2007 South American Championships in Athletics

The 2007 South American Championships in Athletics
South American Championships in Athletics
The South American Championships in Athletics is a biennial athletics event organized by CONSUDATLE. The first edition in 1919 was competed between only two countries , but it has since expanded and has generally been held every two years since 1927.In addition, 8 unofficial championships were held...

were held at the Estádio Ícaro de Castro Mello in São Paulo

São Paulo

São Paulo is the largest city in Brazil, the largest city in the southern hemisphere and South America, and the world's seventh largest city by population. The metropolis is anchor to the São Paulo metropolitan area, ranked as the second-most populous metropolitan area in the Americas and among...

, Brazil

Brazil

Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...

from 7 June to 9 June 2007. A total of 44 events were contested, of which 22 by male and 22 by female athletes.

Continuing in their traditional dominant role, the hosts Brazil easily topped both the medal and points tables, having won 28 gold medals and 61 medals in total. The next best team was Colombia

Colombia

Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...

who had a haul of seven golds and 26 overall, while Argentina

Argentina

Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...

took third with 13 medals of which 4 were gold.

In addition to the seven Championship records which were broken during the three-day event, two South American records were broken: Keila Costa

Keila Costa

Keila da Silva Costa is a Brazilian long jumper and triple jumper. She has competed in two Olympic Games, 2004 and 2008, and has reached the final round both there and in World Championships and World Indoor Championships. She is the South American record holder in triple jump with 14.57 metres,...

jumped 14.57 m in the women's triple jump

Triple jump

The triple jump is a track and field sport, similar to the long jump, but involving a “hop, bound and jump” routine, whereby the competitor runs down the track and performs a hop, a bound and then a jump into the sand pit.The triple jump has its origins in the Ancient Olympics and has been a...

while Fábio Gomes da Silva

Fábio Gomes da Silva

Fábio Gomes da Silva is a Brazilian pole vaulter.His personal best jump is 5.80 metres , achieved in February 2011 in São Caetano, Brazil and 5.65 metres , achieved in February 2011 in Linz, Austria. These are the current Brazilian records.-Achievements:- References :...

broke the men's pole vault

Pole vault

Pole vaulting is a track and field event in which a person uses a long, flexible pole as an aid to leap over a bar. Pole jumping competitions were known to the ancient Greeks, as well as the Cretans and Celts...

record with a clearance of 5.77 m. A total of thirteen national records in athletics

National records in athletics

National records in athletics are the marks achieved by a nation's best athlete in a particular athletics event. These records are ratified by the respective national athletics governing body...

were broken by medal winning athletes.

Lucimar de Moura

Lucimar de Moura

Lucimar Aparecida de Moura is a female track and field athlete from Brazil, who competes in the sprint events...

of Brazil was the stand out performer in the medals, winning the 100

100 metres

The 100 metres, or 100-metre dash, is a sprint race in track and field competitions. The shortest common outdoor running distance, it is one of the most popular and prestigious events in the sport of athletics. It has been contested at the Summer Olympics since 1896...

/200 metres

200 metres

A 200 metres race is a sprint running event. On an outdoor 400 m track, the race begins on the curve and ends on the home straight, so a combination of techniques are needed to successfully run the race. A slightly shorter race, called the stadion and run on a straight track, was the first...

double before taking the national team to a gold in the 4×100 metres relay. Felipa Palacios

Felipa Palacios

Felipa Alicia Palacios Hinestroza is a retired female track and field athlete from Colombia, who competed in the sprint events.She represented her native country in three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1996...

of Colombia took three silver medals in the same events, finishing behind de Moura each time, and also won silver in the 4×400 metres relay. Germán Lauro

Germán Lauro

Germán Luján Lauro is an Argentine shot putter.He finished eleventh at the 2001 World Youth Championships and became South American champion in 2006...

won both the men's shot put

Shot put

The shot put is a track and field event involving "putting" a heavy metal ball—the shot—as far as possible. It is common to use the term "shot put" to refer to both the shot itself and to the putting action....

