# 2006 South American Race Walking Championships

The 2006 South American Race Walking Championships were held in Cochabamba, Bolivia, on April 8–9, 2006. The track of the championship runs in the Paseo El Prado (Avenida Ballivián). A detailed report on the event and an appraisal of the results was given by Eduardo Biscayart for the World Athletics.
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 | Jefferson Pérez (ECU) | 1:26:27 | Luis Fernando López (COL) | 1:27:16 | James Rendón (COL) | 1:28:20 |
| 50 km | Segundo Peñafiel (ECU) | 4:03:30 | Fausto Quinde (ECU) | 4:12:30 | Edwin Centeno (PER) | 4:13:10 |
| 10 km Junior (U20) | Juan Manuel Cano (ARG) | 45:39 | José Luis Muñoz (ECU) | 45:59 | Mauricio Arteaga (ECU) | 46:20 |
| 10 km Youth (U18) | Jorge Armando Ruiz (COL) | 46:57 | Samuel Babativa (COL) | 50:09 | Exequiel Segovia (CHI) | 51:13 |
| Team (Men) |||||||
| 20 km Team | Colombia | 9 pts | Ecuador | 12 pts | Bolivia | 35 pts |
| 50 km Team | Ecuador | 7 pts | Peru | 18 pts | | |
| 10 km Junior (U20) Team | Ecuador | 9 pts | Colombia | 18 pts | | |
| 10 km Youth (U18) Team | No team finished | No team finished | No team finished | No team finished | No team finished | No team finished |
| Women |||||||
| 20 km | Geovana Irusta (BOL) | 1:41:20 | Miriam Ramón (ECU) | 1:43:32 | Sandra Zapata (ECU) | 1:45:58 |
| 10 km Junior (U20) | Ingrid Hernández (COL) | 52:19 | Anlly Pineda (COL) | 52:34 | Claudia Cornejo (BOL) | 52:41 |
| 5 km Youth (U18) | Claudia Cornejo (BOL) | 25:04 | Anlly Pineda (COL) | 25:13 | Magaly Bonilla (ECU) | 27:00 |
| Team (Women) |||||||
| 20 km Team | Ecuador | 16 pts | Brazil | 19 pts | Bolivia | 22 pts |
| 10 km Junior (U20) Team | Colombia | 7 pts | Ecuador | 20 pts | Brazil | 30 pts |
| 5 km Youth (U18) Team | Bolivia | 13 pts | | | | |

## Results
### Men's 20km

| Place | Athlete | Time |
| | Jefferson Pérez ECU | 1:26:27 |
| | Luis Fernando López COL | 1:27:16 |
| | James Rendón COL | 1:28:20 |
| 4 | Fredy Hernández COL | 1:28:31 |
| 5 | Xavier Moreno ECU | 1:29:31 |
| 6 | Andrés Chocho ECU | 1:30:24 |
| 7 | Mário José dos Santos BRA | 1:30:51 |
| 8 | Patricio Ortega ECU | 1:32:57 |
| 9 | Sidinei Rodrigues BRA | 1:36:26 |
| 10 | Franklin Aduviri BOL | 1:36:47 |
| 11 | Cristian Muñoz CHI | 1:37:30 |
| 12 | Eben Ezer Churqui BOL | 1:37:32 |
| 13 | Juan Carlos Sandy BOL | 1:39:38 |
| 14 | Luis Villagra CHI | 1:41:35 |
| — | Yerko Araya CHI | DQ/DNF |
| — | Fillol Bayona VEN | DQ/DNF |
| — | Carlos Borgoño CHI | DQ/DNF |
| — | Elías Reynaga BOL | DQ/DNF |
| — | Ronald Huayta BOL | DQ/DNF |
| — | Wilden Patty BOL | DQ/DNF |
| — | Rolando Saquipay ECU | DQ/DNF |
| — | Moacir Zimmermann BRA | DQ/DNF |

#### Team 20km Men

| Country | Points |
| Colombia | 9 pts |
| Ecuador | 12 pts |
| Bolivia | 35 pts |

### Men's 50km

| Place | Athlete | Time |
| | Segundo Peñafiel ECU | 4:03:30 |
| | Fausto Quinde ECU | 4:12:30 |
| | Edwin Centeno PER | 4:13:10 |
| 4 | Mesías Zapata ECU | 4:21:10 |
| 5 | Julián Choque BOL | 4:29:40 |
| 6 | Hugo Aros CHI | 4:39:30 |
| 7 | Víctor Marín PER | 4:46:10 |
| 8 | Iván Núñez PER | 5:01:10 |
| — | Miguel Ángel Gonzales BOL | DQ |
| — | Javier Arpazi BOL | DQ |
| — | David Guevara ECU | DQ |
| — | Cláudio Richardson dos Santos BRA | DQ |

