# 2004 South American Race Walking Championships

The 2004 South American Race Walking Championships were held in Los Ángeles, Chile, on April 3–4, 2004. The track of the championship runs in the Avenida Ricardo Vicuña. For the first time, the men's long race was 50 km rather than 35 km.
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 | Rolando Saquipay (ECU) | 1:22:29 | Luis Fernando López (COL) | 1:22:52 | Fredy Hernández (COL) | 1:23:08 |
| 50 km | Luis Villagra (CHI) | 4:16:45 | Alex Jara (CHI) | 4:23:07 | Cristián Bascuñán (CHI) | 4:45:59 |
| 10 km Junior (U20) | Oswaldo Ortega (ECU) | 42:00 | Carlos Borgoño (CHI) | 42:19 | Yerko Araya (CHI) | 43:41 |
| 10 km Youth (U18) | Herbert de Almeida (BRA) | 46:28 | Mauricio Arteaga (ECU) | 46:46 | Bryan Duarte (CHI) | 47:07 |
| Team (Men) |||||||
| 20 km Team | Colombia | 9 pts | Ecuador | 12 pts | | |
| 50 km Team | Chile | 6 pts | | | | |
| 10 km Junior (U20) Team | Chile | 12 pts | Bolivia | 19 pts | | |
| 10 km Youth (U18) Team | Chile | 13 pts | | | | |
| Women |||||||
| 20 km | Geovanna Irusta (BOL) | 1:35:25 | Alessandra Picagevicz (BRA) | 1:35:28 | Sandra Zapata (COL) | 1:39:13 |
| 10 km Junior (U20) | Yadira Hernández (ECU) | 49:30 | Johana Ordóñez (ECU) | 49:30 | Luz Villamarín (COL) | 50:00 |
| 5 km Youth (U18) | Gabriela Cornejo (ECU) | 25:55 | Elizabeth Bravo (ECU) | 26:35 | Diana Montaluisa (ECU) | 26:53 |
| Team (Women) |||||||
| 20 km Team | Brazil | 21 pts | Chile | 26 pts | | |
| 10 km Junior (U20) Team | Ecuador | 7 pts | | | | |
| 5 km Youth (U18) Team | Ecuador | 6 pts | Chile | 10 pts | | |

## Results
### Men's 20km

| Place | Athlete | Time |
| | Rolando Saquipay ECU | 1:22:29 |
| | Luis Fernando López COL | 1:22:52 |
| | Fredy Hernández COL | 1:23:08 |
| 4 | Gustavo Restrepo COL | 1:23:37 |
| 5 | Andrés Chocho ECU | 1:24:29 |
| 6 | Xavier Moreno ECU | 1:24:50 |
| 7 | Fausto Quinde ECU | 1:25:03 |
| 8 | Rafael Fontenelle Duarte BRA | 1:25:32 |
| 9 | Xavier Malacatus ECU | 1:26:51 |
| 10 | Edwin Centeno PER | 1:27:17 |
| 11 | Hugo Aros CHI | 1:27:34 |
| 12 | Ronald Huayta BOL | 1:30:09 |
| 13 | Fabio González ARG | 1:47:46. |
| — | Alexander Mendoza COL | DQ |
| — | Jerson Villagra CHI | DQ |
| — | Jorge Loréfice ARG | DQ |
| — | Cristian Muñoz CHI | DNF |

#### Team 20km Men

| Place | Country | Points |
| | Colombia | 9 pts |
| | Ecuador | 12 pts |

### Men's 50km

| Place | Athlete | Time |
| | Luis Villagra CHI | 4:16:45 |
| | Alex Jara CHI | 4:23:07 |
| | Cristián Bascuñán CHI | 4:45:59 |
| — | Claudio Richardson dos Santos BRA | DQ |
| — | Moacir Zimmermann BRA | DQ |
| — | Luis Figueroa CHI | DQ |

