1989 South American Cross Country Championships
OrganisersCONSUDATLE
Edition4th
DateFebruary 26
Host cityAsunción, Paraguay Paraguay
Events4
Distances10 km – Senior men
6 km – Junior men (U20)
6 km – Senior women
4 km – Junior women (U20)
Participation32 athletes from
6 nations

The 1989 South American Cross Country Championships took place on February 26, 1989. The races were held in Asunción, Paraguay.[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
(10 km) 		Artur de Freitas Castro
 Brazil		 31:17 João Alves de Souza
 Brazil		 31:17 Antonio Silio
 Argentina		 31:30
Junior (U20) men
(6 km) 		Robinson Semolini
 Brazil		 19:28 Luciano Cecílio Rosa
 Brazil		 19:51 Alexandre Marques dos Santos
 Brazil		 20:03
Senior women
(6 km) 		Griselda González
 Argentina		 21:47 Norma Fernández
 Argentina		 22:28 Beatriz Coronel
 Argentina		 22:35
Junior (U20) women
(4 km) 		Carmen Mabel Arrúa
 Argentina		 14:45 Graciela Lezcano
 Argentina		 14:55 Célia Regina Ferreira dos Santos
 Brazil		 15:16

Race results

Senior men's race (12 km)

Individual race
Rank Athlete Country Time
1st place, gold medalist(s) Artur de Freitas Castro  Brazil 31:17
2nd place, silver medalist(s) João Alves de Souza  Brazil 31:17
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Antonio Silio  Argentina 31:30
4 Marcelo Cascabelo  Argentina 31:54
5 Roberto Punina  Ecuador 32:21
6 Julio César Gómez  Argentina 32:40
7 Néstor Jami  Ecuador 32:49
8 Ramón López  Paraguay 33:08
9 Eladio Fernández  Paraguay 33:32
10 Ricardo Vera  Uruguay 34:04

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

Individual race
Rank Athlete Country Time
1st place, gold medalist(s) Robinson Semolini  Brazil 19:28
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Luciano Cecílio Rosa  Brazil 19:51
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Alexandre Marques dos Santos  Brazil 20:03
4 Rubén Ríos  Argentina 20:09
5 Rubén Álvarez  Argentina 20:14
6 Osvaldo Ramírez  Paraguay 20:44
7 Fernando González  Argentina 20:47
8 Ciriaco Casco  Paraguay 22:07
9 Felipe Brítez  Paraguay 23:14

Senior women's race (8 km)

Individual race
Rank Athlete Country Time
1st place, gold medalist(s) Griselda González  Argentina 21:47
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Norma Fernández  Argentina 22:28
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Beatriz Coronel  Argentina 22:35
4 Natividad Fernández  Paraguay 22:51
5 Marisol Cossio  Bolivia 23:30
6 Cecilia Ruiz Díaz  Paraguay 27:51

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

Individual race
Rank Athlete Country Time
1st place, gold medalist(s) Carmen Mabel Arrúa  Argentina 14:45
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Graciela Lezcano  Argentina 14:55
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Célia Regina Ferreira dos Santos  Brazil 15:16
4 Analía Marchisio  Argentina 15:24
5 Carmen Espínola  Paraguay 15:47
6 Emilce Jiménez  Paraguay 17:23
7 Mónica Pereira  Paraguay 17:54

Medal table (unofficial)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Argentina (ARG)2226
 Brazil (BRA)2226
Totals (2 entries)44412


Participation

According to an unofficial count, 32 athletes from 6 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 (November 3, 2012), SOUTH AMERICAN CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS - SAXC - 1989 Asuncion PAR Feb 26, 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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