# 2012 South American Race Walking Championships

The 2012 South American Race Walking Championships were held in Salinas, Ecuador, on March 17–18, 2012. The track of the championship runs in El Malecón de Salinas.
A detailed report on the event and an appraisal of the results was given by Eduardo Biscayart for the World Athletics.
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 |||||||
| 20 km | Caio Bonfim (BRA) | 1:23:59 | James Rendón (COL) | 1:24:05 | Moacir Zimmermann (BRA) | 1:24:34 |
| 50 km | Mário dos Santos (BRA) | 4:12:52 | Jonathan Cáceres (ECU) | 4:14:44 | Edgar Cudco (ECU) | 4:22:44 |
| 10 km Junior (U20) | Éider Arévalo (COL) | 43:24 | Kenny Martín Pérez (COL) | 43:38 | Manuel Esteban Soto (COL) | 43:43 |
| 10 km Youth (U18) | Paolo Yurivilca (PER) | 44:60 | Brian Pintado (ECU) | 45:24 | Franco Chocho (ECU) | 48:11 |
| Team (Men) |||||||
| 20 km Team | Brazil | 15 pts | Ecuador | 18 pts | | |
| 50 km Team | Ecuador | 10 pts | | | | |
| 10 km Junior (U20) Team | Colombia | 3 pts | Brazil | 17 pts | Ecuador | 17 pts |
| 10 km Youth (U18) Team | Ecuador | 5 pts | Colombia | 11 pts | | |
| Women |||||||
| 20 km | Arabelly Orjuela (COL) | 1:34:40 | Ingrid Hernández (COL) | 1:34:56 | Milangela Rosales (VEN) | 1:36:44 |
| 10 km Junior (U20) | Sandra Arenas (COL) | 45:17 | Ángela Castro (BOL) | 46:60 | Wendy Cornejo (BOL) | 47:01 |
| 5 km Youth (U18) | Karla Jaramillo (ECU) | 24:49 | Lina Abril (COL) | 24:57 | Wendy Díaz (COL) | 26:18 |
| Team (Women) |||||||
| 20 km Team | Colombia | 9 pts | Ecuador | 20 pts | | |
| 10 km Junior (U20) Team | Bolivia | 5 pts | Colombia | 6 pts | Brazil | 15 pts |
| 5 km Youth (U18) Team | Colombia | 5 pts | | | | |

## Results
### Men's 20km

| Place | Athlete | Time |
| | Caio Bonfim BRA | 1:23:59.0 |
| | James Rendón COL | 1:24:05.4 |
| | Moacir Zimmermann BRA | 1:24:33.7 |
| 4 | Rolando Saquipay ECU | 1:25:56.2 |
| 5 | José Leonardo Montaña COL | 1:27:45.6 |
| 6 | Mauricio Arteaga ECU | 1:28:27.6 |
| 7 | Ronald Quispe BOL | 1:29:16.0 |
| 8 | Andrés Chocho ECU | 1:30:24.4 |
| 9 | José Bustamante VEN | 1:30:34.5 |
| 10 | Edwin Ochoa ECU | 1:32:24.8 |
| 11 | Daniel Alexandre Voigt BRA | 1:34:34.3 |
| 12 | José Rubio ECU | 1:35:23.5 |
| 13 | Wilman Vera VEN | 1:36:39.3 |
| —$^*$ | Damian Campaña ECU | 1:39:00.4 |
| 14 | Juan Carlos Noguera ARG | 1:43:35.5 |
$^*$: Extra athlete (illegible for team and individual results).

#### Team 20km Men

| Place | Country | Points |
| | Brazil | 15 pts |
| | Ecuador | 18 pts |

### Men's 50km

| Place | Athlete | Time |
| | Mário dos Santos BRA | 4:12:52 |
| | Jonathan Cáceres ECU | 4:14:44 |
| | Edgar Cudco ECU | 4:22:44 |
| 4 | Cláudio Richardson dos Santos BRA | 4:24:23 |
| 5 | Fausto Quinde ECU | 4:27:18 |
| 6 | Edison Salazar ECU | 4:44:28 |
| — | Luiz Felipe dos Santos BRA | DQ |
| — | David Guevara ECU | DQ |
| — | Fabio Benito González ARG | DNF |
| — | Yerenman Salazar VEN | DNF |

#### Team 50km Men

| Place | Country | Points |
| | Ecuador | 10 pts |

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

| Place | Athlete | Time |
| | Éider Arévalo COL | 43:24 |
| | Kenny Martín Pérez COL | 43:38 |
| | Manuel Esteban Soto COL | 43:43 |
| —$^*$ | Óscar Villavicencio ECU | 43:59 |
| 4 | Richard Vargas VEN | 44:07 |
| 5 | Marco Antonio Rodríguez BOL | 44:32 |
| 6 | Bruno Fidelis BRA | 44:37 |
| 7 | Jean Valenzuela CHI | 45:20 |
| 8 | Cristian Andrade ECU | 46:27 |
| 9 | José Sánchez ECU | 46:27 |
| 10 | Jorge Loya ECU | 47:52 |
| 11 | Lucas Ferreira BRA | 48:12 |
| 12 | Lucas Mazzo BRA | 49:02 |
| —$^*$ | Benjamín Mugmal ECU | 49:10 |
| —$^*$ | Darwin León ECU | 49:35 |
| 13 | Michael Merino CHI | 54:41 |
$^*$: Extra athlete (illegible for team and individual results).

