# 2009 South American Championships in Athletics

The 2009 South American Championships in Athletics (Spanish: 2009 Campeonatos Sudamericanos) was the forty sixth edition of the tournament and was held between 19 and 21 June in Lima, Peru.
Brazil dominated the tournament, easily finishing with the highest total points and medals, and also winning the most gold, silver, and bronze medals. Colombia and Argentina took second and third places, respectively, while hosts Peru finished in fifth.
Numerous records were broken at the Championships, including two area records, 10 Championship records and seventeen national records. Both area records were achieved in the 20000 metres track walk event, with Luis Fernando López running 1:20:53.6 in the men's race to break Jefferson Pérez's previous mark, and Johana Ordóñez winning the women's race in 1:34:58. Mario Bazán also beat one of Pérez's records, setting a Championship record in the 3000 metres steeplechase.
Colombian Norma González was the athlete with the most medals at the end of the tournament, with three golds from the 200 metres, 400 metres, and 4×100 metres relay, and a silver from the 4×400 metres relay. A handful of other athletes also won multiple gold medals. Three women won two gold medals: Rosibel García won the 800 and 1500 metres, Germán Lauro took the shot put and discus titles, and Inés Melchor set a national and a Championship record in the 5000 and 10000 metres, respectively. Three male athletes also achieved double golds: Alonso Edward did the 100 and 200 metres sprint double, Andrés Silva won the 400 metres sprint and hurdles, while Byron Piedra won both the 1500 and 5000 metres races.
The competition was marred by drugs bans for medalling athletes: a Brazilian coach, Jayme Netto, admitted that he had administered the banned drug recombinant EPO on five of his athletes without their knowledge, which included: 800 m silver medallist Josiane Tito, 200 m bronze medallist Bruno de Barros, heptathlon champion Lucimara da Silva and 400 m hurdles silver medallist Luciana França. In a separate case, Lucimar Teodoro, the 400 m hurdles gold medallist, also received a two-year ban.

## Records

| Name | Event | Country | Record | Type |
| Inés Melchor | 5000 metres | Peru | 16:00.41 | NR |
| Fabiana Murer | Pole vault | Brazil | 4.60 | CR |
| Odette Palma | Hammer throw | Chile | 64.55 | NR |
| Mario Bazán | 3000 metres steeplechase | Peru | 8:35.17 | CR NR |
| Eduardo Acuña | Hammer throw | Peru | 67.26 | NR |
| Arley Ibargüen | Javelin throw | Colombia | 81.07 | CR NR |
| Sabine Heitling | 3000 metres steeplechase | Brazil | 9:52.54 | CR |
| Ángela Figueroa | 3000 metres steeplechase | Colombia | 9:54.83 | NR |
| Elisângela Adriano | Discus throw | Brazil | 61.00 | CR |
| María Angélica Cubillán | Discus throw | Venezuela | 54.07 | NR |
| Lucimara da Silva | Heptathlon | Brazil | 5996 (DQ) | CR |
| Macarena Reyes | Heptathlon | Chile | 5360 | NR |
| Johana Ordóñez | 20000 metres track walk | Ecuador | 1:34:58 | AR CR |
| Sandra Zapata | 20000 metres track walk | Colombia | 1:35:53 | NR |
| Luis Fernando López | 20000 metres track walk | Chile | 1:20:53.6 | AR CR |
| Yerko Araya | 20000 metres track walk | Colombia | 1:23:08.2 | NR |
| Inés Melchor | 10,000 metres | Peru | 33:11.79 | CR |
| Lucimar Teodoro | 400 metres hurdles | Brazil | 56.32 | CR |
| Key:0000WR — World record • AR — Area record • CR — Championship record • NR — National record |||||

