2008 South American Youth Championships in Athletics

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XIX South American Youth Championships in Athletics
DatesNovember 29–30
Host cityLima, Perú Peru
VenueVilla Deportiva Nacional (VIDENA)
LevelYouth
Events40
Participationabout 256 athletes from
12 nations

The 19th South American Youth Championships in Athletics were held in Lima, Perú from November 29–30, 2008. A detailed report on the results was given.[1]

Medal summary[]

Medal winners are published.[1] Complete results can be found on the "World Junior Athletics History" website.[2]

Men[]

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres
(−3.9 m/s)
 Diego Cavalcanti (BRA) 10.96   (COL) 11.03  Gustavo dos Santos (BRA) 11.25
200 metres
(−0.4 m/s)
 Diego Cavalcanti (BRA) 21.86   (COL) 21.97  Leandro de Araújo (BRA) 22.47
400 metres  Omar Longart (VEN) 47.95   (BRA) 49.36   (ARG) 49.51
800 metres   (BRA) 1:55.54   (ARG) 1:55.87   (VEN) 1:56.53
1500 metres   (BRA) 3:59.76   (ARG) 4:01.81   (BRA) 4:02.15
3000 metres   (BRA) 8:43.18   (BRA) 8:47.20   (PER) 8:52.35
2000 metres steeplechase   (PER) 6:06.64   (CHI) 6:10.03   (BRA) 6:14.08
110 metres hurdles
(−2.3 m/s)
 Jonathan Henrique Silva (BRA) 14.12   (BRA) 14.22  Javier McFarlane (PER) 14.28
400 metres hurdles  Hederson Estefani (BRA) 51.67 CR AR-y  Artur Terezan (BRA) 53.94   (PAN) 54.57
High Jump  Carlos Layoy (ARG) 2.08 CR  Talles Silva (BRA) 2.05   (CHI) 2.02
Pole Vault  Martín Correa (CHI) 4.40   (COL) 4.30   (CHI) 4.30
Long Jump  Jhamal Bowen (PAN) 7.82 CR
(1.2 m/s)
  (BRA) 7.31
(1.4 m/s)
 Gustavo dos Santos (BRA) 7.28
(1.1 m/s)
Triple Jump   (BRA) 15.17
(0.5 m/s)
 Jonathan Henrique Silva (BRA) 15.11w
(2.4 m/s)
  (VEN) 14.42
(1.0 m/s)
Shot Put   (BRA) 17.25  Darlan Romani (BRA) 17.06   (VEN) 16.64
Discus Throw   (BRA) 50.38   (BRA) 49.31   (ARG) 48.13
Hammer Throw   (CHI) 60.84   (ARG) 58.87   (BRA) 58.71
Javelin Throw   (BRA) 63.52   (COL) 61.20  Braian Toledo (ARG) 60.41
Octathlon  Javier McFarlane (PER) 5772   (BRA) 5728   (BRA) 5685
10000 metres Walk  Caio Bonfim (BRA) 43:21.9 CR  José Montaña (COL) 43:24.1   (PER) 48:59.8
1000 metres Medley relay  Brazil
Gustavo dos Santos
Diego Cavalcanti

Hederson Estefani
1:54.10  Venezuela



Omar Longart
1:56.08  Chile
Martín Correa


1:59.31

Women[]

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres  Bárbara Leôncio (BRA) 11.93   (BRA) 12.39   (ARG) 12.44
200 metres
(−0.1 m/s)
 Bárbara Leôncio (BRA) 24.03   (BRA) 24.61   (CHI) 25.25
400 metres   (BRA) 56.22   (BRA) 56.50  Evelis Aguilar (COL) 57.67
800 metres   (VEN) 2:13.05   (BRA) 2:17.39   (GUY) 2:18.03
1500 metres   (ARG) 4:35.58   (PAR) 4:44.79   (BRA) 4:46.95
3000 metres   (BRA) 10:15.5   (PER) 10:17.9   (PER) 10:24.2
2000 metres steeplechase  Florencia Borelli (ARG) 7:08.63   (PER) 7:18.95   (PER) 7:20.94
100 metres hurdles   (BRA) 14.58   (CHI) 14.71   (VEN) 15.07
400 metres hurdles  Déborah Rodríguez (URU) 61.27   (ARG) 62.18   (VEN) 62.71
High Jump   (ARG)
  (BRA)
1.72  Kashani Ríos (PAN) 1.63
Pole Vault   (BRA) 3.70   (BRA) 3.60   (CHI) 3.40
Long Jump   (BRA) 5.85
(0.1 m/s)
  (VEN) 5.66 w
(2.3 m/s)
  (BRA) 5.59
(−1.6 m/s)
Triple Jump   (BRA) 12.63
(0.0 m/s)
  (CHI) 12.15
(1.3 m/s)
  (VEN) 12.01 w
(2.4 m/s)
Shot Put  Geisa Arcanjo (BRA) 14.22  Mariana Marcelino (BRA) 13.45   (PER) 12.94
Discus Throw   (BRA) 43.91 CR  Geisa Arcanjo (BRA) 43.23   (PER) 40.67
Hammer Throw   (ARG) 47.97  Mariana Marcelino (BRA) 47.80   (VEN) 45.48
Javelin Throw  Bárbara López (ARG) 44.33   (BRA) 44.20   (CHI) 41.10
Heptathlon   (BRA) 4885 CR   (VEN) 4761   (PAR) 4382
5000 metres Walk  Kimberly García (PER) 24:59.5  Wendy Cornejo (BOL) 25:07.6   (CHI) 25:24.2
1000 metres Medley relay  Brazil

Bárbara Leôncio

2:12.47  Chile

Isidora Jiménez

2:16.41  Venezuela



2:19.88

Medal table (unofficial)[]

  *   Host nation (Peru)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Brazil (BRA)2619954
2 Argentina (ARG)64414
3 Peru (PER)*32712
4 Chile (CHI)24713
5 Venezuela (VEN)23813
6 Panama (PAN)1023
7 Uruguay (URU)1001
8 Colombia (COL)0516
9 Paraguay (PAR)0112
10 Bolivia (BOL)0101
11 Guyana (GUY)0011
Totals (11 nations)413940120


Participation (unofficial)[]

Detailed result lists can be found on the "World Junior Athletics History" website.[2] An unofficial count yields the number of about 256 athletes from about 12 countries:

References[]

  1. ^ a b Biscayart, Eduardo (2 December 2011), 400m Hurdles record at South American Youth Championships, IAAF, retrieved January 6, 2012
  2. ^ a b World Junior Athletics History, WORLD JUNIOR ATHLETICS HISTORY ("WJAH"), archived from the original on August 31, 2013, retrieved January 6, 2012

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