# 2006 South American Youth Championships in Athletics

The 18th South American Youth Championships in Athletics were held in Caracas, Venezuela from October 14–15, 2006. The event was relocated from the Estadio Pueblo Nuevo in San Cristóbal, Táchira, Venezuela, because the renovation of the stadium for the Copa América de Fútbol 2007 was not yet completed. A detailed report on the results was given.

## Medal summary

Medal winners are published. Complete results can be found on the Fecodatle, and on the "World Junior Athletics History" website.

### Men

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres (wind: +0.0 m/s) | Alonso Edward (PAN) | 10.60 | Álvaro Gómez (COL) | 10.61 | Jefferson Lucindo (BRA) | 10.63 |
| 200 metres (wind: +0.0 m/s) | Alonso Edward (PAN) | 21.18 | Rodrigo Patativa (BRA) | 21.40 | César Marchan (VEN) | 21.67 |
| 400 metres | Juan López (CHI) | 47.55 | Henrique de Souza (BRA) | 47.75 | Heisber Landaeta (VEN) | 47.79 |
| 800 metres | Heisber Landaeta (VEN) | 1:53.89 | Daniel Palma (CHI) | 1:54.13 | Deivid Silva (BRA) | 1:56.02 |
| 1500 metres | Eduardo Gregório (URU) | 3:59.64 | Daniel Palma (CHI) | 3:59.74 | Mauricio Valdivia (CHI) | 4:00.81 |
| 3000 metres | Luis Orta (VEN) | 8:41.99 | Victor Aravena (CHI) | 8:43.81 | Fabián Cajamarca (ECU) | 8:50.62 |
| 2000 metres steeplechase | Luis Orta (VEN) | 5:52.78 | Iván López (CHI) | 5:53.46 | Mauricio Valdivia (CHI) | 5:53.51 |
| 110 metres hurdles (wind: +0.0 m/s) | Edward Quintana (COL) | 13.99 | Thompson de Oliveira (BRA) | 14.07 | John Vale (VEN) | 14.34 |
| 400 metres hurdles | Juan López (CHI) | 52.94 | Geormys Jaramillo (VEN) | 53.57 | Tiago de Souza (BRA) | 53.64 |
| High Jump | Robert Lanz (VEN) | 2.05 | Cristóbal Gómez (CHI) | 2.02 | Carlos Izquierdo (COL) | 2.02 |
| Pole Vault | Rodrigo Tenorio (CHI) | 4.65 | Ruben Benítez (ARG) | 4.60 | George Sanches (BRA) | 4.20 |
| Long Jump | Edward Quintana (COL) | 7.39 (wind: +0.0 m/s) | Fernando da Cunha (BRA) | 7.23 (wind: +0.0 m/s) | Jamal Bowen (PAN) | 7.16 (wind: -1.3 m/s) |
| Triple Jump | Carlos Méndez (ECU) | 15.10 (wind: +0.5 m/s) | Fernando da Cunha (BRA) | 14.55 (wind: +0.0 m/s) | Bruno Matias (BRA) | 14.38 (wind: +0.0 m/s) |
| Shot Put | Juan Romero (VEN) | 17.95 | Eder Moreno (COL) | 17.91 | Nicolás Martina (ARG) | 17.85 |
| Discus Throw | Luís Schneider (BRA) | 53.70 | Gerardo Márquez (VEN) | 51.13 | Franklin Abreu (VEN) | 50.47 |
| Hammer Throw | Marco Requena (VEN) | 64.15 | Alan Melo (BRA) | 62.71 | Gerónimo Ojeda (ARG) | 61.17 |
| Javelin Throw | Emmer Brizuela (VEN) | 58.30 | Jackson de Oliveira (BRA) | 58.25 | Jhon Valencia (COL) | 57.88 |
| Octathlon | José Raúl Matagira (COL) | 5798 | Diego Ferrin (ECU) | 5750 | Damian Benedetich (ARG) | 5665 |
| 10000 metres Walk | Washington Alvarado (ECU) | 46:04.50 | Ricardo Lojan (ECU) | 46:05.49 | Dejaime de Oliveira (BRA) | 46:25.08 |
| 4 x 100 metres relay | Brazil Eric de Jesús Rodrigo Patativa Jeferson Celis Jefferson Lucindo | 40.92 | Panama Jamal Bowen Alberto Perriman Erick Zuleta Alonso Edward | 41.96 | Chile Hans Weisser Sebastian Díaz Fernando Gómez Felipe Covarubias | 42.11 |
| 1000 metres Medley relay | Brazil Jefferson Lucindo Rodrigo Patativa Wagner Cardoso Henrique de Souza | 1:53.67 | Venezuela Alvaro Cassiani César Marchan Osbel Meza Heisber Landaeta | 1:54.20 | Chile Felipe Covarubias Fernando Gómez Sebastian Díaz Juan López | 1:56.37 |

