# 2021 South American Championships in Athletics

2021 South American Championships in Athletics was the 52nd edition of the biennial athletics competition between South American nations. The event was held in Guayaquil, Ecuador, from 29 to 31 May at the Estadio Modelo Alberto Spencer Herrera. It should be organised by Buenos Aires but the venue was cancelled due to Covid-19 pandemic.

## Medal summary
### Men

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres (wind: +2.3 m/s) | Felipe Bardi dos Santos (BRA) | 10.10 | Emanuel Archibald (GUY) | 10.23 | Derick Silva (BRA) | 10.35 |
| 200 metres (wind: +1.9 m/s) | Felipe Bardi dos Santos (BRA) | 20.49 | Lucas Vilar (BRA) | 20.62 | Anderson Marquínez [de] (ECU) | 20.63 |
| 400 metres | Kelvis Padrino (VEN) | 45.82 | Lucas Carvalho (BRA) | 46.31 | Raúl Mena (COL) | 46.58 |
| 800 metres | Thiago André (BRA) | 1:45.62 | Jhonatan Rodríguez [de] (COL) | 1:47.01 | Ryan López [de] (VEN) | 1:47.78 |
| 1500 metres | Thiago André (BRA) | 3:37.92 | Federico Bruno (ARG) | 3:38.25 | Santiago Catrofe (URU) | 3:38.67 |
| 5,000 metres | Altobeli da Silva (BRA) | 13:51.81 | Carlos Díaz (CHI) | 13:52.63 | Yuri Labra [fr] (PER) | 13:55.84 |
| 10,000 metres | Daniel do Nascimento (BRA) | 29:18.06 | Nicolás Cuestas (URU) | 29:38.72 | Martín Cuestas (URU) | 29:47.82 |
| 110 metres hurdles (wind: +0.7 m/s) | Rafael Henrique Pereira (BRA) | 13.35 | Yohan Chaverra (COL) | 13.53 | Marcos Herrera [de] (ECU) | 13.77 |
| 400 metres hurdles | Mahau Suguimati (BRA) | 51.25 | Kevin Mina [de] (COL) | 51.39 | Andrés Silva (URU) | 51.42 |
| 3000 m steeplechase | Altobeli da Silva (BRA) | 8:34.17 | Carlos San Martín (COL) | 8:34.32 | Mario Bazán (PER) | 8:36.71 |
| 4 × 100 metres relay | Brazil Erik Cardoso Felipe Bardi dos Santos Derick Silva Bruno de Barros | 39.10 | Colombia Jhonny Rentería John Paredes [de] Carlos Palacios [de] Arnovis Dalmero | 39.65 | Guyana Jeremy Bascom Emanuel Archibald Akeem Stuart [de] Noelex Holder [de] | 40.02 |
| 4 × 400 metres relay | Brazil Bruno de Barros Lucas Carvalho João Cabral [de] Pedro Luiz de Oliveira | 3:04.25 | Colombia Kevin Mina [de] Raúl Mena Nicolás Salinas Fanor Escobar | 3:08.15 | Ecuador Edison Acuña Alan Minda Miguel Maldonado Anderson Marquinez | 3:13.74 |
| 20,000 m track walk | Andrés Chocho (ECU) | 1:24:18.9 | Jhon Castañeda (COL) | 1:24:32.0 | Jhonatan Amores (ECU) | 1:24:49.1 |
| High jump | Fernando Ferreira (BRA) | 2.29 | Thiago Moura (BRA) | 2.23 | Carlos Layoy (ARG) | 2.17 |
| Pole vault | Germán Chiaraviglio (ARG) | 5.55 | Dyander Pacho [de] (ECU) | 5.30 | Abel Curtinove [de] (BRA) | 5.20 |
| Long jump | Arnovis Dalmero (COL) | 7.94 (+1.7) | Emiliano Lasa (URU) | 7.94 (+1.4) | Alexsandro Melo (BRA) | 7.93 (+1.2) |
| Triple jump | Alexsandro Melo (BRA) | 16.97 (+1.7) | Leodán Torrealba (VEN) | 16.89 (+2.1) | Miguel van Assen (SUR) | 16.73 (+2.5) |
| Shot put | Welington Morais (BRA) | 19.87 | Nazareno Sasia (ARG) | 19.79 | Ignacio Carballo (ARG) | 19.51 |
| Discus throw | Lucas Nervi (CHI) | 63.18 | Alan de Falchi [de] (BRA) | 61.16 | Wellinton da Cruz Filho (BRA) | 59.55 |
| Hammer throw | Humberto Mansilla (CHI) | 75.83 | Gabriel Kehr (CHI) | 75.18 | Joaquín Gómez (ARG) | 71.32 |
| Javelin throw | Arley Ibargüen (COL) | 75.62 | Billy Julio [de] (COL) | 75.53 | Pedro Henrique Rodrigues (BRA) | 73.57 |
| Decathlon | Andy Preciado (ECU) | 8004 CR, NR | Felipe dos Santos (BRA) | 7960 | Georni Jaramillo (VEN) | 7613 |
