# 2017 South American U20 Championships in Athletics

The 42nd South American U20 Championships in Athletics were held in Leonora, Guyana, on 3 and 4 June. It was the first time that this competition was held in Guyana.

## Medal summary
### Men

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres -1.6 m/s | Compton Caesar Guyana | 10.37 | Derick Silva Brazil | 10.45 | Daniel Londero Argentina | 10.70 |
| 200 metres | Derick Silva Brazil | 20.92 | Compton Caesar Guyana | 21.45 | Enzo Faulbaum Chile | 21.55 |
| 400 metres | Miguel Shepper Suriname | 47.90 | Daniel Williams Guyana | 48.24 | Mateo Pascual Uruguay | 48.30 |
| 800 metres | Jeferson dos Santos Brazil | 1:56.35 | Samuel Lynch Guyana | 1:57.26 | Anfernee Headecker Guyana | 1:57.87 |
| 1500 metres | Jeferson dos Santos Brazil | 4:00.95 | José Zabala Argentina | 4:02.51 | Anfernee Headecker Guyana | 4:02.81 |
| 5000 metres | Daniel do Nascimento Brazil | 14:53.71 | Yuri Labra Peru | 14:54.24 | Carlos Hernández Colombia | 14:56.33 |
| 10,000 metres | Daniel do Nascimento Brazil | 31:01.64 | Yuri Labra Peru | 32:13.78 | Omar Ramos Peru | 35:39.20 |
| 110 metres hurdles (99 cm) -1.9 m/s | Marcos Herrera Ecuador | 13.58 | Vittor Souza Brazil | 13.87 | Diego Vivas Colombia | 13.99 |
| 400 metres hurdles | Caio Giovani Martins Brazil | 54.78 | Eher Ali Romana Colombia | 55.65 | Terrence Fraser Guyana | 58.07 |
| 3000 m steeplechase | Walace Caldas Brazil | 9:26.40 | Edwar Condori Peru | 9:33.20 | Alexander Huanca Peru | 9:35.40 |
| 4 × 100 m relay | Brazil Cleverson Pereira Junior Gabriel Oliveira Derick Silva Vittor Souza | 41.29 | Guyana Daniel Williams Tyrell Peters Ryan Bramble Compton Caesar | 41.30 | Colombia Juan David Moreno Diego Vivas Samuel Mauricio González Yeimer Palacios | 42.38 |
| 4 × 400 m relay | Colombia Nicolás Salinas Manuel Henao Eher Ali Romana Samuel Mauricio González | 3:20.85 | Suriname Bargalvio Sallesman Miguel Shepper Astrando Piñas Daniel Peng | 3:33.91 | Argentina Lautaro Benitez Valentin Della ? José Zabala | 3:35.94 |
| 10,000 m track walk | Jhonatan Amores Ecuador | 45:34.90 | César Herrera Colombia | 45:56.70 | Matheus Correa Brazil | 46:12.50 |
| High jump | Luan Barbosa de Souza Brazil | 1.95 | Tortque Boyce Guyana | 1.90 | Daniel Williams Guyana | 1.90 |
| Long jump | José Luis Mandros Peru | 7.91 | Yeimer Palacios Colombia | 7.69 | Gabriel Oliveira Brazil | 7.62 |
| Triple jump | Frixon Chila Ecuador | 15.76 | Arnovis Dalmero Colombia | 15.64 | Geiner Moreno Colombia | 14.95 |
| Shot put (6 kg) | Saymon Hoffmann Brazil | 16.57 | Claudio Romero Chile | 16.48 | Luis Córdoba Colombia | 15.84 |
| Discus throw (1.75 kg) | Saymon Hoffmann Brazil | 54.59 | Wellinton da Cruz Filho Brazil | 53.91 | Claudio Romero Chile | 52.23 |
| Hammer throw (6 kg) | Alencar Pereira Brazil | 71.42 | Roberto Montiel Chile | 66.31 | Only 2 participants | |
| Javelin throw | Pedro Henrique Rodrigues Brazil | 69.71 | Tramaine Beckles Guyana | 53.41 | Timothy Sealey Guyana | 48.93 |
| Decathlon (junior) | Ignacio Sánchez Peru | 5271 | Dennies Roberts Guyana | 4936 | Jordan de Souza Brazil | 3361 |
| 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 -3.1 m/s | Lorraine Martins Brazil | 11.56 | Onasha Rogers Guyana | 11.71 | Kenisha Phillips Guyana | 11.78 |
