1989 South American Cross Country Championships

The 1989 South American Cross Country Championships took place on February 26, 1989. The races were held in Asunción, Paraguay.[1]

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

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
RankAthleteCountryTime
1st place, gold medalist(s)Artur de Freitas Castro Brazil31:17
2nd place, silver medalist(s)João Alves de Souza Brazil31:17
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Antonio Silio Argentina31:30
4Marcelo Cascabelo Argentina31:54
5Roberto Punina Ecuador32:21
6Julio César Gómez Argentina32:40
7Néstor Jami Ecuador32:49
8Ramón López Paraguay33:08
9Eladio Fernández Paraguay33:32
10Ricardo Vera Uruguay34:04

Junior (U20) men's race (8 km)
Individual race
RankAthleteCountryTime
1st place, gold medalist(s)Robinson Semolini Brazil19:28
2nd place, silver medalist(s)Luciano Cecílio Rosa Brazil19:51
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Alexandre Marques dos Santos Brazil20:03
4Rubén Ríos Argentina20:09
5Rubén Álvarez Argentina20:14
6Osvaldo Ramírez Paraguay20:44
7Fernando González Argentina20:47
8Ciriaco Casco Paraguay22:07
9Felipe Brítez Paraguay23:14

Senior women's race (8 km)
Individual race
RankAthleteCountryTime
1st place, gold medalist(s)Griselda González Argentina21:47
2nd place, silver medalist(s)Norma Fernández Argentina22:28
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Beatriz Coronel Argentina22:35
4Natividad Fernández Paraguay22:51
5Marisol Cossio Bolivia23:30
6Cecilia Ruiz Díaz Paraguay27:51

Junior (U20) women's race (6 km)
Individual race
RankAthleteCountryTime
1st place, gold medalist(s)Carmen Mabel Arrúa Argentina14:45
2nd place, silver medalist(s)Graciela Lezcano Argentina14:55
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Célia Regina Ferreira dos Santos Brazil15:16
4Analía Marchisio Argentina15:24
5Carmen Espínola Paraguay15:47
6Emilce Jiménez Paraguay17:23
7Mónica Pereira Paraguay17:54

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. 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
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