The 1989 South American Championships in Athletics were held in Medellín, Colombia, between 5 and 8 August.

It was the first edition to feature women's racewalking.

Medal summary

Men's events 100 metres(wind: 0.0 m/s)John Mena 10.4AFlorencio Aguilar 10.4AAntônio dos Santos Filho 10.5A200 metresRobson da Silva 20.44ASérgio Menezes 20.88AJesús Malavé 21.12A400 metresSérgio Menezes 45.88AWilson Cañizales 45.91ARoberto Bortolotto 46.38A800 metresPablo Squella 1:49.19AGeraldo de Assis 1:49.29AEdgar de Oliveira 1:49.51A1500 metresEdgar de Oliveira 3:47.7AJosé López 3:47.9AJosé Abel Segura 3:48.9A5000 metresGeraldo Francisco de Assis 14:09.60ASilvio Salazar 14:10.58ASilvio Guerra 14:11.20A10,000 metresRolando Vera 29:28.1AGeraldo Francisco de Assis 29:55.5ASilvio Salazar 30:14.3AMarathonGustavo Paredes 2:23:42AWilson Pérez 2:23:47AFernando Guio 2:39:44A110 metres hurdles(wind: +0.1 m/s)Pedro Chiamulera 14.1AEliexer Pulgar 14.1AElvis Cedeño 14.1A400 metres hurdlesPedro Chiamulera 50.12AAntônio Dias Ferreira 51.26AAntonio Smith 51.32A3000 metres steeplechaseAdauto Domingues 8:49.2ACarlos Ravani 8:53.9ARicardo Vera 8:57.5A4 × 100 metres relay Fernando BotassoCarlos de OliveiraAntônio dos Santos FilhoArnaldo da Silva 39.84A Robinson UrrutiaFernando ArroyoWilson CañizalesJohn Mena 39.87A Reinaldo SantanaMervin SolarteÁngel TovarEdgar Chourio 40.81A4 × 400 metres relay Rafael DíazWilfredo FerrerHenry AguiarJesús Malavé 3:05.76A CR Antônio FerreiraSidnei de SouzaPedro ChiamuleraRoberto Bortolotto 3:06.33A Hernán HeviaAlejandro KraussPablo SquellaCarlos Morales 3:06.34A20 kilometre road walkSérgio Galdino 1:24:51AHéctor Moreno 1:24:56AQuerubín Moreno 1:28:32AHigh jumpMilton Riitano Francisco 2.15ASantiago Lozada 2.09AJosé Luís Mendes 2.03APole vaultRenato Bortolocci 5.10AMiguel Saldarriaga 5.10AElson de Souza 4.90ALong jumpLuis Lorduy 7.77AÁngel Tovar 7.74AOlivier Cadier 7.68ATriple jumpSergio Saavedra 16.86A NRAbcelvio Rodrigues 16.48AJorge da Silva 16.38AShot putGert Weil 19.98AAdilson Oliveira 17.49AJoão dos Santos 16.25ADiscus throwJoão dos Santos 58.00A CRJosé Jacques 52.88AGert Weil 52.36AHammer throwMarcelo Pugliese 67.00A CRAndrés Charadia 65.56APedro Rivail Atílio 63.34AJavelin throwLuis Lucumí 77.80A CRAntar Martínez 67.20ALuis Carrasco 65.38ADecathlonMartín Badano 7378AJosé de Assis 7324AOscar Veit 7033A

Women's events 100 metres(wind: 0.0 m/s)Amparo Caicedo 11.3AXimena Restrepo 11.4ACleide Amaral 11.5A200 metresOlga Conte 23.33A CRJupira da Graça 23.44AAmparo Caicedo 23.68A400 metresNorfalia Carabalí 52.10A CROlga Conte 53.47AClaudete Alves Pina 54.26A800 metresMaria Andrade 2:08.79AAmparo Alba 2:08.83ACélia dos Santos 2:08.99A1500 metresRita de Jesus 4:31.6ASilvana Pereira 4:32.1AJaneth Caizalitín 4:32.9A3000 metresCarmem de Oliveira 9:22.58A CRJaneth Caizalitín 9:36.43ARita de Jesus 9:36.95A10,000 metresCarmem de Oliveira 35:08.5ASandra Ruales 35:55.2AYolanda Quimbita 35:55.3A100 metres hurdles(wind: 0.0 m/s)Juraciara da Silva 13.5AAna María Comaschi 13.7AArlene Phillips 13.8A400 metres hurdlesLiliana Chalá 57.68A CRMaribelcy Peña 60.30AJoana Caetano 60.69A4 × 100 metres relay Claudileia dos SantosJupira da GraçaRosmeire LopesCleide Amaral 44.69A CR Rosa SegoviaAlejandra QuiñonesAmparo CaicedoNorfalia Carabalí 45.26A Margarita MartirenaInés JustetSoledad AcerenzaClaudia Acerenza 46.61A4 × 400 metres relay Rosa SegoviaAlejandra QuiñonesMaribelcy PeñaNorfalia Carabalí 3:37.0A CR Rosângela OliveiraJupira da GraçaMaria do Carmo FialhoClaudete Alves Pina 3:37.7A Inés JustetMargarita MartirenaSoledad AcerenzaClaudia Acerenza 3:44.0A10,000 metres track walkMiriam Ramón 50:30.3A CRLuisa Nivicela 50:30.3ALiliana Bermeo 51:02.4AHigh jumpOrlane dos Santos 1.85AMônica Lunkmoss 1.79AJaneth Lagoyete 1.70ALong jumpRita Slompo 6.22AMaria de Jesus 6.05AAna María Comaschi 5.96AShot putMarinalva dos Santos 15.16A CRAlexandra Amaro 14.95AVirginia Salomón 14.20ADiscus throwRosana Piovesan 49.36ABerta Gómez 47.54AAmélia Moreira 44.54AJavelin throwMônica Rocha 54.94AMarieta Riera 54.70ASueli dos Santos 52.78AHeptathlonConceição Geremias 5574AZorobabelia Córdoba 5436AJoelma Souza 5271A

A = affected by altitude

Medal table

Participating nations

(6) (2) (62) (20) (39) (26) (19) (3) (5) (41)

See also 1989 in athletics (track and field)

External links Men Results – GBR Athletics Women Results – GBR Athletics