# 2023 South American U20 Championships in Athletics

The 45th South American U20 Championships in Athletics were held at El Salitre Coliseum in Bogotá, Colombia, between 19 and 21 May.

## Medal summary
### Men

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres (+1.9 m/s) | Renan Gallina Brazil | 10.01 CR, AU23R, AU20R | Ronal Longa Colombia | 10.08 NR | Ezekiel Newton Guyana | 10.42 |
| 200 metres (–0.2 m/s) | Ezekiel Newton Guyana | 20.96 | Enoc Moreno Colombia | 21.04 | Tomás Mondino Argentina | 21.16 |
| 400 metres | Vinícius Galeno Brazil | 46.32 | Elias dos Santos Brazil | 46.64 | Dusthin Morquecho Ecuador | 47.51 |
| 800 metres | Uriel Muñoz Argentina | 1:51.56 | Gabriel dos Santos Brazil | 1:52.14 | Marco Túlio Silva Brazil | 1:52.71 |
| 1500 metres | Pedro Marín Colombia | 3:56.67 | Uriel Muñoz Argentina | 3:59.66 | Lucas Jara Chile | 4:00.25 |
| 3000 metres | Pedro Marín Colombia | 8:44.29 | Luis Chávez Peru | 8:46.49 | Pariona Nider Peru | 8:48.59 |
| 5000 metres | Luis Chávez Peru | 15:08.79 | Elvis Companocca Peru | 15:42.47 | Thomas Edison Quinahuan Ecuador | 15:47.42 |
| 110 metres hurdles (99 cm) (0.0 m/s) | José Eduardo da Silva Brazil | 13.41 CR, AU20R | Thiago dos Santos Brazil | 13.53 | Egberg Espinoza Venezuela | 14.03 |
| 400 metres hurdles | Vinícius de Brito Brazil | 51.98 | Egbert Espinoza Venezuela | 52.08 | Ian Andrey Pata Ecuador | 52.87 |
| 3000 m steeplechase | Yeferson Guillermo Cuno Peru | 9:24.84 | Wilson Steven Navarrete Ecuador | 9:26.40 | Vinícius de Ameida Brazil | 10:15.94 |
| 4 × 100 m relay | Colombia Dainer Guaitoto Ronal Longa Enoc Moreno Estebán Díaz | 39.77 | Brazil José Eduardo da Silva Matheus de Barros João Vitor de Melo Renan Gallina | 39.80 | Argentina Matías Castro Lucas Villegas Tomás Villegas Tomás Mondino | 40.18 |
| 4 × 400 m relay | Brazil Samuel dos Santos Vinícius de Brito Vinícius Galeno Elias dos Santos | 3:11.70 | Colombia Yampol Perea Santiago Suárez Adrian Mendoza Ericksson de Jesus | 3:14.71 | Ecuador Dusthin Morquecho Josué Cortez Santiago Llerena Ian Andrey Pata | 3:14.78 |
| 10,000 m walk | Miguel Peña Colombia | 44:29.66 | Jesús Ramírez Colombia | 45:40.02 | Otávio Vicente Brazil | 48:52.28 |
| High jump | Cristóbal Sahurie Chile | 2.10 | Eron de Araújo Brazil | 2.08 | Benjamin Aguilera Argentina | 2.06 |
| Pole vault | Ricardo Montes Venezuela | 5.20 | Aurélio de Souza Brazil | 4.90 | Andreas Kreiss Brazil | 4.80 |
| Long jump | Matheus de Barros Brazil | 7.69 | Diego Bustamante Chile | 7.51 | Ezequiel Sferra Argentina | 7.32 |
| Triple jump | Santiago Theran Colombia | 15.35 | Diego Bustamante Chile | 15.02 | Adrian Nazareno Ecuador | 14.93 |
| Shot put (6 kg) | Alberto dos Santos Brazil | 17.26 | Erik Caicedo Ecuador | 16.43 | Vítor de Souza Brazil | 16.33 |
| Discus throw (1.75 kg) | Juan David Montaño Colombia | 55.76 | Hollman Villamizar Colombia | 54.04 | Alberto dos Santos Brazil | 51.20 |
| Hammer throw (6 kg) | Jean Carlos Ortíz Colombia | 72.38 | Tomas Olivera Argentina | 68.75 | Cipriano Riquelme Chile | 67.09 |
| Javelin throw | Arthur Curvo Brazil | 66.03 | Yirmar Torres Ecuador | 64.64 | Yuri Benites Brazil | 59.11 |
| Decathlon (junior) | Luiz Caetano Brazil | 6855 | Edgar Rosabal Uruguay | 6632 | Carlos Cordoba Venezuela | 6561 |
| 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

