# 2016 South American Under-23 Championships in Athletics

The 2016 South American Under-23 Championships in Athletics was the seventh edition of the biennial track and field competition for South American athletes aged under 23 years old, organised by CONSUDATLE. The tournament was held in Lima, Peru at the Villa Deportiva Nacional between 23 and 25 September.
Brazil was the dominant nation, winning 19 gold medals in its haul of 33. Colombia placed second with eight golds among its 22 medals. Ecuador and Peru were the next most successful nations. Brazilian sprinter Rodrigo do Nascimento was the most successful athlete of the tournament, taking four gold medals across the 100 metres, 200 metres, and relay races. Three other athletes won two individual gold medals, all of them women; María Pía Fernández took a middle-distance double for Uruguay, while Claudine Gimenes won a horizontal jumps double and Izabela da Silva a shot/discus double for Brazil.

## Medal summary
### Men

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres (wind:-1.4 m/s) | Rodrigo do Nascimento (BRA) | 10.21 CR | Jhonny Rentería (COL) | 10.41 | Ricardo de Souza (BRA) | 10.47 |
| 200 metres (wind:0.0 m/s) | Rodrigo do Nascimento (BRA) | 21.20 | Fredy Maidana (PAR) | 21.36 | Gabriel Constantino (BRA) | 21.42 |
| 400 metres | Alexander Russo (BRA) | 47.07 | Sergio Aldea (CHI) | 47.74 | Josué Congo (ECU) | 48.09 |
| 800 metres | Leandro Paris (ARG) | 1:48.31 | Jelssin Robledo (COL) | 1:48.85 | Cristhian Castro (PER) | 1:51.88 |
| 1500 metres | Rafael Vicente Loza (ECU) | 3:56.37 | Carlos Maturana (CHI) | 3:56.66 | Wellerson Falcão Vivi (BRA) | 3:56.84 |
| 5000 metres | Daniel Ferreira do Nascimento (BRA) | 14:27.78 | Walter Ñaupa (PER) | 14:28.06 | Yuri Labra (PER) | 14:29.81 |
| 10,000 metres | Jhordan Ccope (PER) | 30:01.18 | Mauricio Díaz (PER) | 30:01.58 | Vidal Basco (BOL) | 30:05.63 |
| 110 metres hurdles (wind:+0.4 m/s) | Gabriel Constantino (BRA) | 14.10 | Juan Carlos Moreno (COL) | 14.10 | Mauricio Garrido (PER) | 14.45 |
| 400 metres hurdles | Márcio Teles (BRA) | 52.31 | Steeven Medina (ECU) | 52.98 | Diego Courbis (CHI) | 53.51 |
| 3000 metres steeplechase | Daniel Ferreira do Nascimento (BRA) | 9:05.40 | Walter Ñaupa (PER) | 9:13.84 | Gerson Montes (ECU) | 9:21.95 |
| 4 × 100 m relay | Brazil (BRA) Derick Silva Rodrigo do Nascimento Gabriel Constantino Ricardo de Souza | 39.86 | Colombia (COL) Juan Carlos Moreno Deivi Díaz Jhonny Rentería Raúl Mena | 40.70 | Argentina (ARG) Juan Ulián Leonel Carrizo Daniel Londero Gastón Sayago | 41.74 |
| 4 × 400 m relay | Brazil (BRA) Rodrigo do Nascimento Márcio Teles Rafael Francisco Alexander Russo | 3:13.73 | Ecuador (ECU) Jean Jacome Carlos Peraza Steeven Medina Ian Corozo | 3:17.23 | Argentina (ARG) Leonel Carrizo Sergio Pandiani Juan Ulián Leandro Paris | 3:17.91 |
| 20 km walk | Iván Garrido (COL) | 1:24:41.22 | Kenny Martín Pérez (COL) | 1:25:18.00 | Paolo Yurivilca (PER) | 1:25:18.13 |
| High jump | Fernando Ferreira (BRA) | 2.20 m | Daniel Córtez (COL) | 2.17 m | Jaime Escobar (PAN) | 2.00 m |
| Pole vault | José Rodolfo Pacho (ECU) | 5.10 m | Bruno Spinelli (BRA) | 5.00 m | Josué Gutiérrez (PER) | 4.90 m |
| Long jump | Higor Alves (BRA) | 7.80 m | Raúl Mena (COL) | 7.61 m | Eduardo Landaeta (ECU) | 7.39 m |
| Triple jump | Álvaro Cortez (CHI) | 15.91 m | Randy Hood (CHI) | 15.75 m | Mateus de Sá (BRA) | 15.54 m |
| Shot put | Willian Dourado (BRA) | 18.99 m | Daniel Castillo (CHI) | 16.40 m | Sebastián Lazen (CHI) | 16.39 m |
| Discus throw | Mauricio Ortega (COL) | 57.60 m | Douglas dos Reis (BRA) | 52.76 m | José Miguel Ballivian (CHI) | 51.83 m |
| Hammer throw | Humberto Mansilla (CHI) | 72.67 m CR, NR | Joaquín Gómez (ARG) | 71.56 m | Gabriel Kehr (CHI) | 69.80 m |
| Javelin throw | Francisco Muse (CHI) | 71.84 m | Giovanni Díaz (PAR) | 70.89 m | Pedro Luiz Barros (BRA) | 69.42 m |
| Decathlon | Andy Preciado (ECU) | 7162 pts | Alex Soares (BRA) | 7079 pts | Sergio Pandiani (ARG) | 6968 pts |

