# 1994 South American Junior Championships in Athletics

The 26th South American Junior Championships in Athletics were held in Santa Fe, Argentina from September 1–4, 1994.

## Participation (unofficial)

Detailed result lists can be found on the "World Junior Athletics History" website. An unofficial count yields the number of about 259 athletes from about 12 countries: Argentina (50), Bolivia (7), Brazil (61), Chile (41), Colombia (15), Ecuador (17), Guyana (2), Panama (2), Paraguay (19), Peru (11), Uruguay (31), Venezuela (3).

## Medal summary

Medal winners are published for men and women Complete results can be found on the "World Junior Athletics History" website.

### Men

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres | Emerson Perín (BRA) | 10.89 | Jimmy Pino (COL) | 11.04 | Javier Rodríguez (ARG) | 11.18 |
| 200 metres | Inácio Leão Filho (BRA) | 21.69 | Daniel Sarmiento (URU) | 21.87 | Víctor Hugo Goulart (BRA) | 22.23 |
| 400 metres | Víctor Hugo Goulart (BRA) | 48.18 | Mario Reis (BRA) | 48.67 | Jonathan Gómez (COL) | 49.25 |
| 800 metres | Alcides Pinto (COL) | 1:51.73 | Antônio Horbach (BRA) | 1:51.74 | Márcio da Silva (BRA) | 1:52.61 |
| 1500 metres | Antônio Horbach (BRA) | 3:53.3 | Emigdio Delgado (VEN) | 3:53.8 | Márcio da Silva (BRA) | 3:54.2 |
| 5000 metres | André Espírito Santo (BRA) | 14:39.6 | Gustavo de Paula (BRA) | 14:43.0 | Iván Noms (ARG) | 14:46.2 |
| 10,000 metres | Clodoaldo dos Santos (BRA) | 31:59.9 | Marcelo Silva (BRA) | 32:00.3 | Iván Noms (ARG) | 32:03.9 |
| 110 metres hurdles | Emerson Perín (BRA) | 14.26 | Carlos Vega (CHI) | 15.14 | José David Riesco (PER) | 15.24 |
| 400 metres hurdles | Carlos Zbinden (CHI) | 53.50 | Alexander Mena (COL) | 53.63 | Felipe Figueirêdo (BRA) | 54.93 |
| 3000 metres steeplechase | Gustavo de Paula (BRA) | 9:03.81 | Robinson Alves (BRA) | 9:20.84 | Julián Peralta (ARG) | 9:23.15 |
| 4 × 100 metres relay | Brazil Inácio Leão Emerson Perin Víctor Goulart Kleber da Silva | 41.44 | Uruguay Luis Botto Christian Stahl Luis Junarena Daniel Sarmiento | 42.41 | Chile Rodrigo Sandoval Andrés Lavin Mauricio Rojas Carlos Vega | 42.54 |
| 4 × 400 metres relay | Brazil Mario Reis Kleber da Silva António Horbach Víctor Goulart | 3:14.82 | Argentina Gabriel Guzmán Mauricio Fernández Gustavo Aguirre Néstor Barrios | 3:17.93 | Chile Mario Gómez Luis Puebla Carlos Zbinden Andrés Lavin | 3:18.00 |
| 10,000 metres track walk | Milton Uyaguari (ECU) | 43:28.4 | Omar Aguirre (ECU) | 43:28.4 | Nixon Zambrano (COL) | 43:35.1 |
| High jump | Paulo Ruimar (BRA) | 2.04 | Fabrício Romero (BRA) | 2.01 | Erasmo Jara (ARG) | 1.98 |
| Pole vault | Leonidas Aguiar (BRA) | 4.20 | Marcos Senisky (BRA) | 4.10 | Cristián Larraín (CHI) | 4.00 |
| Long jump | Jeremy Racey (CHI) | 7.10 | Leonardo Geremias (BRA) | 7.02 | Leandro Simes (ARG) | 6.86 |
| Triple jump | Sérgio dos Santos (BRA) | 15.50w | Márcio Cardoso (BRA) | 15.14 | Juan Carlos Chávez (ARG) | 14.83w |
| Shot put | Mauro Ordiales (ARG) | 15.28 | Francisco Pinter (ARG) | 14.05 | Marco Antonio Verni (CHI) | 13.82 |
| Discus throw | Julio Piñero (ARG) | 56.26 | Mauro Ordiales (ARG) | 48.30 | Carlos Soarez (BRA) | 43.46 |
| Hammer throw | Juan Cerra (ARG) | 66.62 | Aldo Bello (VEN) | 55.62 | Mauro Ordiales (ARG) | 54.24 |
| Javelin throw | Marcos Vieira (BRA) | 60.90 | Diego Moraga (CHI) | 58.40 | Julio Piñero (ARG) | 57.30 |
| Decathlon | Márcio de Souza (BRA) | 6530 | Jeremy Racey (CHI) | 6444 | Alejandro Acosta (ARG) | 6316 |

