# 2015 South American Championships in Athletics

The 2015 South American Championships in Athletics (Spanish: Campeonato Sudamericano Mayores 2015) was the 49th edition of the biennial athletics competition between South American nations. The event was held in the Peruvian capital of Lima from 12 to 14 June at the Videna Stadium. It was the eighth time Lima hosted the event, having last done so for the 2009 edition. A total of 44 events were held, evenly divided between the sexes, continuing with the event programme established in 2001.
Brazil topped both the medal and points tables, with 11 golds, 34 medals, and 285 points. This extended the nation's unbeaten run at the tournament to 22 editions, having last lost in 1974. Colombia and Venezuela were clear as the next most successful nations, each gathering 22 medals; Colombia ranked second on medals with nine gold and Venezuela ranked second on points with 228. Brazil won both the men's and women's team titles, with Venezuela coming second in the women's rankings and Colombia runner-up in the men's.
Sandra Arenas of Colombia provided the highlight performance of the meeting with a South American record of 1:31:02.3 hours—a 42-second improvement—to defend her 20,000 m racewalk title. A total of nine championship records were improved. Colombians Gerald Giraldo (men's steeplechase), Muriel Coneo (women's 1500 m) and Evelis Jazmín Aguilar (heptathlon) made it four records for their nation. Brazil's field athletes set two championship records through men's javelin thrower Júlio César de Oliveira and women's discus thrower Andressa de Morais. Ecuador's Bayron Piedra (men's 10,000 m) and Déborah Rodríguez of Uruguay (women's 400 m hurdles) rounded out the eight record breakers. A total of sixteen national records in athletics were also improved at the competition.
Two athletes completed individual doubles at the championships, both women. Muriel Coneo of Colombia won both the 1500 metres and 3000 metres steeplechase titles – a feat she had managed at the 2014 South American Games. Uruguay's Déborah Rodríguez did a shorter flat and barriers combination by winning the 800 metres and 400 metres hurdles, both in a national record time. Venezuelan women's sprint duo Nediam Vargas and Nercely Soto each won four medals, reaching both individual and relay podiums and including a gold medal from each. All winners at the competition gained qualification in their event for the 2015 World Championships in Athletics, in line with new IAAF rules.

## Medal summary
### Men

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres | Diego Palomeque (COL) | 10.40 | Álex Quiñónez (ECU) | 10.43 | Ifrish Alberg (SUR) | 10.57 |
| 200 metres | Álex Quiñónez (ECU) | 20.76 | Diego Palomeque (COL) | 21.15 | Arturo Deliser (PAN) | 21.25 |
| 400 metres | Alberth Bravo (VEN) | 45.26 | Hederson Estefani (BRA) | 45.57 | Freddy Mezones (VEN) | 45.67 |
| 800 metres | Rafith Rodríguez (COL) | 1:46.48 | Lucirio Antonio Garrido (VEN) | 1:47.83 | Jhon Sinisterra (COL) | 1:48.50 |
| 1500 metres | Carlos Díaz (CHI) | 3:40.79 | Federico Bruno (ARG) | 3:42.21 | Gerard Giraldo (COL) | 3:42.38 NR |
| 5000 metres | Víctor Aravena (CHI) | 14:06.14 | Federico Bruno (ARG) | 14:06.25 | Bayron Piedra (ECU) | 14:08.84 |
| 10,000 metres | Bayron Piedra (ECU) | 28:30.80 CR | Mauricio González (COL) | 28:33.53 | José Luis Ostos (PER) | 28:43.10 NR |
| 110 metres hurdles | João Vítor de Oliveira (BRA) | 13.96 | Jorge McFarlane (PER) | 13.99 | Javier McFarlane (PER) | 14.00 |
| 400 metres hurdles | Andrés Silva (URU) | 49.43 | Hederson Estefani (BRA) | 49.54 | Víctor Solarte (VEN) | 50.83 |
| 3000 m steeplechase | Gerard Giraldo (COL) | 8:29.53 CR | Mauricio Valdivia (CHI) | 8:40.28 | Enzo Yáñez (CHI) | 8:43.28 |
| 4 × 100 metres relay | Ecuador (ECU) Anderson Quintero Jhon Valencia Franklin Nazareno Álex Quiñónez | 39.94 | Venezuela (VEN) Diego Rivas Arturo Ramírez Álvaro Cassiani Dubeiker Cedeño | 40.19 | Colombia (COL) Yeferson Valencia Diego Palomeque Jeyson Rivas Carlos Lemos | 40.80 |
| 4 × 400 metres relay | Venezuela (VEN) Alberth Bravo José Meléndez Alberto Aguilar Freddy Mezones | 3:04.96 | Chile (CHI) Martín Tagle Sergio Aldea Sergio Germain Enzo Faulbaum | 3:10.32 | Peru (PER) Bryan Erazo Williams García Luis Saavedra Paulo Herrera | 3:14.64 |
| 20,000 m track walk | Pavel Chihuán (PER) | 1:23:34 NR | Juan Manuel Cano (ARG) | 1:23:56 | Mauricio Arteaga (ECU) | 1:24:18 |
| High jump | Fernando Carvalho Ferreira (BRA) | 2.22 m | Talles Frederico Silva (BRA) | 2.22 m | Alexander Bowen (PAN) | 2.19 m |
| Pole vault | Germán Chiaraviglio (ARG) | 5.70 m | Daniel Zupeuc (CHI) | 5.00 m | José Gutiérrez Pozo (PER) | 4.70 m |
| Long jump | Emiliano Lasa (URU) | 8.09 m NR | Diego Hernández (VEN) | 7.91 m w | Mauro Vinícius da Silva (BRA) | 7.81 m |
| Triple jump | Jhon Murillo (COL) | 16.55 m | Jefferson Sabino (BRA) | 16.34 m | Divier Murillo (COL) | 16.34 m |
| Shot put | Germán Lauro (ARG) | 20.77 m | Darlan Romani (BRA) | 20.32 m | Nelson Henrique Fernandes (BRA) | 18.28 m |
| Discus throw | Mauricio Ortega (COL) | 61.36 m | Ronald Julião (BRA) | 59.80 m | Juan Caicedo (ECU) | 54.88 m |
| Hammer throw | Wagner Domingos (BRA) | 71.47 m | Allan Wolski (BRA) | 69.82 m | Juan Ignacio Cerra (ARG) | 67.70 m |
| Javelin throw | Júlio César de Oliveira (BRA) | 81.22 m CR NR | Braian Toledo (ARG) | 79.34 m | Arley Ibargüen (COL) | 75.47 m |
| Decathlon | Luiz Alberto de Araújo (BRA) | 7799 pts | Georni Jaramillo (VEN) | 7454 pts | Óscar Campos (VEN) | 6857 pts |
* $^{nb1}$ Uruguay's Javier Marmo set a national record of 1:49.16 minutes while placing fourth in the men's 800 metres.

