# 1998 South American Cross Country Championships

The 1998 South American Cross Country Championships took place on March 7–8, 1998. The races were held in Artur Nogueira, Brazil.
Complete results, results for junior and youth competitions, and medal winners were published.

## Medallists

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| Individual |||||||
| Senior men (12 km) | Sérgio Gonçalves da Silva Brazil | 37:56 | Sérgio Correa Couto Brazil | 38:13 | Diego Colorado Colombia | 38:23 |
| Men's short (4 km) | João Carlos Leite Brazil | 12:03 | Daniel Bernardo das Neves Brazil | 12:07 | Juan José Cruz Argentina | 12:08 |
| Junior (U20) men (8 km) | Luís Fernando de Almeida Paula Brazil | 26:25 | Jonathan Moraes Matos Brazil | 26:29 | Gustavo Nicolás Pereira Uruguay | 26:31 |
| Youth (U17) men (4 km) | Marcel Siefert Chile | 13:17 | Federico Guerrero Argentina | 13:19 | Jeferson de Souza Sá Brazil | 13:36 |
| Senior women (8 km) | Rosângela Raimunda Pereira Faria Brazil | 29:50 | Marlene Flores Chile | 29:56 | Rosa Mila Ibarra Colombia | 30:02 |
| Women's short (4 km) | Ana Claudia de Souza Brazil | 14:16 | Janeth Caizalitín Ecuador | 14:18 | Wilma Guerra Ecuador | 14:30 |
| Junior (U20) women (6 km) | Keli Aparecida de Godoy Brazil | 22:58 | Michelle Barreto da Costa Brazil | 23:00 | Adriana Agudelo Colombia | 23:02 |
| Youth (U17) women (3 km) | Tatiane de Souza Sá Brazil | 11:10 | Fabiani da Silva Brazil | 11:27 | Débora Regina Gomes Ferraz Brazil | 11:33 |
| Team |||||||
| Senior men | Brazil | 7 | Colombia | 19 | | |
| Men's short | Brazil | 7 | Argentina | 20 | Paraguay | 36 |
| Junior (U20) men | Brazil | 9 | Colombia | 23 | Uruguay | 26 |
| Youth (U17) men | Argentina | 14 | Brazil | 14 | Paraguay | 30 |
| Senior women | Brazil | 11 | Colombia | 24 | Ecuador | 24 |
| Women's short | Brazil | 11 | Ecuador | 15 | Argentina | 38 |
| Junior (U20) women | Brazil | 8 | Argentina | 30 | | |
| Youth (U17) women | Brazil | 6 | Argentina | 15 | | |

## Race results
### Senior men's race (12 km)

* Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result.

### Men's short race (4 km)

* Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result.

### Junior (U20) men's race (8 km)

* Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result.

### Youth (U17) men's race (4 km)

* Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result.

### Senior women's race (8 km)

* Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result.

### Women's short race (4 km)

* Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result.

### Junior (U20) women's race (6 km)

* Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result.

### Youth (U17) women's race (3 km)

* Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result.

## Medal table (unofficial)

* Host nation (Brazil)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Brazil* | 14 | 6 | 2 | 22 |
| 2 | Argentina | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 |
| 3 | Chile | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | Colombia | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 5 | Ecuador | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 6 | Paraguay | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 6 | Uruguay | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Totals (7 entries) | Totals (7 entries) | 16 | 16 | 13 | 45 |
* Note: Totals include both individual and team medals, with medals in the team competition counting as one medal.

## Participation

According to an unofficial count, 117 athletes from 9 countries participated.
* Argentina (23)
* Bolivia (2)
* Brazil (41)
* Chile (10)
* Colombia (12)
* Ecuador (3)
* Paraguay (14)
* Uruguay (5)
* Venezuela (7)