and discus throw

Discus throw

The discus throw is an event in track and field athletics competition, in which an athlete throws a heavy disc—called a discus—in an attempt to mark a farther distance than his or her competitors. It is an ancient sport, as evidenced by the 5th century BC Myron statue, Discobolus...

events while Elisângela Adriano

Elisângela Adriano

Elisângela Maria Adriano is a Brazilian shot putter and discus thrower, whose personal best put is 19.30 metres, achieved in July 2001 in Tunja. Her personal best discus throw is 61.96 metres, achieved in May 1998 in São Leopoldo. In 1999 she was suspended by the IAAF for a two-year period, but...

completed the same feat on the women's side. Hugo Chila

Hugo Chila

Hugo Dionisio Chila Ayoví is an Ecuadorian long jumper and triple jumper.He set a personal best and Ecuadorian record of 16.70 m in the triple jump at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics. He bettered this at the 2009 Bolivarian Games, jumping 17.03 m for the gold and a Games record...

won silver in the long jump

Long jump

The long jump is a track and field event in which athletes combine speed, strength, and agility in an attempt to leap as far as possible from a take off point...

and triple jump, and Keila Costa scored a long jump silver as well as her triple jump gold. In one of the more dramatic moments of the championships, Rosibel García

Rosibel García

Rosibel García Mena is a Colombian track and field athlete who specialises in middle-distance track events. She has represented her country at the Summer Olympics and has also competed at the World Championships in Athletics.She is the Colombian record holder for the 800 metres and 1500 metres...

looked set to complete a 800

800 metres

The 800 meter race is a common track running event. It is the shortest common middle distance track event. The 800 meter is run over two laps of the track and has always been an Olympic event. During indoor track season the event is usually run on a 200 meter track, therefore requiring four laps...

/1500 metres

1500 metres

The 1,500-metre run is the premier middle distance track event.Aerobic endurance is the biggest factor contributing to success in the 1500 metres but the athlete also requires significant sprint speed.In modern times, the 1,500-metre run has been run at a pace faster than the average person could...

double but she fell in the last 50 m of the 800 m race, allowing 1500 m silver medallist Marian Burnett

Marian Burnett

Marian Joan Burnett is a female middle-distance runner from Guyana who specialises in the 800 metres...

of Guyana

Guyana

Guyana , officially the Co-operative Republic of Guyana, previously the colony of British Guiana, is a sovereign state on the northern coast of South America that is culturally part of the Anglophone Caribbean. Guyana was a former colony of the Dutch and of the British...

to win the gold.

