vanesa Davico  Argentina 15:50
12 Claudia Salcedo  Chile 16:11
13 Mabel Valenzuela  Chile 16:15
14 Claudia Cornejo  Chile 16:34
15 Romina Novaretti  Argentina 16:44
16 Teresa Avila  Argentina 16:54
17 Olga Santomingo  Argentina 16:59
Teams
Rank Team Points
4  Chile
32
  • Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result. (n/s: nonscorer)

Youth (U17) women's race (3 km)

Individual race
Rank Athlete Country Time
1st place, gold medalist(s) Fabiani da Silva  Brazil 11:38
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Natalia Domínguez  Argentina 11:58
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Miriam Valdez  Argentina 12:08
4 Adriana Tapia  Argentina 12:15
5 Luciana de Esteban  Argentina 12:16
Teams
Rank Team Points
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Argentina
Natalia Domínguez 1
Miriam Valdez 2
Adriana Tapia 3
(Luciana de Esteban) (n/s)
6
  • Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result. (n/s: nonscorer)

Medal table (unofficial)

  *   Host nation (Argentina)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Brazil92314
2 Argentina*2349
3 Colombia1326
4 Chile0213
Totals (4 entries)12101032
  • Note: Totals include both individual and team medals, with medals in the team competition counting as one medal.

Participation

According to an unofficial count, 82 athletes (+ 1 guest) from 6 countries (+ 1 guest country) participated.

Guest country:

See also

  • 1997 in athletics (track and field)

References

  1. ^ a b CAMPEONATO SUDAMERICANO DE CROSS COUNTRY (in Spanish),
    Confederación Atlética del Uruguay, archived from the original
    on January 4, 2014, retrieved January 11, 2014
  2. ^ Peters, Lionel; Magnusson, Tomas (December 1, 2012), SOUTH AMERICAN CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS - SAXC - 1997 Comodoro Rivadavia ARG Feb 22-23, World Junior Athletics History (WJAH), archived from the original on January 12, 2014, retrieved January 11, 2014
  3. ^ SOUTH AMERICAN CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS, Athletics Weekly, retrieved January 11, 2014

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