# 2011 South American Junior Championships in Athletics

The 39th South American Junior Championships in Athletics were held in Medellín, Colombia in the Estadio Alfonso Galvis Duque from September 23–25, 2011. A detailed report on the results was given.

## Participation (unofficial)

Detailed result lists can be found on the CBAt website, and on the "World Junior Athletics History" website. An unofficial count yields the number of about 271 athletes from about 13 countries: Argentina (30), Bolivia (10), Brazil (75), Chile (26), Colombia (61), Ecuador (23), Guyana (1), Panama (7), Paraguay (6), Peru (11), Suriname (3), Uruguay (6), Venezuela (12).

## Medal summary

Medal winners are published Complete results can be found on the CBAt, and on the "World Junior Athletics History" website.

### Men

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres (0.0 m/s) | Aldemir Junior (BRA) | 10.36 | Diego Palomeque (COL) | 10.45 | Mateo Edward (PAN) | 10.47 |
| 200 metres (0.0 m/s) | Aldemir Junior (BRA) Diego Palomeque (COL) | 20.94 | | | Stiven Valoyes (COL) | 21.39 |
| 400 metres | Anderson Henriques (BRA) | 46.59 | Bernardo Baloyes (COL) | 47.05 | Stephan James (GUY) | 47.79 |
| 800 metres | Joseilton Cunha (BRA) | 1:49.32 | Maicon dos Santos (BRA) | 1:49.55 | Miguel Alvarado (COL) | 1:50.20 |
| 1500 metres | Federico Bruno (ARG) | 3:53.04 | Lucirio Antonio Garrido (VEN) | 3:53.10 | Carlos Díaz (CHI) | 3:54.41 |
| 5000 metres | Miguel Amador (COL) | 14:40.81 | Yamid Naranho (COL) | 14:44.81 | Gustavo Frencia (ARG) | 15:09.49 |
| 10,000 metres | Miguel Amador (COL) | 30:54.90 | João Prado Filho (BRA) | 31:22.64 | Mauricio Matute (ECU) | 31:37.89 |
| 3000 metres steeplechase | Mauricio Matute (ECU) | 9:22.94 | Alex de Oliveira (BRA) | 9:31.31 | Nelson Blanco (COL) | 9:41.38 |
| 110 metres hurdles (0.0 m/s) | João Vítor de Oliveira (BRA) | 13.85 | Lucas Carvalho (BRA) | 13.92 | Cristian Alzate (COL) | 13.94 |
| 400 metres hurdles | João Vítor de Oliveira (BRA) | 52.62 | Renato Izidio (BRA) | 53.40 | Jefferson Valencia (COL) | 53.95 |
| High jump | Rebert Firmiano (BRA) | 2.07 | Eure Yánez (VEN) | 2.07 | Cristóbal Hurtado (CHI) | 2.04 |
| Pole vault | Heberth Gómez (COL) | 5.00 | Thiago Braz da Silva (BRA) | 4.85 | Matheus da Silva (BRA) | 4.80 |
| Long jump | Douglas Selestrino (BRA) | 7.57 (0.0 m/s) | Daiber Cambindo (COL) | 7.49 | Erick Zambrano (ECU) | 7.45 |
| Triple jump | José Adrian Sornoza (ECU) | 15.82 (-1.2 m/s) | Henrique da Silva (BRA) | 15.72 | Kauam Bento (BRA) | 15.69 |
| Shot put | Joaquín Ballivián (CHI) | 19.31 | William Braido (BRA) | 18.42 | John Zea (COL) | 16.85 |
| Discus throw | Mauricio Ortega (COL) | 58.48 | Felipe Lorenzon (BRA) | 54.23 | Juan Ignacio Solito (ARG) | 53.42 |
| Hammer throw | Jonatan Gras (ARG) | 67.36 | Thiago da Silva (BRA) | 61.60 | Fabián Serna (COL) | 61.31 |
| Javelin throw | Braian Toledo (ARG) | 74.04 CR | Tomás Guerra (CHI) | 70.99 | Reynan Costa (BRA) | 68.67 |
| Decathlon | Victor Santos (BRA) | 7173 CR | Oscar Campos (VEN) | 6914 | Guillermo Ruggieri (ARG) | 6880 |
| 10000 metres Walk | Éider Arévalo (COL) | 39:56.01 CR, AU20R | José Leonardo Montaña (COL) | 42:16.57 | Marco Antonio Rodríguez (BOL) | 44:56.76 |
| 4 × 100 metres relay | Brazil Aldemir Junior Flavio Barbosa Jackson da Silva Rodrigo Rocha | 39.63 CR, AU20R | Colombia Stiven Valoyes Diego Palomeque Bernardo Baloyes Fredy Cuero | 40.08 | Argentina Sebastián Acevedo Rodrigo Sánchez Facundo Andrada Leandro Monje | 41.89 |
| 4 × 400 metres relay | Brazil Pedro de Oliveira Leandro de Araújo Maicon dos Santos Anderson Henriques | 3:08.35 CR | Colombia Bernardo Baloyes German Ardila Diego Palomeque Jhon Solís | 3:08.71 | Chile Felipe Osorio Alejandro Peirano Sergio Germaín Joan Pinto | 3:18.69 |

