# 1991 South American Championships in Athletics

The 36th South American Championships in Athletics were held in Manaus, Brazil, between 28 and 30 June 1991. It was the last edition to hold the Marathon event.

## Medal summary
### Men's events

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres (wind: +0.7 m/s) | Robson da Silva Brazil | 10.18 | Arnaldo da Silva Brazil | 10.39 | Carlos Moreno Chile | 10.44 |
| 200 metres (wind: +0.5 m/s) | Robson da Silva Brazil | 20.79 | Marcelo Brivilati da Silva Brazil | 20.94 | Jesús Malavé Venezuela | 21.18 |
| 400 metres | Carlos Morales Chile | 46.55 | Roberto Bortolotto Brazil | 46.90 | Henry Aguiar Venezuela | 47.02 |
| 800 metres | Flavio Godoy Brazil | 1:47.94 | Luiz José Gonçalves Brazil | 1:48.16 | Pablo Squella Chile | 1:48.21 |
| 1500 metres | Edgar de Oliveira Brazil | 3:42.41 | Luiz José Gonçalves Brazil | 3:42.48 | Carlos Naput Argentina | 3:50.09 |
| 5000 metres | Valdenor dos Santos Brazil | 14:09.03 | Otoniel dos Santos Brazil | 14:13.35 | Eduardo Navas Venezuela | 14:16.06 |
| 10,000 metres | Valdenor dos Santos Brazil | 29:25.20 | Juan José Castillo Peru | 29:37.40 | Roberto Punina Ecuador | 30:00.40 |
| Marathon | Joseildo Rocha Brazil | 2:33:22 | Luis Nempo Chile | 2:39:57 | Doval da Silva Brazil | 2:41:38 |
| 3000 metres steeplechase | Adauto Domingues Brazil | 8:36.21 CR | Wander Moura Brazil | 8:49.11 | Oscar Amaya Argentina | 8:52.08 |
| 110 metres hurdles (wind: -1.1 m/s) | Joilto Bonfim Brazil | 14.11 | Elvis Cedeño Venezuela | 14.23 | Eliexer Pulgar Venezuela | 14.38 |
| 400 metres hurdles | Eronilde de Araújo Brazil | 49.65 CR | Antonio Smith Venezuela | 50.14 | Luis Bello Venezuela | 50.73 |
| 4 × 100 metres relay | Brazil Joilto Bonfim Arnaldo da Silva Robson da Silva Reginaldo Aguiar | 39.90 | Chile Carlos Morales Carlos Moreno Héctor Fernández Roberto Marshall | 40.61 | Argentina Claudio Molocznik Guillermo Cacián José María Beduino Claudio Arcas | 41.22 |
| 4 × 400 metres relay | Brazil Roberto Bortolotto Jorge Costa Geraldo Maranhão Jr. Ediélson Tenório | 3:05.60 CR | Venezuela Antonio Smith Henry Aguiar José Moisés Zambrano Luis Bello | 3:08.39 | Argentina Claudio Arcas José María Beduino Guillermo Cacián Claudio Molocznik | 3:11.10 |
| 20 kilometres road walk | Sérgio Galdino Brazil | 1:26:26 | Querubín Moreno Colombia | 1:28:56 | Orlando Díaz Colombia | 1:30:22 |
| High jump | Gilmar Mayo Colombia | 2.20 CR | Fernando Moreno Argentina | 2.17 | Jorge Archanjo Brazil | 2.11 |
| Pole vault | Cristián Aspillaga Chile | 5.00 | Konstantín Zagustín Venezuela | 5.00 | Thomas Riether Chile | 4.80 |
| Long jump | Paulo de Oliveira Brazil | 7.83 | Gelson Vaqueiro Brazil | 7.46 | Jimmy Ávila Panama | 7.40 |
| Triple jump | Anísio Silva Brazil | 16.15 | Sergio Saavedra Venezuela | 15.98 | Ednilson de Miranda Brazil | 15.74 |
| Shot put | Gert Weil Chile | 18.37 | Adilson Oliveira Brazil | 18.08 | Yojer Medina Venezuela | 16.35 |
| Discus throw | João dos Santos Brazil | 58.08 CR | Marcelo Pugliese Argentina | 53.08 | Jair Teutonio Brazil | 51.62 |
| Hammer throw | Adrián Marzo Argentina | 65.12 | Andrés Charadia Argentina | 62.88 | Pedro Rivail Atílio Brazil | 61.32 |
| Javelin throw | Luis Lucumí Colombia | 74.42 | Rodrigo Zelaya Chile | 73.88 | Gustavo Wielandt Chile | 68.64 |
| Decathlon | José de Assis Brazil | 7227 | Marco Antônio Brito Brazil | 6189 | Giovanny Gudino Ecuador | 4617 |

