# 2004 South American Under-23 Championships in Athletics

The 1st South American Under-23 Championships in Athletics were held in Barquisimeto, Venezuela, at the Polideportivo Máximo Viloria on June 26–27, 2004.

## Participation

A total of 310 athletes from 13 countries were announced to participate:
Argentina (29), Bolivia (5), Brazil (84), Chile (43), Colombia (36), Ecuador (24), Guyana (4), Panamá (2), Paraguay (3), Perú (5), Surinam (2), Uruguay (6), Venezuela (68). Athletes from the Dominican Republic (4), from the Netherlands Antilles (4), and from Trinidad and Tobago (11) were invited as guest athletes in accordance with the regulations of CONSUDATLE. In addition, one source also lists results from 4 athletes representing Saint Kitts and Nevis.

## Medal summary

Medal winners are published. Detailed results can be found on the CACAC website, and on the Tilastopaja website,

### Men

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres (0.0 m/s) | Bruno Pacheco (BRA) | 10.28 | Eliezer de Almeida (BRA) | 10.31 | Daniel Grueso (COL) | 10.52 =NRj |
| 200 metres (0.0 m/s) | Bruno Pacheco (BRA) | 20.75 | Basílio de Morães (BRA) | 21.06 | Wilmer Rivas (VEN) | 21.30 |
| 400 metres | Andrés Silva (URU) | 45.80 NR AJR | Luis Luna (VEN) | 46.03 | Luís Ambrósio (BRA) | 46.46 |
| 800 metres | Byron Piedra (ECU) | 1:47.43 | Simoncito Silvera (VEN) | 1:47.53 | Fabiano Peçanha (BRA) | 1:48.66 |
| 1500 metres | Byron Piedra (ECU) | 3:46.37 | Nico Herrera (VEN) | 3:48.25 | Leslie Encina (CHI) | 3:50.40 |
| 5000 metres | Manuel Bellorín (VEN) | 14:52.11 | Oscar Lesmes (COL) | 14:53.59 | Eduardo Villanueva (VEN) | 15:52.40 |
| 10000 metres | João Augusto Stingelin (BRA) | 30:51.13 | John Cusi (PER) | 31:18.13 | Leslie Encina (CHI) | 31:20.36 |
| 3000 metres steeplechase | Mariano Mastromarino (ARG) | 8:54.92 | Jean Carlos Calzadilla (VEN) | 8:56.55 | Sergio Lobos (CHI) | 9:01.44 |
| 110 metres hurdles (-0.4 m/s) | Maurício Teixeira (BRA) | 14.03 | Francisco Schilling (CHI) | 14.23 | Marleán Reyna (VEN) | 14.45 |
| 400 metres hurdles | Sebastián Lasquera (ARG) | 50.48 | Diego Venâncio (BRA) | 50.49 | Raphael Fernandes (BRA) | 50.84 |
| High Jump | Fábio Baptista (BRA) | 2.14 | Ederson de Oliveira (BRA) | 2.05 | Daniel Rodríguez (VEN) | 2.00 |
| Pole Vault | Jorge Naranjo (CHI) | 5.20 | José Francisco Nava (CHI) | 5.00 | Guillermo Chiaraviglio (ARG) | 5.00 |
| Long Jump | Irving Saladino (PAN) | 7.74 (-0.2 m/s) | Rogério da Silva Bispo (BRA) | 7.69 (1.8 m/s) | Luis Tristán (PER) | 7.25 (-0.8 m/s) |
| Triple Jump | Jefferson Sabino (BRA) | 16.27 (-1.3 m/s) | José Francisco Nava (CHI) | 14.85 (-2.2 m/s) | Oscar Alvarenga (PAR) | 14.70 (-1.5 m/s) |
| Shot Put | Gustavo de Mendonça (BRA) | 17.21 | Jiovanny García (COL) | 17.16 | Edmundo Martínez (VEN) | 17.14 |
| Discus Throw | Héctor Hurtado (VEN) | 54.75 | Gustavo de Mendonça (BRA) | 52.75 | Germán Lauro (ARG) | 50.56 |
| Hammer Throw | Roberto Sáez (CHI) | 63.95 | Wagner Domingos (BRA) | 63.86 | Armando dos Santos (BRA) | 62.96 |
| Javelin Throw | Alexon Maximiano (BRA) | 71.49 | Júlio César de Oliveira (BRA) | 71.49 | Arley Ibargüen (COL) | 70.05 |
| Decathlon | Leandro Peyrano (ARG) | 6993 | Fagner Martins (BRA) | 6852 | Andrés Horacio Mantilla (COL) | 6816 |
| 20000 metres Track Walk | Gustavo Restrepo (COL) | 1:26:59.60 | Rafael dos Anjos Duarte (BRA) | 1:27:19.85 | Xavier Malacatus (ECU) | 1:31:06.42 |
| 4 x 100 metres relay | Brazil Eliezer de Almeida Paulo Roberto Basílio de Morães Bruno Pacheco | 39.42 | Colombia Wilmer Alberto Murillo Jhon Valoyes Daniel Grueso Eduar Mena | 40.24 | Chile Iván Sandoval Kael Becerra Diego Valdés Benjamín Bravo | 41.07 |
| 4 x 400 metres relay | Brazil Luís Eduardo Ambrosio Diego Chargal Diego Venâncio Paulo Roberto | 3:06.85 | Venezuela José Faneite Simoncito Silvera Víctor José Solarte Luis Luna | 3:09.00 | Argentina Sebastián Lasquera Mariano Jiménez Pablo Cabrera José Ignacio Pignataro | 3:12.02 |

