# 2005 South American Championships in Athletics

The 2005 South American Championships in Athletics were held at the Estadio Olímpico Pascual Guerrero in Cali, Colombia from July 21 to July 24, 2005. Detailed day-by-day reports can be found on the IAAF website.

## Medal summary
### Men's events

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres | André da Silva Brazil | 10.32 | Vicente de Lima Brazil | 10.37 | Heber Viera Uruguay | 10.43 |
| 200 metres | André da Silva Brazil | 20.33w | Heber Viera Uruguay | 20.62w | Geronimo Goeloe Netherlands Antilles | 20.80w |
| 400 metres | Andrés Silva Uruguay | 45.38 | Sanderlei Parrela Brazil | 45.83 | Gustavo Aguirre Argentina | 46.43 |
| 800 metres | Fabiano Peçanha Brazil | 1:47.02 | Diego Chargal Gomes Brazil | 1:48.30 | John Chávez Colombia | 1:48.65 |
| 1500 metres | Fabiano Peçanha Brazil | 3:41.51 | Byron Piedra Ecuador | 3:41.90 | Javier Carriqueo Argentina | 3:45.53 |
| 5000 metres | Byron Piedra Ecuador | 14:12.24 | Jacinto López Colombia | 14:14.07 | Javier Carriqueo Argentina | 14:19.10 |
| 10000 metres | José Carrasco Colombia | 30:07.24 | John Cusi Peru | 30:14.74 | Diego Colorado Colombia | 30:15.55 |
| 3000 metres steeplechase | Mariano Mastromarino Argentina | 9:02.89 | Fernando Fernandes Brazil | 9:04.46 | Sergio Lobos Chile | 9:08.59 |
| 110 metres hurdles | Redelen dos Santos Brazil | 13.46w | Paulo Villar Colombia | 13.49w | Mateus Inocencio Brazil | 13.72w |
| 400 metres hurdles | Tiago Bueno Brazil | 50.87 | Víctor Solarte Venezuela | 51.00 | Cleverson da Silva Brazil | 52.32 |
| 4 × 100 metres relay | Brazil André da Silva Vicente de Lima Jorge Célio Sena José Carlos Moreira | 39.17 | Colombia Harlin Echavarría Eduard Mena Daniel Grueso Nicoll Navas | 39.85 | Ecuador Andrés Gallegos Oscar Mina Hugo Chila Luis Morán | 40.45 |
| 4 × 400 metres relay | Brazil Luís Ambrosio Sanderlei Parrela Thiago Chyaromont Wagner Souza | 3:04.15 | Colombia Amílcar Torres Franklin Murillo Javier Mosquera Carlos Peña | 3:05.94 | Argentina Gustavo Aguirre Iván Altamirano Christian Deymonnaz José Ignacio Pignataro | 3:08.61 |
| 20000 metres track walk | Jefferson Pérez Ecuador | 1:22:54.4 CR | Rolando Saquipay Ecuador | 1:22:55.4 | Luis Fernando López Colombia | 1:23:43.2 |
| High jump | Gilmar Mayo Colombia | 2.22 | Erasmo Jara Argentina | 2.19 | Rodrigo Santos Brazil | 2.16 |
| Pole vault | Fábio Gomes da Silva Brazil | 5.40 =CR | Javier Benítez Argentina | 5.20 | Germán Chiaraviglio Argentina | 5.10 |
| Long jump | Erivaldo Vieira Brazil | 8.15 CR | Thiago Dias Brazil | 7.93 | Esteban Copland Venezuela | 7.92 |
| Triple jump | Jefferson Sabino Brazil | 16.24 | Hugo Chila Ecuador | 15.91 | Carlos Carabalí Colombia | 15.85 |
| Shot put | Marco Antonio Verni Chile | 18.43 | Yojer Medina Venezuela | 18.32 | Jhonny Rodríguez Colombia | 18.22 |
| Discus throw | Jorge Balliengo Argentina | 60.97 CR | Marcelo Pugliese Argentina | 56.76 | Ronald Julião Brazil | 56.51 |
| Hammer throw | Juan Cerra Argentina | 72.03 | Wagner Domingos Brazil | 67.33 | Patricio Palma Chile | 67.10 |
| Javelin throw | Luiz Fernando da Silva Brazil | 79.44 | Júlio César de Oliveira Brazil | 73.60 | Noraldo Palacios Colombia | 73.54 |
| Decathlon | Jorge Naranjo Chile | 7489 | Ivan da Silva Brazil | 7437 | Andrés Mantilla Colombia | 7383 |
| 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 | 11.25 | Melisa Murillo Colombia | 11.39 | Luciana dos Santos Brazil | 11.46 |
| 200 metres | Lucimar de Moura Brazil | 22.98w | Felipa Palacios Colombia | 23.14w | Wilmary Álvarez Venezuela | 23.14w |
