# 1993 South American Championships in Athletics

The 1993 South American Championships in Athletics were held in Lima, Peru on 2, 3 and 4 July. This was the first edition to feature women's triple jump and the last to feature women's 3000 metres (later replaced by 5000 metres).

## Medal summary
### Men's events

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres (wind: -4.6 m/s) | Robson da Silva Brazil | 10.58 | Arnaldo da Silva Brazil | 10.69 | Óscar Fernández Peru | 10.73 |
| 200 metres (wind: -2.9 m/s) | Robson da Silva Brazil | 20.90 | André da Silva Brazil | 21.10 | Wilson Cañizales Colombia | 21.60 |
| 400 metres | Wilson Cañizales Colombia | 46.50 | Inaldo Sena Brazil | 47.50 | Alejandro Krauss Chile | 47.60 |
| 800 metres | Pablo Squella Chile | 1:51.98 | Luis Migueles Argentina | 1:52.12 | Peter Gross Chile | 1:52.24 |
| 1500 metres | Adauto Domingues Brazil | 3:46.40 | Pablo Squella Chile | 3:51.00 | Marcelo Cascabelo Argentina | 3:51.50 |
| 5000 metres | Ronaldo da Costa Brazil | 13:58.70 | Valdenor dos Santos Brazil | 13:59.80 | Juan José Castillo Peru | 13:59.90 |
| 10,000 metres | Antonio Silio Argentina | 28:37.20 CR | Juan José Castillo Peru | 28:56.80 | Valdenor dos Santos Brazil | 29:20.40 |
| 3000 metres steeplechase | Adauto Domingues Brazil | 8:36.90 | Marcelo Cascabelo Argentina | 8:38.80 | Oscar Amaya Argentina | 8:48.90 |
| 110 metres hurdles (wind: -2.5 m/s) | Pedro Chiamulera Brazil | 14.30 | Joilto Bonfim Brazil | 14.38 | Ricardo D'Andrilli Argentina | 14.75 |
| 400 metres hurdles | Eronilde de Araújo Brazil | 49.80 | Pedro Chiamulera Brazil | 50.10 | Llimy Rivas Colombia | 50.70 |
| 4 × 100 metres relay | Chile Sebastián Keitel Carlos Moreno Álvaro Prenafeta Juan Francisco Cobo | 40.20 | Peru Óscar Fernández Javier Verme Marco Mautino José Uribe | 41.20 | Venezuela Richard Kristen Jorge Luis Cañizales Ángel Tovar Abraham Abreu | 41.80 |
| 4 × 400 metres relay | Brazil Eronilde de Araújo Pedro Chiamulera Inaldo Sena Geraldo de Assis | 3:09.0 | Colombia Wilson Cañizales Luis Vega Wenceslao Ferrín Llimy Rivas | 3:09.1 | Chile Álvaro Prenafeta Carlos Morales Sebastián Keitel Alejandro Krauss | 3:09.5 |
| 20 kilometres road walk | Jefferson Pérez Ecuador | 1:24:31 | Querubín Moreno Colombia | 1:24:50 | Orlando Díaz Colombia | 1:26:57 |
| High jump | Hugo Muñoz Peru | 2.22 CR | Fernando Moreno Argentina | 2.16 | José Luís Mendes Brazil | 2.16 |
| Pole vault | Oscar Veit Argentina | 4.95 | Fernando Pastoriza Argentina | 4.80 | Cristián Aspillaga Chile | 4.70 |
| Long jump | Paulo de Oliveira Brazil | 7.99w | Abraham Abreu Venezuela | 7.60 | Ricardo Valiente Peru | 7.38w |
| Triple jump | Anísio Silva Brazil | 17.21 CR | Ricardo Valiente Peru | 16.45 | Avelino de Souza Brazil | 16.31 |
| Shot put | Adilson Oliveira Brazil | 17.88 | Yojer Medina Venezuela | 17.52 | João dos Santos Brazil | 16.76 |
| Discus throw | Ramón Jiménez Gaona Paraguay | 59.46 CR | João dos Santos Brazil | 55.28 | Yojer Medina Venezuela | 52.90 |
| Hammer throw | Andrés Charadia Argentina | 71.14 CR | Marcelo Pugliese Argentina | 67.36 | José Manuel Llano Chile | 57.44 |
| Javelin throw | Rodrigo Zelaya Chile | 72.86 | Luiz Fernando da Silva Brazil | 70.56 | Ivan Costa Brazil | 68.48 |
| Decathlon | José de Assis Brazil | 6861 | Edemar dos Santos Brazil | 6598 | Arturo Rodríguez Chile | 6381 |

