# 1999 South American Cross Country Championships

The 1999 South American Cross Country Championships took place on February 27–28, 1999. The races were held in Artur Nogueira, 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) | Sérgio Correa Couto Brazil | 38:53 | Franklin Tenorio Ecuador | 39:15 | William Vásquez Colombia | 39:22 |
| Men's short (4 km) | Valdenor Pereira dos Santos Brazil | 12:21 | Juan José Cruz Argentina | 12:22 | Freddy González Venezuela | 12:22 |
| Junior (U20) men (8 km) | Jonathan Moraes Matos Brazil | 26:55 | Thiago Pereira Cecatto Brazil | 26:58 | Ricardo Ariel Franzón Argentina | 27:03 |
| Youth (U18) men (4 km) | Marcel Siefert Chile | 13:30 | Jeferson de Souza Sá Brazil | 13:46 | Edson Moreira Barros Brazil | 13:46 |
| Senior women (8 km) | Érika Olivera Chile | 29:48 | Maria Cristina Bernardo Vaqueiro Rodrigues Brazil | 29:51 | Rosângela Raimunda Pereira Faria Brazil | 29:58 |
| Women's short (4 km) | Érika Olivera Chile | 14:05 | Niusha Mancilla Bolivia | 14:11 | María Paredes Ecuador | 14:15 |
| Junior (U20) women (6 km) | Lucélia de Oliveira Peres Brazil | 22:39 | Valquíria Silva Santos Brazil | 23:17 | Keli Aparecida de Godoy Brazil | 23:38 |
| Youth (U18) women (3 km) | Michelli de Carvalho Inácio Brazil | 11:32 | Débora Regina Gomes Ferraz Brazil | 11:51 | Raphaela Ribeiro de Lima Brazil | 11:52 |
| Team |||||||
| Senior men | Brazil | 13 | Colombia | 15 | | |
| Men's short | Brazil | 10 | Argentina | 21 | Venezuela | 34 |
| Junior (U20) men | Brazil | 7 | Colombia | 22 | | |
| Youth (U18) men | Brazil | 9 | Paraguay | 24 | | |
| Senior women | Brazil | 9 | Chile | 16 | | |
| Women's short | Chile | 15 | Brazil | 17 | Ecuador | 30 |
| Junior (U20) women | Brazil | 6 | Colombia | 20 | | |
| 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* | 12 | 6 | 4 | 22 |
| 2 | Chile | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 3 | Colombia | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | Argentina | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | Ecuador | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 6 | Bolivia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Paraguay | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Venezuela | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Totals (8 entries) | Totals (8 entries) | 16 | 15 | 10 | 41 |
* Note: Totals include both individual and team medals, with medals in the team competition counting as one medal.

## Participation

According to an unofficial count, 89 athletes from 8 countries participated.
* Argentina (7)
* Bolivia (3)
* Brazil (40)
* Chile (6)
* Colombia (11)
* Ecuador (5)
* Paraguay (11)
* Venezuela (6)