# 2007 South American Cross Country Championships

The 2007 South American Cross Country Championships took place on February 25, 2007. The races were held at the Centro de Treinamento da Marinha in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. A detailed report of the event was given for the IAAF.
Complete results and results for junior and youth competitions were published.

## Medallists

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| Individual |||||||
| Senior men (12 km) | William de Jesús Naranjo Colombia | 38:45 | Claudir Rodrigues Brazil | 38:54 | Byron Piedra Ecuador | 38:59 |
| Junior (U20) men (8 km) | Luis Orta Venezuela | 26:40 | Jefferson Peña Colombia | 26:43 | Javier Andrés Peña Colombia | 26:52 |
| Youth (U18) men (4 km) | Víctor Aravena Chile | 12:43 | Éderson Vilela Pereira Brazil | 12:54 | Valdison das Neves Silva Brazil | 12:56 |
| Senior women (8 km) | Ednalva Laureano da Silva Brazil | 29:30 | Inés Melchor Perú | 29:34 | Maria Zeferina Rodrigues Baldaia Brazil | 29:37 |
| Junior (U20) women (6 km) | Rocío Huillca Perú | 23:51 | Karina Villazana Perú | 23:56 | Claudia Ramírez Uruguay | 23:58 |
| Youth (U18) women (3 km) | Yoni Ninahuamán Perú | 11:11 | Danitza Crisóstomo Perú | 11:13 | Soledad Torre Perú | 11:15 |
| Team |||||||
| Senior men | Brazil | 8 | Ecuador | 20 | Argentina | 24 |
| Junior (U20) men | Colombia | 12 | Venezuela | 18 | Brazil | 22 |
| Youth (U18) men | Brazil | 5 | Chile | 5 | | |
| Senior women | Brazil | 6 | Argentina | 15 | Venezuela | 24 |
| Junior (U20) women | Perú | 6 | Brazil | 15 | | |
| Youth (U18) women | Perú | 3 | Brazil | 7 | | |

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

* Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result. (n/s: nonscorer)

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

* Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result. (n/s: nonscorer)

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

* Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result. (n/s: nonscorer)

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

$^†$: Guest athlete.
* Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result. (n/s: nonscorer)

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

* Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result. (n/s: nonscorer)

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

* Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result. (n/s: nonscorer)

## Medal table (unofficial)

* Host nation (Brazil)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Brazil (BRA)* | 4 | 4 | 3 | 11 |
| 2 | Peru (PER) | 4 | 3 | 1 | 8 |
| 3 | Colombia (COL) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | Venezuela (VEN) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | Chile (CHI) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | Argentina (ARG) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | Ecuador (ECU) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | Uruguay (URU) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (8 entries) | Totals (8 entries) | 12 | 12 | 9 | 33 |
* Note: Totals include both individual and team medals, with medals in the team competition counting as one medal.

## Participation

According to an unofficial count, 86 athletes (+ 1 guest) from 10 countries participated.
* Argentina (9 + 1 guest)
* Bolivia (2)
* Brazil (22)
* Chile (10)
* Colombia (8)
* Ecuador (3)
* Paraguay (10)
* Perú (8)
* Uruguay (4)
* Venezuela (10)