# 2001 South American Race Walking Championships

The 2001 South American Race Walking Championships were held in Cuenca, Ecuador, on October 27–28, 2001. The track of the Cup runs in the Avenida España, Parque Calderón. The event was held jointly with the 2001 Pan American Race Walking Cup. The results for the 20 km races (both men and women) were extracted from the Pan American Race Walking Cup results, while the South American Race Walking Championships additionally featured separate races for men in 35 km, and for junior and youth athletes (both men and women).
Results were published (35 km only in part). The junior events are documented on the World Junior Athletics History webpages.

## Medallists

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| Men |||||||
| 20 km | Jefferson Pérez (ECU) | 1:26:21 | Cristián Muñoz (CHI) | 1:30:00 | Fausto Quinde (ECU) | 1:30:06 |
| 35 km | Fausto Quinde (ECU) | 2:56:58 | Edwin Centeno (PER) | 3:01:49 | Luis Figueroa (CHI) | 3:03:56 |
| 10 km Junior (U20) | Andrés Chocho (ECU) | 45:55 | Víctor Marín (PER) | 45:56 | Gustavo Restrepo (COL) | 46:42 |
| 10 km Youth (U18) | Juan Carlos Sandy (BOL) | 47:50 | Oswaldo Ortega (ECU) | 48:14 | German Rivillas (COL) | 50:42 |
| Team (Men) |||||||
| 20 km Team | Ecuador | 10 pts | | | | |
| 35 km Team | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown |
| 10 km Junior (U20) Team | Ecuador | 11 pts | | | | |
| 10 km Youth (U18) Team | Ecuador | 13 pts | | | | |
| Women |||||||
| 20 km | Geovana Irusta (BOL) | 1:40:23 | Cristina Bohórquez (COL) | 1:46:55 | Gianetti Bonfim (BRA) | 1:46:55 |
| 10 km Junior (U20) | Luisa Paltin (ECU) | 53:56 | Mabel Oncebay (PER) | 54:30 | Alessandra Picagevicz (BRA) | 55:36 |
| 5 km Youth (U18) | Alessandra Picagevicz (BRA) | 24:26 | Gina Meneses (COL) | 26:19 | Johana Ordóñez (ECU) | 27:11 |
| Team (Women) |||||||
| 20 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 | Ecuador | 14 pts | Brazil | 17 pts | | |
| 5 km Youth (U18) Team | Ecuador | 14 pts | | | | |

## Results
### Men's 20km

| Place | Athlete | Time |
| | Jefferson Pérez ECU | 1:26:21 |
| | Cristián Muñoz CHI | 1:30:00 |
| | Fausto Quinde ECU | 1:30:06 |
| 4 | Marco Taype PER | 1:37:13 |
| 5 | Hugo Aros CHI | 1:37:33 |
| 6 | Juan Albarracín ECU | 1:55:38 |
| 7 | Angel Pucha ECU | 2:02:52 |
| — | José Alessandro Bagio BRA | DQ |
| — | Mário José dos Santos BRA | DQ |
| — | Francielo de Souza Medeiros BRA | DQ |
| — | Luis Fernando López COL | DQ |

#### Team 20km Men

| Place | Country | Points |
| | Ecuador | 10 pts |

### Men's 35km

| Place | Athlete | Time |
| | Fausto Quinde ECU | 2:56:58 |
| | Edwin Centeno PER | 3:01:49 |
| | Luis Figueroa CHI | 3:03:56 |
| Incomplete |||

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

| Place | Athlete | Time |
| | Andrés Chocho ECU | 45:55 |
| | Víctor Marín PER | 45:56 |
| | Gustavo Restrepo COL | 46:42 |
| 4 | Xavier Malacatus ECU | 48:02 |
| 5 | Rafael Duarte BRA | 48:39 |
| 6 | Flavio Maldonado ECU | 50:40 |
| 7 | David Guevara ECU | 50:41 |
| 8 | Edison Placencia ECU | 54:51 |
| 9 | Edgar Cudco ECU | 1:03:21 |
| — | Diogo Gamboa BRA | DQ |
| — | Dionisio Neira PER | DQ |
| — | Luiz dos Santos BRA | DNF |
| — | Jorge Aguilar PER | DNF |

