# 2017 South American Championships in Athletics

2017 South American Championships in Athletics was the 50th edition of the biennial athletics competition between South American nations. The event was held in Luque, near Asunción, Paraguay, from 23 to 25 June at the Pista Comité Olímpico Paraguayo. It was the first time this competition was held in that country.

## Medal summary
### Men

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres (wind: +1.9 m/s) | Diego Palomeque (COL) | 10.11 NR | Bruno de Barros (BRA) | 10.22 SB | Felipe Bardi dos Santos (BRA) | 10.29 |
| 200 metres (wind: +2.2 m/s) | Bernardo Baloyes (COL) | 20.36 | Álvaro Cassiani (VEN) | 20.90 | Virjilio Griggs (PAN) | 21.11 |
| 400 metres | Winston George (GUY) | 45.42 SB | Jhon Perlaza (COL) | 45.77 | Yilmar Herrera (COL) | 46.02 |
| 800 metres | Leandro Paris (ARG) | 1:49.82 | Lutimar Paes (BRA) | 1:50.27 | Jonathan Bolados (CHI) | 1:50.30 |
| 1500 metres | Federico Bruno (ARG) | 3:45.28 | Carlos Díaz (CHI) | 3:45.69 | Carlos San Martín (COL) | 3:49.99 |
| 5000 metres | Víctor Aravena (CHI) | 13:57.45 | Ederson Pereira (BRA) | 13:59.20 | Iván Darío González (COL) | 14:15.76 |
| 10,000 metres | Bayron Piedra (ECU) | 29:03.73 SB | Luis Ostos (PER) | 29:06.74 | Miguel Amador (COL) | 29:35.17 |
| 110 metres hurdles (wind: +3.8 m/s) | Eduardo de Deus (BRA) | 13.42 | Éder Souza (BRA) | 13.49 | Javier McFarlane (PER) | 13.76 |
| 400 metres hurdles | Guillermo Ruggeri (ARG) | 49.72 NR | Alberth Bravo (VEN) | 50.36 | Alfredo Sepúlveda (CHI) | 50.37 |
| 3000 m steeplechase | José Peña (VEN) | 8:45.93 | Gerard Giraldo (COL) | 8:51.59 | Mario Bazán (PER) | 8:51.97 |
| 4 × 100 metres relay | Brazil Flávio Barbosa Aldemir da Silva Júnior Bruno de Barros Felipe Bardi dos Santos | 39.47 | Colombia Deivy Díaz Diego Palomeque Bernardo Baloyes Jhonny Rentería | 39.67 | Venezuela Yeiker Mendoza Arturo Ramírez Álvaro Cassiani Jesús Rafael Vázquez | 39.74 |
| 4 × 400 metres relay | Colombia Jhon Solís Diego Palomeque Yilmar Herrera Jhon Perlaza | 3:05.02 | Brazil Bruno de Barros Alexander Russo Hugo de Sousa Lucas Carvalho | 3:07.32 | Venezuela Alberth Bravo Alberto Aguilar Kelvis Padrino Omar Longart | 3:07.74 |
| 20,000 m track walk | Mauricio Arteaga (ECU) | 1:24:40.00 | Jhon Castañeda (COL) | 1:25:04.50 | César Rodríguez (PER) | 1:25:58.30 |
| High jump | Eure Yáñez (VEN) | 2.31 CR, NR | Talles Frederico Silva (BRA) | 2.28 | Fernando Ferreira (BRA) | 2.19 |
| Pole vault | Germán Chiaraviglio (ARG) | 5.60 | Walter Viáfara (COL) | 5.10 | Rubén Benítez (ARG) | 5.00 |
| Long jump | Paulo Sérgio Oliveira (BRA) | 7.93 (+2.3 m/s) | Emiliano Lasa (URU) | 7.89 (+1.7 m/s) | Daniel Pineda (CHI) | 7.87 (+3.3 m/s) |
| Triple jump | Miguel van Assen (SUR) | 16.94 (+2.0 m/s) NR | Mateus de Sá (BRA) | 16.70 (+3.9 m/s) | Eduardo Landeta (ECU) | 16.30 (+4.3 m/s) |
| Shot put | Darlan Romani (BRA) | 21.02 CR | Willian Dourado (BRA) | 19.95 | Germán Lauro (ARG) | 19.91 |
| Discus throw | Mauricio Ortega (COL) | 63.82 CR, SB | Germán Lauro (ARG) | 61.70 SB | Douglas dos Reis (BRA) | 58.83 |
| Hammer throw | Wagner Domingos (BRA) | 73.79 | Humberto Mansilla (CHI) | 73.16 | Allan Wolski (BRA) | 71.38 |
| Javelin throw | Braian Toledo (ARG) | 79.93 | Arley Ibargüen (COL) | 75.97 | Víctor Fatecha (PAR) | 74.57 |
| Decathlon | Jefferson Santos (BRA) | 8,187 w PB | Georni Jaramillo (VEN) | 8,126 w PB | José Lemos (COL) | 7,572 PB |
| 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: +3.4 m/s) | Ángela Tenorio (ECU) | 11.02 | Ana Cláudia Lemos (BRA) | 11.12 | Andrea Purica (VEN) | 11.18 |
| 200 metres (wind: +2.8 m/s) | Vitória Cristina Rosa (BRA) | 22.67 | Ángela Tenorio (ECU) | 22.90 | Nediam Vargas (VEN) | 22.95 |
| 400 metres | Geisa Coutinho (BRA) | 52.03 | Jennifer Padilla (COL) | 52.68 SB | Maitte Torres (PER) | 53.99 |
| 800 metres | Johana Arrieta (COL) | 2:06.36 | Andrea Calderón (ECU) | 2:07.25 | Déborah Rodríguez (URU) | 2:07.41 |
| 1500 metres | Muriel Coneo (COL) | 4:16.46 | Rosibel García (COL) | 4:21.81 SB | Zulema Arenas (PER) | 4:23.37 SB |