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres (–0.1 m/s) | Melany Bolaño Colombia | 11.53 | Suellen de Sant'Anna Brazil | 11.62 | Tainara Mees Brazil | 11.70 |
| 200 metres (+1.4 m/s) | Melany Bolaño Colombia | 23.43 | Suellen de Sant'Anna Brazil | 23.44 | Tianna Springer Guyana | 23.72 |
| 400 metres | Tianna Springer Guyana | 53.28 CR | Camille de Oliveira Brazil | 54.08 | Nahomy Castro Colombia | 54.46 |
| 800 metres | Anita Poma Peru | 2:06.69 | Karol Mosquera Colombia | 2:11.26 | Luise Braga Brazil | 2:12.17 |
| 1500 metres | Anita Poma Peru | 4:33.15 | Karol Luna Colombia | 4:38.72 | Helena Valerio Brazil | 4:46.78 |
| 3000 metres | Veronica Huacasi Peru | 10:07.40 | Karol Luna Colombia | 10:15.04 | Luzmarina Choquepuma Peru | 10:42.52 |
| 5000 metres | Veronica Huacasi Peru | 17:31.08 | Lilian Mateo Bolivia | 17:46.94 | Jeidy Mora Colombia | 18:02.08 |
| 100 metres hurdles (+0.5 m/s) | Lays Silva Brazil | 13.76 | Chia Ruan Chile | 13.97 | Helen Bernard Argentina | 14.02 |
| 400 metres hurdles | Camille de Oliveira Brazil | 57.93 | Amanda da Silva Brazil | 59.84 | Helen Bernard Argentina | 1:00.11 |
| 3000 m steeplechase | Russel Cjuro Peru | 11:45.62 | Laura Camargo Colombia | 11:46.11 | Gabriela Tardivo Brazil | 12:05.37 |
| 4 × 100 m relay | Brazil Larissa de Jesus Vanessa dos Santos Suellen de Sant'Anna Tainara Mees | 44.81 | Colombia Sofia Molina Melany Bolaño Yesenia Sánchez Laura Martínez | 45.09 | Argentina Sofia Ibarra María Paz Valentina Napolitano Victoria Zanolli | 47.52 |
| 4 × 400 m relay | Colombia Sofia Molina Paola Loboa Karol Mosquera Nahomy Castro | 3:39.08 | Brazil Amanda da Silva Camille de Oliveira Julia Ribeiro Maria Eduarda de Oliveira | 3:42.08 | Argentina Sofia Ibarra Juana Zuberbuhler Helen Bernard Renata Godoy | 3:52.10 |
| 10,000 m walk | Natalia Pulido Colombia | 50:03.61 | Ruby Segura Colombia | 51:36.38 | Gabrielly dos Santos Brazil | 52:18.90 |
| High jump | Hellen Tenorio Colombia | 1.80 | María Arboleda Colombia | 1.78 | Gabriela Araújo Brazil | 1.73 |
| Pole vault | Carolina Scarponi Argentina | 3.50 | Izabella Neves Brazil | 3.50 | Josefina Brunet Argentina | 3.50 |
| Long jump | Vanessa dos Santos Brazil | 6.20 | Victoria Zanolli Argentina | 6.20 | Angie Palacios Colombia | 6.09 |
| Triple jump | Mairy Pires Venezuela | 13.35 | Valery Arce Colombia | 12.94 | Nerli Cantoñi Colombia | 12.43 |
| Shot put | Taniele de Jesus Brazil | 14.46 | Belsy Quiñónez Ecuador | 12.85 | Mule Florencia Dupans Argentina | 12.62 |
| Discus throw | Valentina Ulloa Chile | 47.89 | Camila Flach Brazil | 47.425 | Angelica Caicedo Colombia | 46.53 |
| Hammer throw | Catalina Rodríguez Colombia | 58.17 | Juliana Baigorria Argentina | 57.83 | Yennifer Veroes Venezuela | 55.15 |
| Javelin throw | Manuela Rotundo Uruguay | 56.24 CR, NR | Constanza Acevedo Chile | 41.02 | Gabriella Barcellos Brazil | 40.81 |
| Heptathlon | Renata Godoy Argentina | 5123 | Tainara Mees Brazil | 5063 | Julia Leite Brazil | 5011 |
| 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) |||||| |

### Mixed

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 4 × 400 m relay | Brazil Vinícius Galeno Camille de Oliveira Elias do Santos Julia Ribeiro | 3:22.84 CR | Colombia Paola Loboa Nahomy Castro Óscar Leal Santiago Suárez | 3:25.85 | Ecuador Dusthin Morquecho Daniela Torres Ian Andrey Pata Santiago Llerena | 3:34.46 |

## Medal table

* Host nation (Colombia)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Brazil (BRA) | 15 | 14 | 15 | 44 |
| 2 | Colombia (COL)* | 13 | 14 | 5 | 32 |
| 3 | Peru (PER) | 7 | 2 | 2 | 11 |
| 4 | Argentina (ARG) | 3 | 4 | 10 | 17 |
| 5 | Chile (CHI) | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 |
| 6 | Venezuela (VEN) | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 7 | Guyana (GUY) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 8 | Uruguay (URU) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | Ecuador (ECU) | 0 | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| 10 | Bolivia (BOL) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals (10 entries) | Totals (10 entries) | 45 | 45 | 45 | 135 |