## Medal summary
### Men's events

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres | Alonso Edward Panama | 10.29 | Daniel Grueso Colombia | 10.39 | José Carlos Moreira Brazil | 10.49 |
| 200 metres | Alonso Edward Panama | 20.45 | Hugo de Sousa Brazil | 20.92 | Kael Becerra Chile | 21.32 |
| 400 metres | Andrés Silva Uruguay | 46.06 | Geiner Mosquera Colombia | 46.28 | Freddy Mezones Venezuela | 46.28 |
| 800 metres | Fabiano Peçanha Brazil | 1:47.82 | Kléberson Davide Brazil | 1:49.33 | Nico Herrera Venezuela | 1:49.53 |
| 1500 metres | Byron Piedra Ecuador | 3:41.81 | Hudson de Souza Brazil | 3:42.72 | Eduar Villanueva Venezuela | 3:43.23 |
| 5000 metres | Byron Piedra Ecuador | 13:56.93 | Mario Bazán Peru | 13:57.37 | Damião de Souza Brazil | 13:57.94 |
| 10,000 metres | Damião de Souza Brazil | 29:23.57 | Miguel Ángel Bárzola Argentina | 29:23.62 | Jhon Cusi Peru | 29:40.05 |
| 110 metres hurdles | Paulo Villar Colombia | 13.89 | Éder Antônio Souza Brazil | 13.97 | Anselmo Gomes da Silva Brazil | 14.12 |
| 400 metres hurdles | Andrés Silva Uruguay | 50.28 | Raphael Fernandes Brazil | 50.42 | Yeison Rivas Colombia | 50.87 |
| 3000 metres steeplechase | Mario Bazán Peru | 8:35.17 CR NR | José Peña Venezuela | 8:36.17 PB | Mariano Mastromarino Argentina | 8:51.48 |
| 4 x 100 metres relay | Colombia Yeison Rivas Jhon Valoyes Yeimer Mosquera Daniel Grueso | 39.41 | Venezuela Lenin Cubillán Jermaine Chirinos Álvaro Cassiani Ronald Amaya | 40.26 | Argentina Matías Usandivaras Fabian Jiménez Miguel Wilken José Manuel Garaventa | 40.76 |
| 4 x 400 metres relay | Colombia Yeison Rivas Jhon Valoyes Amílcar Torres Yeimer Mosquera | 3:06.22 | Brazil Luis Eduardo Ambrósio Eduardo Vasconcelos Rodrigo Bargas Wallace Vieira | 3:06.85 | Argentina Matías Larregle Miguel Wilken Christian Deymonnaz Mariano Jiménez | 3:11.70 |
| 20,000 metres track walk | Luis Fernando López Colombia | 1:20:53.6 CR AR | Yerko Araya Chile | 1:23:08.2 NR | Patricio Ortega Ecuador | 1:23:30.9 PB |
| High jump | Jessé de Lima Brazil | 2.216 | Alberth Bravo Venezuela | 2.13 | Diego Ferrín Ecuador | 2.10 |
| Pole vault | Fábio Gomes da Silva Brazil | 5.40 | Marcelo Terra Argentina | 4.80 | César González Venezuela | 4.80 |
| Long jump | Rogério Bispo Brazil | 7.77 | Erivaldo Vieira Brazil | 7.61 | Hugo Chila Ecuador | 7.51 |
| Triple jump | Jefferson Sabino Brazil | 16.38w | Hugo Chila Ecuador | 16.12 | Maximiliano Díaz Argentina | 15.49 |
| Shot put | Germán Lauro Argentina | 19.20 | Ronald Julião Brazil | 18.19 | Gustavo de Mendonça Brazil | 17.55 |
| Discus | Germán Lauro Argentina | 60.41 | Jorge Balliengo Argentina | 58.04 | Ronald Julião Brazil | 54.97 |
| Hammer | Juan Cerra Argentina | 69.42 | Patricio Palma Chile | 68.53 | Eduardo Acuña Peru | 67.26 NR |
| Javelin | Arley Ibargüen Colombia | 81.07 CR NR | Noraldo Palacios Colombia | 77.87 | Júlio César de Oliveira Brazil | 73.51 |
| Decathlon | Carlos Chinin Brazil | 7474 | Oscar Mina Ecuador | 6659 | Fernando Korniejczuk Argentina | 6505 |
| 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 events