### Women

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres (0.0 m/s) | Thatiana Ignácio (BRA) | 11.63 | Melisa Murillo (COL) | 11.78 | Raquel da Costa (BRA) | 11.86 |
| 200 metres (0.0 m/s) | Darlenis Obregón (COL) | 23.76 | María Fernanda Mackenna (CHI) | 24.47 | Amanda Dias (BRA) | 24.55 |
| 400 metres | Joyce Prieto (BRA) | 54.38 | Lucy Jaramillo (ECU) | 54.52 | Ángela Elisabeth Alfonso (VEN) | 54.77 |
| 800 metres | Rejane Bispo da Silva (BRA) | 2:09.88 | Marcela Britos (URU) | 2:10.14 | Yenny Mejías (VEN) | 2:10.15 |
| 1500 metres** | Mónica Amboya (ECU) | 4:27.30 | Kamila Govorcín (CHI) | 4:33.05 | Yolanda Caballero (COL) | 4:37.62 |
| 5000 metres | Zenaide Vieira (BRA) | 17:38.28 | Rosa Chacha (ECU) | 17:44.04 | Karina Córdoba (ARG) | 17:47.34 |
| 10000 metres | Rosa Chacha (ECU) | 36:23.73 | Ruby Riativa (COL) | 36:28.67 | Luz Maldonado (VEN) | 36:42.10 |
| 3000 metres steeplechase | Mónica Amboya (ECU) | 10:20.39 | Yolanda Caballero (COL) | 10:24.09 NR | Ángela Figueroa (COL) | 10:39.12 |
| 100 metres hurdles (-0.9 m/s) | Brigith Merlano (COL) | 13.57 | Sandrine Legenort (VEN) | 13.79 NR | Fabiana Morães (BRA) | 14.11 |
| 400 metres hurdles | Yusmelys García (VEN) | 59.80 | Jessica Miller (URU) | 59.84 | Lucy Jaramillo (ECU) | 60.65 |
| High Jump | Catherine Ibargüen (COL) | 1.91 NR | Jhoris Luque (VEN) | 1.82 | Mônica de Freitas (BRA) | 1.76 |
| Pole Vault* | Milena Agudelo (COL) | 3.90 | Pamela Barnert (CHI) | 3.80 | Rosângela da Silva (BRA) | 3.70 |
| Long Jump | Keila Costa (BRA) | 6.19 (1.6 m/s) | Catherine Ibargüen (COL) | 6.05 (0.9 m/s) | Tânia Ferreira da Silva (BRA) | 6.05 (-0.7 m/s) |
| Triple Jump | Keila Costa (BRA) | 13.62 (0.3 m/s) | Jennifer Arveláez (VEN) | 13.16 (0.9 m/s) | Tânia Ferreira da Silva (BRA) | 12.78w (2.2 m/s) |
| Shot Put | Paola Cheppi (ARG) | 15.81 | Ahymará Espinoza (VEN) | 15.45 NRj | Jennifer Dahlgren (ARG) | 14.34 |
| Discus Throw | Claudia Ullmann (ARG) | 44.54 | Karen Gallardo (CHI) | 44.00 | Rita da Conceição Neres (BRA) | 43.70 |
| Hammer Throw | Jennifer Dahlgren (ARG) | 65.17 | Adriana Benaventa (VEN) | 59.18 | Stefanía Zoryez (URU) | 58.22 |
| Javelin Throw | Leryn Franco (PAR) | 51.53 | María González (VEN) | 51.01 | Mariela Aguer (ARG) | 45.99 |
