1991 South American Cross Country Championships

1991 South American Cross Country Championships
Organisers	CONSUDATLE
Edition	6th
Date	February 2
Host city	Ambato, Tungurahua, Ecuador
Events	6
Distances	12 km – Senior men 8 km – Junior men (U20) 5 km – Youth men (U17) 8 km – Senior women 5 km – Junior women (U20) 3 km – Youth women (U17)
Participation	at least 2 nations
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The 1991 South American Cross Country Championships took place on February 2, 1991. The races were held in Ambato, Ecuador. ^[1] Competitions open for youth athletes (under 17) were held for the first time.

Medal winners, ^{[1] [2]} and medal winners for junior and youth competitions ^[3] were published.

Medallists

All results are marked "affected by altitude" (A), because Ambato is situated at an elevation of about 2,600 m above sea level.

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
Individual
Senior men (12 km)	Jacinto Navarrete   Colombia	41:37 A	Roberto Punina   Ecuador	41:59 A	Néstor Quinapanta   Ecuador	43:13 A
Junior (U20) men (8 km)	William Roldán   Colombia	28:12 A	Carlos Collahuazo   Ecuador	28:38 A	Julio Pozo   Ecuador	29:12 A
Youth (U17) men (5 km)	Patricio Rosero   Ecuador	18:33 A	Pedro Yupa   Ecuador	18:52 A	Bolívar Ordoñez   Ecuador	19:00 A
Senior women (8 km)	Graciela Caizabamba   Ecuador	32:39 A	Soledad Villamarín   Ecuador	32:57 A	Sandra Ruales   Ecuador	33:11 A
Junior (U20) women (5 km)	Carmen Naranjo   Ecuador	20:00 A	Mónica Tapía   Ecuador	20:07 A	Miriam Achote   Ecuador	20:11 A
Youth (U17) women (3 km)	Tania Cevallos   Ecuador	11:27 A	Norma Torres   Ecuador	11:29 A	Yolanda Duchi   Ecuador	11:35 A

Medal table (unofficial)

  *   Host nation (Ecuador)

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Ecuador*	4	6	6	16
2	Colombia	2	0	0	2
Totals (2 entries)		6	6	6	18

Participation

Athletes from at least 2 countries participated.

•   Colombia (5) ^[4]
•   Ecuador ( at least 16)

See also

• 1991 in athletics (track and field)

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. SOUTH AMERICAN CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS, Athletics Weekly , retrieved January 11, 2014
3. Peters, Lionel; Magnusson, Tomas (November 3, 2012), SOUTH AMERICAN CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS - SAXC - 1991 Ambato ECU Feb 2, World Junior Athletics History (WJAH), archived from the original on January 16, 2014, retrieved January 11, 2014
4. El atleta Jacinto Navarrete encabeza el equipo de la Lotería de Cundinamarca que representará a Colombia en la I Copa Suramericana de Cross-Country que se corre hoy en Ambato (Ecuador)... (in Spanish), El Tiempo, February 2, 1991, retrieved January 11, 2014

External links

• GBRathletics