| 2008 South American Cross Country Championships |
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| Organisers |
CONSUDATLE |
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| Edition |
23rd |
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| Date |
March 2 |
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| Host city |
Asunción, Paraguay  |
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| Location |
Parque Ñu Guazú |
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| Nations participating |
7 |
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| Athletes participating |
91 |
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| Races |
6 |
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| Distances |
12 km – Senior men
8 km – Junior men (U20)
4 km – Youth men (U18)
8 km – Senior women
6 km – Junior women (U20)
3 km – Youth women (U18) |
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The 2008 South American Cross Country Championships took place on March 2, 2008. The races were held at the Parque Ñu Guazú in Asunción, Paraguay. A detailed report of the event was given for the IAAF.[1]
Complete results[2][3] and results for junior and youth competitions[4] were published.
Race results
Junior (U20) men's race (8 km)
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Teams
| Rank | Team | Points |
 |  Brazil
| Gilberto Silvestre Lopes | 1 |
| Éderson Vilela Pereira | 3 |
| José Marcio Leao da Silva | 5 |
| (Paulo Sergio dos Reis Carvalho) | (DNF) |
|
9 |
 |  Argentina
| Sergio Daniel Pérez | 6 |
| Matías Martín Schiel | 7 |
| Joaquín Arbe | 10 |
| (Walter Corbalán) | (n/s) |
|
23 |
 | Paraguay
| Derlis Ramón Ayala | 2 |
| Iván Guillermo González | 11 |
| Carlos Roberto Báez | 12 |
| (José Francisco Bordón) | (n/s) |
| (Claudio Nicolás Gómez) | (n/s) |
|
25 |
- Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result. (n/s: nonscorer)
Youth (U18) men's race (4 km)
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Teams
| Rank | Team | Points |
| Brazil
| Antonio Ribeiro Barbosa Filho | 1 |
| Cleiton Pedro Machado | 4 |
| (Evandro Maciel) | (n/s) |
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5 |
| Paraguay
| Carlos Alejandro González | 6 |
| Diego José Cabrera | 7 |
| (Edulfo David Forcado) | (n/s) |
|
13 |
- Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result. (n/s: nonscorer)
Senior women's race (8 km)
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Teams
| Rank | Team | Points |
| Brazil
| Zenaide Vieira | 2 |
| Maria Zeferina Rodrigues Baldaia | 3 |
| Isabel Cristina Feliciano da Silva | 6 |
| (Rosângela Raimunda Pereira Faria) | (n/s) |
|
11 |
| Argentina
| Sandra Amarillo | 5 |
| Nadia Rodríguez | 8 |
| Rosa Capurro | 12 |
| (Andrea Latapie) | (n/s) |
|
25 |
|  Venezuela
| Yeisy Álvarez | 9 |
| Zuleima Amaya | 10 |
| Mileidys Jaimes | 13 |
|
32 |
| 4 | Paraguay
|
40 |
- Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result. (n/s: nonscorer)
Junior (U20) women's race (6 km)
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Individual race
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
| Yoni Ninahuamán |  Perú | 23:10 |
| Rosario Romero | Perú | 23:18 |
| Yessica Huamán | Perú | 23:37 |
| 4 | Viviane Amorim Figueiredo | Brazil | 24:02 |
| 5 | Nadia Fernanda Aguilera Conceição | Brazil | 24:42 |
| 6 | Etelvina Bagolin | Argentina | 25:00 |
| 7 | Erika Gómez | Argentina | 25:12 |
| 8 | Angie Rocío Orjuela |  Colombia | 25:21 |
| 9 | Gladis Rodríguez | Argentina | 25:38 |
| 10 | Marta Raquel Pino | Argentina | 25:53 |
| 11 | Poliana Oliveira Borges | Brazil | 26:28 |
| 12 | Fátima Viviane Romero | Paraguay | 28:35 |
| — | Damiana Batista Seles | Brazil | DNF |
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Teams
| Rank | Team | Points |
| Perú
| Yoni Ninahuamán | 1 |
| Rosario Romero | 2 |
| Yessica Huamán | 3 |
|
6 |
| Brazil
| Viviane Amorim Figueiredo | 4 |
| Nadia Fernanda Aguilera Conceição | 5 |
| Poliana Oliveira Borges | 10 |
|
19 |
| Argentina
| Etelvina Bagolin | 6 |
| Erika Gómez | 7 |
| Gladis Rodríguez | 9 |
| (Marta Raquel Pino) | (10) |
| (Damiana Batista Seles) | (DNF) |
|
22 |
- Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result. (n/s: nonscorer)
Youth (U18) women's race (3 km)
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Individual race
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
| Soledad Torre | Perú | 10:37 |
| Florencia Borelli | Argentina | 10:49 |
| Lucrecia Ortíz | Argentina | 11:00 |
| 4 | Juana Paniagua | Paraguay | 11:18 |
| 5 | Danitza Crisóstomo | Perú | 11:30 |
| 6 | Jéssica Pelario Bueno | Brazil | 11:33 |
| 7 | Keila Cristina Rodrigues | Brazil | 11:47 |
| 8 | Diana Melo | Colombia | 12:04 |
| 9 | Valdilene dos Santos Silva | Brazil | 12:08 |
| 10 | Elena Victoria Fernández | Paraguay | 12:34 |
| 11 | Selva Florentin | Paraguay | 12:47 |
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Teams
| Rank | Team | Points |
| Argentina
| Florencia Borelli | 2 |
| Lucrecia Ortíz | 3 |
|
5 |
| Perú
| Soledad Torre | 1 |
| Danitza Crisóstomo | 5 |
|
6 |
| Paraguay
| Juana Paniagua | 4 |
| Elena Victoria Fernández | 9 |
| (Selva Florentin) | (n/s) |
|
13 |
| 4 | Brazil
| Jéssica Pelario Bueno | 6 |
| Keila Cristina Rodrigues | 7 |
| (Valdilene dos Santos Silva) | (n/s) |
|
13 |
- Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result. (n/s: nonscorer)
Medal table (unofficial)
* Host nation (Brazil)
- Note: Totals include both individual and team medals, with medals in the team competition counting as one medal.
Participation
According to an unofficial count, 91 athletes from 7 countries participated. This is in agreement with the official numbers as published.[3]
References
- ↑
Biscayart, Eduardo (March 4, 2008), Marílson dos Santos on course for Edinburgh – South American XC Champs, IAAF, retrieved January 4, 2014
- ↑
CAMPEONATO SUDAMERICANO DE CROSS COUNTRY (in Spanish), Confederación Atlética del Uruguay, retrieved January 4, 2014
- 1 2
CAMPEONATOS SUL–AMERICANOS DE CROSS COUNTRY - 02/03/2008 – Assunção – PAR (PDF) (in Portuguese), Confederação Brasileira de Atletismo, March 2, 2008, retrieved January 4, 2014
- ↑
Peters, Lionel; Magnusson, Tomas (October 27, 2012), SOUTH AMERICAN CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS - SAXC - 2008 Asuncion PAR Mar 2, World Junior Athletics History (WJAH), retrieved January 4, 2014
