# 2003 South American Championships in Athletics

The 2003 South American Championships in Athletics were held from June 20 to June 22 at the Polideportivo Máximo Viloria in Barquisimeto, Venezuela. Detailed day-by-day reports can be found on the IAAF website.

## Medal summary
### Men's events

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres | Édson Ribeiro Brazil | 10.30 | Heber Viera Uruguay | 10.33 | Jarbas Mascarenhas Brazil | 10.36 |
| 200 metres | Heber Viera Uruguay | 20.60 | Claudinei da Silva Brazil | 20.63 | Jorge Sena Brazil | 20.71 |
| 400 metres | William José Hernández Venezuela | 45.81 | Anderson Jorge dos Santos Brazil | 46.07 | Mauricio Mery Chile | 46.20 |
| 800 metres | Fabiano Peçanha Brazil | 1:46.32 | Osmar dos Santos Brazil | 1:46.92 | Simoncito Silvera Venezuela | 1:48.31 |
| 1500 metres | Fabiano Peçanha Brazil | 3:39.74 | Miguel Ángel García Venezuela | 3:41.01 | Javier Carriqueo Argentina | 3:42.65 |
| 5000 metres | Marílson dos Santos Brazil | 13:52.15 | William Naranjo Colombia | 14:03.41 | Luis Fonseca Venezuela | 14:17.44 |
| 10000 metres | William Naranjo Colombia | 29:37.38 | Luiz Almeida Brazil | 29:49.11 | José Alejandro Semprún Venezuela | 30:06.03 |
| 3000 metres steeplechase | Néstor Nieves Venezuela | 8:46.41 | Celso Ficagna Brazil | 8:51.73 | Richard Arias Ecuador | 8:52.66 |
| 110 metres hurdles | Redelen dos Santos Brazil | 13.45 CR | Jackson Quinónez Ecuador | 13.59 | Mateus Inocencio Brazil | 13.69 |
| 400 metres hurdles | Bayano Kamani Panama | 50.10 | Cleverson da Silva Brazil | 50.35 | Eronilde de Araújo Brazil | 50.81 |
| 4 × 100 metres relay | Brazil Jarbas Mascarenhas Édson Ribeiro Cláudio Roberto Souza Claudinei da Silva | 38.96 | Venezuela Juan Morillo Omar José Cortés José Carabalí Hely Ollarves | 39.85 | Chile Pablo Colville Ricardo Roach Guillermo Mayer Mauricio Mery | 40.04 |
| 4 × 400 metres relay | Brazil Luís Ambrosio Eronilde de Araújo Flávio Godoy Anderson Jorge dos Santos | 3:05.28 | Venezuela Jonathan Palma Luis Luna Danny Núnez William José Hernández | 3:09.26 | Colombia Jhon Chávez Gélver Espinoza Edgar José Bermudes Julio César Rojas | 3:09.48 |
| 20000 metres track walk | Sérgio Galdino Brazil | 1:25:54.2 | Fredy Hernández Colombia | 1:26:00.0 | Cristian Muñoz Chile | 1:31:16.1 |
| High jump | Fabrício Romero Brazil | 2.22 | Jessé de Lima Brazil | 2.22 | Alfredo Deza Peru | 2.16 |
| Pole vault | Ricardo Diez Venezuela | 5.20 | Javier Benítez Argentina | 5.20 | Gustavo Rehder Brazil | 5.10 |
| Long jump | Víctor Castillo Venezuela | 7.78 | Sérgio dos Santos Brazil | 7.65 | Irving Saladino Panama | 7.46 |
| Triple jump | Jadel Gregório Brazil | 16.76 | Anísio Silva Brazil | 16.22 | Johnny Rodríguez Venezuela | 16.12 |
| Shot put | Marco Antonio Verni Chile | 20.23 CR | Yojer Medina Venezuela | 19.29 | Jhonny Rodríguez Colombia | 18.22 |
| Discus throw | Marcelo Pugliese Argentina | 57.44 | Jorge Balliengo Argentina | 55.22 | Héctor Hurtado Venezuela | 54.61 |
| Hammer throw | Juan Cerra Argentina | 73.31 | Adrián Marzo Argentina | 67.25 | Aldo Bello Venezuela | 65.27 |
| Javelin throw | Luiz Fernando da Silva Brazil | 79.50 CR | Noraldo Palacios Colombia | 76.81 | Nery Kennedy Paraguay | 75.53 |
| Decathlon | Édson Bindilatti Brazil | 7254 | Juan Jaramillo Venezuela | 6763 | Enrique Aguirre Argentina | 6585 |
| WR world record | AR area record | CR championship record | GR games record | NR national record | OR Olympic record | PB personal best | SB season best | WL world leading (in a given season) |||||| |

