# 2001 South American Cross Country Championships

The 2001 South American Cross Country Championships took place on March 3–4, 2001. The races were held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Complete results, results for junior and youth competitions, and medal winners were published.

## Medallists

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| Individual |||||||
| Senior men (12 km) | Adilson Aparecido Ribeiro Brazil | 37:14 | Wellington Correia Fraga Brazil | 37:22 | Elenilson da Silva Brazil | 37:32 |
| Men's short (4 km) | Hernán Oscar Cortínez Argentina | 11:25 | Javier Carriqueo Argentina | 11:34 | Israel dos Anjos Brazil | 11:38 |
| Junior (U20) men (8 km) | Franck Caldeira de Almeida Brazil | 24:56 | Fernando Alex Fernandes Brazil | 25:03 | Miguel Angel Bárzola Argentina | 25:08 |
| Youth (U18) men (4 km) | Rodolfo Rogério Hass Brazil | 12:35 | Jeferson Douglas de Castro Brazil | 12:43 | Thiago Pereira Chyaromont Brazil | 12:52 |
| Senior women (8 km) | Adriana de Souza Brazil | 27:54 | Luciene Soares de Deus Brazil | 28:00 | María Paredes Ecuador | 28:38 |
| Women's short (4 km) | María Paredes Ecuador | 13:19 | Célia Regina Ferreira dos Santos Brazil | 13:32 | Ana Claudia de Souza Brazil | 13:48 |
| Junior (U20) women (6 km) | Patrícia Fernanda Lobo Brazil | 22:22 | Eliane Luanda Cardoso Pereira Brazil | 22:42 | Tatiane de Souza Sá Brazil | 23:01 |
| Youth (U18) women (3 km) | Michelli de Carvalho Inácio Brazil | 10:29 | Monica Maria de Lima Brazil | 10:49 | Lilian Priscila Leonel Brazil | 10:50 |
| Team |||||||
| Senior men | Brazil | 6 | Chile | 32 | Ecuador | 32 |
| Men's short | Argentina | 14 | Chile | 18 | Brazil | 20 |
| Junior (U20) men | Brazil | 8 | Chile | 26 | | |
| Youth (U18) men | Brazil | 6 | | | | |
| Senior women | Brazil | 8 | Ecuador | 19 | | |
| Women's short | Brazil | 9 | Ecuador | 15 | | |
| Junior (U20) women | Brazil | 6 | | | | |
| Youth (U18) women | Brazil | 6 | | | | |

## Race results
### Senior men's race (12 km)

* Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result.

### Men's short race (4 km)

* Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result.

### Junior (U20) men's race (8 km)

* Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result.

### Youth (U18) men's race (4 km)

* Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result.

### Senior women's race (8 km)

* Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result.

### Women's short race (4 km)

* Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result.

### Junior (U20) women's race (6 km)

* Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result.

### Youth (U18) women's race (3 km)

* Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result.

## Medal table (unofficial)

* Host nation (Brazil)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Brazil* | 13 | 7 | 7 | 27 |
| 2 | Argentina | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | Ecuador | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 4 | Chile | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Totals (4 entries) | Totals (4 entries) | 16 | 13 | 10 | 39 |
* Note: Totals include both individual and team medals, with medals in the team competition counting as one medal.

## Participation

According to an unofficial count, 88 athletes (+ 114 local athletes) from 9 countries participated.
* Argentina (8)
* Bolivia (4)
* Brazil (46+114 local)
* Chile (8)
* Colombia (3)
* Ecuador (8)
* Paraguay (7)
* Perú (2)
* Uruguay (2)