# 2003 South American Cross Country Championships

The 2003 South American Cross Country Championships took place on February 22–23, 2003. The races were held at the Circuito de Ñu Guazú in Asunción, Paraguay.
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) | Javier Alexander Guarín Colombia | 39:34 | Jonathan Monje Chile | 39:55 | Roberto Echeverría Chile | 40:00 |
| Men's short (4 km) | Clodoaldo Gomes da Silva Brazil | 12:12 | Fabián Romaszczuk Argentina | 12:19 | Jonathan Monje Chile | 12:22 |
| Junior (U20) men (8 km) | José Luis Romero Argentina | 27:53 | Jhon Cusi Perú | 27:53 | Guido Benedetti Argentina | 28:01 |
| Youth (U18) men (4 km) | John Tello Colombia | 13:17 | Pablo Mena Chile | 13:17 | Víctor Gelvez Argentina | 13:30 |
| Senior women (8 km) | Susana Rebolledo Chile | 31:13 | Luz Silva Chile | 31:25 | Érika Olivera Chile | 31:32 |
| Women's short (4 km) | Valeria Rodríguez Argentina | 14:16 | Susana Rebolledo Chile | 14:27 | Luz Silva Chile | 14:28 |
| Junior (U20) women (6 km) | Ruby Riativa Colombia | 22:56 | Edna Kaline de Oliveira Santos Brazil | 23:31 | María Soledad del Carlo Argentina | 23:48 |
| Youth (U18) women (3 km) | Carolina González Colombia | 11:36 | Rocío Cantará Perú | 11:39 | Beatriz Quispe Bolivia | 11:50 |
| Team |||||||
| Senior men | Chile | 10 | Argentina | 21 | Paraguay | 33 |
| Men's short | Chile | 12 | Argentina | 17 | Paraguay | 30 |
| Junior (U20) men | Argentina | 11 | Paraguay | 31 | | |
| Youth (U18) men | Argentina | 12 | Paraguay | 28 | | |
| Senior women | Chile | 6 | Argentina | 18 | Paraguay | 30 |
| Women's short | Chile | 9 | Argentina | 14 | Paraguay | 31 |
| Junior (U20) women | Argentina | 12 | Paraguay | 24 | | |
| Youth (U18) women | Argentina | 24 | Paraguay | 32 | | |

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

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

### Men's short race (4 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)

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

### Women's short race (4 km)

* 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 (Paraguay)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Argentina | 6 | 5 | 3 | 14 |
| 2 | Chile | 5 | 4 | 4 | 13 |
| 3 | Colombia | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | Brazil | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | Paraguay* | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 6 | Peru | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | Bolivia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (7 entries) | Totals (7 entries) | 16 | 16 | 12 | 44 |
* Note: Totals include both individual and team medals, with medals in the team competition counting as one medal.

## Participation

According to an unofficial count, 95 athletes from 8 countries participated.
* Argentina (38)
* Bolivia (3)
* Brazil (8)
* Chile (12)
* Colombia (7)
* Paraguay (20)
* Perú (3)
* Uruguay (4)