### Women's events

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres | Digna Luz Murillo Colombia | 11.35 | Lucimar de Moura Brazil | 11.43 | Wilmary Álvarez Venezuela | 11.59 |
| 200 metres | Digna Luz Murillo Colombia | 23.13 | Lucimar de Moura Brazil | 23.34 | Wilmary Álvarez Venezuela | 23.40 |
| 400 metres | Geisa Coutinho Brazil | 51.81 | Eliana Pacheco Venezuela | 52.43 | Josiane Tito Brazil | 52.68 |
| 800 metres | Luciana Mendes Brazil | 2:02.06 | Christiane dos Santos Brazil | 2:02.50 | Rosibel García Colombia | 2:02.84 |
| 1500 metres | Juliana de Azevedo Brazil | 4:17.54 CR | Niusha Mancilla Bolivia | 4:21.54 | Ana Cláudia Coimbra Brazil | 4:21.75 |
| 5000 metres | Maria Rodrigues Brazil | 16:11.70 | Erika Olivera Chile | 16:23.97 | Lucélia Peres Brazil | 16:36.31 |
| 10000 metres | Ednalva da Silva Brazil | 34:13.50 | Erika Olivera Chile | 34:43.02 | Luz Eliana Silva Chile | 35:01.73 |
| 3000 metres steeplechase | Mónica Amboya Ecuador | 10:25.90 CR | Silvia Paredes Ecuador | 10:38.22 | Patrícia Lobo Brazil | 10:55.88 |
| 100 metres hurdles | Gilvaneide Parrela Brazil | 13.44 | Maíla Machado Brazil | 13.63 | Princesa Oliveros Colombia | 13.77 |
| 400 metres hurdles | Lucimar Teodoro Brazil | 56.86 CR | Raquel da Costa Brazil | 57.51 | Princesa Oliveros Colombia | 57.53 |
| 4 × 100 metres relay | Brazil Renata Vilela Sampaio Lucimar de Moura Rosemar Coelho Neto Thatiana Regina Ignâcio | 44.16 | Colombia Mirtha Brock Luz Celia Ararat Melisa Murillo Digna Luz Murillo | 44.67 | Chile Daniela Riderelli María José Echeverría Daniela Pávez María Izabel Coloma | 45.37 |
| 4 × 400 metres relay | Brazil Maria Laura Almirao Josiane Tito Lucimar Teodoro Geisa Coutinho | 3:28.64 CR | Venezuela Wilmary Álvarez Ángela Alfonso Yusmelis García Eliana Pacheco | 3:34.30 | Colombia Luz Celia Ararat Princesa Oliveros Mirtha Brock Rosibel García | 3:41.05 |
| 20000 metres track walk | Sandra Zapata Colombia | 1:40:52.60 | Morelba Useche Venezuela | 1:48:24.90 | Marcela Pacheco Chile | 1:49:50.10 |
| High jump | Luciane Dambacher Brazil | 1.82 | Yetzálida Pérez Venezuela | 1.82 | Claudia Casals Argentina | 1.79 |
| Pole vault | Alejandra García Argentina | 4.20 | Carolina Torres Chile | 4.20 | Milena Agudelo Colombia | 4.00 |
| Long jump | Keila Costa Brazil | 6.30 | Catherine Ibargüen Colombia | 6.04 | Mónica Falcioni Uruguay | 5.94 |
| Triple jump | Keila Costa Brazil | 13.62 | Luciana dos Santos Brazil | 13.42 | Catherine Ibargüen Colombia | 13.07 |
| Shot put | Elisângela Adriano Brazil | 18.34 | Luz Dary Castro Colombia | 16.59 | Marianne Berndt Chile | 16.39 |
| Discus throw | Elisângela Adriano Brazil | 58.37 | Luz Dary Castro Colombia | 51.73 | María Cubillán Venezuela | 50.47 |
| Hammer throw | Katiuscia de Jesus Brazil | 61.01 CR | Josiane Soares Brazil | 59.65 | Adriana Benaventa Venezuela | 58.34 |
| Javelin throw | Sabina Moya Colombia | 58.30 | Alessandra Resende Brazil | 57.01 | Romina Maggi Argentina | 52.36 |
| Heptathlon | Thaimara Rivas Venezuela | 5622 | Elizete da Silva Brazil | 5334 | Valeria Steffens Chile | 5169 |
| WR world record | AR area record | CR championship record | GR games record | NR national record | OR Olympic record | PB personal best | SB season best | WL world leading (in a given season) |||||| |

## Medal table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Brazil (BRA) | 27 | 18 | 9 | 54 |
| 2 | Venezuela (VEN) | 5 | 9 | 10 | 24 |
| 3 | Colombia (COL) | 5 | 7 | 8 | 20 |
| 4 | Argentina (ARG) | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 |
| 5 | Chile (CHI) | 1 | 3 | 8 | 12 |
| 6 | Ecuador (ECU) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 | Uruguay (URU) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | Panama (PAN) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | Bolivia (BOL) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Paraguay (PAR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | Peru (PER) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (11 entries) | Totals (11 entries) | 44 | 44 | 44 | 132 |

## Participation

* Argentina (33)
* Bolivia (3)
* Brazil (75)
* Chile (40)
* Colombia (36)
* Ecuador (20)
* Guyana (4)
* Panama (4)
* Paraguay (2)
* Peru (8)
* Venezuela (62)
* Uruguay (9)