2014 South American Youth Championships in Athletics
# 2014 South American Youth Championships in Athletics

The 22nd South American Youth Championships in Athletics were held in Cali, Colombia from November 28–30, 2014. The event was held jointly with the I Central American Youth Grand Prix (I Grand Prix Centroamericano Youth). The majority of events took place at Estadio Pascual Guerrero, whereas throwing events were held at Estadio Pedro Grajales.

A detailed report and an appraisal of the results was given.

## Medal summary

Complete results were published.

### Boys

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 100 metres (wind: +0.3 m/s) | Jhonny Rentería Colombia | 10.61 | Arturo Deliser Panama | 10.66 | Jerson Viáfara Colombia | 10.84 |
| 200 metres (wind: 0.0 m/s) | Arturo Deliser Panama | 21.11 CR | Aliffer dos Santos Brazil | 21.30 | Enzo Faulbaum Chile | 21.49 |
| 400 metres | Jason Yaw Guyana | 46.79 CR | Maykon do Nascimento Brazil | 47.40 | Martín Tagle Chile | 47.67 |
| 800 metres | Luiz Fernando Pires Brazil | 1:55.68 | Jean Jácome Ecuador | 1:55.70 | Cristian Castro Peru | 1:56.04 |
| 1500 $metres^1$ | Rodrigo Valerio Silva Brazil | 3:59.17 | Lucas da Silva Brazil | 4:00.29 | Sebastián Cubides Colombia | 4:00.62 |
| 3000 metres | Daniel do Nascimento Brazil | 8:30.85 CR | Francisco Albarracín Colombia | 8:46.80 | Hugo Catrileo Chile | 8:47.65 |
| 2000 metres steeplechase | Diego Arévalo Ecuador | 6:01.67 | Nicolas da Silva Brazil | 6:06.12 | Martín Oyarzo Chile | 6:07.93 |
| 110 metres hurdles (wind: +1.8 m/s) | Diego Delmónaco Chile | 13.55 CR | Joshuan Berríos Colombia | 13.59 | Iago da Cunha Brazil | 13.70 |
| 400 metres hurdles | Mikael de Jesus Brazil | 51.77 | Fanor Escobar Colombia | 53.10 | Iago da Cunha Brazil | 53.17 |
| 10,000 metres track walk | César Augusto Rodríguez Peru | 42:39.06 | Pablo Armando Rodríguez Bolivia | 44:57.00 | César Alberto Herrera Colombia | 45:50.41 |
| High jump | Danilo Cardoso Brazil | 2.09 | Jeaiver Moreno Venezuela | 2.06 | Jaime Escobar Panama | 2.00 |
| Pole vault | Bruno Spinelli Brazil | 5.00 | Martín Castañares Uruguay | 4.45 | Carlos Amaya Colombia | 4.30 |
| Long jump | Anderson dos Reis Brazil | 7.25 (wind: +0.3 m/s) | Lucas de Souza Brazil | 7.23 (wind: +0.3 m/s) | Rafael Insuaste Ecuador | 7.11 (wind: 0.0 m/s) |
| Triple $jump^2$ | Vitor Centeno Brazil | 15.03 (wind: +0.3 m/s) | Allison Pereira Brazil | 14.84 (wind: +0.1 m/s) | Diego Delmónaco Chile | 14.61 (wind: +1.4 m/s) |
| Shot put | Josiel de Sousa Brazil | 17.67 | Julián Pereira Argentina | 17.67 | Luis Córdoba Colombia | 16.94 |
| Discus throw | José Miguel Ballivian Chile | 53.94 | Cleverson Oliveira Brazil | 53.74 | Josiel de Sousa Brazil | 50.68 |
| Hammer $throw^3$ | Xavier Colmenares Venezuela | 69.37 | Jair Pacentchux Júnior Brazil | 68.03 | Roberto Montiel Chile | 67.91 |
| Javelin throw | Pedro Barros Brazil | 68.82 | Felipe Bascuñán Chile | 63.06 | Pedro Rodrigues Brazil | 60.34 |
| Decathlon | Andy Preciado Ecuador | 7007 CR | Sergio Pandiani Argentina | 6399 | Rafael Pereira Brazil | 6303 |

$^1:$ In the 1500m event, Carlos Santiago Hernández from Colombia tied for the 3rd place in 4:00.62 competing as guest. $^2:$ In triple jump, Cristian Atanay from Cuba was 1st in 15.38 m (+0.7 m/s) competing as guest. $^3:$ In hammer throw, Miguel Zamora from Cuba was 2nd throwing 68.94 m competing as guest.