### Women

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres (wind: +0.4 m/s) | Bárbara Leôncio (BRA) | 11.82 | Rosângela Santos (BRA) | 11.95 | Nelcy Caicedo (COL) | 12.01 |
| 200 metres (wind: +0.0 m/s) | Bárbara Leôncio (BRA) | 24.26 | Nelcy Caicedo (COL) | 24.58 | Erika Chávez (ECU) | 24.59 |
| 400 metres | Erika Chávez (ECU) | 55.48 | Keila Escobar (COL) | 56.11 | Magdalena Mendoza (VEN) | 56.68 |
| 800 metres | Rocío Sueldo (ARG) | 2:15.54 | Thayra dos Santos (BRA) | 2:15.88 | Evangelina Thomas (ARG) | 2:15.96 |
| 1500 metres | Evangelina Thomas (ARG) | 4:34.24 | Viviana Acosta (ECU) | 4:43.77 | Dayana Magdalen Pérez (VEN) | 4:44.73 |
| 3000 metres | Viviana Acosta (ECU) | 10:28.15 | Veronica Ángel (CHI) | 10:37.45 | Rosario Romero (PER) | 10:37.94 |
| 2000 metres steeplechase | Tatiane da Silva (BRA) | 6:57.72 | Luz Moreno (COL) | 7:05.63 | Pamela Chibiroga (ECU) | 7:11.23 |
| 100 metres hurdles (wind: +0.0 m/s) | Evelyn da Silva (BRA) | 13.80 | Ljubica Milos (CHI) | 14.22 | Cecilia Rivera (CHI) | 14.45 |
| 400 metres hurdles | Keila Escobar (COL) | 61.26 | Magdalena Mendoza (VEN) | 62.06 | Maria MacAuliffe (CHI) | 62.96 |
| High Jump | Aline Santos (BRA) | 1.69 | Tamara Maass (CHI) | 1.69 | Katherine Alcívar (ECU) | 1.69 |
| Pole Vault | Valeria Chiaraviglio (ARG) | 3.45 | Aline Silva (BRA) | 3.30 | Eliana Martínez (COL) | 3.30 |
| Long Jump | Bianca Leguizamon (PAR) | 5.67 (wind: NWI) | Leticia Gaspar (BRA) | 5.59 (wind: +0.0 m/s) | Feber Hernández (VEN) | 5.52 (wind: +0.0 m/s) |
| Triple Jump | Simona de Oliveira (BRA) | 12.63 (wind: +0.0 m/s) | Feber Hernández (VEN) | 12.02 (wind: +0.0 m/s) | Kelly Lucumí (COL) | 11.87 (wind: +0.0 m/s) |
| Shot Put | Natalia Duco (CHI) | 15.67 | Soila Tosta (BRA) | 12.32 | Angela Rivas (COL) | 12.19 |
| Discus Throw | Natalia Duco (CHI) | 39.31 | Belen Domke (ARG) | 38.34 | Uclécia da Silva (BRA) | 38.17 |
| Hammer Throw | Emilce Pesce (ARG) | 47.98 | Durkina Freites (VEN) | 47.01 | Regiane de Souza (BRA) | 44.90 |
| Javelin Throw | Katryna Subeldia (PAR) | 46.22 | Lilian Seibert (BRA) | 44.74 | Miriam Mina (ECU) | 43.81 |
| Heptathlon | Camila Pirelli (PAR) | 4790 | Giovana Cavaleti (BRA) | 4679 | Camelia Cuba (VEN) | 4580 |
| 5000 metres Walk | Anlly Pineda (COL) | 24:46.26 | Maria Rayo (COL) | 24:48.28 | Adriana Velázquez (ECU) | 25:18.38 |
| 4 x 100 metres relay | Brazil Leticia Gaspar Bárbara Leôncio Bianca dos Santos Rosângela Santos | 46.20 | Venezuela María Virginia Sandoval Yuriani Maya Yarel Campos María José Viloria | 47.36 | Chile Maria Dittborn Cecilia Rivera Stephanie Matute Violeta Cueto | 48.16 |
| 1000 metres Medley relay | Brazil Rosângela Santos Bárbara Leôncio Kamila Miranda Priscila de Lima | 2:12.03 | Colombia Daniela Sánchez Nelcy Caicedo Anis Canola Keila Escobar | 2:13.75 | Venezuela María Virginia Sandoval Yuriani Maya Idanis Nava Magdalena Mendoza | 2:15.60 |

## Medal table (unofficial)

* Host nation (Venezuela)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Brazil (BRA) | 11 | 14 | 8 | 33 |
| 2 | Venezuela (VEN)* | 7 | 7 | 9 | 23 |
| 3 | Chile (CHI) | 5 | 8 | 7 | 20 |
| 4 | Colombia (COL) | 5 | 7 | 6 | 18 |
| 5 | Ecuador (ECU) | 4 | 3 | 6 | 13 |
| 6 | Argentina (ARG) | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10 |
| 7 | Paraguay (PAR) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | Panama (PAN) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 9 | Uruguay (URU) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Peru (PER) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (10 entries) | Totals (10 entries) | 42 | 42 | 42 | 126 |

## Team trophies

The placing tables for team trophy (overall team, men and women categories) were published.

## Participation (unofficial)

Detailed result lists can be found on the Fecodatle, and on the "World Junior Athletics History" website. An unofficial count yields the number of about 281 athletes from about 13 countries:
* Argentina (16)
* Bolivia (5)
* Brazil (67)
* Chile (42)
* Colombia (36)
* Ecuador (26)
* Guyana (2)
* Panamá (6)
* Paraguay (4)
* Perú (17)
* Suriname (2)
* Uruguay (5)
* Venezuela (53)