# 2005 South American Cross Country Championships

The 2005 South American Cross Country Championships took place on February 19–20, 2005. The races were held at the Club de Golf del Uruguay in Montevideo, Uruguay. A detailed report of the event was given for the IAAF.
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) | William de Jesús Naranjo Colombia | 38:50 | Gilson Vieira da Silva Brazil | 38:53 | Silvio Guerra Ecuador | 39:13 |
| Men's short (4 km) | Israel dos Anjos Brazil | 12:07 | Germán Schiel Argentina | 12:11 | José Alejandro Semprún Venezuela | 12:13 |
| Junior (U20) men (8 km) | Jhon Tello Colombia | 27:11 | Alison Vieira Gonçalves Brazil | 27:34 | Pablo Mena Chile | 27:52 |
| Youth (U18) men (4 km) | José Mauricio González Colombia | 12:55 | Joaquín René Varas Chile | 13:00 | Nahuel Luengo Argentina | 13:01 |
| Senior women (8 km) | Lucélia de Oliveira Peres Brazil | 29:23 | Susana Rebolledo Chile | 29:24 | Maria Lúcia Alves Vieira Brazil | 30:19 |
| Women's short (4 km) | Susana Rebolledo Chile | 14:02 | Sandra Amarillo Argentina | 14:23 | Karina Córdoba Argentina | 14:24 |
| Junior (U20) women (6 km) | Jessica Quispe Perú | 21:53 | Inés Melchor Perú | 22:19 | Sabine Heitling Brazil | 22:49 |
| Youth (U18) women (3 km) | Karina Villazana Perú | 11:20 | Tatiane Raquel da Silva Brazil | 11:29 | Carmen Mamani Perú | 11:32 |
| Team |||||||
| Senior men | Ecuador | 12 | Brazil | 19 | Venezuela | 28 |
| Men's short | Brazil | 11 | Venezuela | 17 | Argentina | 21 |
| Junior (U20) men | Brazil | 10 | Uruguay | 15 | Argentina | 22 |
| Youth (U18) men | Chile | 8 | Argentina | 14 | Uruguay | 23 |
| Senior women | Brazil | 6 | Uruguay | 15 | | |
| Women's short | Argentina | 9 | Chile | 14 | Brazil | 25 |
| Junior (U20) women | Perú | 7 | Brazil | 14 | Argentina | 24 |
| Youth (U18) women | Perú | 6 | Argentina | 18 | Uruguay | 21 |

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

* Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result. (n/s: nonscorer)

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

* Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result. (n/s: nonscorer)

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

* Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result. (n/s: nonscorer)

### Youth (U18) men's race (4 km)

* Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result. (n/s: nonscorer)

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

* Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result. (n/s: nonscorer)

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

* Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result. (n/s: nonscorer)

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

* Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result. (n/s: nonscorer)

### Youth (U18) women's race (3 km)

* Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result. (n/s: nonscorer)

## Medal table (unofficial)

* Host nation (Uruguay)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Brazil (BRA) | 5 | 5 | 3 | 13 |
| 2 | Peru (PER) | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 | Colombia (COL) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | Chile (CHI) | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 5 | Argentina (ARG) | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 |
| 6 | Ecuador (ECU) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | Uruguay (URU)* | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 8 | Venezuela (VEN) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Totals (8 entries) | Totals (8 entries) | 16 | 16 | 15 | 47 |
* Note: Totals include both individual and team medals, with medals in the team competition counting as one medal.

## Participation

According to an unofficial count, 138 athletes from 10 countries participated.
* Argentina (36)
* Bolivia (2)
* Brazil (19)
* Chile (10)
* Colombia (6)
* Ecuador (5)
* Paraguay (8)
* Perú (7)
* Uruguay (38)
* Venezuela (7)