### Women's events

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres (wind: -1.1 m/s) | Claudete Alves Pina Brazil | 11.84 | Berenice Ferreira Brazil | 11.93 | Alejandra Quiñones Colombia | 11.96 |
| 200 metres (wind: +0.1 m/s) | Ximena Restrepo Colombia | 23.21 CR | Claudete Alves Pina Brazil | 23.37 | Eliane de Souza Brazil | 23.92 |
| 400 metres | Maria Figueirêdo Brazil | 51.56 CR | Eliane de Souza Brazil | 53.76 | Ángela Mancilla Colombia | 54.11 |
| 800 metres | Maria Figueirêdo Brazil | 2:00.45 CR | Luciana Mendes Brazil | 2:04.44 | Amparo Alba Colombia | 2:07.60 |
| 1500 metres | Rita de Jesus Brazil | 4:19.18 CR | Célia dos Santos Brazil | 4:21.64 | Amparo Alba Colombia | 4:29.48 |
| 3000 metres | Carmem de Oliveira Brazil | 9:17.50 CR | Rita de Jesus Brazil | 9:24.44 | Ruth Jaime Peru | 9:39.04 |
| 10,000 metres | Carmem de Oliveira Brazil | 33:27.85 CR | Solange de Souza Brazil | 34:00.90 | Sandra Ruales Ecuador | 34:57.00 |
| 100 metres hurdles (wind: -1.8 m/s) | Carmen Bezanilla Chile | 13.73 | Arlene Phillips Venezuela | 13.85 | Anabella von Kesselstatt Argentina | 14.20 |
| 400 metres hurdles | Liliana Chalá Ecuador | 57.16 CR | Maribelsy Peña Colombia | 57.23 | Arlene Phillips Venezuela | 58.42 |
| 4 × 100 metres relay | Brazil Rita Gomes Berenice Ferreira Cleide Amaral Eliane de Souza | 44.87 | Colombia Ángela Mancilla Elia Mera Alejandra Quiñones Ximena Restrepo | 45.00 | Argentina Daniela Lebreo Anabella von Kesselstatt Virginia Lebreo Denise Sharpe | 46.14 |
| 4 × 400 metres relay | Brazil Maria Magnólia Figueiredo Jucilene Garcez Janice Vera Cruz Luciana Mendes | 3:32.59 CR | Colombia Ximena Restrepo María Quiñones Maribelcy Pena Ángela Quiñones | 3:36.56 | Uruguay Inés Justet Soledad Acerenza Laura Abel Claudia Acerenza | 3:40.19 NR |
| 10,000 metres track walk | Gloria Moreno Chile | 52:40.5 | Bertha Vera Ecuador | 52:53.2 | Ivana Henn Brazil | 53:38.1 |
| High jump | Orlane dos Santos Brazil | 1.89 CR | Mônica Lunkmoss Brazil | 1.81 | Leonor Carter Chile | 1.75 |
| Long jump | Rita Slompo Brazil | 5.94 | Luciana dos Santos Brazil | 5.78 | Ingrid Meilicke Paraguay | 5.51 |
| Shot put | María Isabel Urrutia Colombia | 16.34 CR | Elisângela Adriano Brazil | 16.04 | Alexandra Amaro Brazil | 14.95 |
| Discus throw | María Isabel Urrutia Colombia | 51.70 CR | Fátima Germano Brazil | 49.74 | Rosana Piovesan Brazil | 47.80 |
| Javelin throw | Marieta Riera Venezuela | 57.40 CR | Sueli dos Santos Brazil | 56.64 | Mônica Rocha Brazil | 50.26 |
| Heptathlon | Zorobabelia Córdoba Colombia | 5564 | Conceição Geremias Brazil | 5277 | Ana Lúcia Silva Brazil | 4837 |

## Medal table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Brazil | 27 | 23 | 11 | 61 |
| 2 | Colombia | 6 | 4 | 5 | 15 |
| 3 | Chile | 5 | 3 | 5 | 13 |
| 4 | Venezuela | 1 | 6 | 7 | 14 |
| 5 | Argentina | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 |
| 6 | Ecuador | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 7 | Peru | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | Panama | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | Paraguay | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | Uruguay | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (10 entries) | Totals (10 entries) | 41 | 41 | 41 | 123 |

## Participating nations

* Argentina (26)
* Bolivia (9)
* Brazil (72)
* Chile (29)
* Colombia (22)
* Ecuador (24)
* Panama (1)
* Paraguay (2)
* Peru (39)
* Uruguay (7)
* Venezuela (26)