2008 South American Cross Country Championships

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.[1]

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

Complete results[2][3] and results for junior and youth competitions[4] 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  Brazil15  Colombia18  Venezuela22
Junior (U20) men  Brazil9  Argentina23  Paraguay25
Youth (U18) men  Brazil5  Paraguay13
Senior women  Brazil11  Argentina25  Venezuela32
Junior (U20) women Perú6  Brazil19  Argentina22
Youth (U18) women  Argentina5 Perú6  Paraguay13

Race results

Senior men's race (12 km)
Individual race
RankAthleteCountryTime
Marilson Gomes dos Santos Brazil37:28
Jorge Cabrera Paraguay37:58
Giovanny Amador Colombia38:12
4Cosme Anselmo de Souza Brazil38:32
5José Cicero Eloy Brazil38:35
6Jean Carlos Calzadilla Venezuela38:40
7José Gregorio Peña Venezuela38:47
8Herder Vásquez Colombia39:11
9Jhon Tello Colombia39:13
10Rolando Pillco Bolivia39:14
11José Gutemberg Ferreira Brazil39:29
12Robert Lugo Venezuela39:38
13Matías Juan José Roth Argentina39:50
14John Jairo Vargas Colombia40:09
15Ulises Pedro Sanguinetti Argentina40:22
16Didimo Armando Sánchez Venezuela41:13
17Mauro Carrasco Argentina41:29
18Roberto Carlos González Paraguay42:21
19Gustavo Alberto López Paraguay42:33
20Orlando Javier Elizeche Paraguay47:18
—Roberto Carlos Balcedo ArgentinaDNF
—Raúl Cardozo ParaguayDNF
—Damiao Anselmo de Souza BrazilDNF
—Oscar Robayo ColombiaDNF
Teams
RankTeamPoints
 Brazil
Marilson Gomes dos Santos1
Cosme Anselmo de Souza†4 or (n/s)
José Cicero Eloy†4 or (n/s)
José Gutemberg Ferreira10
 15
 Colombia
Giovanny Amador3
Herder Vásquez7
Jhon Tello8
(John Jairo Vargas)(n/s)
(Oscar Robayo)(DNF)
 18
 Venezuela
Jean Carlos Calzadilla5
José Gregorio Peña6
Robert Lugo11
(Didimo Armando Sánchez)(n/s)
 22
4 Paraguay
Jorge Cabrera2
Roberto Carlos González15
Gustavo Alberto López16
(Orlando Javier Elizeche)(n/s)
(Raúl Cardozo)(DNF)
 33
5 Argentina
Matías Juan José Roth12
Ulises Pedro Sanguinetti13
Mauro Carrasco14
(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
RankAthleteCountryTime
Gilberto Silvestre Lopes Brazil26:22
Derlis Ramón Ayala Paraguay26:30
Éderson Vilela Pereira Brazil26:48
4Luis Alberto Orta Venezuela27:13
5José Marcio Leao da Silva Brazil27:16
6Sergio Daniel Pérez Argentina27:27
7Matías Martín Schiel Argentina27:42
8Alexander Rojas Colombia28:00
9Esteban Franco Quispe Perú28:26
10Joaquín Arbe Argentina28:30
11Walter Corbalán Argentina29:10
12Iván Guillermo González Paraguay29:33
13Carlos Roberto Báez Paraguay31:09
14José Francisco Bordón Paraguay31:11
15Claudio Nicolás Gómez Paraguay33:00
—Paulo Sergio dos Reis Carvalho BrazilDNF
Teams
RankTeamPoints
 Brazil
Gilberto Silvestre Lopes1
Éderson Vilela Pereira3
José Marcio Leao da Silva5
(Paulo Sergio dos Reis Carvalho)(DNF)
 9
 Argentina
Sergio Daniel Pérez6
Matías Martín Schiel7
Joaquín Arbe10
(Walter Corbalán)(n/s)
 23
 Paraguay
Derlis Ramón Ayala2
Iván Guillermo González11
Carlos Roberto Báez12
(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
RankAthleteCountryTime
Antonio Ribeiro Barbosa Filho Brazil12:29
René Champi Perú12:39
Miguel Angel Amador Colombia12:46
4Cleiton Pedro Machado Brazil13:08
5Evandro Maciel Brazil13:10
