# 2002 South American Race Walking Championships

The 2002 South American Race Walking Championships were held in Puerto Saavedra, Chile, on September 14–15, 2002. The event was also known as South American Race Walking Cup.
A short note on the event and an appraisal of the results was given by Eduardo Biscayart for the IAAF.
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 | Sérgio Vieira Galdino (BRA) | 1:24:23 | Cristian Muñoz (CHI) | 1:24:26 | Fausto Quinde (ECU) | 1:25:07 |
| 35 km | Edwin Centeno (PER) | 2:48:13 | Luis Figueroa (CHI) | 2:53:25 | Rolando Saquipay (ECU) | 2:55:51 |
| 10 km Junior (U20) | Rafael Duarte (BRA) | 42:31 | Osvaldo Ortega (ECU) | 44:47 | Edwin Malacatus (ECU) | 44:53 |
| 10 km Youth (U18) | Carlos Borgoño (CHI) | 46:32 | Eben Ezer Churqui (BOL) | 46:35 | Osvaldo Ortega (ECU) | 46:37 |
| Team (Men) |||||||
| 20 km Team | Ecuador | 18 pts | Chile | 19 pts | | |
| 35 km Team | No team finished | No team finished | No team finished | No team finished | No team finished | No team finished |
| 10 km Junior (U20) Team | No team finished | No team finished | No team finished | No team finished | No team finished | No team finished |
| 10 km Youth (U18) Team | Chile | 15 pts | Argentina | 36 pts | | |
| Women |||||||
| 20 km | Geovanna Irusta (BOL) | 1:41:21 | Gianetti Bonfim (BRA) | 1:42:23 | Morelba Useche (VEN) | 1:43:23 |
| 10 km Junior (U20) | Alessandra Picagevicz (BRA) | 49:54 | Cisiane Dutra Lopes (BRA) | 50:11 | Johana Malla (ECU) | 52:34 |
| 5 km Youth (U18) | Johana Malla (ECU) | 25:14 | Luz Villamarín (COL) | 25:20 | Johana Ordóñez (ECU) | 25:21 |
| Team (Women) |||||||
| 20 km Team | Brazil | 12 pts | | | | |
| 10 km Junior (U20) Team | Brazil | 7 pts | Ecuador | 16 pts | Chile | 28 pts |
| 5 km Youth (U18) Team | Ecuador | 9 pts | Chile | 24 pts | | |

## Results
### Men's 20km

| Place | Athlete | Time |
| | Sérgio Vieira Galdino BRA | 1:24:23 |
| | Cristian Muñoz CHI | 1:24:26 |
| | Fausto Quinde ECU | 1:25:07 |
| 4 | Fredy Hernández COL | 1:25:49 |
| 5 | Xavier Moreno ECU | 1:28:53 |
| 6 | Hugo Aros CHI | 1:30:28 |
| 7 | Edwin Centeno PER | 1:31:01 |
| 8 | Ronald Huayta BOL | 1:31:53 |
| 9 | Mário dos Santos BRA | 1:32:13 |
| 10 | Andrés Chocho ECU | 1:33:29 |
| 11 | Jerzon Villagra CHI | 1:38:12 |
| — | José Alessandro Bagio BRA | DQ |
| — | Patricio Montero CHI | DQ |
| — | Jefferson Pérez ECU | DNF |

#### Team 20km Men

| Place | Country | Points |
| | Ecuador | 18 pts |
| | Chile | 19 pts |

### Men's 35km

| Place | Athlete | Time |
| | Edwin Centeno PER | 2:48:13 |
| | Luis Figueroa CHI | 2:53:25 |
| | Rolando Saquipay ECU | 2:55:51 |
| 4 | Luis Villagra CHI | 2:58:36 |
| — | Cláudio Richardson dos Santos BRA | DQ |
| — | Hugo Aros CHI | DQ |
| — | Carlos Antonio Velozo CHI | DQ |
| — | Fredy Hernández COL | DNF |

