title: 1996 South American Cross Country Championships
text: # 1996 South American Cross Country Championships
  
  The 1996 South American Cross Country Championships took place on February 24–25, 1996. The races were held at the Club Mbiguá in Asunción, Paraguay.
  
  Complete results, results for junior and youth competitions, and medal winners were published.
  
  ## Medallists
  
  | Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Individual |||||||
  | Senior men (12 km) | Herder Vásquez Colombia | 38:19 | Daniel Lopes Ferreira Brazil | 38:27 | Sérgio Gonçalves da Silva Brazil | 38:45 |
  | Junior (U20) men (8 km) | Paulo Vitor Lunkes Brazil | 25:54 | Marilson Gomes dos Santos Brazil | 26:09 | Hudson Santos de Souza Brazil | 26:20 |
  | Youth (U17) men (4 km) | Pedro Herrera Argentina | 13:35 | Juan Marinoni Argentina | 13:42 | Antonio Baldi Argentina | 13:48 |
  | Senior women (6 km) | Stella Castro Colombia | 21:43 | Érika Olivera Chile | 21:51 | Nadir Sabino de Siqueira Brazil | 21:52 |
  | Junior (U20) women (4 km) | Bertha Sánchez Colombia | 14:21 | Fabiana Cristine da Silva Brazil | 14:33 | Valquíria Silva Santos Brazil | 14:56 |
  | Youth (U17) women (3 km) | Vanesa Maraviglia Argentina | 11:04 | Vanesa Davico Argentina | 11:22 | María Rodríguez Uruguay | 11:42 |
  | Team |||||||
  | Senior men | Brazil | 17 | Colombia | 21 | Argentina | 40 |
  | Junior (U20) men | Brazil | 6 | Argentina | 18 | Colombia | 24 |
  | Youth (U17) men | Argentina | 6 | Paraguay | 15 | | |
  | Senior women | Brazil | 8 | Argentina | 13 | Paraguay | 24 |
  | Junior (U20) women | Brazil | 11 | Colombia | 15 | Argentina | 20 |
  | Youth (U17) women | Argentina | 6 | Paraguay | 15 | | |
  
  ## Race results
  
  ### Senior men's race (12 km)
  
  * Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result. (n/s: nonscorer)
  
  ### Junior (U20) men's race (8 km)
  
  * Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result. (n/s: nonscorer)
  
  ### Youth (U17) men's race (4 km)
  
  * Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result. (n/s: nonscorer)
  
  ### Senior women's race (6 km)
  
  * Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result. (n/s: nonscorer)
  
  ### Junior (U20) women's race (4 km)
  
  * Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result. (n/s: nonscorer)
  
  ### Youth (U17) women's race (3 km)
  
  * Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result. (n/s: nonscorer)
  
  ## Medal table (unofficial)
  
  * Host nation (Paraguay)
  
  | Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Brazil | 5 | 3 | 4 | 12 |
  | 2 | Argentina | 4 | 4 | 3 | 11 |
  | 3 | Colombia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
  | 4 | Paraguay* | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
  | 5 | Chile | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
  | 6 | Uruguay | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
  | Totals (6 entries) | Totals (6 entries) | 12 | 12 | 10 | 34 |
  
  * Note: Totals include both individual and team medals, with medals in the team competition counting as one medal.
  
  ## Participation
  
  According to an unofficial count, 108 athletes from 7 countries participated.
  
  * Argentina (34)
  * Brazil (17)
  * Chile (1)
  * Colombia (12)
  * Ecuador (3)
  * Paraguay (32)
  * Uruguay (9)
  