2002 South American Cross Country Championships

2002 South American Cross Country Championships
Organisers	CONSUDATLE
Edition	17th
Date	February 23–24
Host city	Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Santa Cruz, Bolivia
Events	8
Distances	12 km – Senior men 4 km – Men's short 8 km – Junior men (U20) 4 km – Youth men (U18) 8 km – Senior women 4 km – Women's short 6 km – Junior women (U20) 3 km – Youth women (U18)
Participation	72 athletes from 7 nations
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The 2002 South American Cross Country Championships took place on February 23–24, 2002. The races were held in Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia.^[1]

Complete results,^[1][2][3] results for junior and youth competitions,^[4] and medal winners^[5] were published.

Medallists

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
Individual
Senior men (12 km)	Jonathan Monje  Chile	38:45	Julián Berrío  Colombia	38:50	Carlos Jaramillo  Chile	38:51
Men's short (4 km)	Hudson Santos de Souza  Brazil	11:57	Javier Adolfo Carriqueo  Argentina	12:11	Jonathan Monje  Chile	12:13
Junior (U20) men (8 km)	Fernando Alex Fernandes  Brazil	26:41	Maximiliano Alonso Sánchez  Argentina	27:06	Marcelo Zalles  Bolivia	27:22
Youth (U18) men (4 km)	Gilialdo Koball  Brazil	12:59	Freddy Espinoza  Colombia	13:32	Alexis Maureira  Chile	13:35
Senior women (8 km)	Adriana de Souza  Brazil	29:54	Bertha Sánchez  Colombia	30:54	Wilma Guerra  Ecuador	31:11
Women's short (4 km)	Bertha Sánchez  Colombia	14:02	Silvia Paredes  Ecuador	14:08	Marily dos Santos  Brazil	14:19
Junior (U20) women (6 km)	Ruby Riativa  Colombia	23:50	Susana Aburto  Chile	24:49	Magaly Crispin  Bolivia	25:39
Youth (U18) women (3 km)	Fernanda Maria Silva  Brazil	10:55	Elizabeth Choquevillca  Bolivia	11:06	Militza Saucedo  Bolivia	11:21
Team
Senior men	Chile	14	Colombia	14	Bolivia	25
Men's short	Chile	12	Argentina	15	Bolivia	27
Junior (U20) men	Bolivia	14
Youth (U18) men	Bolivia	18
Senior women	Ecuador	13	Chile	21
Women's short	Ecuador	13	Chile	23	Bolivia	28
Junior (U20) women	Bolivia	12
Youth (U18) women	Bolivia	9

Race results

Senior men's race (12 km)

Individual race

Rank	Athlete	Country	Time
	Jonathan Monje	Chile	38:45
	Julián Berrío	Colombia	38:50
	Carlos Jaramillo	Chile	38:51
4	Rolando Pillco	Bolivia	39:07
5	Javier Alexander Guarín	Colombia	39:14
6	Vladimir Guerra	Ecuador	39:24
7	Jorge Real	Colombia	39:37
8	Guido Bustillos	Ecuador	39:38
9	Marco Condori	Bolivia	39:44
10	Miguel Meléndez	Chile	39:55
11	Wellington Correia Fraga	Brazil	40:36
12	Giovanny Morejón	Bolivia	40:47
13	Néstor Quinapanta	Ecuador	41:28
14	Cristian Rogelio	Chile	41:44
15	Alejandro Mamani	Bolivia	43:11
16	Pablo Jiménez	Uruguay	49:23
—	Eduardo Aruquipa	Bolivia	DNF
—	Richard Arias	Ecuador	DNF

Teams

Rank	Team	Points
	Chile Jonathan Monje 1 Carlos Jaramillo 3 Guido Bustillos 8 (Miguel Meléndez) (10) (Cristian Rogelio) (14)	14
	Colombia Julián Berrío 2 Javier Alexander Guarín 5 Jorge Real 7	14
	Bolivia Rolando Pillco 4 Marco Condori 9 Giovanny Morejón 12 (Alejandro Mamani) (15) (Eduardo Aruquipa) (DNF)	25
4	Ecuador Vladimir Guerra 6 Guido Bustillos 8 Néstor Quinapanta 13 (Richard Arias) (DNF)	27

• Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result.

Men's short race (4 km)

Individual race

Rank	Athlete	Country	Time
	Hudson Santos de Souza	Brazil	11:57
	Javier Adolfo Carriqueo	Argentina	12:11
	Jonathan Monje	Chile	12:13
4	Carlos Jaramillo	Chile	12:21
5	Miguel Meléndez	Chile	12:41
6	José Mansilla	Argentina	12:50
7	Miguel Angel Bárzola	Argentina	12:53
8	Wilfredo Calizaya	Bolivia	12:57
9	Juan Carlos Echalar	Bolivia	13:01
10	Mariano Mamani	Bolivia	13:03
11	Denis Velázquez	Bolivia	13:05
12	Moisés Cipriani	Bolivia	13:05
13	Francis Melo	Chile	13:36
14	Miguel Nino	Bolivia	13:37

Teams

Rank	Team	Points
	Chile Jonathan Monje 3 Carlos Jaramillo 4 Miguel Meléndez 5 (Francis Melo) (13)	12
	Argentina Javier Adolfo Carriqueo 2 José Mansilla 6 Miguel Angel Bárzola 7	15
	Bolivia Wilfredo Calizaya 8 Juan Carlos Echalar 9 Mariano Mamani 10 (Denis Velázquez) (11) (Moisés Cipriani) (12) (Miguel Nino) (14)	27

• Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result.