#### Team 50km Men

| Place | Country | Points |
| | Ecuador | 7 pts |
| | Peru | 18 pts |

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

| Place | Athlete | Time |
| | Juan Manuel Cano ARG | 45:39 |
| | José Luis Muñoz ECU | 45:59 |
| | Mauricio Arteaga ECU | 46:20 |
| 4 | Robinson Vivar ECU | 47:28 |
| 5 | Jorge Armando Ruiz COL | 48:41 |
| 6 | Oscar Díaz COL | 49:19 |
| 7 | Samuel Babativa COL | 49:44 |
| 8 | Uriel Yucra PER | 49:58 |
| 9 | Thiago Bremer BRA | 50:18 |
| 10 | Camilo Acuña CHI | 50:39 |
| 11 | Jonathan Riekmann BRA | 53:17 |
| 12 | José Luis Arpazi BOL | 53:37 |
| 13 | Ronald Quispe BOL | 54:48 |
| — | Edwin Ochoa ECU | DQ |
| — | Duberty Flores BOL | DQ |
| — | Herbert de Almeida BRA | DQ |
| — | Yassir Cabrera PAN | DNF |

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

| Place | Country | Points |
| | Ecuador | 9 pts |
| | Colombia | 18 pts |

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

| Place | Athlete | Time |
| | Jorge Armando Ruiz COL | 46:57 |
| | Samuel Babativa COL | 50:09 |
| | Exequiel Segovia CHI | 51:13 |
| 4 | Pedro Augusto Severo BRA | 53:24 |
| 5 | Oscar Romero PER | 54:10 |
| 6 | Luis Urgiles ECU | 54:38 |
| 7 | Damian Campaña ECU | 55:15 |
| 8 | Ronald Quispe BOL | 55:55 |
| — | Washington Alvarado ECU | DQ |
| — | Oscar Díaz COL | DQ |
| — | Gonzalo Aguilar BOL | DQ |

### Women's 20km

| Place | Athlete | Time |
| | Geovana Irusta BOL | 1:41:20 |
| | Miriam Ramón ECU | 1:43:32 |
| | Sandra Zapata COL | 1:45:58 |
| 4 | Yadira Guamán ECU | 1:46:23 |
| 5 | Alessandra Picagevicz BRA | 1:48:45 |
| 6 | Tânia Spindler BRA | 1:49:48 |
| 7 | Janeth Mamani BOL | 1:49:55 |
| 8 | Cisiane Dutra Lopes BRA | 1:50:17 |
| 9 | Marcela Pacheco CHI | 1:51:24 |
| 10 | Magaly Andrade ECU | 1:54:50 |
| 11 | Carolina Flores VEN | 2:01:54 |
| 12 | Nataly Raio CHI | 2:02:54 |
| 13 | Josette Sepúlveda CHI | 2:05:35 |
| 14 | Eblín Alemán BOL | 2:12:06 |
| 15 | Érika Flores BOL | 2:14:26 |
| — | Claudia Balderrama BOL | DQ/DNF |
| — | Eunice Chávez BOL | DQ/DNF |

#### Team 20km Women

| Place | Country | Points |
| | Ecuador | 16 pts |
| | Brazil | 19 pts |
| | Bolivia | 22 pts |
| 4 | Chile | 34 pts |

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

| Place | Athlete | Time |
| | Ingrid Hernández COL | 52:19 |
| | Anlly Pineda COL | 52:34 |
| | Claudia Cornejo BOL | 52:41 |
| 4 | Maria Rayo COL | 54:33 |
| 5 | Johana Ordóñez ECU | 54:53 |
| 6 | Gabriela Cornejo ECU | 55:04 |
| 7 | Fariluz Morales PER | 56:28 |
| 8 | Milángela Rosales VEN | 56:41 |
| 9 | Maritza Guamán ECU | 57:29 |
| 10 | Vanessa Contreras CHI | 57:58 |
| 11 | Aline Sausen BRA | 58:33 |
| 12 | Marilu Zanghelini BRA | 59:02 |
| 13 | Ingrid Acuña CHI | 59:33 |
| 14 | Abigail Churqui BOL | 59:36 |
| 15 | Diana Montaluisa ECU | 59:42 |
| 16 | Cirila Cume ECU | 59:58 |
| 17 | Jéssica de Souza BRA | 1:03:59 |
| — | Emma Quinallata BOL | DQ |
| — | Ana María Almonacid COL | DQ |
| — | Paola Sánchez ECU | DQ |
| — | Daniela Padilla BOL | DQ |
| — | Bárbara Acuña CHI | DQ |

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

| Country | Points |
| Colombia | 7 pts |
| Ecuador | 20 pts |
| Brazil | 30 pts |

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

| Place | Athlete | Time |
| | Claudia Cornejo BOL | 25:04 |
| | Anlly Pineda COL | 25:13 |
| | Magaly Bonilla ECU | 27:00 |
| 4 | Victoria Alarcón CHI | 27:13 |
| 5 | Abigail Churqui BOL | 27:45 |
| 6 | Paola Pérez ECU | 28:23 |
| 7 | Catherine Pérez BOL | 29:58 |
| — | Alessandra Dolberth BRA | DQ |
| — | Ana María Almonacid COL | DQ |
| — | Maria Rayo COL | DQ |
| — | Kimberly García PER | DQ |
| — | Daniela Padilla BOL | DQ |
| — | Ximena Machaca BOL | DQ |

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

| Place | Country | Points |
| | Bolivia | 13 pts |

## Participation

The participation of 89 athletes from 9 countries was announced. Another source reports 93 athletes. An unofficial count yields 107 athletes.
* Argentina (1)
* Bolivia (29)
* Brazil (16)
* Chile (15)
* Colombia (17)
* Ecuador (27)
* Panamá (1)
* Perú (8)
* Venezuela (3)