6Jorge Burgos Argentina14:13
7Carlos Alejandro González Paraguay14:39
8Diego José Cabrera Paraguay14:45
9Edulfo David Forcado Paraguay15:45
Teams
RankTeamPoints
 Brazil
Antonio Ribeiro Barbosa Filho1
Cleiton Pedro Machado4
(Evandro Maciel)(n/s)
 5
 Paraguay
Carlos Alejandro González6
Diego José Cabrera7
(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
RankAthleteCountryTime
Inés Melchor Perú28:19
Zenaide Vieira Brazil28:51
Maria Zeferina Rodrigues Baldaia Brazil29:12
4Nelbi Sánchez Bolivia29:12
5Sandra Amarillo Argentina29:13
6Isabel Cristina Feliciano da Silva Brazil29:38
7Julia Rivera Perú29:51
8Nadia Rodríguez Argentina29:58
9Yeisy Álvarez Venezuela30:16
10Rosângela Raimunda Pereira Faria Brazil30:59
11Zuleima Amaya Venezuela31:19
12Rosa Elizabeth Ramos Paraguay31:26
13Rosa Capurro Argentina31:30
14Mileidys Jaimes Venezuela31:40
15Andrea Latapie Argentina32:21
16Carmen Patricia Martínez Paraguay34:15
17María Verónica Domínguez Paraguay35:02
18Cristina Ramona Ramos Paraguay36:57
Teams
RankTeamPoints
 Brazil
Zenaide Vieira2
Maria Zeferina Rodrigues Baldaia3
Isabel Cristina Feliciano da Silva6
(Rosângela Raimunda Pereira Faria)(n/s)
 11
 Argentina
Sandra Amarillo5
Nadia Rodríguez8
Rosa Capurro12
(Andrea Latapie)(n/s)
 25
 Venezuela
Yeisy Álvarez9
Zuleima Amaya10
Mileidys Jaimes13
 32
4 Paraguay
Rosa Elizabeth Ramos11
Carmen Patricia Martínez14
María Verónica Domínguez15
(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
RankAthleteCountryTime
Yoni Ninahuamán Perú23:10
Rosario Romero Perú23:18
Yessica Huamán Perú23:37
4Viviane Amorim Figueiredo Brazil24:02
5Nadia Fernanda Aguilera Conceição Brazil24:42
6Etelvina Bagolin Argentina25:00
7Erika Gómez Argentina25:12
8Angie Rocío Orjuela Colombia25:21
9Gladis Rodríguez Argentina25:38
10Marta Raquel Pino Argentina25:53
11Poliana Oliveira Borges Brazil26:28
12Fátima Viviane Romero Paraguay28:35
—Damiana Batista Seles BrazilDNF
Teams
RankTeamPoints
Perú
Yoni Ninahuamán1
Rosario Romero2
Yessica Huamán3
 6
 Brazil
Viviane Amorim Figueiredo4
Nadia Fernanda Aguilera Conceição5
Poliana Oliveira Borges10
 19
 Argentina
Etelvina Bagolin6
Erika Gómez7
Gladis Rodríguez9
(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
RankAthleteCountryTime
Soledad Torre Perú10:37
Florencia Borelli Argentina10:49
Lucrecia Ortíz Argentina11:00
4Juana Paniagua Paraguay11:18
5Danitza Crisóstomo Perú11:30
6Jéssica Pelario Bueno Brazil11:33
7Keila Cristina Rodrigues Brazil11:47
8Diana Melo Colombia12:04
9Valdilene dos Santos Silva Brazil12:08
10Elena Victoria Fernández Paraguay12:34
11Selva Florentin Paraguay12:47
Teams
RankTeamPoints
 Argentina
Florencia Borelli2
Lucrecia Ortíz3
 5
Perú
Soledad Torre1
Danitza Crisóstomo5
 6
 Paraguay
Juana Paniagua4
Elena Victoria Fernández9
(Selva Florentin)(n/s)
 13
4 Brazil
Jéssica Pelario Bueno6
Keila Cristina Rodrigues7
(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 nations)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.[3]

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See also
  • 2008 in athletics (track and field)

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. 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
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