The South American U20 Championships in Athletics are the South American championships in the sport of athletics which is open for those in the U20 age category (19 years or under). It is organized by the South American Athletics Confederation (Atletismo Sudamericano).
The competition was first held in 1959 in Buenos Aires. It was an annual event from its inaugural year until 1962, at which point it was held every two years. The championships became an annual event again over the period between 1983 and 2003, but reverted to a biennial format from then onwards.South American Junior Championships (men). GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2011-09-30.World Junior Athletics History . WJAH. Retrieved on 2011-09-30.
Awards
Medals are awarded for individuals and relay team members for the first three places in each event.
Trophies are awarded to teams in each category (male and female) with the highest total number of cumulative points in the entire competition. In addition, a trophy will be given to the country for the overall title.
A trophy is also presented to both a male and a female athlete for the most outstanding performance.
Editions Year City Country Date Venue 1 1959 Buenos Aires April 18–19 2 1960 Santiago April 30–May 1 3 1961 Santa Fe October 15–16 Centro de Alto Rendimiento Deportivo Pedro Candioti 4 1962 Lima September 21–24 5 1964 Santiago September 24–27 6 1966 Montevideo October 9–14 7 1968 São Bernardo do Campo September 8–14 Estádio Distrital de Vila Euclides 8 1970 Cali October 9–12 Estadio Olímpico Pascual Guerrero 9 1972 Asunción October 21–25 10 1974 Lima October 9–13 Estadio Nacional 11 1976 Maracaibo October 13–17 12 1978 São Paulo December 15–17 13 1980 Santiago October 23–26 14 1981 Rio de Janeiro October 15–18 15 1983 Medellín June 9–12 16 1984 Caracas October 4–7 17 1985 Santa Fe November 21–24 Centro de Alto Rendimiento Deportivo Pedro Candioti 18 1986 Quito September 13–16 Estadio Los Chasquis 19 1987 Santiago September 24–27 20 1988 Cubatão June 30–July 3 21 1989 Montevideo June 16–19 22 1990 Bogotá July 13–15 Estadio El Campín 23 1991 Asunción June 21–23 24 1992 Lima August 21–23 25 1993 Puerto La Cruz June 18–20 26 1994 Santa Fe September 1–4 Centro de Alto Rendimiento Deportivo Pedro Candioti 27 1995 Santiago September 5–7 28 1996 Bucaramanga June 8–10 29 1997 San Carlos June 20–21 30 1998 Córdoba May 16–17 31 1999 Concepción October 22–23 32 2000 São Leopoldo October 7–8 University of Unisinos Track club 33 2001 Santa Fe October 11–20 Centro de Alto Rendimiento Deportivo Pedro Candioti 34 2002 Belém August 1–3 Estádio Olímpico do Pará 35 2003 Guayaquil June 7–8 Estadio Modelo 36 2005 Rosario October 1–2 Estadio Municipal Jorge Newbery 37 2007 São Paulo* June 30-July 1 July 6–8 Estádio Ícaro de Castro Melo 38 2009 São Paulo Port of Spain** July 25–26 July 31–August 2 Estádio Ícaro de Castro Melo Hasely Crawford Stadium 39 2011 Medellín September 23–25 Estadio Alfonso Galvis Duque 40 2013 Resistencia October 18–20 Polideportivo Jaime Zapata 41 2015 Cuenca May 29–31 Pista Atlética Jefferson Perez 42 2017 Leonora June 3–4 National Track and Field Centre 43 2019 Cali June 14–16 Estadio Pedro Grajales 44 2021 Lima June 9–10 Villa Deportiva Nacional 45 2023 Bogotá May 19–21 El Salitre Coliseum 46 2024 Lima July 12–14 Villa Deportiva Nacional 47 2025 Lima October 31 – November 2 Villa Deportiva Nacional * = The Champions for men's 10,000m, both Race Walking and Combined Events were extracted from the classification of the 2007 Pan American Junior Championships.
** = The Champions for men's 10,000m, both Race Walking and Combined Events were extracted from the classification of the 2009 Pan American Junior Championships.
