1991 South American Cross Country Championships

1991 South American Cross Country Championships
Organisers	CONSUDATLE
Edition	6th
Date	February 2
Host city	Ambato, Tungurahua, Ecuador
Nations participating	at least 2
Races	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)
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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)

The host country is highlighted in lavender blue

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Ecuador	4	6	6	16
2	Colombia	2	0	0	2
Total		6	6	6	18

Participation

Athletes from at least 2 countries participated.

Colombia (5)^[4]

Ecuador ( at least 16)

References

1 2 CAMPEONATO SUDAMERICANO DE CROSS COUNTRY (in Spanish), Confederación Atlética del Uruguay, retrieved January 11, 2014
↑ SOUTH AMERICAN CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS, Athletics Weekly, retrieved January 11, 2014
↑ Peters, Lionel; Magnusson, Tomas (November 3, 2012), SOUTH AMERICAN CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS - SAXC - 1991 Ambato ECU Feb 2, World Junior Athletics History (WJAH), retrieved January 11, 2014
↑ 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

Championships of the South American Athletics Confederation

Senior Championships (records) Cross Country Championships Race Walking Championships Marathon Championships Half Marathon Championships Road Mile Championships Mountain Running Championships Under-23 Championships in Athletics (records) Junior Championships in Athletics Youth Championships in Athletics (records)

Senior	1919 1920 1924 1926 1927 1929 1931 1933 1935 1937 1939 1941 1943 1945 1947 1949 1952 1954 1956 1958 1961 1963 1965 1967 1969 1971 1974 1975 1977 1979 1981 1983 1985 1987 1989 1991 1993 1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005 2006 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015

Senior (unofficial)	1918 1922 1931 1946 1948 1950 1953 1957

Under-23	2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016

Junior	1959 1960 1961 1962 1964 1966 1968 1970 1972 1974 1976 1978 1980 1981 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015

Youth	1973 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1984 1986 1988 1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016

Race Walking	1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014

Cross Country	1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

See also: Athletics at the South American Games

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