# 2011 South American Championships in Athletics

The 2011 South American Championships in Athletics were the 47th edition of the South American Championships, organised under the supervision of the CONSUDATLE. They were held at the National Center of High Performance Athletics (Centro Nacional de Alto Rendimiento Deportivo, CeNARD) in Buenos Aires, Argentina from 2 to 5 June 2011. Forty-four track and field events were contested, with the number of contests split evenly between the sexes. A total of 345 athletes participated at the championships.
It was the first time since 1967 that the city had hosted the event. Brazil continued its dominance at the continental competition, winning the most medals of the fourteen participating countries (51 in total, 21 of them gold). It also retained both the men's and women's title on points. Colombia was the next most successful nation, taking twelve gold medals and thirty-three overall, while the host nation Argentina came third with five golds and twenty medals altogether.
In the events, two South American records were set in the men's and women's 20,000 m track walk competition. Although cold weather conditions affected performances, a total of eight Championships records were improved over the course of the four-day competition, which also saw ten national records beaten.
On the first day, Brazil's Fabiana Murer won the women's pole vault in a championship record, while Argentine Jennifer Dahlgren achieved the same feat in the women's shot put. Reigning Olympic champion Maurren Maggi won her sixth title in the long jump. On day two Juan Ignacio Cerra won his ninth hammer throw gold medal in the history of the event, while Luiz Alberto de Araújo made his breakthrough in the men's decathlon – a championship record of 7944 points made him the fourth best South American of all time.
The women's track events on day three saw Ana Cláudia Silva complete a sprint double over 100 and 200 metres. Rosibel García did the middle-distance equivalent, taking the titles over 800 and 1500 metres. On the final day, Simone da Silva of Brazil won the women's 10,000 metres in 31:59.11 minutes, making her the second fastest South American runner over the distance.

## Records

| Event | Name | Country | Record | Type |
| 20000 m walk (track) | Andrés Chocho | Ecuador | 1:20:23.8 | AR, NR |
| 20000 m walk (track) | Gustavo Restrepo | Colombia | 1:20:36.6 | NR |
| 20000 m walk (track) | Yerko Araya | Chile | 1:20:47.2 | NR |
| 20000 m walk (track) | Caio Bonfim | Brazil | 1:20:58.5 | NR |
| 20000 m walk (track) | Juan Manuel Cano | Argentina | 1:23:09.0 | NR |
| 20000 m walk (track) | Ronald Quispe | Bolivia | 1:25:59.2 | NR |
| 20000 m walk (track) | Ingrid Hernández | Colombia | 1:32:09.4 | AR, NR |
| 20000 m walk (track) | Milángela Rosales | Venezuela | 1:32:17.6 | NR |
| Triple jump | Maximiliano Díaz | Argentina | 16.51 m | NR |
| Discus throw | Ronald Julião | Brazil | 62.72 m | CR |
| Decathlon | Luiz Alberto de Araújo | Brazil | 7944 pts | CR |
| 5000 metres | Fabiana Cristine da Silva | Brazil | 15:39.67 | CR |
| 5000 metres | Rosa Godoy | Argentina | 15:43.36 | NR |
| 10,000 metres | Simone da Silva | Brazil | 31:59.11 | CR |
| 10,000 metres | Rosa Godoy | Argentina | 32:51.10 | NR |
| Pole vault | Fabiana Murer | Brazil | 4.70 m | CR |
| Javelin throw | Leryn Franco | Paraguay | 55.66 m | NR |
| Hammer throw | Jennifer Dahlgren | Argentina | 72.70 m | CR |
| Key:0000WR — World record • AR — Area record • CR — Championship record • NR — National record |||||