### Women's events

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres (wind: -2.9 m/s) | Cleide Amaral Brazil | 11.91 | Patricia Rodríguez Colombia | 12.10 | Kátia de Jesus Santos Brazil | 12.22 |
| 200 metres (wind: -3.4 m/s) | Patricia Rodríguez Colombia | 24.2 | Kátia de Jesus Santos Brazil | 24.6 | Olga Conte Argentina | 24.7 |
| 400 metres | Maria Figueirêdo Brazil | 52.67 | Luciana Mendes Brazil | 53.06 | Sara Montecinos Chile | 53.73 |
| 800 metres | Maria Figueirêdo Brazil | 2:04.2 | Luciana Mendes Brazil | 2:04.5 | Sara Montecinos Chile | 2:06.4 |
| 1500 metres | Soraya Telles Brazil | 4:23.10 | Alejandra Ramos Chile | 4:31.40 | Miriam Achote Ecuador | 4:31.90 |
| 3000 metres | Marilú Salazar Peru | 9:44.9 | Griselda González Argentina | 9:45.5 | Alejandra Ramos Chile | 9:52.1 |
| 10,000 metres | Carmem de Oliveira Brazil | 33:49.80 | Marilú Salazar Peru | 33:57.80 | Martha Tenorio Ecuador | 34:04.40 |
| 100 metres hurdles (wind: -2.6 m/s) | Vânia dos Santos Brazil | 14.26 | Vânia da Silva Brazil | 14.28 | Anabella von Kesselstatt Argentina | 14.30 |
| 400 metres hurdles | Anabella von Kesselstatt Argentina | 57.2 | Jupira da Graça Brazil | 57.4 | Tatiana Espinosa Peru | 65.8 |
| 4 × 100 metres relay | Brazil Cleide Amaral Jupira da Graca Kátia Regina Santos Vânia dos Santos | 45.1 | Argentina Virginia Lebreo Olga Conte Daniela Lebreo Anabella Von Kesselstatt | 45.9 | Chile Lisette Rondón Alejandra Martínez Sara Montecinos Judith de la Fuente | 46.5 |
| 4 × 400 metres relay | Brazil Maria Magnólia Figueiredo Jupira da Graça Luciana Mendes Soraya Telles | 3:36.49 | Argentina Virginia Lebreo Olga Conte Daniela Lebreo Anabella Von Kesselstatt | 3:43.42 | Chile Lisette Rondón Sara Montecinos Hannelore Grosser Marcela Barros | 3:43.43 |
| 10,000 metres track walk | Miriam Ramón Ecuador | 48:18.0 CR | Geovana Irusta Bolivia | 53:06.5 | Giovanna Morejón Bolivia | 57:45.6 |
| High jump | Orlane dos Santos Brazil | 1.87 | Alejandra García Argentina | 1.84 | Alejandra Chomalí Chile | 1.75 |
| Long jump | Andrea Ávila Argentina | 6.45w | Maria de Souza Brazil | 6.26 =CR | Gilda Massa Peru | 6.00w |
| Triple jump | Andrea Ávila Argentina | 13.91 CR NR | Maria de Souza Brazil | 12.77w | Conceição Geremias Brazil | 12.71 |
| Shot put | Elisângela Adriano Brazil | 16.47 CR | María Isabel Urrutia Colombia | 15.09 | Carmen Chalá Ecuador | 14.83 |
| Discus throw | María Isabel Urrutia Colombia | 55.14 CR | Elisângela Adriano Brazil | 53.16 | Liliana Martinelli Argentina | 52.80 |
| Javelin throw | Carla Bispo Brazil | 49.20 | Zorobabelia Córdoba Colombia | 48.74 | Isabel Ordóñez Ecuador | 42.66 |
| Heptathlon | Zorobabelia Córdoba Colombia | 5410 | Conceição Geremias Brazil | 5105 | Elizabeth Arteaga Bolivia | 4282 |

## Medal table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Brazil | 23 | 18 | 7 | 48 |
| 2 | Argentina | 6 | 9 | 6 | 21 |
| 3 | Colombia | 4 | 5 | 3 | 12 |
| 4 | Chile | 3 | 2 | 12 | 17 |
| 5 | Peru | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 |
| 6 | Ecuador | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 7 | Paraguay | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Venezuela | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 9 | Bolivia | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Totals (9 entries) | Totals (9 entries) | 41 | 41 | 41 | 123 |

## Participating nations

* Argentina (26)
* Bolivia (14)
* Brazil (38)
* Chile (30)
* Colombia (13)
* Ecuador (25)
* Panama (1)
* Paraguay (1)
* Peru (52)
* Uruguay (4)
* Venezuela (12)