# 2009 South American Junior Championships in Athletics

The 38th South American Junior Championships in Athletics (Campeonatos Sudamericanos de Atletismo de Juveniles) were held in São Paulo, Brazil in the Estádio Ícaro de Castro Melo from July 25–26, 2009. The Champions for men’s 10,000m, both Race Walking and Combined Events were extracted from the classification of the 2009 Pan American Junior Championships held in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago in the Hasely Crawford Stadium from July 31 to August 2, 2009. A detailed report on the results was given.

## Participation (unofficial)

Detailed result lists can be found on the "World Junior Athletics History" website. An unofficial count yields the number of about 212 athletes from about 12 countries: Argentina (30), Bolivia (6), Brazil (75), Chile (27), Colombia (21), Ecuador (10), Panama (6), Paraguay (2), Peru (10), Suriname (2), Uruguay (3), Venezuela (20).

## Medal summary

Medal winners are published. Complete results can be found on the CBAt website, and on the "World Junior Athletics History" website.

### Men

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres (0.4 m/s) | Eric de Jesús (BRA) | 10.45 | Diego Cavalcanti (BRA) | 10.46 | Isidro Montoya (COL) | 10.63 |
| 200 metres (-0.3 m/s) | Diego Cavalcanti (BRA) | 20.89 | Renato de Oliveira (BRA) | 21.48 | Arturo Ramírez (VEN) | 21.66 |
| 400 metres | Hederson Estefani (BRA) | 46.20 CR | Omar Longart (VEN) | 47.32 | Jonathan da Silva (BRA) | 47.32 |
| 800 metres | Franco Díaz (ARG) | 1:52.04 | Tomás Squella (CHI) | 1:52.93 | Julio Alfonso Pérez (PER) | 1:53.34 |
| 1500 metres | Iván López (CHI) | 3:56.33 | Franco Díaz (ARG) | 3:57.51 | Lucirio Antonio Garrido (VEN) | 4:00.43 |
| 5000 metres | Iván López (CHI) | 14:39.95 | Wily Canchanya (PER) | 14:42.45 | Victor Aravena (CHI) | 14:45.97 |
| 10000 metres | Victor Aravena (CHI) | 31:01.70 | Ederson Pereira (BRA) | 31:20.38 | Paulo Carvalho (BRA) | 32:18.08 |
| 3000 metres steeplechase | Jean Machado (BRA) | 9:26.03 | Daniel Estrada (CHI) | 9:26.36 | Derlis Ayala (PAR) | 9:26.44 |
| 110 metres hurdles (1.2 m/s) | Valmir Macedo (BRA) | 14.01 | Robin Mosquera (COL) | 14.03 | Nelson Acebey (BOL) | 14.23 |
| 400 metres hurdles | Hederson Estefani (BRA) | 51.07 CR | Alexandre Silva (BRA) | 52.44 | Brayan Ambuila (COL) | 52.51 |
| High Jump | Carlos Layoy (ARG) | 2.14 | Arturo Chávez (PER) | 2.09 | Simon Villa (COL) | 2.03 |
| Pole Vault | Augusto de Oliveira (BRA) | 4.90 | Heberth Gómez (COL) | 4.65 | Thiago Braz da Silva (BRA) | 4.40 |
| Long Jump | Jamal Bowen (PAN) | 7.78 (-0.5 m/s) | Lourival Neto (BRA) | 7.58 (0.9 m/s) | Willian Barrionuevo (BRA) | 7.45 (0.9 m/s) |
| Triple Jump | Jean Rosa (BRA) | 15.78 (0.8 m/s) | Robin Mosquera (COL) | 15.74 (0.7 m/s) | José Adrian Sornoza (ECU) | 15.49 (-0.6 m/s) |
| Shot Put | Matías López (CHI) | 18.06 | Darlan Romani (BRA) | 16.99 | Joaquín José Ballivian (CHI) | 16.09 |
| Discus Throw | Raílson da Cruz (BRA) | 51.67 | Matías López (CHI) | 50.86 | Leonardo Ullúa (ARG) | 50.18 |
| Hammer Throw | Allan Wolski (BRA) | 64.98 | Pedro da Costa (BRA) | 59.74 | Jaime Díaz (CHI) | 55.74 |
| Javelin Throw | Lucas da Silva (BRA) | 70.27 | Braian Toledo (ARG) | 69.63 | Tomás Guerra (CHI) | 64.70 |
| Decathlon | Eduardo Alexandrino (BRA) | 6734 | José Lemos (COL) | 6517 | Marcos Rocha (BRA) | 6380 |
| 10000 metres Walk | Caio Bonfim (BRA) | 42:43.58 | José Leonardo Montaña (COL) | 43:06.27 | Jhon Castañeda (COL) | 43:58.80 |
| 4 x 100 metres relay | Brazil Gustavo dos Santos Eric de Jesús Diego Cavalcanti Jefferson Lucindo | 39.87 | Colombia Robin Mosquera Roberto Murillo Brayan Ambuila Isidro Montoya | 41.26 | Venezuela Jhony Camacho Arturo Ramírez Juan Jiménez Diego Rivas | 41.49 |
| 4 x 400 metres relay | Brazil Jonathan da Silva Lucas Oliveira José de Oliveira Hederson Estefani | 3:10.66 | Venezuela Lucirio Antonio Garrido Carlos Barcenas José Colina Omar Longart | 3:17.83 | Argentina Lucas Semino Alexis Tello Franco Díaz Andrés Mendoza | 3:19.71 |