## Medal summary
### Men's results
#### Track

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres | Nilson André Brazil | 10.35 | Kael Becerra Chile | 10.41 | Sandro Viana Brazil | 10.44 |
| 200 metres | Daniel Grueso Colombia | 20.90 | Mariano Jiménez Argentina | 21.06 | Cristián Reyes Chile | 21.09 |
| 400 metres | Kléberson Davide Brazil | 46.74 | Geiner Mosquera Colombia | 47.19 | Luis Eduardo Ambrósio Brazil | 47.57 |
| 800 metres | Rafith Rodríguez Colombia | 1:51.38 | Kléberson Davide Brazil | 1:52.42 | Sebastián Vega Argentina | 1:52.43 |
| 1500 metres | Leandro de Oliveira Brazil | 3:45.55 | Hudson de Souza Brazil | 3:46.35 | Federico Bruno Argentina | 3:47.81 |
| 5000 metres | Javier Carriqueo Argentina | 13:58.27 | Víctor Aravena Chile | 13.59.81 | Javier Guarín Colombia | 14.00.64 |
| 10,000 metres | Giovani dos Santos Brazil | 28:41.02 | Damião de Souza Brazil | 28.53.94 | Jhon Tello Colombia | 28.56.46 |
| 110 metres hurdles | Matheus Inocêncio Brazil | 13.70 | Jorge McFarlane Peru | 13.77 | Paulo Villar Colombia | 13.85 |
| 400 metres hurdles | Andrés Silva Uruguay | 49.94 | Mahau Suguimati Brazil | 51.11 | Víctor Solarte Venezuela | 51.13 |
| 3000 metres steeplechase | Hudson de Souza Brazil | 8:36.53 | Marvin Blanco Venezuela | 8:37.02 | Mariano Mastromarino Argentina | 8:38.91 |
| 20,000 metres track walk | Andrés Chocho Ecuador | 1:20:23.8 AR | Gustavo Restrepo Colombia | 1:20:36.6 NR | Yerko Araya Chile | 1:20:47.2 NR |
| 4×100 metres relay | Brazil Carlos Roberto de Moraes, Jr. Sandro Viana Nilson André Ailson Feitosa | 39.87 | Colombia Isidro Montoya Geiner Mosquera Luis Carlos Nuñez Daniel Grueso | 39.88 | Chile Ignacio Rojas Cristián Reyes Kael Becerra Jorge Rojas | 40.83 |
| 4×400 metres relay | Brazil Luís Ambrosio Kléberson Davide Wagner Cardoso Hederson Stefani | 3:08.95 | Colombia Yeison Rivas Geiner Mosquera Diego Palomeque Rafith Rodríguez | 3:09.67 | Argentina Josué Iarritú Fabio Martínez Miguel Wilken Mariano Jiménez | 3:13.30 |
| WR world record | AR area record | CR championship record | GR games record | NR national record | OR Olympic record | PB personal best | SB season best | WL world leading (in a given season) |||||| |

#### Field

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| High jump | Diego Ferrín Ecuador | 2.23 | Guilherme Cobbo Brazil | 2.20 | Carlos Layoy Argentina | 2.20 |
| Pole vault | Fábio Gomes da Silva Brazil | 5.35 | Germán Chiaraviglio Argentina | 5.30 | Rubén Benítez Argentina | 4.90 |
| Long jump | Jorge McFarlane Peru | 7.95 | Rafael Mello Brazil | 7.85 | Daniel Pineda Chile | 7.82 |
| Triple jump | Maximiliano Díaz Argentina | 16.51 NR | Jonathan Henrique Silva Brazil | 16.45 | Jefferson Sabino Brazil | 16.45 |
| Shot put | Germán Lauro Argentina | 19.61 | Edder Moreno Colombia | 18.93 | Maximiliano Alonso Chile | 17.95 |
| Discus throw | Ronald Julião Brazil | 62.72 CR | Germán Lauro Argentina | 59.98 | Jesús Parejo Venezuela | 57.42 |
| Hammer throw | Juan Ignacio Cerra Argentina | 72.12 | Wagner Domingos Brazil | 70.65 | Allan Wolski Brazil | 66.85 |
| Javelin throw | Arley Ibargüen Colombia | 73.61 | Dayron Márquez Colombia | 73.15 | Víctor Fatecha Paraguay | 72.51 |
| Decathlon | Luiz Alberto de Araújo Brazil | 7944 CR | Román Gastaldi Argentina | 7545 | Georni Jaramillo Venezuela | 7051 |
| WR world record | AR area record | CR championship record | GR games record | NR national record | OR Olympic record | PB personal best | SB season best | WL world leading (in a given season) |||||| |