| Heptathlon | Thaimara Rivas (VEN) | 5537 | Melry Caldeira (BRA) | 5218 | Valeria Steffens (CHI) | 5001 |
| 20000 metres Track Walk | Cisiane Lopes (BRA) | 1:46:45.03 | Marcela Pacheco (CHI) | 1:47:37.12 | Josette Sepúlveda (CHI) | 1:48:56.46 |
| 4 x 100 metres relay | Brazil Alessandra Matos Racquel da Costa Amanda Dias Thatiana Ignâcio | 45.36 | Chile María José Echeverría María Fernanda Mackenna Daniela Pávez Daniela Riderelli | 45.67 | Venezuela Jackeline Carabalí Ángela Elizabeth Alfonso María Mercedes Ochoa Sandrine Legenort | 47.32 |
| 4 x 400 metres relay | Brazil | 3:40.05 | Chile | 3:42.61 | Venezuela | 3:48.38 |
* Keisa Monterola from Venezuela was then only 16 years old and could not officially participate at the championships. Out of competition, she cleared 3.80m in the first attempt, which would have placed her in the second place of the competition.
** Some sources list Jéssica Quispe from Perú to finish second in 4:27.68 in the 1500m women's event. Just as pole vaulter Keisa Monterola, she might have started out of competition because of her age (she was then only 17 years old).

## Medal table (unofficial)

* Host nation (Venezuela)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Brazil | 19 | 11 | 12 | 42 |
| 2 | Argentina | 6 | 0 | 6 | 12 |
| 3 | Colombia | 5 | 7 | 5 | 17 |
| 4 | Ecuador | 5 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
| 5 | Venezuela* | 4 | 11 | 10 | 25 |
| 6 | Chile | 2 | 10 | 6 | 18 |
| 7 | Uruguay | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 8 | Paraguay | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | Panama | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Peru | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Totals (10 entries) | Totals (10 entries) | 44 | 44 | 44 | 132 |

## Team trophies

The final scoring per country for the team trophy was published.

### Overall

| Rank | Nation | Points |
| | Brazil | 486 |
| | Venezuela | 230 |
| | Chile | 167 |
| 4 | Argentina | 138 |
| 4 | Colombia | 138 |
| 6 | Ecuador | 92 |
| 7 | Uruguay | 26 |
| 8 | Peru | 16 |
| 9 | Paraguay | 14 |
| 10 | Panama | 10 |
| 11 | Bolivia | 3 |
| 11 | Guyana | 3 |