1988 South American Cross Country Championships
OrganisersCONSUDATLE
Edition3rd
DateFebruary 22
Host cityTandil, Buenos Aires, Argentina Argentina
Events4
Distances10 km – Senior men
6 km – Junior men (U20)
6 km – Senior women
4 km – Junior women (U20)
Participation23 athletes from
3 nations

The 1988 South American Cross Country Championships took place on February 22, 1988. The races were held in Tandil, Argentina.[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) 		Antonio Silio
 Argentina		 33:30 José Calquín
 Argentina		 33:58 Aldo Pérez
 Argentina		 34:20
Junior (U20) men
(8 km) 		Fernando González
 Argentina		 20:40 José Chacón
 Argentina		 20:43 Leonardo Malgor
 Argentina		 20:54
Senior women
(8 km) 		Stella Maris Selles
 Argentina		 22:49 Griselda González
 Argentina		 23:31 Norma Fernández
 Argentina		 24:04
Junior (U20) women
(6 km) 		María Valeria Martínez
 Argentina		 15:45 María Inés Rodríguez
 Argentina		 16:05 Silvia Buroni
 Argentina		 16:38

Race results

Senior men's race (12 km)

Individual race
Rank Athlete Country Time
1st place, gold medalist(s) Antonio Silio  Argentina 33:30
2nd place, silver medalist(s) José Calquín  Argentina 33:58
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Aldo Pérez  Argentina 34:20
4 Eladio Fernández  Paraguay 34:41
5 Julio Suárez  Uruguay 35:09

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

Individual race
Rank Athlete Country Time
1st place, gold medalist(s) Fernando González  Argentina 20:40
2nd place, silver medalist(s) José Chacón  Argentina 20:43
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Leonardo Malgor  Argentina 20:54
4 Walter Buzo  Uruguay 21:39
5 Osvaldo Ramírez  Paraguay 21:53
6 Larry Rivero  Uruguay 22:56
7 Gabriel Gadea  Uruguay 22:57

Senior women's race (8 km)

Individual race
Rank Athlete Country Time
1st place, gold medalist(s) Stella Maris Selles  Argentina 22:49
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Griselda González  Argentina 23:31
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Norma Fernández  Argentina 24:04
4 Paola Patrón  Uruguay 25:05
5 Adriana Algañaraz  Uruguay 26:38

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

Individual race
Rank Athlete Country Time
1st place, gold medalist(s) María Valeria Martínez  Argentina 15:45
2nd place, silver medalist(s) María Inés Rodríguez  Argentina 16:05
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Silvia Buroni  Argentina 16:38
4 Serrana Hernández  Uruguay 17:23
5 María Martínez  Paraguay 18:09
6 Emilce Jiménez  Paraguay 19:08

Medal table (unofficial)

  *   Host nation (Argentina)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Argentina (ARG)*44412
Totals (1 entries)44412


Participation

According to an unofficial count, 23 athletes from 3 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 - 1988 Tandil ARG Feb 22, 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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