Records

Name	Event	Record	Type
Javier Guarín	5000 metres 5000 metres The 5000 metres is a popular running distance also known as 5 km or 5K in American English. It is one of the track events in the Olympic Games and the World Championships in Athletics. "5000 metres" refers to racing on a track and "5K" usually refers to a roadrace or cross country event...	13:51.19	CR
Fábio Gomes da Silva Fábio Gomes da Silva Fábio Gomes da Silva is a Brazilian pole vaulter.His personal best jump is 5.80 metres , achieved in February 2011 in São Caetano, Brazil and 5.65 metres , achieved in February 2011 in Linz, Austria. These are the current Brazilian records.-Achievements:- References :...	Pole vault Pole vault Pole vaulting is a track and field event in which a person uses a long, flexible pole as an aid to leap over a bar. Pole jumping competitions were known to the ancient Greeks, as well as the Cretans and Celts...	5.77 m	CR AR
Zenaide Vieira	3000 metres steeplechase	10:07.93	CR
Sandra Zapata	20,000 metres track walk	1:37:46.0	CR
Fabiana Murer Fabiana Murer Fabiana de Almeida Murer is a Brazilian pole vaulter. She holds the South American record in the event with an indoor best of 4.82 m and an outdoor best of 4.85 m, making her the fourth highest vaulter ever...	Pole vault Pole vault Pole vaulting is a track and field event in which a person uses a long, flexible pole as an aid to leap over a bar. Pole jumping competitions were known to the ancient Greeks, as well as the Cretans and Celts...	4.50 m	CR
Keila Costa Keila Costa Keila da Silva Costa is a Brazilian long jumper and triple jumper. She has competed in two Olympic Games, 2004 and 2008, and has reached the final round both there and in World Championships and World Indoor Championships. She is the South American record holder in triple jump with 14.57 metres,...	Triple jump Triple jump The triple jump is a track and field sport, similar to the long jump, but involving a “hop, bound and jump” routine, whereby the competitor runs down the track and performs a hop, a bound and then a jump into the sand pit.The triple jump has its origins in the Ancient Olympics and has been a...	14.57 m	CR AR
Lucimara da Silva Lucimara da Silva Lucimara Silvestre da Silva is a Brazilian track and field athlete who competes in the heptathlon. She represented her country at the 2008 Beijing Olympics and competed at the World Championships in Athletics in 2007...	Heptathlon Heptathlon A heptathlon is a track and field athletics combined events contest made up of seven events. The name derives from the Greek hepta and athlon . A competitor in a heptathlon is referred to as a heptathlete.-Women's Heptathlon:...	5803 pts	CR
Key:WR — World record AR — Area record CR — Championship record NR — National record

Men

100 metres		10.36		10.37		10.66
200 metres		20.54		20.59		20.66 =NR Colombian records in athletics The following are the national records in athletics in Colombia maintained by its national athletics federation: Federación Colombiana de Atletismo .-Men:-Women:-Men:-Women:A = affected by altitude# = not officially ratified by IAAF...
400 metres		45.89		46.15		46.38
800 metres		1:49.61		1:49.98		1:50.10
1500 metres		3:42.53		3:43.26		3:43.40
5000 metres		13:51.19 CR		13:55.37		13:56.99
10,000 metres		29:57.80		30:12.36		31:15.30
110 metre hurdles		13.56		13.58		14.31
400 metre hurdles		49.81		50.39		?
3000 metre steeplechase		8:37.83 PB		8:43.69		8:54.43