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

Individual race

Rank	Athlete	Country	Time
	Fernando Alex Fernandes	Brazil	26:41
	Maximiliano Alonso Sánchez	Argentina	27:06
	Marcelo Zalles	Bolivia	27:22
4	Mauricio Peña	Chile	28:06
5	Ever Apaza	Bolivia	28:12
6	Juan Daniel Quispe	Bolivia	28:32
7	Jason Gutiérrez	Colombia	28:59
8	Ruddy Choque	Bolivia	29:12
9	José Paul Avila	Bolivia	30:01

Teams

Rank	Team	Points
	Bolivia Marcelo Zalles 3 Ever Apaza 5 Juan Daniel Quispe 6 (Ruddy Choque) (8) (José Paul Avila) (9)	14

• Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result.

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

Individual race

Rank	Athlete	Country	Time
	Gilialdo Koball	Brazil	12:59
	Freddy Espinoza	Colombia	13:32
	Alexis Maureira	Chile	13:35
4	Víctor Gilbez	Argentina	14:29
5	Ebenezer Churqui	Bolivia	15:31
6	Ronald Morales	Bolivia	15:47
7	Alán Durán	Bolivia	15:48

Teams

Rank	Team	Points
	Bolivia Ebenezer Churqui 5 Ronald Morales 6 Alán Durán 7	18

• Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result.

Senior women's race (8 km)

Individual race

Rank	Athlete	Country	Time
	Adriana de Souza	Brazil	29:54
	Bertha Sánchez	Colombia	30:54
	Wilma Guerra	Ecuador	31:11
4	Narcisa Calderón	Ecuador	31:14
5	Marlene Flores	Chile	31:20
6	Silvia Paredes	Ecuador	31:33
7	Luz Silva	Chile	31:49
8	Gabriela Cevallos	Ecuador	31:57
9	Julia del Río	Chile	33:05
10	Tania Poma	Bolivia	33:51
11	Nemia Coca	Bolivia	33:59
—	Sonia Calizaya	Bolivia	DNF

Teams

Rank	Team	Points
	Ecuador Wilma Guerra 3 Narcisa Calderón 4 Silvia Paredes 6 (Gabriela Cevallos) (8)	13
	Chile Marlene Flores 5 Luz Silva 7 Julia del Río 9	21
—	Bolivia (Tania Poma) (10) (Nemia Coca) (11) (Sonia Calizaya) (DNF)	DNF

• Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result.

Women's short race (4 km)

Individual race

Rank	Athlete	Country	Time
	Bertha Sánchez	Colombia	14:02
	Silvia Paredes	Ecuador	14:08
	Marily dos Santos	Brazil	14:19
4	Luz Silva	Chile	14:25
5	Gabriela Cevallos	Ecuador	14:40
6	Wilma Guerra	Ecuador	14:47
7	Marlene Flores	Chile	14:48
8	Tania Poma	Bolivia	14:53
9	Ibeth Budia	Bolivia	14:58
10	Narcisa Calderón	Ecuador	15:02
11	Sonia Calizaya	Bolivia	15:32
12	Julia del Río	Chile	15:37
13	Claudia Villalba	Bolivia	15:41

Teams

Rank	Team	Points
	Ecuador Silvia Paredes 2 Gabriela Cevallos 5 Wilma Guerra 6 (Narcisa Calderón) (10)	13
	Chile Luz Silva 4 Marlene Flores 7 Julia del Río 12	23
	Bolivia Tania Poma 8 Ibeth Budia 9 Sonia Calizaya 11 (Claudia Villalba) (13)	28

• Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result.

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

Individual race

Rank	Athlete	Country	Time
	Ruby Riativa	Colombia	23:50
	Susana Aburto	Chile	24:49
	Magaly Crispin	Bolivia	25:39
4	Mery Quispe	Bolivia	26:22
5	Isidora Canavari	Bolivia	27:18

Teams

Rank	Team	Points
	Bolivia Magaly Crispin 3 Mery Quispe 4 Isidora Canavari 5	12

• Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result.

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

Individual race

Rank	Athlete	Country	Time
	Fernanda Maria Silva	Brazil	10:55
	Elizabeth Choquevillca	Bolivia	11:06
	Militza Saucedo	Bolivia	11:21
4	Beatriz Quispe	Bolivia	11:28
5	Denise Talanilla	Chile	12:17
6	Evelin Ahois	Bolivia	12:41
7	Vianka Pereira	Bolivia	12:42

Teams

Rank	Team	Points
	Bolivia Elizabeth Choquevillca 2 Militza Saucedo 3 Beatriz Quispe 4 (Evelin Ahois) (6) (Vianka Pereira) (7)	9

• Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result.

Medal table (unofficial)

  *   Host nation (Bolivia)

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Brazil	5	0	1	6
2	Bolivia*	4	1	6	11
3	Chile	3	3	3	9
4	Colombia	2	4	0	6
5	Ecuador	2	1	1	4
6	Argentina	0	3	0	3
Totals (6 entries)		16	12	11	39

• Note: Totals include both individual and team medals, with medals in the team competition counting as one medal.

Participation

According to an unofficial count, 72 athletes from 7 countries participated.

See also

• 2002 in athletics (track and field)

References

External links

• GBRathletics

This page was last edited on 4 September 2022, at 20:49