| 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 (wind: +1.0 m/s) | Vitória Cristina Rosa (BRA) | 11.31 | Marizol Landázuri (ECU) | 11.39 | Jasmine Abrams (GUY) | 11.50 |
| 200 metres (wind: +0.8 m/s) | Vitória Cristina Rosa (BRA) | 23.10 | Marizol Landázuri (ECU) | 23.35 | Ana Carolina Azevedo (BRA) | 23.87 |
| 400 metres | Tiffani Marinho (BRA) | 52.65 | Angie Melisa Arévalo (COL) | 52.86 | Jennifer Padilla (COL) | 53.03 |
| 800 metres | Deborah Rodríguez (URU) | 2:03.38 | Flávia de Lima (BRA) | 2:05.00 | Andrea Foster (GUY) | 2:05.93 |
| 1500 metres | Joselyn Brea (VEN) | 4:15.05 | María Pía Fernández (URU) | 4:15.27 | Mariana Borelli (ARG) | 4:15.61 |
| 5000 metres | Edymar Brea (VEN) | 15:47.16 | Florencia Borelli (ARG) | 15:47.46 | Joselyn Brea (VEN) | 15:48.24 |
| 10,000 metres | Edymar Brea (VEN) | 34:05.25 | Silvia Ortiz (ECU) | 34:06.61 | Jhoselyn Camargo (BOL) | 34:09.54 |
| 100 metres hurdles (wind: +2.8 m/s) | Ketiley Batista (BRA) | 12.96 | Diana Bazalar (PER) | 13.47 | Jenea McCammon (GUY) | 13.63 |
| 400 metres hurdles | Melissa Gonzalez (COL) | 55.68 CR, NR | Valeria Cabezas (COL) | 57.56 | Chayenne da Silva (BRA) | 57.78 |
| 3000 m steeplechase | Tatiane da Silva (BRA) | 9:38.71 | Simone Ferraz (BRA) | 9:45.15 | Belén Casetta (ARG) | 9:45.79 |
| 4 × 100 metres relay | Brazil Aurora Vida Ana Cláudia Lemos Ana Carolina Azevedo Micaela de Mello | 44.91 | Colombia Valeria Cabezas Shary Vallecilla Gregoria Gómez Natalia Linares | 45.61 | Ecuador Ginger Quintero Katherine Chillambo Nicol Caicedo Marizol Landázuri | 45.66 |
| 4 × 400 metres relay | Colombia Angie Melisa Arévalo Rosangélica Escobar Melissa Gonzalez Evelis Aguilar | 3:31.04 | Chile Stephanie Saavedra María José Echeverría María Fernanda Mackenna Martina Weil | 3:34.89 | Brazil Tábata de Carvalho Flávia de Lima Maria Victoria de Sena Chayenne da Silva | 3:36.40 |
| 20,000 m track walk | Glenda Morejón (ECU) | 1:29:24.61 CR, AR, WL | Érica de Sena (BRA) | 1:30:51.97 NR | Maritza Guamán (ECU) | 1:32:46.25 |
| High jump | Jennifer Rodríguez (COL) | 1.89 | Valdileia Martins (BRA) | 1.86 | Joice Micolta (ECU) | 1.83 NR |
| Pole vault | Katherine Castillo (COL) | 4.30 NR | Isabel Demarco (BRA) | 4.00 | Alejandra Arévalo (PER) | 4.00 |
| Long jump | Leticia Oro Melo (BRA) | 6.63 (+1.2) | Eliane Martins (BRA) | 6.57 (+0.9) | Natalie Aranda (PAN) | 6.34 (+0.9) |
| Triple jump | Keila Costa (BRA) | 13.67 | Liuba Zaldívar (ECU) | 13.58 | Gabriele dos Santos (BRA) | 13.45 |
| Shot Put | Livia Avancini (BRA) | 17.34 | Ahymara Espinoza (VEN) | 16.95 | Ivana Gallardo (CHI) | 16.94 |
| Discus Throw | Izabela da Silva (BRA) | 62.18 | Karen Gallardo (CHI) | 58.20 | Lidiane Cansian (BRA) | 54.39 |
| Hammer throw | Mariana Marcelino (BRA) | 66.16 | Mariana García (CHI) | 63.20 | Mayra Gaviria (COL) | 62.46 |
| Javelin throw | Laila Ferrer e Silva (BRA) | 59.97 | María Lucelly Murillo (COL) | 59.92 | Jucilene de Lima (BRA) | 59.65 |
| Heptathlon | Evelis Aguilar (COL) | 6165 CR | Martha Araújo (COL) | 5866 | Raiane Procópio (BRA) | 5821 |
| 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 metres relay | Colombia Raúl Mena Angie Melisa Arévalo Jennifer Padilla Nicolás Salinas | 3:21.38 | Argentina Leandro Paris María Ayelén Diogo Noelia Martínez Elián Larregina | 3:23.77 | Ecuador Anderson Colorado Virginia Villalba Evelyn Mercado Alan Minda | 3:27.97 |