| 5000 metres | Muriel Coneo (COL) | 16:16.64 | Belén Casetta (ARG) | 16:26.32 | Ángela Figueroa (COL) | 16:30.59 |
| 10,000 metres | Carmen Martínez (PAR) | 34:08.28 SB | Clara Canchanya (PER) | 35:01.47 PB | Jovana de la Cruz (PER) | 35:06.24 |
| 100 metres hurdles (wind: +2.9 m/s) | Fabiana Moraes (BRA) | 12.86 | Génesis Romero (VEN) | 13.16 | Melissa Gonzalez (COL) | 13.42 |
| 400 metres hurdles | Gianna Woodruff (PAN) | 56.04 CR | Melissa Gonzalez (COL) | 56.29 | Fiorella Chiappe (ARG) | 57.02 PB |
| 3000 m steeplechase | Belén Casetta (ARG) | 9:51.40 CR | Zulema Arenas (PER) | 10:09.20 | Tatiane Raquel da Silva (BRA) | 10:34.23 |
| 4 × 100 metres relay | Brazil Franciela Krasucki Ana Cláudia Lemos Vitória Cristina Rosa Rosângela Santos | 43.12 CR | Colombia Maderleis Alcazar Jennifer Padilla Darlenys Obregón Eliecith Palacios | 44.50 | Ecuador Juliana Angulo Narcisa Landazuri Romina Cifuentes Ángela Tenorio | 44.53 |
| 4 × 400 metres relay | Brazil Jailma de Lima Jéssica da Silva Jéssica dos Santos Geisa Coutinho | 3:33.00 | Colombia Eliana Chávez Rosangélica Escobar Astrid Balanta Jennifer Padilla | 3:33.92 | Chile Martina Weil Carmen Mansilla María Fernanda Mackenna María José Echeverría | 3:40.00 |
| 20,000 m track walk | Paola Pérez (ECU) | 1:32:26.0h WL, NR | Ángela Castro (BOL) | 1:32:35.2h NR | Johana Ordóñez (ECU) | 1:38:13.3h SB |
| High jump | María Fernanda Murillo (COL) | 1.82 | Lorena Aires (URU) | 1.82 NR | Julia dos Santos (BRA) | 1.79 |
| Pole vault | Robeilys Peinado (VEN) | 4.50 | Joana Costa (BRA) | 4.20 | Valeria Chiaraviglio (ARG) | 4.15 SB |
| Long jump | Eliane Martins (BRA) | 6.51 (+3.9 m/s) | Macarena Reyes (CHI) | 6.51 (+7.3 m/s) | Jhoanmy Luque (VEN) | 6.47 (+4.9 m/s) |
| Triple jump | Núbia Soares (BRA) | 14.42 (+4.2 m/s) | Yulimar Rojas (VEN) | 14.36 (+1.4 m/s) | Yosiris Urrutia (COL) | 13.64 (+2.7 m/s) |
| Shot put | Geisa Arcanjo (BRA) | 18.06 | Sandra Lemos (COL) | 17.30 | Livia Avancini (BRA) | 16.75 |
| Discus throw | Andressa de Morais (BRA) | 64.68 CR, AR | Fernanda Martins (BRA) | 60.80 | Karen Gallardo (CHI) | 59.73 |
| Hammer throw | Mariana Marcelino (BRA) | 66.83 | Jennifer Dahlgren (ARG) | 66.17 | Johana Moreno (COL) | 63.09 |
| Javelin throw | Flor Ruiz (COL) | 61.91 CR | Laila Domingos (BRA) | 58.50 | Laura Paredes (PAR) | 54.86 PB |
| Heptathlon | Tamara de Sousa (BRA) | 5,667 | Javiera Brahm (CHI) | 5,168 | Martina Corra (ARG) | 5,026 |
| 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 | 17 | 12 | 7 | 36 |
| 2 | Colombia | 9 | 12 | 9 | 30 |
| 3 | Argentina | 6 | 3 | 5 | 14 |
| 4 | Ecuador | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 |
| 5 | Venezuela | 3 | 5 | 5 | 13 |
| 6 | Chile | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 |
| 7 | Paraguay* | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 8 | Panama | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | Guyana | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Suriname | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Peru | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| 12 | Uruguay | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 13 | Bolivia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals (13 entries) | Totals (13 entries) | 44 | 44 | 44 | 132 |

## Points table

| Rank | Nation | Total | Men | Women |
| 1 | Brazil | 352 | 164 | 188 |
| 2 | Colombia | 259 | 134 | 125 |
| 3 | Argentina | 160 | 97 | 63 |
| 4 | Venezuela | 125 | 74 | 51 |
| 5 | Chile | 100 | 56 | 44 |
| 6 | Ecuador | 100 | 39 | 61 |
| 7 | Peru | 62 | 27 | 35 |
| 8 | Uruguay | 34 | 15 | 19 |
| 9 | Paraguay | 28 | 9 | 19 |
| 10 | Panama | 18 | 5 | 13 |
| 11 | Bolivia | 18 | 7 | 11 |
| 12 | Guyana | 15 | 10 | 5 |
| 13 | Suriname | 12 | 11 | 1 |

## Participation

All 13 member federations of CONSUDATLE participated at the championships.
* Argentina (41)
* Bolivia (18)
* Brazil (52)
* Chile (41)
* Colombia (43)
* Ecuador (42)
* Guyana (3)
* Panama (4)
* Paraguay (39)
* Peru (24)
* Suriname (5)
* Uruguay (15)
* Venezuela (30)