4×100 metre relay	Brazil Vicente de Lima Vicente de Lima Vicente Lenílson de Lima is a Brazilian sprinter specializing in the 100 metres, 200 metres, and the 4×100 metres relay.De Lima represented Brazil at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney... Nilson André Nilson André Nilson de Oliveira André is a Brazilian track and field athlete who competes in the 100 metres and 200 metres events. He is the reigning South American champion in the 100 m and the 4×100 metres relay. He also won medals at the Military World Games in 2011.Born in Duque de Caxias, Rio de... Basílio de Morães Sandro Viana Sandro Viana Sandro Rodrigues Viana is a track and field sprint athlete who competes internationally for Brazil.Viana represented Brazil at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. He competed at the 100 metres sprint and placed 6th in his heat without advancing to the second round. He ran the distance in a time...	38.77	Colombia Harlin Hechevarría Javier Mosquera Álvaro Gómez Daniel Grueso Daniel Grueso Daniel Alfonso Grueso Barco is a Colombian sprinter who specializes in the 100 and 200 metres. His personal best time is 10.17 seconds in the 100 metres, achieved in November 2008 in Cali, and 20.49 seconds in the 200 metres, achieved in April 2010 in Mayagüez.He finished eighth in 200 m at the...	39.80	Argentina José Manuel Garaventa Mariano Jiménez Miguel Wilken Iván Altamirano	39.91 NR Argentine records in athletics The following are the national records in athletics in Argentina maintained by its national athletics federation: Confederación Argentina de Atletismo .-Men:-Women:-Men:-Women:ht = hand timing+ = en route to a longer distance...
4×400 metre relay	Brazil Raphael Fernandes Raphael Fernandes Raphael Fernandes is a Brazilian track and field athlete who competes in the 400 metres hurdles. His personal best for the event is 49.29 seconds, set in 2007... Eduardo Vasconcelos Rodrigo Bargas Fernando de Almeida	3:04.36	Venezuela José Céspedes Simoncito Silvera Wilmer Rivas Josner Rodríguez	3:05.88	Panama Jonathan Gibson Anghelo Edmund Andrés Rodríguez Alonso Edward Alonso Edward Alonso Edward is a Panamanian sprinter who specialises in the 100 and 200 metres.He set a South American junior record in the 100 m in 2007 and he attended his first World Junior Championships in 2008, finishing in sixth place...	3:09.67 NR Panamanian records in athletics The following are the national records in athletics in Panama maintained by its national athletics federation: Federación Panameña de Atletismo .-Men:-Women:-Men:-Women:# = not recognised by federationOT = oversized track-External links:...
20,000 m track walk		1:24:25.4		1:25:55.2		1:28:28.5
High jump		2.24 m		2.21 m		2.21 m
Pole vault		5.77 m CR AR		5.40 m		5.20 m
Long jump		7.94 m		7.81 m		7.77 m
Triple jump		16.68 m		16.37 m		15.89 m
Shot put		19.65 m		19.22 m		18.44 m
Discus throw		57.12 m		56.53 m		54.68 m
Hammer throw		72.96 m		66.56 m		65.15 m
Javelin throw		76.52 m NR Argentine records in athletics The following are the national records in athletics in Argentina maintained by its national athletics federation: Confederación Argentina de Atletismo .-Men:-Women:-Men:-Women:ht = hand timing+ = en route to a longer distance...		75.95 m		74.56 m
Decathlon		7504 pts NR Chilean records in athletics The following are the national records in athletics in Chile maintained by its national athletics federation: Federación Atlética de Chile .-Men:-Women:-Men:-Women:A = affected by altitude# = not officially ratified by federation...		7288 pts		7243 pts