### Girls

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 100 metres (wind: +0.2 m/s) | Evelin Rivera Colombia | 11.72 | Isabela Silva Brazil | 11.75 | Maribel Caicedo Ecuador | 12.04 |
| 200 metres (wind: +1.0 m/s) | Evelin Rivera Colombia | 23.93 CR | Kelly Barona Ecuador | 24.29 | Daysiellen Dias Brazil | 24.77 |
| 400 metres | Jimena Copara Peru | 54.83 | Natricia Hooper Guyana | 55.06 | Eliana Chávez Colombia | 55.30 |
| 800 metres | Johana Arrieta Colombia | 2:10.64 | Ana Karolyne Silva Brazil | 2:11.35 | Valentina Barrientos Chile | 2:12.20 |
| 1500 metres | Valeria Cornejo Ecuador | 4:41.94 | Micaela Levaggi Argentina | 4:44.61 | Ruth Basilio Peru | 4:46.56 |
| 3000 metres | Ruth Cjuro Peru | 10:01.73 | Martha Guerrero Colombia | 10:01.79 | Clara Baiocchi Argentina | 10:13.04 |
| 2000 metres $steeplechase^4$ | Luz Karen Olivera Peru | 7:12.85 | Rina Cjuro Peru | 7:14.49 | Agustina Boucherie Argentina | 7:18.15 |
| 100 metres hurdles (wind: +1.3 m/s) | Maribel Caicedo Ecuador | 13.49 CR | Clara Marín Chile | 13.61 | Steffi Murillo Peru | 13.81 |
| 400 metres hurdles | Clara Marín Chile | 1:01.21 | Ana Yenifer Cedeño Venezuela | 1:01.60 | Josselyn Montiel Ecuador | 1:01.64 |
| 5000 metres track walk | Karla Jaramillo Ecuador | 23:38.83 | María Fernanda Montoya Colombia | 23:47.70 | Leydi Guerra Peru | 23:55.61 |
| High jump | María Fernanda Murillo Colombia | 1.78 CR | Camila Arrieta Chile | 1.78 CR | Catalina Ossa Chile | 1.72 |
| Pole vault | Robeilys Peinado Venezuela | 4.00 CR | Paula Arellano Colombia | 3.40 | Carolina Guzmán Chile | 3.30 |
| Long jump | Leticia Melo Brazil | 6.13 (wind: +0.1 m/s) CR | Alexa Morey Peru | 6.07 (wind: +0.1 m/s) | Antonia Kummerlin Chile | 5.90 (wind: +0.5 m/s) |
| Triple jump | Nhayilla Rentería Colombia | 12.94 (wind: +0.5 m/s) | Valeria Quispe Bolivia | 12.58 (wind: +0.2 m/s) | Beatriz Diogo Brazil | 12.41 (wind: +0.3 m/s) |
| Shot put | Ginger Quintero Ecuador | 15.68 | Amanda Scherer Brazil | 15.54 | Dayna Toledo Chile | 14.71 |
| Discus throw | Ailén Armada Argentina | 42.60 | Elizabeth Mina Ecuador | 41.92 | Catalina Bravo Chile | 41.74 |
| Hammer throw | María Alexandra Gaviria Colombia | 64.94 CR | Elizabeth Mina Ecuador | 63.61 | Ana Bayer Brazil | 60.86 |
| Javelin throw | Estefany Chacón Venezuela | 51.87 CR | Joana Soares Brazil | 47.57 | Ana Carolina Pires Brazil | 47.24 |
| Heptathlon | Jennifer Canchingre Ecuador | 5059 | Letícia Sumocoski da Silva Brazil | 4880 | Joyce Micolta Ecuador | 4813 |

$^4:$ In 2000m steeplechase, María Paula Guerrero from Colombia was 2nd in 7:13.38 competing as guest.

### Mixed

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mixed 4 × 400 metres relay | Brazil Stephanie Guimarães Anderson Cerqueira Daysiellen Dias Maykon do Nascimento | 3:27.02 CR | Colombia Johana Arrieta Eliana Chávez Rodrigo Lagares Anthony Zambrano | 3:28.53 | Chile Mónica Mendoza Enzo Faulbaum Clara Marín Martín Tagle | 3:32.13 |

## Medal table

The unofficial medal count is in agreement with an official publication.

* Host nation (Colombia)

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Brazil | 12 | 13 | 9 | 34 |
| 2 | Colombia* | 7 | 7 | 6 | 20 |
| 3 | Ecuador | 7 | 4 | 4 | 15 |
| 4 | Peru | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10 |
| 5 | Chile | 3 | 3 | 13 | 19 |
| 6 | Venezuela | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 7 | Argentina | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 8 | Panama | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 9 | Guyana | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | Bolivia | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | Uruguay | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals (11 entries) | Totals (11 entries) | 39 | 39 | 39 | 117 |

## Participation

According to an unofficial count, 337 athletes from 12 countries participated.

* Argentina (17)
* Bolivia (14)
* Brazil (69)
* Chile (39)
* Colombia (66)
* Ecuador (37)
* Guyana (3)
* Panama (9)
* Paraguay (15)
* Peru (33)
* Uruguay (15)
* Venezuela (20)

In addition, 77 athletes participated in the Central American Youth Grand Prix, 35 athletes in 12 international teams:

* / Bonaire (2)
* British Virgin Islands (1)
* Cayman Islands (1)
* Colombia (18)
* Costa Rica (1)
* Cuba (5)
* El Salvador (1)
* Honduras (2)
* Nicaragua (1)
* Paraguay (1)
* Peru (1)
* Puerto Rico (1)

and 42 athletes in 9 local teams from Colombian departments:

* Bogotá (3)
* Boyacá (3)
* Cauca (2)
* Cundinamarca (3)
* Quindío (2)
* Risaralda (9)
* San Andrés y Providencia (4)
* Santander (1)
* Valle del Cauca (15)

## Team trophies

Brazil won the team trophies in two categories, overall and boys, while Colombia won the girls category.

