1987 South American Cross Country Championships
# 1987 South American Cross Country Championships

The 1987 South American Cross Country Championships took place on June 7, 1987. The races were held in Santiago, Chile.

Complete results, results for junior and youth competitions, and medal winners were published.

## Medallists

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Individual |||||||
| Senior men (12 km) | Omar Aguilar Chile | 36:04 | Antonio Silio Argentina | 36:20 | Jorge Rojas Chile | 37:18 |
| Junior (U20) men (8 km) | Mauricio Díaz Chile | 25:06 | Javier Biskupovic Chile | 25:12 | Leonardo Malgor Argentina | 25:21 |
| Senior women (8 km) | Mónica Regonessi Chile | 27:56 | Griselda González Argentina | 28:16 | Stella Maris Selles Argentina | 29:21 |
| Junior (U20) women (6 km) | María Valeria Martínez Argentina | 23:21 | Roxana Palavecino Argentina | 23:23 | Roxana Coronatti Argentina | 23:30 |

## Medal table (unofficial)

* Host nation (Chile)

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Chile (CHI)* | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 2 | Argentina (ARG) | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| Totals (2 entries) | Totals (2 entries) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 |

## Participation

According to an unofficial count, 23 athletes from 2 countries participated.

* Argentina (11)
* Chile (12)
