2008 South American Cross Country Championships

2008 South American Cross Country Championships
OrganisersCONSUDATLE
Edition23rd
DateMarch 2
Host cityAsunción, Paraguay
VenueParque Ñu Guazú
Events6
Distances12 km – Senior men
8 km – Junior men (U20)
4 km – Youth men (U18)
8 km – Senior women
6 km – Junior women (U20)
3 km – Youth women (U18)
Participation91 athletes from
7 nations

The 2008 South American Cross Country Championships took place on March 2, 2008. The races were held at the Parque Ñu Guazú in Asunción, Paraguay. A detailed report of the event was given for the IAAF.

Complete results and results for junior and youth competitions were published.

Medallists

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Individual
Senior men
(12 km) 		Marilson Gomes dos Santos
 Brazil		 37:28 Jorge Cabrera
 Paraguay		 37:58 Giovanny Amador
 Colombia		 38:12
Junior (U20) men
(8 km) 		Gilberto Silvestre Lopes
 Brazil		 26:22 Derlis Ramón Ayala
 Paraguay		 26:30 Éderson Vilela Pereira
 Brazil		 26:48
Youth (U18) men
(4 km) 		Antonio Ribeiro Barbosa Filho
 Brazil		 12:29 René Champi
Perú		 12:39 Miguel Angel Amador
 Colombia		 12:46
Senior women
(8 km) 		Inés Melchor
Perú		 28:19 Zenaide Vieira
 Brazil		 28:51 Maria Zeferina Rodrigues Baldaia
 Brazil		 29:12
Junior (U20) women
(6 km) 		Yoni Ninahuamán
Perú		 23:10 Rosario Romero
Perú		 23:18 Yessica Huamán
Perú		 23:37
Youth (U18) women
(3 km) 		Soledad Torre
Perú		 10:37 Florencia Borelli
 Argentina		 10:49 Lucrecia Ortíz
 Argentina		 11:00
Team
Senior men  Brazil 15  Colombia 18  Venezuela 22
Junior (U20) men  Brazil 9  Argentina 23  Paraguay 25
Youth (U18) men  Brazil 5  Paraguay 13
Senior women  Brazil 11  Argentina 25  Venezuela 32
Junior (U20) women Perú 6  Brazil 19  Argentina 22
Youth (U18) women  Argentina 5 Perú 6  Paraguay 13

Race results

Senior men's race (12 km)

Individual race
Rank Athlete Country Time
Marilson Gomes dos Santos  Brazil 37:28
Jorge Cabrera  Paraguay 37:58
Giovanny Amador  Colombia 38:12
4 Cosme Anselmo de Souza  Brazil 38:32
5 José Cicero Eloy  Brazil 38:35
6 Jean Carlos Calzadilla  Venezuela 38:40
7 José Gregorio Peña  Venezuela 38:47
8 Herder Vásquez  Colombia 39:11
9 Jhon Tello  Colombia 39:13
10 Rolando Pillco  Bolivia 39:14
11 José Gutemberg Ferreira  Brazil 39:29
12 Robert Lugo  Venezuela 39:38
13 Matías Juan José Roth  Argentina 39:50
14 John Jairo Vargas  Colombia 40:09
15 Ulises Pedro Sanguinetti  Argentina 40:22
16 Didimo Armando Sánchez  Venezuela 41:13
17 Mauro Carrasco  Argentina 41:29
18 Roberto Carlos González  Paraguay 42:21
19 Gustavo Alberto López  Paraguay 42:33
20 Orlando Javier Elizeche  Paraguay 47:18
— Roberto Carlos Balcedo  Argentina DNF
— Raúl Cardozo  Paraguay DNF
— Damiao Anselmo de Souza  Brazil DNF
— Oscar Robayo  Colombia DNF
Teams
Rank Team Points
 Brazil
Marilson Gomes dos Santos 1
Cosme Anselmo de Souza† 4 or (n/s)
José Cicero Eloy† 4 or (n/s)
José Gutemberg Ferreira 10
15
 Colombia
Giovanny Amador 3
Herder Vásquez 7
Jhon Tello 8
(John Jairo Vargas) (n/s)
(Oscar Robayo) (DNF)
18
 Venezuela
Jean Carlos Calzadilla 5
José Gregorio Peña 6
Robert Lugo 11
(Didimo Armando Sánchez) (n/s)
22
4  Paraguay
Jorge Cabrera 2
Roberto Carlos González 15
Gustavo Alberto López 16
(Orlando Javier Elizeche) (n/s)
(Raúl Cardozo) (DNF)
33
5  Argentina
Matías Juan José Roth 12
Ulises Pedro Sanguinetti 13
Mauro Carrasco 14
(Roberto Carlos Balcedo) (DNF)
39
  • Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result.. (n/s: nonscorer)

†: One of two athletes was a nonscorer.

