title: 2009 South American Cross Country Championships
text: # 2009 South American Cross Country Championships
  
  The 2009 South American Cross Country Championships took place on February 21, 2009. The races were held at the Parque del Stadio Italiano in Coronel, near Concepción, Bío Bío, Chile. A detailed report of the event was given for the IAAF.
  
  Complete results and results for junior and youth competitions were published.
  
  ## Medallists
  
  | Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Individual |||||||
  | Senior men (12 km) | Roberto Carlos Echeverría Chile | 37:08 | Gladson Alberto Silva Barbosa Brazil | 37:14 | Sergio Celestino da Silva Brazil | 37:45 |
  | Junior (U20) men (8 km) | Víctor Aravena Chile | 25:09 | Paulo Sérgio dos Reis Carvalho Brazil | 25:12 | Éderson Vilela Pereira Brazil | 25:42 |
  | Youth (U18) men (4 km) | Guilherme Ademilson dos Anjos Brazil | 13:03 | Dagoberto Galindo Chile | 13:04 | David Javier Perú | 13:05 |
  | Senior women (8 km) | Zenaide Vieira Brazil | 28:08 | Yeisi Álvarez Venezuela | 28:13 | Inés Melchor Perú | 28:25 |
  | Junior (U20) women (6 km) | Charo Inga Perú | 22:29 | Yoni Ninahuamán Perú | 22:53 | Dina Cid Chile | 23:19 |
  | Youth (U18) women (3 km) | Patricia Lemos da Silva Brazil | 10:41 | Jessica Ladeira Soares Brazil | 10:50 | Soledad Torre Perú | 10:59 |
  | Team |||||||
  | Senior men | Brazil | 9 | Chile | 17 | Venezuela | 41 |
  | Junior (U20) men | Brazil | 9 | Chile | 16 | | |
  | Youth (U18) men | Brazil | 10 | Chile | 18 | | |
  | Senior women | Brazil | 12 | Chile | 25 | | |
  | Junior (U20) women | Perú | 8 | Chile | 19 | Brazil | 19 |
  | Youth (U18) women | Brazil | 9 | Chile | 25 | | |
  
  ## Race results
  
  ### Senior men's race (12 km)
  
  * Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result.
  
  ### Junior (U20) men's race (8 km)
  
  * Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result.
  
  ### Youth (U18) men's race (4 km)
  
  * Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result.
  
  ### Senior women's race (8 km)
  
  * Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result.
  
  ### Junior (U20) women's race (6 km)
  
  * Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result.
  
  ### Youth (U18) women's race (3 km)
  
  * Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result.
  
  ## Medal table (unofficial)
  
  * Host nation (Chile)
  
  | Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Brazil (BRA) | 8 | 3 | 3 | 14 |
  | 2 | Chile (CHI)* | 2 | 7 | 1 | 10 |
  | 3 | Peru (PER) | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
  | 4 | Venezuela (VEN) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
  | Totals (4 entries) | Totals (4 entries) | 12 | 12 | 8 | 32 |
  
  * Note: Totals include both individual and team medals, with medals in the team competition counting as one medal.
  
  ## Participation
  
  According to an unofficial count, 73 athletes from 7 countries participated.
  
  * Bolivia (5)
  * Brazil (23)
  * Chile (24)
  * Paraguay (3)
  * Perú (9)
  * Uruguay (4)
  * Venezuela (5)
  