### Women

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres (0.0 m/s) | Tamiris de Liz (BRA) | 11.43 | Merlin Palacios (COL) | 11.64 | Jessica dos Reis (BRA) | 11.72 |
| 200 metres (0.0 m/s) | Tamiris de Liz (BRA) | 23.35 CR, AU20R, NU20R | Merlin Palacios (COL) | 23.69 | Beatriz de Souza (BRA) | 24.16 |
| 400 metres | Ana Da Silva (BRA) | 53.84 | Evelis Aguilar (COL) | 54.45 | Rosa Escobar (COL) | 54.70 |
| 800 metres | Ana Da Silva (BRA) | 2:05.76 CR | Rosa Escobar (COL) | 2:06.87 | Ana Funes (ARG) | 2:08.71 |
| 1500 metres | Érika Lima (BRA) | 4:36.10 | Ana Funes (ARG) | 4:36.63 | Ana Pacheco (BRA) | 4:37.83 |
| 3000 metres | Charo Inga (PER) | 9:55.01 | Areli Aparicio (PER) | 10:01.08 | Adriana da Luz (BRA) | 10:08.94 |
| 5000 metres | Charo Inga (PER) | 17:13.88 | Luz Mery Rojas (PER) | 17:16.70 | Martha Cadena (COL) | 19:00.84 |
| 3000 metres steeplechase | Luz Mery Rojas (PER) | 10:53.59 | Zulema Arenas (PER) | 11:05.23 | Blenda Yanez (ECU) | 11:14.27 |
| 100 metres hurdles (-0.5 m/s) | Daniela Castillo (ECU) | 14.17 | Natalia Pinzón (COL) | 14.46 | Ursulla da Silva (BRA) | 14.65 |
| 400 metres hurdles | Déborah Rodríguez (URU) | 60.60 | Debora dos Santos (BRA) | 61.38 | Karen Palomeque (COL) | 62.84 |
| High jump | Yulimar Rojas (VEN) | 1.78 | Nulfa Palacios (COL) | 1.71 | Angie García (COL) | 1.68 |
| Pole vault | Angie Hernández (COL) | 3.70 | Victoria Fernández (CHI) | 3.50 | Andrea Conde (COL) | 3.35 |
| Long jump | Jessica dos Reis (BRA) | 6.38 (0.0 m/s) | Andressa Fidelis (BRA) | 5.84 | Lorayne Orozco (COL) | 5.79 |
| Triple jump | Giselly Landázury (COL) | 13.39 (1.2 m/s) | Yudelsy González (VEN) | 13.01 | Gabriela De Lima (BRA) | 12.57 |
| Shot put | Livia Avancini (BRA) | 14.75 | Alessandra Gamboa (PER) | 14.60 | Esthefania da Costa (BRA) | 13.85 |
| Discus throw | Esthefania da Costa (BRA) | 48.97 | Lidiane Cansian (BRA) | 47.94 | Helena Galvan (COL) | 44.96 |
| Hammer throw | Daniela Gómez (ARG) | 54.49 | Kerolayne da Silva (BRA) | 51.91 | Tatiana Martínez (COL) | 50.45 |
| Javelin throw | Emylyr da Conceiçâo (BRA) | 46.54 | María Mello (URU) | 43.17 | Beatriz Batista (BRA) | 41.94 |
| Heptathlon | Tamara de Souza (BRA) | 5545 | Debora De Oliveira (BRA) | 4591 | Julieth Caballero (COL) | 4189 |
| 10000 metres Walk | Sandra Arenas (COL) | 47:22.68 CR | Angela Castro (BOL) | 47:37.34 | Wendy Cornejo (BOL) | 49:13.40 |
| 4 × 100 metres relay | Brazil Tamiris de Liz Jessica dos Reis Andressa Fidelis Fabricia de Morães | 44.64 | Colombia Merlin Palacios Natalia Pinzón Yanet Largacha Maderley Alcazar | 46.39 | Chile Victoria Fernández Viviana Olivares Josefina Gutiérrez Macarena Borie | 46.97 |
| 4 × 400 metres relay | Colombia Rosa Escobar Evelis Aguilar Yanet Largacha Melissa Torres | 3:36.74 CR, AU20R | Brazil Natalia da Silva Ana Da Silva Debora dos Santos Lorayna Lima | 3:42.64 | Argentina María Florencia Lamboglia Virginia Cardozo Ana Funes Mariana Borelli | 3:56.53 |

## Medal table

The medal count was published.
* Host nation (Colombia)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Brazil | 22 | 16 | 11 | 49 |
| 2 | Colombia* | 10 | 14 | 16 | 40 |
| 3 | Argentina | 4 | 1 | 6 | 11 |
| 4 | Peru | 3 | 4 | 0 | 7 |
| 5 | Ecuador | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 6 | Venezuela | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| 7 | Chile | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 8 | Uruguay | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | Bolivia | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 10 | Guyana | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | Panama | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (11 entries) | Totals (11 entries) | 45 | 43 | 44 | 132 |

## Team trophies

The placing tables for team trophy (overall team, men and women categories) were published.