| 400 metres | Maria Laura Almirao Brazil | 52.32 | Geisa Coutinho Brazil | 52.94 | Wilmary Álvarez Venezuela | 53.57 |
| 800 metres | Rosibel García Colombia | 2:03.28 | Jenny Mejías Venezuela | 2:04.93 | Perla dos Santos Brazil | 2:06.04 |
| 1500 metres | Rosibel García Colombia | 4:29.63 | María Peralta Argentina | 4:30.37 | Valeria Rodríguez Argentina | 4:31.35 |
| 5000 metres | Bertha Sánchez Colombia | 16:47.03 | Lucélia Peres Brazil | 17:03.55 | Nadir Sabino Siqueira Brazil | 17:16.33 |
| 10000 metres | Bertha Sánchez Colombia | 34:34.40 | Lucélia Peres Brazil | 34:51.12 | Ruby Riativa Colombia | 35:38.02 |
| 3000 metres steeplechase | Patrícia Lobo Brazil | 10:36.21 | Mónica Amboya Ecuador | 10:43.67 | Yolanda Caballero Colombia | 10:48.36 |
| 100 metres hurdles | Maíla Machado Brazil | 13.18 | Princesa Oliveros Chile | 13.51 | Brigith Merlano Colombia | 13.68 |
| 400 metres hurdles | Perla dos Santos Brazil | 58.33 | Lucimar Teodoro Brazil | 59.27 | Lucy Jaramillo Ecuador | 59.78 |
| 4 × 100 metres relay | Colombia Melisa Murillo Felipa Palacios Darlenys Obregón Norma González | 43.17 CR | Brazil Luciana dos Santos Lucimar de Moura Raquel da Costa Thatiana Regina Ignâcio | 44.35 | Chile María José Echeverría Daniela Riderelli María Fernanda Mackenna Nicole Manríquez | 45.37 |
| 4 × 400 metres relay | Brazil Amanda Dias Geisa Coutinho Maria Laura Almirao Lucimar Teodoro | 3:29.24 | Colombia María Alejandra Idrobo Rosibel García Felipa Palacios Norma González | 3:36.95 | Chile María José Echeverría Daniela Riderelli María Fernanda Mackenna Nicole Manríquez | 3:40.49 |
| 20000 metres track walk | Sandra Zapata Colombia | 1:40:54.20 | Tatiana Orellana Ecuador | 1:45:12.40 | Gianetti Bonfim Brazil | 1:47:16.10 |
| High jump | Caterine Ibargüen Colombia | 1.93 CR, NR | Solange Witteveen Argentina | 1.88 | Eliana da Silva Brazil Marielys Rojas Venezuela | 1.79 |
| Pole vault | Joana Costa Brazil | 4.20 | Fabiana Murer Brazil | 4.00 | Milena Agudelo Colombia | 4.00 |
| Long jump | Luciana dos Santos Brazil | 6.39 | Keila Costa Brazil | 6.32 | Caterine Ibargüen Colombia | 6.30 |
| Triple jump | Gisele de Oliveira Brazil | 13.90 | Keila Costa Brazil | 13.75 | Caterine Ibargüen Colombia | 13.59 |
| Shot put | Andréa Pereira Brazil | 16.60 | Luz Dary Castro Colombia | 16.27 | Rosario Ramos Venezuela | 14.67 |
| Discus throw | Luz Dary Castro Colombia | 53.49 | Rosario Ramos Venezuela | 52.46 | Renata de Figueiredo Brazil | 51.74 |
| Hammer throw | Jennifer Dahlgren Argentina | 65.05 CR | Johana Moreno Colombia | 61.65 | Rosa Rodríguez Venezuela | 61.51 |
| Javelin throw | Alessandra Resende Brazil | 56.06 | Zuleima Araméndiz Colombia | 54.81 | Romina Maggi Argentina | 48.76 |
| Heptathlon | Elizete da Silva Brazil | 5429 | Andrea Bordalejo Argentina | 5249 | Daniela Crespo Argentina | 5170 |
| 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) |||||| |

## Medal table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Brazil (BRA) | 25 | 16 | 10 | 51 |
| 2 | Colombia (COL) | 10 | 11 | 13 | 34 |
| 3 | Argentina (ARG) | 4 | 6 | 8 | 18 |
| 4 | Ecuador (ECU) | 2 | 5 | 2 | 9 |
| 5 | Chile (CHI) | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 6 | Uruguay (URU) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | Venezuela (VEN) | 0 | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| 8 | Peru (PER) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Netherlands Antilles (AHO) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (9 entries) | Totals (9 entries) | 44 | 44 | 45 | 133 |