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres | Lucimar de Moura Brazil | 11.59 | Felipa Palacios Colombia | 11.79 | Thaíssa Presti Brazil | 11.85 |
| 200 metres | Norma González Colombia | 23.73 | Thaíssa Presti Brazil | 23.85 | Jennifer Padilla Colombia | 24.23 |
| 400 metres | Norma González Colombia | 52.62 | Emily Pinheiro Brazil | 52.73 | Jailma de Lima Brazil | 52.95 |
| 800 metres | Rosibel García Colombia | 2:05.21 | Christiane dos Santos Brazil | 2:06.72 | Muriel Coneo Colombia | 2:07.32 |
| 1500 metres | Rosibel García Colombia | 4:20.30 | Muriel Coneo Colombia | 4:23.38 | Rosa Godoy Argentina | 4:23.63 |
| 5000 metres | Inés Melchor Peru | 16:00.41 NR | Sueli Silva Brazil | 16:14.95 | Rosa Alba Chacha Ecuador | 16:17.75 |
| 10,000 metres | Inés Melchor Peru | 33:11.79 CR | Cruz Nonata da Silva Brazil | 33:36.60 | Sueli Silva Brazil | 33:47.15 |
| 100 metres hurdles | Brigith Merlano Colombia | 13.22 | Soledad Donzino Argentina | 13.48 | Fabiana Morães Brazil | 13.56 |
| 400 metres hurdles | Madelene Rondón Venezuela | 58.29 | Lucy Jaramillo Ecuador | 58.45 | Princesa Oliveros Colombia | 58.67 |
| 3000 metres steeplechase | Sabine Heitling Brazil | 9:52.54 CR | Ángela Figueroa Colombia | 9:54.83 NR | Rosa Godoy Argentina | 10:12.95 |
| 20000 metre track walk | Johana Ordóñez Ecuador | 1:34:58 CR AR | Sandra Zapata Colombia | 1:35:53 NR | Tânia Spindler Brazil | 1:36:32 PB |
| 4 x 100 metres relay | Colombia Felipa Palácios Alejandra Idrovo Darlenis Obregón Norma González | 44.18 | Brazil Rosemar Coelho Neto Lucimar de Moura Thaíssa Presti Jailma de Lima | 44.52 | Ecuador Lorena Mina Karina Caicedo Liliana Núñez Erika Chávez | 47.20 |
| 4 x 400 metres relay | Brazil Geisa Coutinho Sheila Ferreira Jailma de Lima Emmily Pinheiro | 3:32.69 | Colombia Kelly López Alejandra Idrovo Yennifer Padilla Norma González | 3:35.83 | Ecuador Karina Caicedo Erika Chávez Maria Corozo Lucy Jaramillo | 3:45.99 |
| High jump | Catherine Ibargüen Colombia | 1.88 | Solange Witteveen Argentina | 1.85 | Mônica de Freitas Brazil | 1.82 |
| Pole vault | Fabiana Murer Brazil | 4.60 CR | Carolina Torres Chile | 4.10 | Alejandra García Argentina | 4.10 |
| Long jump | Keila Costa Brazil | 6.62 | Andrea Morales Argentina | 5.78 | Verónica Davis Venezuela | 5.60 |
| Triple jump | Catherine Ibargüen Colombia | 13.93 | Verónica Davis Venezuela | 13.83 | Tânia da Silva Brazil | 13.38 |
| Shot put | Natalia Ducó Chile | 17.73 | Elisângela Adriano Brazil | 16.63 | Andréa Pereira Brazil | 16.16 |
| Discus | Elisângela Adriano Brazil | 61.00 CR | Karen Gallardo Chile | 55.91 | María Angélica Cubillán Venezuela | 54.07 NR |
| Hammer | Eli Johana Moreno Colombia | 65.79 | Odette Palma Chile | 64.55 | Jennifer Dahlgren Argentina | 63.81 |
| Javelin | Alessandra Resende Brazil | 56.36 | Jucilene de Lima Brazil | 54.37 | Diana Rivas Colombia | 52.83 |
| Heptathlon | Vanessa Chefer Spinola Brazil | 5578 | Macarena Reyes Chile | 5360NR | Soledad Donzino Argentina | 5200 |
| 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) |||||| |

## Final standings
### Points table

| Rank | Country | Points | Points | Points |
| Rank | Country | Total | Men | Women |
| 1 | Brazil | 446 | 204 | 242 |
| 2 | Colombia | 275 | 98 | 177 |
| 3 | Argentina | 138.5 | 88.5 | 50 |
| 4 | Ecuador | 111 | 64 | 47 |
| 5 | Peru | 91 | 51 | 40 |
| 6 | Chile | 87 | 42 | 45 |
| 7 | Venezuela | 73.5 | 49.5 | 24 |
| 8 | Panama | 25 | 20 | 5 |

### Medal table

* Host nation (Peru)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Brazil | 15 | 16 | 14 | 45 |
| 2 | Colombia | 14 | 8 | 5 | 27 |
| 3 | Argentina | 3 | 6 | 10 | 19 |
| 4 | Ecuador | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 |
| 5 | Peru* | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 6 | Panama | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | Uruguay | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | Chile | 1 | 6 | 1 | 8 |
| 9 | Venezuela | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 |
| Totals (9 entries) | Totals (9 entries) | 44 | 44 | 43 | 131 |