## Medal table

* Host nation (Ecuador)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Brazil | 26 | 11 | 12 | 49 |
| 2 | Colombia | 8 | 13 | 3 | 24 |
| 3 | Venezuela | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 |
| 4 | Ecuador* | 3 | 5 | 8 | 16 |
| 5 | Chile | 2 | 5 | 1 | 8 |
| 6 | Argentina | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 |
| 7 | Uruguay | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| 8 | Guyana | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 9 | Peru | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 10 | Bolivia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | Panama | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | Suriname | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (12 entries) | Totals (12 entries) | 45 | 45 | 45 | 135 |

## Points table

After 2 days of competition
| Rank | Nation | Men | Women | Total |
| 1 | Brazil | 167 | 172 | 339 |
| 2 | Colombia | 85 | 94 | 179 |
| 3 | Ecuador | 47 | 55 | 102 |
| 4 | Argentina | 64 | 30 | 94 |
| 5 | Venezuela | 41 | 40 | 81 |
| 6 | Chile | 31 | 22 | 53 |
| 7 | Peru | 9 | 25 | 34 |
| 8 | Uruguay | 20 | 9 | 29 |
| 9 | Guyana | 10 | 8 | 18 |
| 10 | Bolivia | 2 | 8 | 10 |
| 11 | Panama | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 12 | Suriname | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 13 | Puerto Rico | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | Dominican Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Paraguay | 0 | 0 | 0 |

## Participation

All 13 member federations of CONSUDATLE participated at the championships. Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico participated as guests.
* Argentina (47)
* Bolivia (14)
* Brazil (78)
* Chile (31)
* Colombia (60)
* Dominican Republic (2)
* Ecuador (64)
* Guyana (12)
* Panama (6)
* Paraguay (3)
* Peru (23)
* Puerto Rico (1)
* Suriname (1)
* Uruguay (15)
* Venezuela (10)