| 200 metres -2.6 m/s | Lorraine Martins Brazil | 23.89 | Romina Cifuentes Ecuador | 24.19 | Kenisha Phillips Guyana | 24.26 |
| 400 metres | Tiffani Beatriz Marinho Brazil | 54.25 | Avon Samuels Guyana | 55.45 | Karen Tatiana Segura Colombia | 57.56 |
| 800 metres | Johana Arrieta Colombia | 2:10.41 | Joanna Archer Guyana | 2:19.43 | Davinia Asantiba Suriname | 2:50.68 |
| 1500 metres | Pietra da Silva Brazil | 4:31.82 | Jarly Camila Marín Colombia | 4:33.83 | Claudrice McKoy Guyana | 4:39.96 |
| 3000 metres | Micaela Levaggi Argentina | 9:58.15 | Sheyla Eulogio Peru | 10:10.06 | Lida Meneses Peru | 10:18.91 |
| 5000 metres | Virginia Huatarongo Peru | 18:18.10 | Nicole Urra Chile | 18:20.60 | Sheyla Eulogio Peru | 18:35.70 |
| 100 metres hurdles +0.6 m/s | Maribel Caicedo Ecuador | 14.32 | Vitoria Sena Alves Brazil | 14.41 | María Valentina Sánchez Argentina | 15.07 |
| 400 metres hurdles | Valeria Cabezas Colombia | 60.27 | Marlene Ewellyn dos Santos Brazil | 61.24 | Salome Navarro Ecuador | 63.73 |
| 3000 m steeplechase | Rina Cjuro Peru | 10:47.25 | Erika Mariela Pilicita Ecuador | 10:48.63 | Clara Macarena Baiocchi Argentina | 11:08.13 |
| 4 × 100 m relay | Ecuador Salome Navarro Romina Cifuentes Katherin Chillambo Maribel Caicedo | 46.47 | Colombia Valeria Cabezas Angélica Gamboa Shary Vallecilla María Fernanda Murillo | 47.33 | Guyana Kenisha Phillips Cassie Small Avon Samuels Onasha Rogers | 47.43 NR |
| 4 × 400 m relay | Guyana Avon Samuels Tandika Haynes Kenisha Phillips Joanna Archer | 3:51.40 | Colombia Jarly Camila Marín Marisofia Pinilla Angélica Gamboa Johana Arrieta | 3:52.14 | Argentina María Valentina Sánchez Micaela Levaggi Clara Macarena Baiocchi Oriana Prieto | 4:13.57 |
| 10,000 m track walk | María Montoya Colombia | 48:22.4 | Evelyn Inga Peru | 48:33.1 | Leyde Guerra Peru | 49:07.6 |
| High jump | María Fernanda Murillo Colombia | 1.78 | Roberta dos Santos Brazil | 1.75 | Candy Toche Peru | 1.75 |
| Long jump | Chantoba Bright Guyana | 6.30 | Vitoria Sena Alves Brazil | 6.12 | Ruth Sanmogan Guyana | 5.59 |
| Triple jump | Mirieli Estaili Santos Brazil | 12.71 | Monifah Djoe Suriname | 12.33 | Chantoba Bright Guyana | 12.19 |
| Shot put | Ailen Armada Argentina | 14.34 | Ana Caroline da Silva Brazil | 13.92 | Jelyza Pengel Suriname | 11.56 |
| Discus throw | Ailen Armada Argentina | 47.43 | Valquiria Meurer Brazil | 44.19 | Dahiana López Uruguay | 40.74 |
| Hammer throw | Mariana García Chile | 60.42 | Ana Lays Bayer Brazil | 59.96 | Araceli Nahuel Argentina | 53.24 |
| Javelin throw | Yuleixi Angulo Ecuador | 54.00 | Fabielle Samira Ferreira Brazil | 51.74 | Kimbily Hilliman Guyana | 19.82 |
| 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) | 18 | 11 | 3 | 32 |
| 2 | Ecuador (ECU) | 6 | 2 | 1 | 9 |
| 3 | Colombia (COL) | 5 | 7 | 6 | 18 |
| 4 | Peru (PER) | 4 | 5 | 6 | 15 |
| 5 | Guyana (GUY)* | 3 | 10 | 12 | 25 |
| 6 | Argentina (ARG) | 3 | 1 | 6 | 10 |
| 7 | Chile (CHI) | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 8 | Suriname (SUR) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 9 | Uruguay (URU) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Totals (9 entries) | Totals (9 entries) | 41 | 41 | 40 | 122 |