### Women

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres | Nediam Vargas (VEN) | 11.45 | Isidora Jiménez (CHI) | 11.51 | Vanusa dos Santos (BRA) | 11.60 |
| 200 metres | Nercely Soto (VEN) | 23.15 | Isidora Jiménez (CHI) | 23.38 | Nediam Vargas (VEN) | 23.60 |
| 400 metres | Geisa Coutinho (BRA) | 53.07 | Nercely Soto (VEN) | 54.38 | Liliane Fernandes (BRA) | 54.53 |
| 800 metres | Déborah Rodríguez (URU) | 2:01.46 NR | Flávia de Lima (BRA) | 2:02.05 | Ydanis Navas (VEN) | 2:07.92 |
| 1500 metres | Muriel Coneo (COL) | 4:10.14 CR | Flávia de Lima (BRA) | 4:13.58 | Pia Fernandez (URU) | 4:19.37 NR |
| 5000 metres | María Pastuña (ECU) | 15:49.33 | Tatiele Roberta de Carvalho (BRA) | 15:50.62 | Carolina Tabares (COL) | 15:59.28 |
| 10,000 metres | Inés Melchor (PER) | 32:28.87 | María Pastuña (ECU) | 32:51.33 | Wilma Arizapana (PER) | 33:1.15 |
| 100 metres hurdles | Yvette Lewis (PAN) | 13.31 | Brigitte Merlano (COL) | 13.43 | Adelly Santos (BRA) | 13.53 |
| 400 metres hurdles | Déborah Rodríguez (URU) | 56.33 CR NR | Magdalena Mendoza (VEN) | 56.65 NR | Liliane Fernandes (BRA) | 58.44 |
| 3000 m steeplechase | Muriel Coneo (COL) | 9:53.1 | Tatiane Raquel da Silva (BRA) | 9:56.8 | Belén Casetta (ARG) | 9:57.1 NR |
| 4 × 100 metres relay | Venezuela (VEN) Lexabeth Hidalgo Magdalena Mendoza Nediam Vargas Arteaga Nercely Soto | 44.28 | Brazil (BRA) Vanusa dos Santos Bruna Farias Vitoria Cristina Rosa Adelly Oliveira | 44.43 | Chile (CHI) Josefina Gutiérrez Isidora Jiménez Maria Fernanda Mackenna Paula Goñi | 44.83 NR |
| 4 × 400 metres relay | Brazil (BRA) Vanusa dos Santos Liliane Fernandes Joelma Sousa Jailma de Lima | 3:34.51 | Venezuela (VEN) Nercely Soto Magdalena Mendoza Maryury Valdez Ydanis Navas | 3:37.05 | Chile (CHI) Paula Goñi Carmen Mansilla Javiera Errázuriz Maria Fernanda Mackenna | 3:40.56 |
| 20,000 m track walk | Sandra Arenas (COL) | 1:31:2.3 CR AR | Ingrid Hernández (COL) | 1:36:42.1 | Angela Castro (BOL) | 1:41:38.3 |
| High jump | Ana Paula Caetano de Oliveira (BRA) | 1.82 m | Candy Toche (PER) | 1.76 | Betsabé Páez (ARG) | 1.76 m |
| Pole vault | Robeilys Peinado (VEN) | 4.35 m | Valeria Chiaraviglio (ARG) | 4.10 m | Karla Rosa da Silva (BRA) | 4.10 m |
| Long jump | Paola Mautino (PER) | 6.52 m w | Tânia da Silva (BRA) | 6.37 m w | Yuliana Angulo (ECU) | 6.25 m |
| Triple jump | Yulimar Rojas (VEN) | 14.14 m w | Tânia da Silva (BRA) | 13.60 m | Giselly Andrea Landázury (COL) | 13.35 m |
| Shot put | Geisa Arcanjo (BRA) | 17.76 m | Natalia Duco (CHI) | 17.56 m | Ahymará Espinoza (VEN) | 17.25 m |
| Discus throw | Andressa de Morais (BRA) | 61.15 m CR | Fernanda Borges Martins (BRA) | 58.22 m | Rocío Comba (ARG) | 57.15 m |
