# 1999 South American Championships in Athletics

The 1999 South American Championships in Athletics were held at the Coliseo El Salitre in Bogotá, Colombia from June 25–27.

## Medal summary
### Men's events

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres | André da Silva Brazil | 10.06A CR | Sebastián Keitel Chile | 10.13A | Heber Viera Uruguay | 10.15A |
| 200 metres | Édson Ribeiro Brazil | 20.54Aw | Ricardo Roach Chile | 20.59Aw | Heber Viera Uruguay | 20.76Aw |
| 400 metres | Anderson Jorge dos Santos Brazil | 45.39A CR | John Mena Colombia | 46.16A | Inácio Leão Filho Brazil | 46.18A |
| 800 metres | Hudson de Souza Brazil | 1:49.82A | Flavio Godoy Brazil | 1:50.00A | José Luis Hincapié Colombia | 1:51.11A |
| 1500 metres | Mauricio Ladino Colombia | 3:49.95A | Márcio da Silva Brazil | 3:51.38A | Alonso Pérez Colombia | 3:51.51A |
| 5000 metres | Silvio Guerra Ecuador | 14:20.35A | Franklin Tenorio Ecuador | 14:34.21A | Valdenor dos Santos Brazil | 14:37.75A |
| 10,000 metres | Silvio Guerra Ecuador | 30:30.20A | Vicente Chura Peru | 30:55.24A | Franklin Tenorio Ecuador | 30:57.12A |
| 3000 metres steeplechase | Pablo Ramírez Ecuador | 9:11.21A | Giovanni Morejón Bolivia | 9:16.10A | Diego Grisales Colombia | 9:19.79A |
| 110 metres hurdles | Luiz André Balcers Brazil | 13.76A CR | Paulo Villar Colombia | 14.31A | Márcio de Souza Brazil | 14.37A |
| 400 metres hurdles | Eronilde de Araújo Brazil | 49.13A | Cleverson da Silva Brazil | 49.50A | Llimy Rivas Colombia | 50.41A |
| 4 × 100 metres relay | Brazil Raphael de Oliveira Claudinei da Silva Édson Ribeiro André da Silva | 38.46A CR | Argentina Iván Altamirano Gabriel Simón Guillermo Cacián Carlos Gats | 39.96A | Chile Ricardo Roach Fabián Aguilera Rodrigo Roach Juan Pablo Faúndez | 39.98A |
| 4 × 400 metres relay | Brazil Eronilde de Araújo Anderson Jorge dos Santos Inácio Leão Filho Cleverson da Silva | 3:02.09A CR | Colombia John Mena Llimy Rivas Alexander Mena Julio César Rojas | 3:04.52A | Argentina Gustavo Aguirre Carlos Gats Guillermo Cacián Damián Spector | 3:08.53A |
| 20000 metres track walk | Sérgio Galdino Brazil | 1:31:01.68A | Nixon Zambrano Colombia | 1:32:49.76A | Mário dos Santos Brazil | 1:33:50.59A |
| High jump | Fabrício Romero Brazil | 2.26A =CR | Gilmar Mayo Colombia | 2.26A | Erasmo Jara Argentina | 2.21A |
| Pole vault | Ricardo Diez Venezuela | 5.20A | Javier Benítez Argentina | 5.00A | Cristián Aspillaga Chile | 5.00A |
| Long jump | Lewis Asprilla Colombia | 7.96A | Cláudio Novaes Brazil | 7.78A | Sérgio dos Santos Brazil | 7.77A |
| Triple jump | Anísio Silva Brazil | 16.48A | Johnny Rodríguez Venezuela | 16.45Aw | Sérgio dos Santos Brazil | 16.20A |
| Shot put | Édson Miguel Brazil | 17.86A | Marco Antonio Verni Chile | 17.83A | Jhonny Rodríguez Colombia | 16.97A |
| Discus throw | Marcelo Pugliese Argentina | 59.23A | Julio Piñero Argentina | 57.92A | João dos Santos Brazil | 55.82A |
| Hammer throw | Juan Cerra Argentina | 72.09A CR | Eduardo Acuña Peru | 64.52A | Adrián Marzo Argentina | 64.09A |
| Javelin throw | Nery Kennedy Paraguay | 78.89A CR | Luis Lucumí Colombia | 73.58A | Luiz Fernando da Silva Brazil | 73.57A |
| Decathlon | Santiago Lorenzo Argentina | 7344A | Édson Bindilatti Brazil | 7196A | Diógenes Estévez Venezuela | 7135A |
| 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's events

