# 2000 South American Cross Country Championships

The 2000 South American Cross Country Championships took place on February 5–6, 2000. The races were held in Cartagena de Indias, Colombia, jointly with the Central American and Caribbean Cross Country Championships.
Complete results, results for junior and youth competitions, and medal winners were published.

## Medallists
### South American Cross Country Championships

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| Individual |||||||
| Senior men (12 km) | Daniel Lopes Ferreira Brazil | 37:14 | Silvio Guerra Ecuador | 37:21 | Marílson Gomes dos Santos Brazil | 37:59 |
| Men's short (4 km) | Daniel Lopes Ferreira Brazil | 11:59 | Freddy González Venezuela | 12:00 | Celso Ficagna Brazil | 12:06 |
| Junior (U20) men (8 km) | James Vidal Colombia | 25:41 | Jonathan Monje Chile | 25:52 | Víctor Hugo Ocampo Colombia | 26:10 |
| Youth (U18) men (4 km) | Yeisson Caucali Colombia | 12:49 | Giovanny Amador Colombia | 12:53 | Wendell Hébio da Conceição Brazil | 13:00 |
| Senior women (8 km) | Bertha Sánchez Colombia | 28:10 | Lidia Karwowski Brazil | 28:12 | Érika Alejandra Olivera Chile | 28:12 |
| Women's short (4 km) | Fabiana Cristine da Silva Brazil | 13:13 | Bertha Sánchez Colombia | 13:24 | Érika Alejandra Olivera Chile | 13:24 |
| Junior (U20) women (6 km) | Lucélia de Oliveira Peres Brazil | 22:10 | Tatiana de Souza Sá Brazil | 22:19 | Valquíria Silva Santos Brazil | 23:01 |
| Youth (U18) women (3 km) | Jennifer Garzón Colombia | 11:30 | Michelli de Carvalho Brazil | 11:36 | Lina María Arias Colombia | 11:41 |
| Team |||||||
| Senior men | Brazil | 8 | Ecuador | 15 | Panamá | 42 |
| Men's short | Brazil | 10 | Venezuela | 19 | Colombia | 20 |
| Junior (U20) men | Colombia | 12 | Ecuador | 20 | Chile | 24 |
| Youth (U18) men | Colombia | 6 | | | | |
| Senior women | Brazil | 11 | Chile Colombia | 21 | | |
| Women's short | Brazil | 11 | Colombia | 23 | Chile | 25 |
| Junior (U20) women | Brazil | 6 | Colombia | 22 | Ecuador | 23 |
| Youth (U18) women | Colombia | 13 | | | | |

### Central American and Caribbean Cross Country Championships

This is an unofficial extraction from the results.
| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| Individual |||||||
| Senior men (12 km) | Fidencio Torres México | 38:40 | Salvador Miranda México | 38:51 | José Macías México | 39:29 |
| Junior (U20) men (8 km) | José Luis Santos México | 25:39 | James Vidal Colombia | 25:41 | Víctor Hugo Ocampo Colombia | 26:10 |
| Senior women (8 km) | Bertha Sánchez Colombia | 28:10 | América Mateos México | 28:23 | Mardrea Hyman Jamaica | 28:53 |
| Junior (U20) women (6 km) | Alma Xicoténcatl México | 22:21 | Luisa Jiménez Colombia | 23:15 | Fabiola Juárez México | 23:21 |
| Team |||||||
| Senior men | México | 10 | Panamá | 66 | Jamaica | 67 |
| Junior (U20) men | Guatemala | 32 | Puerto Rico | 56 | Jamaica | 59 |
| Senior women | México | 11 | Colombia | 18 | Guatemala | 31 |
| Junior (U20) women | México Colombia | 11 | | | Puerto Rico | 26 |

## 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)

$^†$: Athlete marked as guest, but accounted for team score.
* Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result.
$^†$: Athlete marked as guest, but accounted for team score.

### 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)
### South American Cross Country Championships

* Host nation (Host nation)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Brazil | 9 | 3 | 4 | 16 |
| 2 | Colombia* | 7 | 5 | 3 | 15 |
| 3 | Ecuador | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | Chile | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 5 | Venezuela | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | Panama | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (6 entries) | Totals (6 entries) | 16 | 15 | 13 | 44 |
* Note: Totals include both individual and team medals, with medals in the team competition counting as one medal.

### Central American and Caribbean Cross Country Championships

* Host nation (Host nation)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Mexico | 6 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
| 2 | Colombia* | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 | Guatemala | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | Puerto Rico | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | Panama | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Jamaica | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Totals (6 entries) | Totals (6 entries) | 9 | 7 | 8 | 24 |
* Note: Totals include both individual and team medals, with medals in the team competition counting as one medal.

## Participation

According to an unofficial count, a total of 195 athletes from 16 countries participated.

### South American Cross Country Championships

According to an unofficial count, 81 athletes from 7 countries were competing for the South American Cross Country Championships.
* Bolivia (3)
* Brazil (23)
* Chile (10)
* Colombia (20)
* Ecuador (15)
* Panamá (5)
* Venezuela (5)

### Central American and Caribbean Cross Country Championships

According to an unofficial count, 86 athletes from 9 countries were competing for the Central American and Caribbean Cross Country Championships. 13 athletes from Colombia and 5 athletes from Panamá competed for both championships.
* Bahamas (2)
* Colombia (13)
* Costa Rica (4)
* Guatemala (11)
* Jamaica (20)
* México (14)
* Panamá (5)
* Puerto Rico (9)
* Saint Lucia (8)

### Guests

In addition, one African guest athlete, and 45 local Colombian athletes participated.
* Angola (1)
* Colombia (45 local athletes)