#### Team 50km Men

| Place | Country | Points |
| | Chile | 6 pts |

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

| Place | Athlete | Time |
| | Oswaldo Ortega ECU | 42:00 |
| | Carlos Borgoño CHI | 42:19 |
| | Yerko Araya CHI | 43:41 |
| 4 | Eben Ezer Churqui BOL | 45:20 |
| 5 | Fillol Bayona VEN | 46:49 |
| 6 | Wilden Patty BOL | 47:34 |
| 7 | Joel Veras CHI | 47:47 |
| 8 | Luis Manuel Saavedra ARG | 49:06 |
| 9 | Elías Reynaga BOL | 50:51 |
| 10 | Hernán Calderón ARG | 52:44 |
| — | James Rendón COL | DQ |
| — | Edward Araya CHI | DQ |
| — | Vanderlei dos Santos BRA | DNF |

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

| Place | Country | Points |
| | Chile | 12 pts |
| | Bolivia | 19 pts |

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

| Place | Athlete | Time |
| | Herbert de Almeida BRA | 46:28 |
| | Mauricio Arteaga ECU | 46:46 |
| | Bryan Duarte CHI | 47:07 |
| 4 | Fernando Matus CHI | 48:49 |
| 5 | Edwin Ochoa ECU | 51:50 |
| 6 | Richard Montero CHI | 56:14 |
| 7 | Jorge Ruíz COL | 57:12 |
| 8 | Nataniel Florit ARG | 1:00:26 |
| — | Nelson Cid CHI | DQ |
| — | Robinson Vivar ECU | DQ |
| — | Juan Manuel Cano ARG | DQ |
| — | Jonathan Cifuentes CHI | DQ |

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

| Place | Country | Points |
| | Chile | 13 pts |

### Women's 20km

| Place | Athlete | Time |
| | Geovanna Irusta BOL | 1:35:25 |
| | Alessandra Picagevicz BRA | 1:35:28 |
| | Sandra Zapata COL | 1:39:13 |
| 4 | Miriam Ramón ECU | 1:39:42 |
| 5 | Cristina Bohorquez COL | 1:40:14 |
| 6 | Marcela Pacheco CHI | 1:41:01 |
| 7 | Morelba Useche VEN | 1:41:18 |
| 8 | Josette Sepúlveda CHI | 1:42:40 |
| 9 | Gianetti Bonfim BRA | 1:43:38 |
| 10 | Cisiane Dutra Lopes BRA | 1:45:09 |
| 11 | Mabel Oncebay PER | 1:47:07 |
| 12 | Elizabeth Martínez CHI | 1:52:25 |
| 13 | Lidia de Carriego ARG | 1:55:58 |
| 14 | Liliana Garbarino ARG | 2:16:30 |

#### Team 20km Women

| Place | Country | Points |
| | Brazil | 21 pts |
| | Chile | 26 pts |

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

| Place | Athlete | Time |
| | Yadira Hernández ECU | 49:30 |
| | Johana Ordóñez ECU | 49:30 |
| | Luz Villamarín COL | 50:00 |
| 4 | Tatiana Orellana ECU | 51:41 |
| 5 | Ruth Riativa COL | 52:48 |
| 6 | Marilu Zanghelini BRA | 55:08 |
| 7 | Marisol Cea CHI | 57:42 |
| 8 | Anita Jara CHI | 59:01 |

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

| Place | Country | Points |
| | Ecuador | 7 pts |

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

| Place | Athlete | Time |
| | Gabriela Cornejo ECU | 25:55 |
| | Elizabeth Bravo ECU | 26:35 |
| | Diana Montaluisa ECU | 26:53 |
| 4 | Karen Caamaño CHI | 27:00 |
| 5 | Marie Gajardo CHI | 28:53 |
| 6 | Claudia Troncoso CHI | 29:13 |
| 7 | Daiana Luján ARG | 31:00 |
| 8 | Ruth Luján ARG | 34:02 |
| — | Ingrid Hernández COL | DQ |
| — | Victoria Alarcón CHI | DQ |
| — | Dennis Oyarzún CHI | DQ |
| — | Claudia Cornejo BOL | DQ |
| — | Franciele da Costa BRA | DQ |

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

| Place | Country | Points |
| | Ecuador | 6 pts |
| | Chile | 10 pts |

## Participation

The participation of 83 athletes from 8 countries is reported.
* Argentina (10)
* Bolivia (6)
* Brazil (10)
* Chile (26)
* Colombia (11)
* Ecuador (16)
* Perú (2)
* Venezuela (2)