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres | Lucimar de Moura Brazil | 11.17A CR | Mirtha Brock Colombia | 11.44A | Kátia de Jesus Santos Brazil | 11.59A |
| 200 metres | Lucimar de Moura Brazil | 22.60A CR | Felipa Palacios Colombia | 22.97A | Cleide Amaral Brazil | 23.74A |
| 400 metres | Norfalia Carabalí Colombia | 52.92A | Ana Paula Pereira Brazil | 53.56A | Lorena de Oliveira Brazil | 54.73A |
| 800 metres | Luciana Mendes Brazil | 2:05.62A | Janeth Lucumí Colombia | 2:06.51A | Marlene Moreira Brazil | 2:08.70A |
| 1500 metres | Bertha Sánchez Colombia | 4:35.72A | Fabiana Cristine da Silva Brazil | 4:37.68A | Célia dos Santos Brazil | 4:41.73A |
| 5000 metres | Stella Castro Colombia | 16:45.63A | Bertha Sánchez Colombia | 17:02.89A | Érika Olivera Chile | 17:15.17A |
| 10,000 metres | Stella Castro Colombia | 34:30.92A | Érika Olivera Chile | 34:45.70A | Sonia Calizaya Bolivia | 36:17.45A |
| 100 metres hurdles | Maurren Maggi Brazil | 13.05A CR | Verónica Depaoli Argentina | 13.45A | Princesa Oliveros Colombia | 13.49A |
| 400 metres hurdles | Ana Paula Pereira Brazil | 58.06A | Luciana França Brazil | 58.55A | Princesa Oliveros Colombia | 58.77A |
| 4 × 100 metres relay | Colombia Mirtha Brock Felipa Palacios Patricia Rodríguez Norfalia Carabalí | 44.12A CR | Ecuador Martha González Maritza Valencia Zulay Nazareno Ondina Rodríguez | 48.13A | | |
| 4 × 400 metres relay | Colombia Patricia Rodríguez Norma González Mirtha Brock Norfalia Carabalí | 3:32.74A | Brazil Ana Paula Pereira Lorena de Oliveira Luciana Mendes Luciana França | 3:37.88A | Ecuador Martiza Valencia Zulay Nazareno Mercy Colorado Ondina Rodríguez | 3:49.05A |
| 20000 metres track walk | Miriam Ramón Ecuador | 1:39:27.0A CR | Geovana Irusta Bolivia | 1:39:42.0A | Cristina Bohórquez Colombia | 1:43:49.5A |
| High jump | Luciane Dambacher Brazil | 1.87A | Glaucia da Silva Brazil | 1.81A | Catherine Ibargüen Colombia | 1.76A |
| Pole vault | Alejandra García Argentina | 4.30A CR | Déborah Gyurcsek Uruguay | 3.75A | Fabiana Murer Brazil | 3.70A |
| Long jump | Maurren Maggi Brazil | 7.26A CR | Luciana dos Santos Brazil | 6.81A | Gilda Massa Peru | 6.68Aw |
| Triple jump | Luciana dos Santos Brazil | 13.90A | Mónica Falcioni Uruguay | 13.57A | Andrea Ávila Argentina | 13.57A |
| Shot put | Elisângela Adriano Brazil | 19.02A CR | Alexandra Amaro Brazil | 15.21A | Marianne Berndt Chile | 15.00A |
| Discus throw | Elisângela Adriano Brazil | 60.27A CR | Luz Dary Castro Colombia | 50.95A | Liliana Martinelli Argentina | 49.11A |
| Hammer throw | Karina Moya Argentina | 60.69A CR | María Eugenia Villamizar Colombia | 58.26A | Josiane Soares Brazil | 57.23A |
| Javelin throw (Current design) | Sabina Moya Colombia | 58.81A CR | Sueli dos Santos Brazil | 58.16A | Zuleima Araméndiz Colombia | 55.77A |
| Heptathlon | Euzinete dos Reis Brazil | 5741A | Elizete da Silva Brazil | 5669A | Flor Robledo Colombia | 5474A |
| 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) |||||| |
A = affected by altitude

## Medal table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Brazil | 23 | 14 | 15 | 52 |
| 2 | Colombia | 8 | 12 | 11 | 31 |
| 3 | Argentina | 5 | 4 | 5 | 14 |
| 4 | Ecuador | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| 5 | Chile | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 |
| 6 | Venezuela | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | Paraguay | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Uruguay | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 9 | Bolivia | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 9 | Peru | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Totals (10 entries) | Totals (10 entries) | 43 | 43 | 42 | 128 |

## Participation

* Angola (1) – guest
* Argentina (26)
* Bolivia (4)
* Brazil (65)
* Chile (25)
* Colombia (59)
* Ecuador (23)
* Panama (4)
* Paraguay (1)
* Peru (17)
* Uruguay (12)
* Venezuela (23)