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

| Place | Country | Points |
| | Ecuador | 11 pts |

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

| Place | Athlete | Time |
| | Juan Carlos Sandy BOL | 47:50 |
| | Oswaldo Ortega ECU | 48:14 |
| | German Rivillas COL | 50:42 |
| 4 | Carlos Borgoño CHI | 51:10 |
| 5 | Camilo Litardo ECU | 51:46 |
| 6 | Cristian González ECU | 54:02 |
| 7 | Robinson Vivar ECU | 55:32 |
| 8 | David Villafuerte ECU | 56:22 |
| 9 | Daniel Voigt BRA | 56:52 |
| 10 | Luis Quinde ECU | 58:26 |
| 11 | José Luis Muñoz ECU | 59:35 |
| 12 | Luis Caldas ECU | 59:37 |
| — | Andres Cabrea ECU | DQ |
| — | Miguel Quisnancela ECU | DQ |

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

| Place | Country | Points |
| | Ecuador | 13 pts |

### Women's 20km

| Place | Athlete | Time |
| | Geovana Irusta BOL | 1:40:23 |
| | Cristina Bohórquez COL | 1:46:55 |
| | Gianetti Bonfim BRA | 1:46:55 |
| 4 | Tânia Spindler BRA | 1:52:50 |
| 5 | Gima Castelo ECU | 1:53:41 |
| 6 | Mónica Sánchez ECU | 2:05:33 |
| — | Miriam Gutiérrez ECU | DQ |
| — | Rosemar Piazza BRA | DNF |

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

| Place | Athlete | Time |
| | Luisa Paltin ECU | 53:56 |
| | Mabel Oncebay PER | 54:30 |
| | Alessandra Picagevicz BRA | 55:36 |
| 4 | Johana Peña COL | 56:32 |
| 5 | Cisiane Lopes BRA | 57:03 |
| 6 | Leidi Tena ECU | 58:50 |
| 7 | Alexandra Ortíz ECU | 59:26 |
| 8 | Carla Litardo ECU | 1:00:46 |
| 9 | Larisa da Silva BRA | 1:00:55 |
| 10 | Viviana Astudillo ECU | 1:01:54 |
| — | Ariana Quino Salazar BOL | DQ |
| — | Elizabeth Ramos PER | DQ |
| — | Lizbeth Zúñiga PER | DNF |

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

| Place | Country | Points |
| | Ecuador | 14 pts |
| | Brazil | 17 pts |

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

| Place | Athlete | Time |
| | Alessandra Picagevicz BRA | 24:26 |
| | Gina Meneses COL | 26:19 |
| | Johana Ordóñez ECU | 27:11 |
| 4 | Josette Sepúlveda CHI | 27:25 |
| 5 | Elizabeth Bravo ECU | 27:54 |
| 6 | Adriana Jara ECU | 28:06 |
| 7 | Patricia Amboya ECU | 28:24 |
| 8 | Gabriela Cornejo ECU | 30:01 |
| 9 | Veronica Morales ECU | 30:07 |
| 10 | Mayra Tutillo ECU | 30:12 |
| — | Juana Cachi PER | DQ |
| — | Johana Malla ECU | DQ |
| — | Leydi Palomino PER | DQ |
| — | Angela Ramos PER | DQ |
| — | Norma Tenesaca ECU | DQ |

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

| Place | Country | Points |
| | Ecuador | 14 pts |

## Participation

The participation of at least 76 athletes from 6 countries is reported.
* Bolivia (3)
* Brazil (14)
* Chile (5)
* Colombia (6)
* Ecuador (37)
* Peru (11)