# 2001 South American Championships in Athletics

The 2001 South American Championships in Athletics were held at the Vila Olímpica in Manaus, Brazil, from May 18–20.

## Medal summary
### Men's events

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres | Raphael de Oliveira Brazil | 10.36 | Cláudio Sousa Brazil | 10.37 | Heber Viera Uruguay | 10.37 |
| 200 metres | André da Silva Brazil | 20.52 | Heber Viera Uruguay | 20.68 | Augusto de Oliveira Brazil | 21.02 |
| 400 metres | Sanderlei Parrela Brazil | 45.11 CR | Valdinei da Silva Brazil | 46.50 | Jonathan Palma Venezuela | 46.78 |
| 800 metres | Hudson de Souza Brazil | 1:47.20 | Flavio Godoy Brazil | 1:47.65 | Simoncito Silvera Venezuela | 1:48.54 |
| 1500 metres | Hudson de Souza Brazil | 3:36.47 CR | Edgar de Oliveira Brazil | 3:43.56 | Sebastián González Cabot Argentina | 3:45.35 |
| 5000 metres | Elenilson da Silva Brazil | 14:10.94 | José Frazão Brazil | 14:25.35 | José Alejandro Semprún Venezuela | 14:32.90 |
| 10,000 metres | Néstor García Uruguay | 30:17.09 | José Alejandro Semprún Venezuela | 30:24.56 | Oscar Cortínez Argentina | 31:12.45 |
| 3000 metres steeplechase | Celso Ficagna Brazil | 8:44.83 | Emigdio Delgado Venezuela | 8:47.55 | Adelar Schuler Brazil | 8:51.70 |
| 110 metres hurdles | Márcio de Souza Brazil | 13.64 CR | Redelen dos Santos Brazil | 13.87 | Paulo Villar Colombia | 13.88 |
| 400 metres hurdles | Anderson Costa dos Santos Brazil | 50.48 | Carlos Zbinden Chile | 50.99 | João Carlos dos Santos Brazil | 51.04 |
| 4 × 100 metres relay | Brazil Raphael de Oliveira Cláudio Roberto Souza Vicente de Lima André da Silva | 38.67 | Venezuela Juan Morillo José Peña José Carabalí Helly Ollarves | 40.02 | Uruguay Heber Viera Rubén Techeira Danielo Estefan José Daniel García | 40.34 |
| 4 × 400 metres relay | Venezuela Jonathan Palma Luis Luna Simoncito Silvera William Hernández | 3:06.31 | Brazil Valdinei da Silva Luís Antônio Elói Anderson Jorge dos Santos Flávio Godoy | 3:06.64 | Argentina Gustavo Aguirre Sebastián González Cabot Gabriel Heredia Eric Kerwitz | 3:13.88 |
| 20,000 metres track walk | José Alessandro Bagio Brazil | 1:31:42.84 | Mário dos Santos Brazil | 1:32:45.90 | Xavier Moreno Ecuador | 1:35:42.11 |
| High jump | Jessé de Lima Brazil | 2.20 | Alfredo Deza Peru | 2.20 | Felipe Apablaza Chile | 2.15 |
| Pole vault | Javier Benítez Argentina | 5.40 CR | Ricardo Diez Venezuela | 5.35 =NR | Gustavo Rehder Brazil | 5.15 |
| Long jump | Nelson Ferreira Brazil | 7.67 | Lewis Asprilla Colombia | 7.48w | Esteban Copland Venezuela | 7.31 |
| Triple jump | Jadel Gregório Brazil | 16.98 | Messias José Baptista Brazil | 16.23 | Freddy Nieves Ecuador | 16.14 |
| Shot put | Marco Antonio Verni Chile | 18.57 | Yojer Medina Venezuela | 18.49 | Édson Miguel Brazil | 17.00 |
| Discus throw | Marcelo Pugliese Argentina | 56.30 | João Joaquim dos Santos Brazil | 54.40 | Julio Piñero Argentina | 54.10 |
| Hammer throw | Juan Cerra Argentina | 73.95 CR | Adrián Marzo Argentina | 69.69 | Eduardo Acuña Peru | 63.53 |
| Javelin throw | Luiz Fernando da Silva Brazil | 74.50 | Nery Kennedy Paraguay | 74.41 | Manuel Fuenmayor Venezuela | 71.44 |
| Decathlon | Édson Bindilatti Brazil | 7564 | Eric Kerwitz Argentina | 7305 | Enrique Aguirre Argentina | 7226 |
| WR world record | AR area record | CR championship record | GR games record | NR national record | OR Olympic record | PB personal best | SB season best | WL world leading (in a given season) |||||| |

