# 1995 South American Championships in Athletics

The 1995 South American Championships in Athletics were held at the Vila Olímpica in Manaus, Brazil, between 26 and 28 May. This was the first edition to feature women's 5000 metres (replacing 3000 metres), pole vault and hammer throw.

## Medal summary
### Men's events

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres (wind: +0.2 m/s) | Robson da Silva Brazil | 10.29 | Édson Ribeiro Brazil | 10.30 | Carlos Gats Argentina | 10.51 |
| 200 metres (wind: +1.2 m/s) | Robson da Silva Brazil | 20.54 | Claudinei da Silva Brazil | 20.68 | Carlos Gats Argentina | 20.90 |
| 400 metres | Sanderlei Parrela Brazil | 45.74 CR | Inaldo Sena Brazil | 45.88 | Wenceslao Ferrín Colombia | 46.33 |
| 800 metres | José Luíz Barbosa Brazil | 1:46.16 CR | José Carlos de Oliveira Brazil | 1:48.88 | Pablo Squella Chile | 1:49.80 |
| 1500 metres | Edgar de Oliveira Brazil | 3:38.81 CR | José Carlos de Oliveira Brazil | 3:41.73 | Jacinto Navarrete Colombia | 3:44.27 |
| 5000 metres | Ronaldo da Costa Brazil | 13:51.66 CR | Elenilson da Silva Brazil | 14:04.97 | Jacinto Navarrete Colombia | 14:07.63 |
| 10,000 metres | Sérgio Gonçalves da Silva Brazil | 29:10.73 | César Troncoso Argentina | 30:24.29 | Waldemar Cotelo Uruguay | 30:43.66 |
| 3000 metres steeplechase | Clodoaldo do Carmo Brazil | 8:56.87 | Eduardo do Nascimento Brazil | 8:57.81 | Antonio Soliz Argentina | 9:04.26 |
| 110 metres hurdles (wind: -0.7 m/s) | Joilto Bonfim Brazil | 13.92 | Arturo Rodríguez Chile | 14.42 | Oscar Ratto Argentina | 14.60 |
| 400 metres hurdles | Eronilde de Araújo Brazil | 48.63 CR | Llimy Rivas Colombia | 50.37 | Francisco Carlos de Lima Brazil | 52.19 |
| 4 × 100 metres relay | Brazil Édson Ribeiro Marcelo Brivilatti da Silva Arnaldo da Silva Robson da Silva | 39.42 CR | Colombia Robinson Urrutia Jhon Mena Luis Vega Wenceslao Ferrín | 40.31 | Argentina Jorge Polanco Cristian Vitasse Guillermo Cacián Carlos Gats | 40.78 |
| 4 × 400 metres relay | Brazil Osmar dos Santos Eronilde de Araújo Inaldo Sena Sanderlei Parrela | 3:04.93 CR | Colombia Robinson Urrutia Luis Vega Llimy Rivas Wenceslao Ferrín | 3:10.16 | Chile Carlos Morales Pablo Squella Juan Francisco Cobo Ricardo Roach | 3:11.83 |
| 20,000 metres track walk | Querubín Moreno Colombia | 1:28:57.3 CR | Héctor Moreno Colombia | 1:31:03.9 | Ademar Kammler Brazil | 1:32:17.9 |
| High jump | Gilmar Mayo Colombia | 2.25 CR | Marcos dos Santos Brazil | 2.15 | Fernando Moreno Argentina | 2.15 |
| Pole vault | Cristián Aspillaga Chile | 4.70 | Oscar Veit Argentina | 4.60 | Renato Bortolocci Brazil | 4.40 |
| Long jump | Douglas de Souza Brazil | 8.05 CR | Nelson Ferreira Brazil | 8.05 | Oscar Valiente Peru | 7.16 |
| Triple jump | Messias José Baptista Brazil | 16.29 | Sergio Saavedra Venezuela | 16.25 | Jefferson Ilário Brazil | 16.16 |
| Shot put | Gert Weil Chile | 19.02 | Yojer Medina Venezuela | 18.82 | Adilson Oliveira Brazil | 17.68 |
| Discus throw | João dos Santos Brazil | 58.52 | Marcelo Pugliese Argentina | 57.80 | Édson Miguel Brazil | 52.30 |
| Hammer throw | Andrés Charadia Argentina | 70.34 | Adrián Marzo Argentina | 69.04 | Pedro Rivail Atílio Brazil | 59.14 |
| Javelin throw | Luis Lucumí Colombia | 76.82 | Mauricio Silva Argentina | 71.72 | Marcos Vieira Brazil | 70.04 |
| Decathlon | Pedro da Silva Brazil | 7374 | Márcio de Souza Brazil | 6762 | Oscar Veit Argentina | 6565 |