Women

100 metres		11.20		11.43		11.63
200 metres		23.00		23.10		23.58
400 metres		52.67		53.19		53.44 NR Ecuadorian records in athletics The following are the national records in athletics in Ecuador maintained by Ecuador's national athletics federation: Federación Ecuatoriana de Atletismo .-Men:-Women:-Men:-Women:+ = en route to a longer distance...
800 metres		2:03.57		2:08.99		2:10.30
1500 metres		4:20.36		4:20.69 NR Guyanese records in athletics The following are the national records in athletics in Guyana maintained by its national athletics federation: Athletics Association of Guyana .-Men:-Women:-Men:-Women:ht = hand timingA = affected by altitude-External links:...		4:22.08
5000 metres		16:09.96		16:16.07		16:21.17
10,000 metres		34:11.95		34:13.23		34:23.89
100 metre hurdles		13.27		13.40		13.48
400 metre hurdles		57.36		58.38		58.81
3000 metre steeplechase		10:07.93 CR		10:13.88 NR Colombian records in athletics The following are the national records in athletics in Colombia maintained by its national athletics federation: Federación Colombiana de Atletismo .-Men:-Women:-Men:-Women:A = affected by altitude# = not officially ratified by IAAF...		10:24.35
4×100 metre relay	Brazil Thaíssa Barbosa Presti Luciana Alves dos Santos Lucimar de Moura Lucimar de Moura Lucimar Aparecida de Moura is a female track and field athlete from Brazil, who competes in the sprint events... Thatiana Regina Ignâcio	43.54	Colombia Felipa Palacios Felipa Palacios Felipa Alicia Palacios Hinestroza is a retired female track and field athlete from Colombia, who competed in the sprint events.She represented her native country in three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1996... Brigitte Merlano Mirtha Brock Mirtha Brock Mirtha Brock Forbes is a retired female track and field athlete from Colombia, who competed in the sprint events during her career.... Yomara Hinestroza Yomara Hinestroza Yomara Hinestroza Murillo is a track and field sprint athlete who competes internationally for Colombia....	44.68	Chile Daniela Pavez Carolina Díaz María Fernanda Mackenna Daniela Riderelli	45.34 NR Chilean records in athletics The following are the national records in athletics in Chile maintained by its national athletics federation: Federación Atlética de Chile .-Men:-Women:-Men:-Women:A = affected by altitude# = not officially ratified by federation...
4×400 metre relay	Brazil Lucimar Teodoro Lucimar Teodoro Lucimar Teodoro is a Brazilian track and field athlete who specialises in the 400 metres sprint and the 400 metres hurdles.Teodoro was born in Guararapes, São Paulo and began competing in senior athletics in 2001. She attended her first Olympics at the 2004 Athens Games as part of the 4×400 metres... Maria Laura Almirão Sheila Ferreira Josiane Tito	3:33.34	Colombia Felipa Palacios Felipa Palacios Felipa Alicia Palacios Hinestroza is a retired female track and field athlete from Colombia, who competed in the sprint events.She represented her native country in three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1996... Rosibel García Rosibel García Rosibel García Mena is a Colombian track and field athlete who specialises in middle-distance track events. She has represented her country at the Summer Olympics and has also competed at the World Championships in Athletics.She is the Colombian record holder for the 800 metres and 1500 metres... Mirtha Brock Mirtha Brock Mirtha Brock Forbes is a retired female track and field athlete from Colombia, who competed in the sprint events during her career.... Maria Alejandra Idrobo	3:43.52	Chile Daniela Riderelli Daniela Pavez Carolina Díaz María Fernanda Mackenna	3:55.13
20,000 m track walk		1:37:46.0 CR NR Colombian records in athletics The following are the national records in athletics in Colombia maintained by its national athletics federation: Federación Colombiana de Atletismo .-Men:-Women:-Men:-Women:A = affected by altitude# = not officially ratified by IAAF...		1:38:26.3 NR Ecuadorian records in athletics The following are the national records in athletics in Ecuador maintained by Ecuador's national athletics federation: Federación Ecuatoriana de Atletismo .-Men:-Women:-Men:-Women:+ = en route to a longer distance...		1:38:49.3
High jump		1.84 m		1.81 m		1.78 m
Pole vault		4.50 m CR		4.20 m		4.20 m
Long jump		6.91 m		6.83 m		6.18 m
Triple jump		14.57 m CR AR		13.63 m		13.52 m
Shot put		17.41 m		16.35 m		16.20 m
Discus throw		59.85 m		52.23 m		51.69 m
Hammer throw		61.93 m		61.57 m		61.10 m
Javelin throw		57.75 m		57.55 m		53.80 m
Heptathlon		5803 pts CR		5727 pts PB		4856 pts

Medal table

Key:

1	Brazil	28	17	16	61
2	Colombia	7	10	9	26
3	Argentina	4	5	4	13
4	Chile	2	2	4	8
5	Ecuador	1	5	2	8
6	Uruguay	1	1	1	3
7	Guyana	1	1	0	2
8	Venezuela	0	1	7	8
9	Peru	0	1	0	1
10	Paraguay	0	1	1	2
11	Panama	0	0	1	1
Total		44	44	45	133

Points table

Totals are calculated by awarding a country points for each time an athlete finishes in the top six of an event.

Rank	Country	Total	Men	Women
1	Brazil	547.5	252.5	295
2	Colombia	228	79	149
3	Argentina	158.5	99.5	59
4	Chile	91	60	31
5	Ecuador	85	50	37
6	Venezuela	69	49	20
7	Peru	23	7	16
8	Uruguay	21	16	5
9	Guyana	16	0	16
10	Panama	15	15	0
11	Paraguay	13	6	7
12	Bolivia	7	4	3
13	Suriname	0	0	0

External links

Official CONSUDATLE website

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