### Women's events

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres | Lucimar de Moura Brazil | 11.55 | María Isabel Coloma Chile | 11.79 | Rosemar Coelho Brazil | 11.79 |
| 200 metres | Felipa Palacios Colombia | 23.36 | Rosemar Coelho Brazil | 23.52 | Lucimar de Moura Brazil | 23.68 |
| 400 metres | Luciana Mendes Brazil | 52.76 | Maria Laura Almirao Brazil | 53.14 | Norma González Colombia | 53.29 |
| 800 metres | Luciana Mendes Brazil | 2:00.04 CR | Letitia Vriesde Suriname | 2:00.93 | Marlene da Silva Brazil | 2:05.82 |
| 1500 metres | Letitia Vriesde Suriname | 4:19.97 | Célia dos Santos Brazil | 4:23.91 | Andréa da Silva Brazil | 4:28.01 |
| 5000 metres | Maria Rodrigues Brazil | 16:35.1 | Selma dos Reis Brazil | 16:40.0 | María Paredes Ecuador | 16:53.5 |
| 10,000 metres | Maria Rodrigues Brazil | 35:25.70 | Rosa Apaza Bolivia | 35:30.04 | Adriana de Souza Brazil | 35:30.06 |
| 3000 metres steeplechase | Michelle Costa Brazil | 10:31.30 CR | Claudia Camargo Argentina | 10:58.81 | Magda Azevedo Brazil | 11:03.95 |
| 100 metres hurdles | Maurren Maggi Brazil | 12.71 AR CR | Maíla Machado Brazil | 13.18 | Sandrine Legenort Venezuela | 13.88 |
| 400 metres hurdles | Isabel Silva Brazil | 57.47 | Princesa Oliveros Colombia | 58.76 | Luciana França Brazil | 58.87 |
| 4 × 100 metres relay | Brazil Lucimar de Moura Rosemar Coelho Neto Kátia Regina Santos Thatiana Regina Ignâcio | 44.32 | Colombia Norma González Digna Luz Murillo Princesa Oliveros Felipa Palacios | 45.43 | Venezuela Jennifer Arveláez Sandrine Legenort Yusmely García Wilmary Álvarez | 47.22 |
| 4 × 400 metres relay | Brazil Maria Laura Almirão Maria Figueirêdo Lucimar Teodoro Luciana Mendes | 3:32.43 CR | Colombia Felipa Palacios Norma González Rosibel García Princesa Oliveros | 3:40.27 | Venezuela Wilmary Álvarez Eliana Pacheco Yusmely García Jenny Mejías | 3:44.74 |
| 20,000 metres track walk | Geovana Irusta Bolivia | 1:42:42.33 | Gianetti Bonfim Brazil | 1:46:02.08 | Cristina Bohórquez Colombia | 1:48:18.75 |
| High jump | Luciane Dambacher Brazil Thais de Andrade Brazil | 1.83 | | | |
| Pole vault | Alejandra García Argentina | 4.00 | Alina Alló Argentina | 3.90 | María Paz Ausín Chile Karen da Silva Brazil | 3.70 |
| Long jump | Maurren Maggi Brazil | 6.69 | Luciana dos Santos Brazil | 6.10 | Helena Guerrero Colombia | 6.04 |
| Triple jump | Keila Costa Brazil | 13.61 | Luciana dos Santos Brazil | 13.48 | Mónica Falcioni Uruguay | 13.43 |
| Shot put | Elisângela Adriano Brazil | 17.93 | Andréa Pereira Brazil | 15.64 | Marianne Berndt Chile | 15.38 |
| Discus throw | Elisângela Adriano Brazil | 58.40 | Katiuscia de Jesus Brazil | 49.52 | María Eugenia Giggi Argentina | 48.30 |
| Hammer throw | Karina Moya Argentina | 60.83 CR | Josiane Soares Brazil | 58.81 | Erika Melián Argentina | 55.70 |
| Javelin throw | Carla Bispo Brazil | 51.98 | Alessandra Resende Brazil | 50.83 | Romina Maggi Argentina | 48.90 |
| Heptathlon | Elizete da Silva Brazil | 5338 | Valeria Steffens Chile | 5157 | Mônica Marques Brazil | 5125 |
| WR world record | AR area record | CR championship record | GR games record | NR national record | OR Olympic record | PB personal best | SB season best | WL world leading (in a given season) |||||| |

## Medal table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Brazil (BRA) | 34 | 22 | 14 | 70 |
| 2 | Argentina (ARG) | 5 | 4 | 8 | 17 |
| 3 | Venezuela (VEN) | 1 | 5 | 8 | 14 |
| 4 | Colombia (COL) | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 |
| 5 | Chile (CHI) | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| 6 | Uruguay (URU) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 7 | Bolivia (BOL) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | Suriname (SUR) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | Peru (PER) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | Paraguay (PAR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Ecuador (ECU) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Totals (11 entries) | Totals (11 entries) | 45 | 43 | 44 | 132 |

## Participation

* Argentina (34)
* Bolivia (5)
* Brazil (77)
* Chile (23)
* Colombia (10)
* Ecuador (16)
* French Guiana (1) (guest)
* Guyana (3)
* Panama (1)
* Paraguay (1)
* Peru (7)
* Suriname (2)
* Uruguay (9)
* Venezuela (28)