### Women's results
#### Track

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres | Ana Cláudia Lemos Brazil | 11.46 | Yomara Hinestroza Colombia | 11.63 | Rosemar Coelho Neto Brazil | 11.80 |
| 200 metres | Ana Cláudia Lemos Brazil | 23.18 | Norma González Colombia | 23.22 | Jailma de Lima Brazil | 23.54 |
| 400 metres | Norma González Colombia | 52.14 | Jennifer Padilla Colombia | 52.55 | Geisa Coutinho Brazil | 52.84 |
| 800 metres | Rosibel García Colombia | 2:04.76 | Andrea Ferris Panama | 2:05.13 | Muriel Coneo Colombia | 2:05.25 |
| 1500 metres | Rosibel García Colombia | 4:22.18 | Tatiele de Carvalho Brazil | 4:22.94 | Sandra Amarillo Argentina | 4:23.94 |
| 5000 metres | Fabiana Cristine da Silva Brazil | 15:39.67 CR | Rosa Godoy Argentina | 15:43.36 NR | Cruz Nonata da Silva Brazil | 15:43.91 |
| 10,000 metres | Simone da Silva Brazil | 31:59.11 CR | Rosa Godoy Argentina | 32:51.10 NR | Cruz Nonata da Silva Brazil | 32:53.72 |
| 100 metres hurdles | Brigitte Merlano Colombia | 13.07 | Maíla Paula Machado Brazil | 13.22 | Marcela Flórez Colombia | 13.23 |
| 400 metres hurdles | Jailma de Lima Brazil | 57.13 | Princesa Oliveros Colombia | 58.07 | Déborah Rodríguez Uruguay | 58.63 |
| 3000 metres steeplechase | Ángela Figueroa Colombia | 9:58.00 | Eliane Luanda da Silva Brazil | 10:22.96 | Jovana de la Cruz Peru | 10:24.67 |
| 20,000 metres track walk | Ingrid Hernández Colombia | 1:32:09.4 AR, CR | Milángela Rosales Venezuela | 1:32:17.6 NR | Arabelly Orjuela Colombia | 1:32:48.7 |
| 4×100 metres relay | Colombia Eliecith Palacios Alejandra Idrobo Yomara Hinestroza Norma González | 44.11 | Brazil Rosemar Coelho Neto Vanda Gomes Ana Cláudia Lemos Franciela Krasucki | 44.56 | Chile María Carolina Díaz María Fernanda Mackenna Isidora Jiménez Daniela Pavez | 46.42 |
| 4x400 metres relay | Brazil Geisa Coutinho Aline dos Santos Joelma Sousa Jailma de Lima | 3:31.66 | Colombia Alejandra Idrobo Evelis Aguilar Princesa Oliveros Jennifer Padilla | 3:37.66 | Chile Javiera Errazuriz Isidora Jiménez Paula Goni María Fernanda Mackenna | 3:49.51 |
| WR world record | AR area record | CR championship record | GR games record | NR national record | OR Olympic record | PB personal best | SB season best | WL world leading (in a given season) |||||| |

#### Field

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| High jump | Marielys Rojas Venezuela | 1.80 | Betsabé Páez Argentina | 1.77 | Aline Fernanda Santos Brazil | 1.77 |
| Pole vault | Fabiana Murer Brazil | 4.70 CR, WL | Karla Rosa da Silva Brazil | 4.00 | Milena Agudelo Colombia | 3.90 |
| Long jump | Maurren Maggi Brazil | 6.52 | Keila Costa Brazil | 6.45 | Caterine Ibargüen Colombia | 6.45 |
| Triple jump | Caterine Ibargüen Colombia | 14.59 | Keila Costa Brazil | 13.96 | Gisele de Oliveira Brazil | 13.43 |
| Shot put | Natalia Ducó Chile | 17.15 | Elisângela Adriano Brazil | 16.55 | Anyela Rivas Colombia | 16.15 |
| Discus throw | Andressa de Morais Brazil | 57.54 | Karen Gallardo Chile | 54.91 | Fernanda Martins Brazil | 54.18 |
| Hammer throw | Jennifer Dahlgren Argentina | 72.70 CR | Johana Moreno Colombia | 68.53 | Andreína Rodríguez Venezuela | 67.28 |
| Javelin throw | María Lucelly Murillo Colombia | 55.85 | Leryn Franco Paraguay | 55.66 NR | Alessandra Resende Brazil | 54.61 |
| Heptathlon | Vanessa Spínola Brazil | 5428 | Agustina Zerboni Argentina | 5226 | Melry Caldeira Brazil | 5208 |
| WR world record | AR area record | CR championship record | GR games record | NR national record | OR Olympic record | PB personal best | SB season best | WL world leading (in a given season) |||||| |

## Medal table

* Host nation (Argentina)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Brazil | 21 | 16 | 14 | 51 |
| 2 | Colombia | 12 | 12 | 9 | 33 |
| 3 | Argentina* | 5 | 8 | 7 | 20 |
| 4 | Ecuador | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | Chile | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 |
| 6 | Venezuela | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 7 | Peru | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | Uruguay | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | Paraguay | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | Panama | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals (10 entries) | Totals (10 entries) | 44 | 44 | 44 | 132 |

### Points table

| Rank | Nation | Total | Men | Women |
| 1 | Brazil | 488 | 250 | 238 |
| 2 | Colombia | 292 | 189 | 103 |
| 3 | Argentina | 214.5 | 138 | 76.5 |
| 4 | Chile | 100.5 | 54 | 46.5 |
| 5 | Venezuela | 54 | 29 | 25 |
| 6 | Peru | 39 | 24 | 15 |
| 7 | Ecuador | 37 | 26 | 11 |
| 8 | Paraguay | 24 | 9 | 15 |
| 9 | Uruguay | 20 | 16 | 4 |
| 10 | Panama | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 11 | Bolivia | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 12= | Aruba | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12= | Suriname | 0 | 0 | 0 |
* Note: Points are scored by athlete's finishing positions in event finals. All data from official website.

## Participating nations

* Argentina (71) (Host nation)
* Aruba (1)
* Bolivia (11)
* Brazil (78)
* Chile (34)
* Colombia (56)
* Ecuador (22)
* Panama (3)
* Paraguay (25)
* Peru (15)
* Suriname (1)
* Uruguay (13)
* Venezuela (15)