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

Individual race
Rank Athlete Country Time
Gilberto Silvestre Lopes  Brazil 26:22
Derlis Ramón Ayala  Paraguay 26:30
Éderson Vilela Pereira  Brazil 26:48
4 Luis Alberto Orta  Venezuela 27:13
5 José Marcio Leao da Silva  Brazil 27:16
6 Sergio Daniel Pérez  Argentina 27:27
7 Matías Martín Schiel  Argentina 27:42
8 Alexander Rojas  Colombia 28:00
9 Esteban Franco Quispe Perú 28:26
10 Joaquín Arbe  Argentina 28:30
11 Walter Corbalán  Argentina 29:10
12 Iván Guillermo González  Paraguay 29:33
13 Carlos Roberto Báez  Paraguay 31:09
14 José Francisco Bordón  Paraguay 31:11
15 Claudio Nicolás Gómez  Paraguay 33:00
— Paulo Sergio dos Reis Carvalho  Brazil DNF
Teams
Rank Team Points
 Brazil
Gilberto Silvestre Lopes 1
Éderson Vilela Pereira 3
José Marcio Leao da Silva 5
(Paulo Sergio dos Reis Carvalho) (DNF)
9
 Argentina
Sergio Daniel Pérez 6
Matías Martín Schiel 7
Joaquín Arbe 10
(Walter Corbalán) (n/s)
23
 Paraguay
Derlis Ramón Ayala 2
Iván Guillermo González 11
Carlos Roberto Báez 12
(José Francisco Bordón) (n/s)
(Claudio Nicolás Gómez) (n/s)
25
  • Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result. (n/s: nonscorer)

Youth (U18) men's race (4 km)

Individual race
Rank Athlete Country Time
Antonio Ribeiro Barbosa Filho  Brazil 12:29
René Champi Perú 12:39
Miguel Angel Amador  Colombia 12:46
4 Cleiton Pedro Machado  Brazil 13:08
5 Evandro Maciel  Brazil 13:10
6 Jorge Burgos  Argentina 14:13
7 Carlos Alejandro González  Paraguay 14:39
8 Diego José Cabrera  Paraguay 14:45
9 Edulfo David Forcado  Paraguay 15:45
Teams
Rank Team Points
 Brazil
Antonio Ribeiro Barbosa Filho 1
Cleiton Pedro Machado 4
(Evandro Maciel) (n/s)
5
 Paraguay
Carlos Alejandro González 6
Diego José Cabrera 7
(Edulfo David Forcado) (n/s)
13
  • Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result. (n/s: nonscorer)

Senior women's race (8 km)

Individual race
Rank Athlete Country Time
Inés Melchor Perú 28:19
Zenaide Vieira  Brazil 28:51
Maria Zeferina Rodrigues Baldaia  Brazil 29:12
4 Nelbi Sánchez  Bolivia 29:12
5 Sandra Amarillo  Argentina 29:13
6 Isabel Cristina Feliciano da Silva  Brazil 29:38
7 Julia Rivera Perú 29:51
8 Nadia Rodríguez  Argentina 29:58
9 Yeisy Álvarez  Venezuela 30:16
10 Rosângela Raimunda Pereira Faria  Brazil 30:59
11 Zuleima Amaya  Venezuela 31:19
12 Rosa Elizabeth Ramos  Paraguay 31:26
13 Rosa Capurro  Argentina 31:30
14 Mileidys Jaimes  Venezuela 31:40
15 Andrea Latapie  Argentina 32:21
16 Carmen Patricia Martínez  Paraguay 34:15
17 María Verónica Domínguez  Paraguay 35:02
18 Cristina Ramona Ramos  Paraguay 36:57
Teams
Rank Team Points
 Brazil
Zenaide Vieira 2
Maria Zeferina Rodrigues Baldaia 3
Isabel Cristina Feliciano da Silva 6
(Rosângela Raimunda Pereira Faria) (n/s)
11
 Argentina
Sandra Amarillo 5
Nadia Rodríguez 8
Rosa Capurro 12
(Andrea Latapie) (n/s)
25
 Venezuela
Yeisy Álvarez 9
Zuleima Amaya 10
Mileidys Jaimes 13
32
4  Paraguay
Rosa Elizabeth Ramos 11
Carmen Patricia Martínez 14
María Verónica Domínguez 15
(Cristina Ramona Ramos) (n/s)
40
  • Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result. (n/s: nonscorer)