### Women

| Evento | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres (wind:0.0 m/s) | Evelyn Rivera (COL) | 11.74 | Khaterine Chillambo (ECU) | 12.012 | Javiera Cañas (CHI) | 12.018 |
| 200 metres (wind:0.0 m/s) | Vitória Cristina Rosa (BRA) | 23.95 | Evelyn Rivera (COL) | 24.01 | Romina Cifuentes (ECU) | 24.50 |
| 400 metres | Astrid Balanta (COL) | 54.45 | Eliana Chávez (COL) | 54.48 | Tania Caicedo (ECU) | 56.08 |
| 800 metres | Pía Fernández (URU) | 2:08.83 | Johana Arrieta (COL) | 2:09.76 | Johanna Castro (CHI) | 2:12.45 |
| 1500 metres | Pía Fernández (URU) | 4:24.51 | Zulema Arenas (PER) | 4:25.46 | Carmen Toquaiza (ECU) | 4:26.87 |
| 5000 metres | Saida Meneses (PER) | 16:34.66 CR | Irma Vila (BOL) | 16:44.87 | Carmen Toquaiza (ECU) | 16:47.34 |
| 10,000 metres | Jesica Paguay (ECU) | 35:10.63 CR | Saida Ramos (PER) | 35:52.81 | Sunilda Lozano (PER) | 36:10.55 |
| 100 metres hurdles (wind:0.0 m/s) | Diana Bazalar (PER) | 13.52 CR | Maribel Caicedo (ECU) | 13.85 | Natalia Pinzón (COL) | 14.01 |
| 400 metres hurdles | Melissa Gonzalez (COL) | 59.26 | Dandaduea da Silva (BRA) | 1:01.11 | Virginia Villalba (ECU) | 1:01.58 |
| 3000 metres steeplechase | Belén Casetta (ARG) | 10:05.30 CR | Zulema Arenas (PER) | 10:05.43 | Rina Cjuro (PER) | 10:26.51 |
| 4 × 100 m relay | Ecuador (ECU) Mariana Poroso Romina Cifuentes Katherine Chillambo Maribel Caicedo | 45.13 | Brazil (BRA) Vitória Cristina Rosa Tamiris de Liz Mariana Ferreira Evelyn de Paula | 45.74 | Peru (PER) Jimena Copara Diana Bazalar Mariana Macarachvili Gabriela Delgado | 47.72 |
| 4 × 400 m relay | Colombia (COL) Melissa Gonzalez Evelyn Rivera Natalia Pinzón Astrid Balanta | 3:42.19 | Brazil (BRA) Daysiellen Dias Tiffani Marinho Karina da Rosa Dandadeua da Silva | 3:47.14 | Ecuador (ECU) Virginia Villalba Deyanira Ortiz Coraima Cortez Tania Caicedo | 3:51.55 |
| 20 km walk | Sara Pulido (COL) | 1:39:14.27 | Leyde Guerra (PER) | 1:40:29.49 | Odeth Huanca (BOL) | 1:41:18.28 |
| High jump | Lorena Aires (URU) | 1.76 m | Julia Cristina Silva (BRA) | 1.76 m | María Fernanda Murillo (COL) | 1.76 m |
| Pole vault | Juliana Campos (BRA) | 3.90 m | Noelina Mandarieta (ARG) Ana Quiñonez (ECU) | 3.80 m | Not awarded | |
| Long jump | Claudine Paola de Jesus (BRA) | 5.95 m (wind:+0.4 m/s) | Macarena Borie (CHI) | 5.69 m (wind:+0.4 m/s) | Alejandra Arévalo (PER) | 5.60 m (wind:+0.4 m/s) |
| Triple jump | Claudine Paola de Jesus (BRA) | 13.12 m (wind:+1.1 m/s) | Adriana Chila (ECU) | 13.09 m (wind:+1.2 m/s) | Valeria Quispe (BOL) | 12.74 m (wind:+1.0 m/s) |
| Shot put | Izabela da Silva (BRA) | 16.25 m | Yerlin Mesa (COL) | 15.13 m | Grace Conley (BOL) | 14.87 m |
| Discus throw | Izabela da Silva (BRA) | 53.04 m | Ailen Armada (ARG) | 51.24 m | Lara Capurro (ARG) | 46.27 m |
| Hammer throw | Mayra Gaviria (COL) | 61.55 m | Paola Miranda (PAR) | 59.54 m | Ana Bayer (BRA) | 56.39 m |
| Javelin throw | Edivania Araújo (BRA) | 55.94 m | Laura Paredes (PAR) | 50.91 m | Valentina Salazar (CHI) | 49.23 m |
| Heptathlon | Fiorella Chiappe (ARG) | 5149 pts | Martina Corra (ARG) | 5042 pts | Karen Lopes (BRA) | 5009 pts |

## Medal table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Brazil (BRA) | 19 | 7 | 7 | 33 |
| 2 | Colombia (COL) | 8 | 12 | 2 | 22 |
| 3 | Ecuador (ECU) | 5 | 4 | 9 | 18 |
| 4 | Peru (PER) | 3 | 7 | 9 | 19 |
| 5 | Chile (CHI) | 3 | 5 | 8 | 16 |
| 6 | Argentina (ARG) | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 |
| 7 | Uruguay (URU) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | Paraguay (PAR) | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 9 | Bolivia (BOL) | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 10 | Panama (PAN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (10 entries) | Totals (10 entries) | 44 | 44 | 44 | 132 |

## Participation

Nations could enter up to two athletes per event, and one team per relay, with a squad limit of 85 athletes. Venezuela declined to participate as a result of the Venezuelan economic cris.
* Argentina (19)
* Bolivia (12)
* Brazil (40)
* Chile (35)
* Colombia (22)
* Ecuador (44)
* Panama (1)
* Paraguay (12)
* Peru (48)
* Uruguay (4)