# 2008 South American Race Walking Championships

The 2008 South American Race Walking Championships were held in Cuenca, Ecuador, on March 15-16, 2008. The track of the championship runs in the Avenida España.
A detailed report on the event and an appraisal of the results was given.
Complete results were published. The junior events are documented on the World Junior Athletics History webpages.

## Medallists

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| Men |||||||
| 20km | Luis Fernando López (COL) | 1:24:38 | Rolando Saquipay (ECU) | 1:25:41 | James Rendón (COL) | 1:27:07 |
| 50km | Mesías Zapata (ECU) | 4:15:26 | David Guevara (ECU) | 4:33:33 | Edwin Ochoa (ECU) | 4:34:55 |
| 10km Junior (U20) | Julián Rendón (COL) | 45:07 | Ricardo Lojan (ECU) | 45:47 | José Leonardo Montaña (COL) | 46:06 |
| 10km Youth (U18) | Jhon Castañeda (COL) | 46:50 | Caio Bonfim (BRA) | 47:00 | José Fernández (ECU) | 48:26 |
| Team (Men) |||||||
| 20km Team | Colombia | 10 pts | Ecuador | 16 pts | Chile | 37 pts |
| 50km Team | Ecuador | 6 pts | | | | |
| 10km Junior (U20) Team | Colombia | 4 pts | Ecuador | 6 pts | Brazil | 15 pts |
| 10km Youth (U18) Team | Ecuador | 7 pts | | | | |
| Women |||||||
| 20km | Sandra Zapata (COL) | 1:39:02 | Johana Ordóñez (ECU) | 1:39:28 | Janeth Guamán (ECU) | 1:40:25 |
| 10km Junior (U20) | Anlly Pineda (COL) | 49:13 | Claudia Cornejo (BOL) | 49:22 | Maria Rayo (COL) | 49:41 |
| 5km Youth (U18) | Ximena Sangoquisa (ECU) | 25:39 | Kimberly García (PER) | 25:51 | Wendy Cornejo (BOL) | 26:03 |
| Team (Women) |||||||
| 20km Team | Ecuador | 9 pts | Colombia | 13 pts | | |
| 10km Junior (U20) Team | Colombia | 4 pts | Ecuador | 10 pts | Brazil | 17 pts |
| 5km Youth (U18) Team | Ecuador | 5 pts | | | | |

## Results
### Men's 20km

| Place | Athlete | Time |
| | Luis Fernando López COL | 1:24:38 |
| | Rolando Saquipay ECU | 1:25:41 |
| | James Rendón COL | 1:27:07 |
| 4 | Pavel Chihuán PER | 1:28:56 |
| 5 | Mauricio Arteaga ECU | 1:29:16 |
| 6 | John Edison García COL | 1:30:07 |
| 7 | Juan Manuel Cano ARG | 1:30:40 |
| 8 | Rafael Duarte BRA | 1:31:09 |
| —$^*$ | Andrés Chocho ECU | 1:31:27 |
| 9 | Claudio Villanueva ECU | 1:32:30 |
| 10 | Yerko Araya CHI | 1:32:34 |
| 11 | Alex Tapia PER | 1:33:17 |
| 12 | Edward Araya CHI | 1:39:11 |
| 13 | Jonathan Riekmann BRA | 1:40:22 |
| 14 | Fabio Benito González ARG | 1:40:42 |
| 15 | Camilo Acuña CHI | 1:41:43 |
| — | José Alessandro Bagio BRA | DNF |
| — | Patricio Ortega ECU | DNF |
$^*$: Extra athlete (illegible for team and individual results).

#### Team 20km Men

| Country | Points |
| Colombia | 10 pts |
| Ecuador | 16 pts |
| Chile | 37 pts |

### Men's 50km

| Place | Athlete | Time |
| | Mesías Zapata ECU | 4:15:26 |
| —$^*$ | Fausto Quinde ECU | 4:25:27 |
| | David Guevara ECU | 4:33:33 |
| | Edwin Ochoa ECU | 4:34:55 |
| —$^*$ | Edgar Cudco ECU | 4:42:57 |
| 4 | Luis Felipe dos Santos BRA | 4:47:45 |
| — | Samir César Sabadin BRA | DNF |
| — | Luis Figueroa CHI | DNF |
$^*$: Extra athlete (illegible for team and individual results).