| Hammer throw | Rosa Rodríguez (VEN) | 71.66 m | Johana Moreno (COL) | 66.05 m | Jennifer Dahlgren (ARG) | 64.76 m |
| Javelin throw | Jucilene de Lima (BRA) | 60.16 m | Flor Ruiz (COL) | 59.86 m | Maria Paz Rios (COL) | 51.12 m |
| Heptathlon | Evelis Aguilar (COL) | 5902 pts CR NR | Guillercy González (VEN) | 5444 pts | Giovana Cavaleti (BRA) | 5426 pts |
* $^{nb2}$ The Peruvian 4 × 400 m relay team (Deysi Lisbeth Parra, Claudia Angelica Meneses Lopez, Jimena Judith Copara Gorvea, Maitte De La Flor Torres Cordova) set a national record of 3:44.44 minutes in fifth place.
* $^{nb3}$ Peru's women's long jump winner Paola Mautino set a wind-legal national record in the final with a jump of 6.48 m.
* $^{nb4}$ The winning performance of 60.16 m by Jucilene de Lima in the women's javelin was declared a championship record by CONSUDATLE, but was actually short of Flor Ruiz's mark of 60.23 m set at the 2013 edition.

## Medal table

* Host nation (Peru)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Brazil | 11 | 15 | 8 | 34 |
| 2 | Colombia | 9 | 6 | 7 | 22 |
| 3 | Venezuela | 8 | 8 | 6 | 22 |
| 4 | Ecuador | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10 |
| 5 | Uruguay | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 6 | Peru | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 |
| 7 | Chile | 2 | 6 | 4 | 12 |
| 8 | Argentina | 2 | 5 | 5 | 12 |
| 9 | Panama | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 10 | Bolivia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | Suriname | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | Aruba | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Paraguay | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals (13 entries) | Totals (13 entries) | 44 | 44 | 44 | 132 |

## Points tables

| Rank | Nation | Total | Men | Women |
| 1 | Brazil | 285 | 121 | 164 |
| 2 | Venezuela | 228 | 97 | 131 |
| 3 | Colombia | 212 | 112 | 100 |
| 4 | Chile | 124 | 64 | 60 |
| 5 | Peru | 107 | 57 | 50 |
| 6 | Argentina | 94 | 53 | 41 |
| 7 | Ecuador | 93 | 60 | 33 |
| 8 | Uruguay | 52 | 23 | 29 |
| 9 | Panama | 28 | 13 | 15 |
| 10 | Paraguay | 18 | 9 | 9 |
| 11 | Suriname | 11 | 7 | 4 |
| 12 | Bolivia | 7 | 2 | 5 |
| 13 | Aruba | 0 | 0 | 0 |

## Participation

Twelve of the 13 member federations of CONSUDATLE participated at the championships, plus ODESUR member Aruba. Guyana did not compete at this edition, having done so at the 2013 South American Championships in Athletics.
* Argentina (25)
* Aruba (1)
* Bolivia (8)
* Brazil (44)
* Chile (48)
* Colombia (40)
* Ecuador (31)
* Panama (18)
* Paraguay (11)
* Peru (52)
* Suriname (5)
* Uruguay (12)
* Venezuela (38)