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

| Place | Country | Points |
| | Colombia | 3 pts |
| | Brazil | 17 pts |
| | Ecuador | 17 pts |
| 4 | Chile | 20 pts |

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

| Place | Athlete | Time |
| | Paolo Yurivilca PER | 44:60 |
| | Brian Pintado ECU | 45:24 |
| | Franco Chocho ECU | 48:11 |
| 4 | Hiago Garcia BRA | 49:35 |
| 5 | José David Ávila COL | 51:06 |
| —$^*$ | Andrés Cedeño ECU | 51:43 |
| 6 | David Ríos COL | 52:28 |
| 7 | Pablo Rodríguez BOL | 53:54 |
| — | Ditter King CHI | DQ |
| — | Josué Moran ECU | DQ |
$^*$: Extra athlete (illegible for team and individual results).

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

| Place | Country | Points |
| | Ecuador | 5 pts |
| | Colombia | 11 pts |

### Women's 20km

| Place | Athlete | Time |
| —$^*$ | Erika Rocha de Sena BRA | 1:33:24.0 |
| | Arabelly Orjuela COL | 1:34:40.2 |
| | Ingrid Hernández COL | 1:34:55.5 |
| | Milangela Rosales VEN | 1:36:44.1 |
| 4 | Claudia Balderrama BOL | 1:36:45.8 |
| 5 | Yadira Guamán ECU | 1:38:19.4 |
| 6 | Sandra Galvis COL | 1:39:10.9 |
| 7 | Paola Pérez ECU | 1:41:10.3 |
| 8 | Janeth Guamán ECU | 1:41:45.3 |
| 9 | Nayibe Rosales VEN | 1:42:55.0 |
| 10 | Gabriela Cornejo ECU | 1:43:01.8 |
| 11 | Geovana Irusta BOL | 1:43:57.6 |
| 12 | Magaly Bonilla ECU | 1:45:21.9 |
| 13 | Tânia Spindler BRA | 1:45:35.5 |
| 14 | Maritza Pacheco ECU | 1:53:02.2 |
| 15 | Daiana Luján ARG | 1:54:18.5 |
| 16 | Kerolayne Camila da Silva BRA | 1:59:24.4 |
| 17 | Florencia Thomas ARG | 2:03:17.7 |
| — | Eliana Renata da Silva BRA | DQ |
$^*$: Extra athlete (illegible for team and individual results).

#### Team 20km Women

| Place | Country | Points |
| | Colombia | 9 pts |
| | Ecuador | 20 pts |

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

| Place | Athlete | Time |
| | Sandra Arenas COL | 45:17 |
| | Ángela Castro BOL | 46:60 |
| | Wendy Cornejo BOL | 47:01 |
| 4 | Kimberly García PER | 47:56 |
| 5 | Yeseida Carrillo COL | 48:18 |
| 6 | Estefanía Valencia ECU | 51:35 |
| 7 | Larissa Aparecida Bueno BRA | 51:39 |
| —$^*$ | Karina Bustos ECU | 52:59 |
| 8 | Emily Pistor BRA | 54:05 |
| 9 | Gleidys Montes VEN | 54:25 |
| 10 | Maricela Vega ECU | 54:49 |
| 11 | Paula Raissa Paz da Silva BRA | 55:32 |
| —$^*$ | Yajaira Pozo ECU | 55:46 |
| 12 | Yenni Ortiz ARG | 56:04 |
| 13 | Cristal Paillalef CHI | 57:09 |
| 14 | Paola Ríos ECU | 57:16 |
| 15 | Karen Estrella ARG | 1:05:13 |
| 16 | Natalia Borghi ARG | 1:06:36 |
$^*$: Extra athlete (illegible for team and individual results).

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

| Place | Country | Points |
| | Bolivia | 5 pts |
| | Colombia | 6 pts |
| | Brazil | 15 pts |
| 4 | Ecuador | 16 pts |
| 5 | Argentina | 27 pts |

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

| Place | Athlete | Time |
| | Karla Jaramillo ECU | 24:49 |
| | Lina Abril COL | 24:57 |
| —$^*$ | Michelli Semblantes ECU | 25:02 |
| | Wendy Díaz COL | 26:18 |
| 4 | Cheskaya Rosales VEN | 27:28 |
| 5 | Rayane de Oliveira BRA | 27:48 |
| 6 | Ivania De La Vega CHI | 29:15 |
| — | María Matailo ECU | DQ |
| — | Delfa Pesánttez ECU | DQ |
| — | Stefanía Coronado BOL | DQ |
$^*$: Extra athlete (illegible for team and individual results).

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

| Place | Country | Points |
| | Colombia | 5 pts |
| — | Ecuador | DNF |

## Participation

The participation of 87 athletes from 8 countries is reported.
* Argentina (7)
* Bolivia (8)
* Brazil (16)
* Chile (5)
* Colombia (14)
* Ecuador (27)
* Peru (2)
* Venezuela (8)