Medal table (1959-2025)
Championship records Men EventRecordAthleteNationalityDateMeetPlace100 m10.01 Renan Gallina19 May 20232023 ChampionshipsBogotá, Colombia200 m20.54 Bruno Pacheco3 August 20022002 ChampionshipsBelém, Brazil400 m45.78 Alison dos Santos15 June 20192019 ChampionshipsCali, Colombia800 m1:48.53Simoncito Silvera13 October 20012001 ChampionshipsSanta Fe, Argentina1500 m3:48.42Thiago do Rosario19 October 20132013 ChampionshipsResistencia, Argentina3000 m8:19.81Matías Reynaga10 July 20212021 ChampionshipsLima, Peru5000 m14:13.29Fernando Fernandes1 August 20022002 ChampionshipsBelém, Brazil10,000 m29:39.25Franck de Almeida3 August 20022002 ChampionshipsBelém, Brazil110 m hurdles (0.99 m)13.41 José Eduardo Mendes19 May 20232023 ChampionshipsBogotá, Colombia400 m hurdles50.96 Hederson Estefani31 May 20152015 ChampionshipsCuenca, Ecuador3000 m steeplechase8:54.51Mariano Mastromarino13 October 20012001 ChampionshipsSanta Fe, Argentina *High jump2.23 mAlfredo Deza17 May 19981998 ChampionshipsCórdoba, Argentina *Pole vault5.20 m Ricardo Montes de Oca19 May 20232023 ChampionshipsBogotá, ColombiaLong jump7.92 mThiago Dias2 August 20022002 ChampionshipsBelém, BrazilTriple jump16.52 Arnovis Dalmero15 June 20192019 ChampionshipsCali, ColombiaShot put (6 kg)20.93 mNelson Fernandes18 October 20132013 ChampionshipsResistencia, ArgentinaDiscus throw (1.75 kg)62.78 mMauricio Ortega19 October 20132013 ChampionshipsResistencia, ArgentinaHammer throw (6 kg)80.59 m Joaquin Gomez31 May 20152015 ChampionshipsCuenca, EcuadorJavelin throw74.04 mBraian Toledo22 September 20112011 ChampionshipsMedellín, ColombiaDecathlon7304 ptsGonzalo Barroilhet1–2 October 20052005 ChampionshipsRosario, Argentina10000 km walk (track)39:56.01Éider Arévalo22 September 20112011 ChampionshipsMedellín, Colombia4 × 100 m relay39.63Rodrigo RochaJackson Da SilvaFlávio BarbosaAldemar da Silva25 September 20112011 ChampionshipsMedellín, Colombia4 × 400 m relay3:08.35Pedro Luiz Burmann de OliveiraLeandro Pitarelli de AraújoMaicon Almeida dos SantosAnderson Freitas Henriques25 September 20112011 ChampionshipsMedellín, Colombia * = assembled from gbrathletics.com (heats not considered)
Women EventRecordAthleteNationalityDateMeetPlace100 m11.09 Ángela Tenorio30 May 20152015 ChampionshipsCuenca, Ecuador200 m22.84 Ángela Tenorio31 May 20152015 ChampionshipsCuenca, Ecuador400 m53.28Tianna Springer19 May 20232023 ChampionshipsBogotá, Colombia800 m2:05.76Ana Paula da Silva24 September 20112011 ChampionshipsMedellín, Colombia1500 m4:24.53Carmen Alder9 July 20212021 ChampionshipsLima, Peru3000 m9:26.51Carmen Alder10 July 20212021 ChampionshipsLima, Peru5000 m16:41.34Sofía Mamani9 July 20212021 ChampionshipsLima, Peru10,000 m34:14.4 Érika Olivera22 September 19941994 ChampionshipsSanta Fe, Argentina *100 m hurdles13.48 Clara Marín 30 May 20152015 ChampionshipsCuenca, Ecuador400 m hurdles57.10 Valeria Cabezas16 June 20192019 ChampionshipsCali, Colombia3000 m steeplechase10:14.81Stefany López10 July 20212021 ChampionshipsLima, PeruHigh jump1.86 m Ana Caetano29 May 20152015 ChampionshipsCuenca, EcuadorPole vault4.35 mRobeilys Peinado30 May 20152015 ChampionshipsCuenca, EcuadorLong jump6.41 m Eliane Martins1 October 20052005 ChampionshipsRosario, ArgentinaTriple jump13.78 mKeila Costa1 August 20022002 ChampionshipsBelém, BrazilShot put (4 kg)16.67 mNatalia Duco1 July 20072007 ChampionshipsSão Paulo, BrazilDiscus throw (1 kg)55.88 mIzabela da Silva20 October 20132013 ChampionshipsResistencia, ArgentinaHammer throw60.42 mMariana García4 June 20172017 ChampionshipsLeonora, GuyanaJavelin throw56.24 m Manuela Rotundo19 May 20232023 ChampionshipsBogotá, ColombiaHeptathlon5574 ptsVanessa Chefer Spínola1/2 August 20092009 ChampionshipsPort of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago 5000 m walk (track)22:23.84Ruby Segura1 November 20252025 ChampionshipsLima, Peru10,000 m walk (track)47:10.20 Mary Luz Andía15 June 20192019 ChampionshipsCali, Colombia4 × 100 m relay44.42Josiane Valentim Bárbara Leôncio Ana Cláudia Lemos Rosângela Santos30 June 20072007 ChampionshipsSão Paulo, Brazil4 × 400 m relay3:36.74Melissa TorresJaneth LargachaEvelis AguilarAngélica Escobar25 September 20112011 ChampionshipsMedellín, Colombia * = assembled from gbrathletics.com (heats not considered)
Mixed EventRecordAthleteNationalityDateMeetPlace4 × 400 m relay3:22.84 Vinícius MouraCamille de OliveiraElias OliveiraJulia Aparecida Rocha20 May 20232023 ChampionshipsBogotá, Colombia
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