### Women

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres | Felipa Palacios (COL) | 11.84 | María Laura Rodríguez (ARG) | 12.06 | Irene Boldrim (BRA) | 12.32 |
| 200 metres | Felipa Palacios (COL) | 24.19 | Daniella Janzen (BRA) | 24.91 | María Laura Rodríguez (ARG) | 25.03 |
| 400 metres | Maricel Palmieri (ARG) | 55.86 | Kelly de Oliveira (BRA) | 56.02 | Liset Valois (COL) | 57.58 |
| 800 metres | Clara Morales (CHI) | 2:11.38 | Fabiane dos Santos (BRA) | 2:11.66 | Natalia Rivarola (ARG) | 2:14.30 |
| 1500 metres | Clara Morales (CHI) | 4:31.4 | Bertha Sánchez (COL) | 4:32.0 | Karina Moncayo (ECU) | 4:41.4 |
| 3000 metres | Bertha Sánchez (COL) | 9:41.36 | Fabiana Cristine da Silva (BRA) | 9:44.90 | Erika Olivera (CHI) | 9:48.03 |
| 10,000 metres | Erika Olivera (CHI) | 34:14.4 | Helena dos Santos (BRA) | 35:46.3 | María Elena Calle (ECU) | 36:28.7 |
| 100 metres hurdles | Maurren Maggi (BRA) | 14.13 | Claudia Casals (ARG) | 14.26 | Mariela Andrade (ARG) | 14.57 |
| 400 metres hurdles | Kelly de Oliveira (BRA) | 60.69 | Maricel Palmieri (ARG) | 60.84 | Ondina Rodríguez (ECU) | 62.59 |
| 4 × 100 metres relay | Brazil Kátia da Silva Irene Boldrim Kelly de Oliveira Daniele Janzen | 47.00 | Colombia Elena Guerrero Felipa Palacios Liset Valois Denise Caicedo | 47.13 | Uruguay Patricia Banchero Karina Soto Alejandra Monza Rocío Cabrera | 47.46 |
| 4 × 400 metres relay | Brazil Anice Schoulten Renata Brito Fabiane dos Santos Kelly de Oliveira | 3:48.49 | Chile Catherine Aravena Carola Alvarado Clara Morales Hannelore Grosser | 3:52.19 | Argentina Raquel Maraviglia Fernanda De Bastos Natalia Rivarola Maricel Palmieri | 3:52.28 |
| 5000 metres track walk | Nohora Paque (COL) | 23:32.7 | Geovana Irusta (BOL) | 23:38.6 | Gladys Criollo (ECU) | 24:25.3 |
| High jump | Luciane Dambacher (BRA) | 1.78 | Solange Witteveen (ARG) | 1.76 | Mariela Andrade (ARG) | 1.72 |
| Long jump | Helena Guerrero (COL) | 5.60 | Mónica Castro (CHI) | 5.50 | María Abasolo (CHI) | 5.33 |
| Triple jump | Adriana Matoso (BRA) | 12.40 | Lilia Aguirre (ARG) | 11.86 | Alicia Medina (ARG) | 11.79 |
| Shot put | Josiane Soares (BRA) | 13.63 | Margit Wahlbrink (BRA) | 13.55 | Clara Palacios (COL) | 12.68 |
| Discus throw | Fanny García (VEN) | 44.48 | María Eugenia Giggi (ARG) | 43.42 | Erika Pinto (BRA) | 41.58 |
| Hammer throw | Vanesa Valarella (ARG) | 47.00 | Erika Melián (ARG) | 42.98 | Sandra Guzmán (URU) | 35.78 |
| Javelin throw | Alessandra Resende (BRA) | 52.52 | Claudineia Barreto (BRA) | 49.72 | Sabina Moya (COL) | 45.48 |
| Heptathlon | Mariela Andrade (ARG) | 4215 | Claudia Casals (ARG) | 4545 | Sonia Estacio (COL) | 3967 |

## Medal table (unofficial)

* Host nation (Argentina)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Brazil | 23 | 16 | 7 | 46 |
| 2 | Argentina* | 6 | 11 | 16 | 33 |
| 3 | Colombia | 6 | 4 | 6 | 16 |
| 4 | Chile | 5 | 5 | 6 | 16 |
| 5 | Venezuela | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | Ecuador | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 7 | Uruguay | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 8 | Bolivia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Peru | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (9 entries) | Totals (9 entries) | 42 | 42 | 42 | 126 |