### Women's events

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres (wind: +0.4 m/s) | Cleide Amaral Brazil | 11.38 | Mirtha Brock Colombia | 11.52 | Kátia de Jesus Santos Brazil | 11.52 |
| 200 metres (wind: +1.1 m/s) | Kátia de Jesus Santos Brazil | 23.34 | Cleide Amaral Brazil | 23.39 | Patricia Rodríguez Colombia | 23.42 |
| 400 metres | Ximena Restrepo Colombia | 51.93 | Luciana Mendes Brazil | 52.64 | Patricia Rodríguez Colombia | 52.95 |
| 800 metres | Marlene da Silva Brazil | 2:04.57 | Marta Orellana Argentina | 2:06.37 | Mercy Colorado Ecuador | 2:10.36 |
| 1500 metres | Marta Orellana Argentina | 4:21.60 | Célia dos Santos Brazil | 4:23.23 | Clara Morales Chile | 4:24.89 |
| 5000 metres | Marlene Flores Chile | 16:48.35 CR | Esneda Londoño Colombia | 16:48.67 | Bertha Sánchez Colombia | 16:49.58 |
| 10,000 metres | Carmem de Oliveira Brazil | 33:55.84 | Marlene Flores Chile | 34:48.45 | Esneda Londoño Colombia | 36:26.55 |
| 100 metres hurdles (wind: -0.1 m/s) | Carmen Bezanilla Chile | 13.62 | Verónica Depaoli Argentina | 13.92 | Vânia da Silva Brazil | 14.03 |
| 400 metres hurdles | Ximena Restrepo Colombia | 57.42 | Marise da Silva Brazil | 58.62 | Flor Robledo Colombia | 59.90 |
| 4 × 100 metres relay | Brazil Cleide Amaral Lucimar de Moura Vânia da Silva Kátia Regina Santos | 44.97 | Colombia Helena Guerrero Sandra Borrero Mirtha Brock Flor Robledo | 45.64 | Chile Marcela Barros Carmen Bezanilla Lisette Rondón Hannelore Grosser | 46.73 |
| 4 × 400 metres relay | Colombia Mirtha Brock Flor Robledo Patricia Rodríguez Ximena Restrepo | 3:33.37 | Chile Marcela Barros Hannelore Grosser Carmen Bezanilla Ismenia Guzmán | 3:42.27 | Argentina Mariela Andrade Veronica Depaoli Sandra Izquierdo Marta Orellana | 3:49.58 |
| 10,000 metres track walk | Miriam Ramón Ecuador | 49:26.4 | Liliana Bermeo Colombia | 49:34.9 | Nailse Pazin Brazil | 52:41.8 |
| High jump | Orlane dos Santos Brazil | 1.80 | Luciane Dambacher Brazil | 1.75 | Mariela Andrade Argentina | 1.70 |
| Pole vault | Alejandra García Argentina | 3.10 CR | Conceição Geremias Brazil | 2.70 | Patrícia de Oliveira Brazil | 2.30 |
| Long jump | Andrea Ávila Argentina | 6.58 CR | Luciana dos Santos Brazil | 6.16 | Helena Guerrero Colombia | 6.06 |
| Triple jump | Andrea Ávila Argentina | 13.34 | Luciana dos Santos Brazil | 13.07 | Milly Figueroa Colombia | 12.62 |
| Shot put | Elisângela Adriano Brazil | 17.37 CR | María Isabel Urrutia Colombia | 16.43 | Alexandra Amaro Brazil | 15.62 |
| Discus throw | Amélia Moreira Brazil | 55.10 | María Isabel Urrutia Colombia | 54.60 | Liliana Martinelli Argentina | 54.32 |
| Hammer throw | María Eugenia Villamizar Colombia | 56.34 CR | Karina Moya Argentina | 52.18 | Zulma Lambert Argentina | 50.74 |
| Javelin throw | Zuleima Araméndiz Colombia | 54.82 | Carla Bispo Brazil | 52.56 | Zorobabelia Córdoba Colombia | 51.82 |
| Heptathlon | Zorobabelia Córdoba Colombia | 5495 | Euzinete dos Reis Brazil | 5322 | Andrea Ávila Argentina | 5290 |

## Medal table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Brazil | 24 | 20 | 13 | 57 |
| 2 | Colombia | 9 | 10 | 11 | 30 |
| 3 | Argentina | 5 | 8 | 12 | 25 |
| 4 | Chile | 4 | 3 | 4 | 11 |
| 5 | Ecuador | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | Venezuela | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | Peru | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | Uruguay | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (8 entries) | Totals (8 entries) | 43 | 43 | 43 | 129 |

## Participating nations

Guyana and Suriname competed for the first time at these Championships. In addition, Angola and French Guiana participated as guests.
* Angola* (1)
* Argentina (34)
* Bolivia (7)
* Brazil (69)
* Chile (23)
* Colombia (29)
* Ecuador (11)
* French Guiana* (2)
* Guyana (1)
* Panama (2)
* Paraguay (2)
* Peru (7)
* Suriname (2)
* Uruguay (7)
* Venezuela (2)
*Countries participating as guests