#### Team 50km Men

| Place | Country | Points |
| | Ecuador | 6 pts |

### Men's 10km Junior (U20)

| Place | Athlete | Time |
| | Julián Rendón COL | 45:07 |
| | Ricardo Lojan ECU | 45:47 |
| | José Leonardo Montaña COL | 46:06 |
| 4 | Jonathan Cáceres ECU | 46:28 |
| 5 | Felipe Toloza CHI | 48:16 |
| 6 | Samuel Babativa COL | 48:55 |
| 7 | Diego Martin BRA | 50:29 |
| 8 | Tiago Fonseca BRA | 54:23 |
| — | Washington Alvarado ECU | DQ |
| — | Dejaime de Oliveira BRA | DQ |
| —$^*$ | Diego Fernández ECU | DNS |
$^*$: Extra athlete (illegible for team and individual results).

#### Team 10km Men Junior (U20)

| Country | Points |
| Colombia | 4 pts |
| Ecuador | 6 pts |
| Brazil | 15 pts |

### Men's 10km Youth (U18)

| Place | Athlete | Time |
| | Jhon Castañeda COL | 46:50 |
| | Caio Bonfim BRA | 47:00 |
| | José Fernández ECU | 48:26 |
| 4 | Andrés Díaz ECU | 48:58 |
| —$^*$ | Oscar Orozco ECU | 51:00 |
| 5 | Henry Gajardo CHI | 51:02 |
| 6 | Ariel Magallanes ARG | 56:04 |
| — | Jackson Vivar ECU | DQ |
$^*$: Extra athlete (illegible for team and individual results).

#### Team 10km Men Youth (U18)

| Place | Country | Points |
| | Ecuador | 7 pts |

### Women's 20km

| Place | Athlete | Time |
| | Sandra Zapata COL | 1:39:02 |
| | Johana Ordóñez ECU | 1:39:28 |
| | Janeth Guamán ECU | 1:40:25 |
| 4 | Miriam Ramón ECU | 1:40:26 |
| 5 | Leslie Guavita COL | 1:44:00 |
| 6 | Yadira Guamán ECU | 1:44:39 |
| 7 | Sandra Galvis COL | 1:45:06 |
| 8 | Tânia Spindler BRA | 1:46:48 |
| 9 | Janeth Mamani BOL | 1:47:38 |
| 10 | Marcela Pacheco CHI | 1:48:38 |
| —$^*$ | Magaly Andrade ECU | 1:53:26 |
| 11 | Josette Sepúlveda CHI | 1:53:59 |
| 12 | Elianay Santana da Silva Pereira BRA | 2:01:00 |
| — | Vanessa Contreras CHI | DNF |
| — | Alessandra Picagevicz BRA | DNF |
$^*$: Extra athlete (illegible for team and individual results).

#### Team 20km Women

| Place | Country | Points |
| | Ecuador | 9 pts |
| | Colombia | 13 pts |

### Women's 10km Junior (U20)

| Place | Athlete | Time |
| | Anlly Pineda COL | 49:13 |
| | Claudia Cornejo BOL | 49:22 |
| | Maria Rayo COL | 49:41 |
| 4 | Gabriela Cornejo ECU | 50:15 |
| 5 | Lina Cruz COL | 52:18 |
| 6 | Adriana Velázquez ECU | 53:35 |
| —$^*$ | Andrea Gordón ECU | 57:10 |
| 7 | Daiana Luján ARG | 58:13 |
| 8 | Franciele da Costa BRA | 59:57 |
| 9 | Liliane Barbosa BRA | 1:01:22 |
| 10 | Pámela da Silva BRA | 1:03:09 |
| — | Paola Pérez ECU | DQ |
$^*$: Extra athlete (illegible for team and individual results).

#### Team 10km Women Junior (U20)

| Country | Points |
| Colombia | 4 pts |
| Ecuador | 10 pts |
| Brazil | 17 pts |

### Women's 5km Youth (U18)

| Place | Athlete | Time |
| | Ximena Sangoquisa ECU | 25:39 |
| | Kimberly García PER | 25:51 |
| | Wendy Cornejo BOL | 26:03 |
| 4 | Rita Andrade ECU | 26:23 |
| —$^*$ | Katherine Álvarez ECU | 27:41 |
| 5 | Janeth Huiracocha ECU | 28:08 |
| 6 | Viviana Jurado COL | 28:49 |
| 7 | Mayara Vicentainer BRA | 29:03 |
| 8 | Maricela Salamanca CHI | 30:21 |
| 9 | Romina Oyola ARG | 31:04 |
$^*$: Extra athlete (illegible for team and individual results).

#### Team 5km Women Youth (U18)

| Place | Country | Points |
| | Ecuador | 5 pts |

## Participation

The participation of 74 athletes from 7 countries is reported.
* Argentina (5)
* Bolivia (3)
* Brazil (16)
* Chile (10)
* Colombia (14)
* Ecuador (23)
* Peru (3)