Junior (U20) women's race (6 km)

Individual race
Rank Athlete Country Time
Yoni Ninahuamán Perú 23:10
Rosario Romero Perú 23:18
Yessica Huamán Perú 23:37
4 Viviane Amorim Figueiredo  Brazil 24:02
5 Nadia Fernanda Aguilera Conceição  Brazil 24:42
6 Etelvina Bagolin  Argentina 25:00
7 Erika Gómez  Argentina 25:12
8 Angie Rocío Orjuela  Colombia 25:21
9 Gladis Rodríguez  Argentina 25:38
10 Marta Raquel Pino  Argentina 25:53
11 Poliana Oliveira Borges  Brazil 26:28
12 Fátima Viviane Romero  Paraguay 28:35
— Damiana Batista Seles  Brazil DNF
Teams
Rank Team Points
Perú
Yoni Ninahuamán 1
Rosario Romero 2
Yessica Huamán 3
6
 Brazil
Viviane Amorim Figueiredo 4
Nadia Fernanda Aguilera Conceição 5
Poliana Oliveira Borges 10
19
 Argentina
Etelvina Bagolin 6
Erika Gómez 7
Gladis Rodríguez 9
(Marta Raquel Pino) (10)
(Damiana Batista Seles) (DNF)
22
  • Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result. (n/s: nonscorer)

Youth (U18) women's race (3 km)

Individual race
Rank Athlete Country Time
Soledad Torre Perú 10:37
Florencia Borelli  Argentina 10:49
Lucrecia Ortíz  Argentina 11:00
4 Juana Paniagua  Paraguay 11:18
5 Danitza Crisóstomo Perú 11:30
6 Jéssica Pelario Bueno  Brazil 11:33
7 Keila Cristina Rodrigues  Brazil 11:47
8 Diana Melo  Colombia 12:04
9 Valdilene dos Santos Silva  Brazil 12:08
10 Elena Victoria Fernández  Paraguay 12:34
11 Selva Florentin  Paraguay 12:47
Teams
Rank Team Points
 Argentina
Florencia Borelli 2
Lucrecia Ortíz 3
5
Perú
Soledad Torre 1
Danitza Crisóstomo 5
6
 Paraguay
Juana Paniagua 4
Elena Victoria Fernández 9
(Selva Florentin) (n/s)
13
4  Brazil
Jéssica Pelario Bueno 6
Keila Cristina Rodrigues 7
(Valdilene dos Santos Silva) (n/s)
13
  • Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result. (n/s: nonscorer)

Medal table (unofficial)

  *   Host nation (Brazil)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Brazil*72211
2 Peru4318
3 Argentina1326
4 Paraguay0325
5 Colombia0123
6 Venezuela0022
Totals (6 entries)12121135
  • Note: Totals include both individual and team medals, with medals in the team competition counting as one medal.

Participation

According to an unofficial count, 91 athletes from 7 countries participated. This is in agreement with the official numbers as published.

See also

References

  1. ^ Biscayart, Eduardo (March 4, 2008), Marílson dos Santos on course for Edinburgh – South American XC Champs, IAAF, retrieved January 4, 2014
  2. ^ CAMPEONATO SUDAMERICANO DE CROSS COUNTRY (in Spanish), Confederación Atlética del Uruguay, archived from the original on January 4, 2014, retrieved January 4, 2014
  3. ^ a b CAMPEONATOS SUL–AMERICANOS DE CROSS COUNTRY - 02/03/2008 – Assunção – PAR (PDF) (in Portuguese), Confederação Brasileira de Atletismo, March 2, 2008, retrieved January 4, 2014
  4. ^ Peters, Lionel; Magnusson, Tomas (October 27, 2012), SOUTH AMERICAN CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS - SAXC - 2008 Asuncion PAR Mar 2, World Junior Athletics History (WJAH), archived from the original on January 4, 2014, retrieved January 4, 2014