1987 South American Cross Country Championships
OrganisersCONSUDATLE
Edition2nd
DateJune 7
Host citySantiago, Chile Chile
Events4
Distances12 km – Senior men
7.8 km – Junior men (U20)
7.8 km – Senior women
5 km – Junior women (U20)
Participation23 athletes from
2 nations

The 1987 South American Cross Country Championships took place on June 7, 1987. The races were held in Santiago, Chile.[1]

Complete results,[1] results for junior and youth competitions,[2] and medal winners[3] were published.

Medallists

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Individual
Senior men
(12 km) 		Omar Aguilar
 Chile		 36:04 Antonio Silio
 Argentina		 36:20 Jorge Rojas
 Chile		 37:18
Junior (U20) men
(8 km) 		Mauricio Díaz
 Chile		 25:06 Javier Biskupovic
 Chile		 25:12 Leonardo Malgor
 Argentina		 25:21
Senior women
(8 km) 		Mónica Regonessi
 Chile		 27:56 Griselda González
 Argentina		 28:16 Stella Maris Selles
 Argentina		 29:21
Junior (U20) women
(6 km) 		María Valeria Martínez
 Argentina		 23:21 Roxana Palavecino
 Argentina		 23:23 Roxana Coronatti
 Argentina		 23:30

Race results

Senior men's race (12 km)

Individual race
Rank Athlete Country Time
1st place, gold medalist(s) Omar Aguilar  Chile 36:04
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Antonio Silio  Argentina 36:20
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Jorge Rojas  Chile 37:18
4 Marcelo Cascabelo  Argentina 37:37
5 Luis Nempo  Chile 38:12

Junior (U20) men's race (8 km)

Individual race
Rank Athlete Country Time
1st place, gold medalist(s) Mauricio Díaz  Chile 25:06
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Javier Biskupovic  Chile 25:12
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Leonardo Malgor  Argentina 25:21
4 Martín Arriagada  Chile 25:33
5 Héctor Aimar  Argentina 25:38
6 Carlos Polito  Argentina 26:17

Senior women's race (8 km)

Individual race
Rank Athlete Country Time
1st place, gold medalist(s) Mónica Regonessi  Chile 27:56
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Griselda González  Argentina 28:16
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Stella Maris Selles  Argentina 29:21
4 Beatriz Barberá  Argentina 30:02
5 Marlene Flores  Chile 30:35
6 María Baeza  Chile 33:08

Junior (U20) women's race (6 km)

Individual race
Rank Athlete Country Time
1st place, gold medalist(s) María Valeria Martínez  Argentina 23:21
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Roxana Palavecino  Argentina 23:23
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Roxana Coronatti  Argentina 23:30
4 Marlene Arellano  Chile 23:50
5 Pamela Contreras  Chile 24:26
6 Janette Hernández  Chile 25:21

Medal table (unofficial)

  *   Host nation (Chile)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Chile (CHI)*3115
2 Argentina (ARG)1337
Totals (2 entries)44412


Participation

According to an unofficial count, 23 athletes from 2 countries participated.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b CAMPEONATO SUDAMERICANO DE CROSS COUNTRY (in Spanish), Confederación Atlética del Uruguay, archived from the original on January 4, 2014, retrieved January 11, 2014
  2. ^ Peters, Lionel; Magnusson, Tomas (October 27, 2012), SOUTH AMERICAN CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS - SAXC - 1987 Santiago de Chile CHI Jun 7, World Junior Athletics History (WJAH), archived from the original on January 16, 2014, retrieved January 11, 2014
  3. ^ SOUTH AMERICAN CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS, Athletics Weekly, retrieved January 11, 2014

External links

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