# 2002 South American Cross Country Championships

The 2002 South American Cross Country Championships took place on February 23–24, 2002. The races were held in Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia.
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) | Jonathan Monje Chile | 38:45 | Julián Berrío Colombia | 38:50 | Carlos Jaramillo Chile | 38:51 |
| Men's short (4 km) | Hudson Santos de Souza Brazil | 11:57 | Javier Adolfo Carriqueo Argentina | 12:11 | Jonathan Monje Chile | 12:13 |
| Junior (U20) men (8 km) | Fernando Alex Fernandes Brazil | 26:41 | Maximiliano Alonso Sánchez Argentina | 27:06 | Marcelo Zalles Bolivia | 27:22 |
| Youth (U18) men (4 km) | Gilialdo Koball Brazil | 12:59 | Freddy Espinoza Colombia | 13:32 | Alexis Maureira Chile | 13:35 |
| Senior women (8 km) | Adriana de Souza Brazil | 29:54 | Bertha Sánchez Colombia | 30:54 | Wilma Guerra Ecuador | 31:11 |
| Women's short (4 km) | Bertha Sánchez Colombia | 14:02 | Silvia Paredes Ecuador | 14:08 | Marily dos Santos Brazil | 14:19 |
| Junior (U20) women (6 km) | Ruby Riativa Colombia | 23:50 | Susana Aburto Chile | 24:49 | Magaly Crispin Bolivia | 25:39 |
| Youth (U18) women (3 km) | Fernanda Maria Silva Brazil | 10:55 | Elizabeth Choquevillca Bolivia | 11:06 | Militza Saucedo Bolivia | 11:21 |
| Team |||||||
| Senior men | Chile | 14 | Colombia | 14 | Bolivia | 25 |
| Men's short | Chile | 12 | Argentina | 15 | Bolivia | 27 |
| Junior (U20) men | Bolivia | 14 | | | | |
| Youth (U18) men | Bolivia | 18 | | | | |
| Senior women | Ecuador | 13 | Chile | 21 | | |
| Women's short | Ecuador | 13 | Chile | 23 | Bolivia | 28 |
| Junior (U20) women | Bolivia | 12 | | | | |
| Youth (U18) women | Bolivia | 9 | | | | |

## Race results
### Senior men's race (12 km)

* Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result.

### Men's short race (4 km)

* Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result.

### Junior (U20) men's race (8 km)

* Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result.

### Youth (U18) men's race (4 km)

* Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result.

### Senior women's race (8 km)

* Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result.

### Women's short race (4 km)

* Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result.

### Junior (U20) women's race (6 km)

* Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result.

### Youth (U18) women's race (3 km)

* Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result.

## Medal table (unofficial)

* Host nation (Bolivia)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Brazil | 5 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 2 | Bolivia* | 4 | 1 | 6 | 11 |
| 3 | Chile | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
| 4 | Colombia | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
| 5 | Ecuador | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | Argentina | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Totals (6 entries) | Totals (6 entries) | 16 | 12 | 11 | 39 |
* Note: Totals include both individual and team medals, with medals in the team competition counting as one medal.

## Participation

According to an unofficial count, 72 athletes from 7 countries participated.
* Argentina (5)
* Bolivia (32)
* Brazil (7)
* Chile (12)
* Colombia (7)
* Ecuador (8)
* Uruguay (1)