### Women

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres (1.0 m/s) | Erika Chávez (ECU) | 11.83 | Vanusa dos Santos (BRA) | 11.85 | Nelcy Caicedo (COL) | 11.86 |
| 200 metres (0.2 m/s) | Bárbara Leôncio (BRA) | 23.81 | Erika Chávez (ECU) | 23.85 | Jennifer Padilla (COL) | 24.28 |
| 400 metres | Bárbara de Oliveira (BRA) | 53.44 CR | Jennifer Padilla (COL) | 54.17 | Aline Pinto (BRA) | 54.19 |
| 800 metres | Thayra dos Santos (BRA) | 2:11.29 | Jessica dos Santos (BRA) | 2:13.03 | Rosa Escobar (COL) | 2:13.73 |
| 1500 metres | Tatiana Araújo (BRA) | 4:37.36 | Bruna Rocha (BRA) | 4:38.04 | Evangelina Thomas (ARG) | 4:43.86 |
| 3000 metres | Viviana Acosta (ECU) | 10:10.99 | Yoni Ninahuaman (PER) | 10:11.75 | Dina Cid (CHI) | 10:13.51 |
| 5000 metres | Viviana Acosta (ECU) | 17:09.60 | Inga Charo (PER) | 17:15.00 | Dina Cid (CHI) | 17:24.58 |
| 3000 metres steeplechase | Florencia Borelli (ARG) | 10:50.07 NR-j | Yoni Ninahuaman (PER) | 10:55.44 | Tatiane da Silva (BRA) | 11:31.94 |
| 100 metres hurdles (-1.5 m/s) | Leticia Gaspar (BRA) | 14.52 | Evelyn da Silva (BRA) | 14.62 | Cecilia Rivera (CHI) | 14.66 |
| 400 metres hurdles | Déborah Rodríguez (URU) | 59.97 | Estefanny Balladares (VEN) | 61.55 | Natania Habitxreiter (BRA) | 61.71 |
| High Jump | Sara Muñoz (COL) | 1.76 | Betsabée Páez (ARG) | 1.73 | Florencia Vergara (CHI) | 1.70 |
| Pole Vault | Sara Pereira (BRA) | 3.85 | Claudia Vitória (BRA) | 3.40 | Estefanía Furnier (ARG) | 3.40 |
| Long Jump | Carla Novais (BRA) | 5.96 (-0.2 m/s) | Maria Dittborn (CHI) | 5.89 (0.6 m/s) | Leticia Gaspar (BRA) | 5.77 (-0.2 m/s) |
| Triple Jump | Bianca dos Santos (BRA) | 12.42 (-0.2 m/s) | Martha Ocoro (COL) | 12.40 (0.0 m/s) | Aline do Nascimento (BRA) | 12.33 (0.0 m/s) |
| Shot Put | Geisa Arcanjo (BRA) | 15.30 | Renata Severiano (BRA) | 14.83 | Alessandra Gamboa (PER) | 13.39 |
| Discus Throw | Andressa de Morais (BRA) | 55.27 CR NR-j | Geisa Arcanjo (BRA) | 48.18 | Julia Nuñez (ARG) | 31.86 |
| Hammer Throw | Andressa de Morais (BRA) | 55.26 | Zuleima Mina (ECU) | 53.57 | Julia Nuñez (ARG) | 50.37 |
| Javelin Throw | María Lucelly Murillo (COL) | 50.08 CR | Jucilene de Lima (BRA) | 48.74 | Rafaela Gonçalves (BRA) | 47.42 |
| Heptathlon | Vanessa Spínola (BRA) | 5574 CR | Cynthia Alves (BRA) | 5164 | Carolina Castillo (CHI) | 4531 |
| 10000 metres Walk | Maria Rayo (COL) | 50:23.6 | Anlly Pineda (COL) | 50:36.4 | Mayara Vicentainer (BRA) | 59:09.0 |
| 4 x 100 metres relay | Brazil Vanessa Spínola Ana da Conceição Lorena Lourenço Vanusa dos Santos | 45.86 | Colombia Kelly Lucumí Jennifer Padilla Yenifer Rivas Nelcy Caicedo | 46.48 | Chile Carolina Castillo María Dittborn Cecilia Rivera María Ignacia Eguiguren | 47.48 |
| 4 x 400 metres relay | Brazil Natalia da Silva Jessica dos Santos Bárbara Leôncio Bárbara de Oliveira | 3:42.20 | Colombia Nelcy Caicedo Rosa Escobar Yenifer Rivas Kelly Lucumí | 3:51.84 | Argentina Maria Ayelen Diogo Jesica Torres María Florencia Lamboglia Juliana Menéndez | 3:52.55 |

## Medal table (unofficial)

The medal count was published.
* Host nation (Brazil)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Brazil* | 29 | 16 | 12 | 57 |
| 2 | Chile | 4 | 4 | 10 | 18 |
| 3 | Colombia | 3 | 11 | 7 | 21 |
| 4 | Argentina | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 |
| 5 | Ecuador | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 6 | Panama | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Uruguay | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Peru | 0 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 9 | Venezuela | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 10 | Bolivia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | Paraguay | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (11 entries) | Totals (11 entries) | 44 | 44 | 44 | 132 |

## Team trophies

The placing tables for team trophy(overall team, men and women categories) were published.