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

| Place | Athlete | Time |
| | Rafael Duarte BRA | 42:31 |
| | Oswaldo Ortega ECU | 44:47 |
| | Edwin Malacatus ECU | 44:53 |
| 4 | Elias Reynaga BOL | 45:04 |
| 5 | Alex Jara CHI | 46:51 |
| 6 | Luciano Muñoz CHI | 50:52 |
| 7 | Alejandro Vianello ARG | 57:22 |
| — | Cristián Bascuñán CHI | DQ |
| — | Fabio Benito González ARG | DQ |
| — | David Guevara ECU | DQ |
| — | Vanderlei dos Santos BRA | DQ |
| — | Diogo Gamboa BRA | DQ |
| — | German Rivillas COL | DNF |

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

| Place | Athlete | Time |
| | Carlos Borgoño CHI | 46:32 |
| | Eben Ezer Churqui BOL | 46:35 |
| | Oswaldo Ortega ECU | 46:37 |
| 4 | Calisto Sevegnani BRA | 46:37 |
| 5 | Elias Reynaga BOL | 47:47 |
| 6 | Yerko Araya CHI | 49:44 |
| 7 | James Rendón COL | 50:05 |
| 8 | Edward Araya CHI | 50:58 |
| 9 | Fernando Matus CHI | 51:59 |
| 10 | Robinson Vivar ECU | 52:20 |
| 11 | Luis Saavedra ARG | 58:12 |
| 12 | Carlos Arriola ARG | 59:50 |
| 13 | Nataniel Florit ARG | 1:04:27 |
| — | Miguel Quisnancela ECU | DQ |

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

| Place | Country | Points |
| | Chile | 15 pts |
| | Argentina | 36 pts |

### Women's 20km

| Place | Athlete | Time |
| | Geovanna Irusta BOL | 1:41:21 |
| | Gianetti Bonfim BRA | 1:42:23 |
| | Morelba Useche VEN | 1:43:23 |
| 4 | Tânia Spindler BRA | 1:47:03 |
| 5 | Marcela Pacheco CHI | 1:47:37 |
| 6 | Rosane Prigol BRA | 1:49:23 |
| 7 | Lidia Carriego ARG | 1:57:15 |
| — | Sandra Zapata COL | DQ |

#### Team 20km Women

| Place | Country | Points |
| | Brazil | 12 pts |

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

| Place | Athlete | Time |
| | Alessandra Picagevicz BRA | 49:54 |
| | Cisiane Dutra Lopes BRA | 50:11 |
| | Johana Malla ECU | 52:34 |
| 4 | Erica de Sena BRA | 52:44 |
| 5 | Johana Ordóñez ECU | 52:45 |
| 6 | Gina Meneses COL | 53:53 |
| 7 | Josette Sepúlveda CHI | 54:05 |
| 8 | Adriana Jara ECU | 56:20 |
| 9 | Carla Litardo ECU | 56:20 |
| 10 | Marisol Cea CHI | 57:24 |
| 11 | Claudia Troncoso CHI | 59:49 |
| 12 | Paola Medina ARG | 1:09:13 |
| — | Lizbeth Zúñiga PER | DQ |

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

| Country | Points |
| Brazil | 7 pts |
| Ecuador | 16 pts |
| Chile | 28 pts |

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

| Place | Athlete | Time |
| | Johana Malla ECU | 25:14 |
| | Luz Villamarín COL | 25:20 |
| | Johana Ordóñez ECU | 25:21 |
| 4 | Erica de Sena BRA | 26:35 |
| 5 | Adriana Jara ECU | 27:01 |
| 6 | Carla Litardo ECU | 27:24 |
| 7 | Marcela Iturra CHI | 27:52 |
| 8 | Anita Rico CHI | 28:14 |
| 9 | Anita Jara CHI | 29:45 |
| 10 | Vanessa Contreras CHI | 30:06 |
| 11 | Dennis Oyarzún CHI | 30:10 |
| 12 | Lucy Lezcano PAR | 33:06 |
| 13 | Ana Alfonso ARG | 33:09 |
| — | Elizabeth Bravo ECU | DQ |

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

| Place | Country | Points |
| | Ecuador | 9 pts |
| | Chile | 24 pts |

## Participation

The participation of 83 athletes from 9 countries is reported.
* Argentina (8)
* Bolivia (5)
* Brazil (16)
* Chile (24)
* Colombia (6)
* Ecuador (19)
* Paraguay (1)
* Perú (3)
* Venezuela (1)