The 2015 South American Championships in Athletics () was the 49th edition of the biennial athletics competition between South American nations. The event was held in the Peruvian capital of Lima from 12 to 14 June at the Videna Stadium.Biscayart, Eduardo (2015-06-15). Brazilians dominate South American Championships in Lima. IAAF. Retrieved on 2015-06-20. It was the eighth time Lima hosted the event, having last done so for the 2009 edition. . CONSUDATLE. Retrieved on 2015-06-20. A total of 44 events were held, evenly divided between the sexes, continuing with the event programme established in 2001.

Brazil topped both the medal and points tables, with 11 golds, 34 medals, and 285 points. This extended the nation's unbeaten run at the tournament to 22 editions, having last lost in 1974. Colombia and Venezuela were clear as the next most successful nations, each gathering 22 medals; Colombia ranked second on medals with nine gold and Venezuela ranked second on points with 228. Brazil won both the men's and women's team titles, with Venezuela coming second in the women's rankings and Colombia runner-up in the men's.. CONSUDATLE. Retrieved on 2015-06-20.. CONSUDATLE. Retrieved on 2015-06-20.

Sandra Arenas of Colombia provided the highlight performance of the meeting with a South American record of 1:31:02.3 hours—a 42-second improvement—to defend her 20,000 m racewalk title. A total of nine championship records were improved. Colombians Gerard Giraldo (men's steeplechase), Muriel Coneo (women's 1500 m) and Evelis Aguilar (heptathlon) made it four records for their nation. Brazil's field athletes set two championship records through men's javelin thrower Júlio César de Oliveira and women's discus thrower Andressa de Morais. Ecuador's Bayron Piedra (men's 10,000 m) and Déborah Rodríguez of Uruguay (women's 400 m hurdles) rounded out the eight record breakers. A total of sixteen national records in athletics were also improved at the competition. . CONSUDATLE (2015-06-15). Retrieved on 2015-06-20.

Two athletes completed individual doubles at the championships, both women. Muriel Coneo of Colombia won both the 1500 metres and 3000 metres steeplechase titles – a feat she had managed at the 2014 South American Games.Biscayart, Eduardo (2014-03-17). Davide and Duco delight big crowd on final day of ODESUR Games . IAAF. Retrieved on 2015-06-20.Biscayart, Eduardo (2014-03-15). Henriques speeds to 45.03 400m among a plethora of ODESUR Games records. IAAF. Retrieved on 2015-06-20. Uruguay's Déborah Rodríguez did a shorter flat and barriers combination by winning the 800 metres and 400 metres hurdles, both in a national record time. Venezuelan women's sprint duo Nediam Vargas and Nercely Soto each won four medals, reaching both individual and relay podiums and including a gold medal from each.. CONSUDATLE. Retrieved on 2015-06-20. All winners at the competition gained qualification in their event for the 2015 World Championships in Athletics, in line with new IAAF rules.

Medal summary

Men 100 metres 10.40 10.43 10.57200 metres 20.76 21.15 21.25400 metres 45.26 45.57 45.67800 metres 1:46.48 1:47.83 1:48.501500 metres 3:40.79 3:42.21 3:42.38 5000 metres 14:06.14 14:06.25 14:08.8410,000 metres 28:30.80 28:33.53 28:43.10 110 metres hurdles 13.96 13.99 14.00400 metres hurdles 49.43 49.54 50.833000 m steeplechase 8:29.53 8:40.28 8:43.284 × 100 metres relay Anderson QuinteroJhon ValenciaFranklin NazarenoÁlex Quiñónez 39.94 Diego RivasArturo RamírezÁlvaro CassianiDubeiker Cedeño 40.19 Yeferson ValenciaDiego PalomequeJeyson RivasCarlos Lemos 40.804 × 400 metres relay Alberth BravoJosé MeléndezAlberto AguilarFreddy Mezones 3:04.96 Martín TagleSergio AldeaSergio GermainEnzo Faulbaum 3:10.32 Bryan ErazoWilliams GarcíaLuis SaavedraPaulo Herrera 3:14.6420,000 m track walk 1:23:34 1:23:56 1:24:18High jump 2.22 m 2.22 m 2.19 mPole vault 5.70 m 5.00 m 4.70 mLong jump 8.09 m 7.91 m 7.81 mTriple jump 16.55 m 16.34 m 16.34 mShot put 20.77 m 20.32 m 18.28 mDiscus throw 61.36 m 59.80 m 54.88 mHammer throw 71.47 m 69.82 m 67.70 mJavelin throw 81.22 m 79.34 m 75.47 mDecathlon 7799 pts 7454 pts 6857 pts Uruguay's Javier Marmo set a national record of 1:49.16 minutes while placing fourth in the men's 800 metres.

Women 100 metres 11.45 11.51 11.60200 metres 23.15 23.38 23.60400 metres 53.07 54.38 54.53800 metres 2:01.46 2:02.05 2:07.921500 metres 4:10.14 4:13.58 4:19.37 5000 metres 15:49.33 15:50.62 15:59.2810,000 metres 32:28.87 32:51.33 33:1.15100 metres hurdles 13.31 13.43 13.53400 metres hurdles 56.33 56.65 58.443000 m steeplechase 9:53.1 9:56.8 9:57.1 4 × 100 metres relay Lexabeth HidalgoMagdalena MendozaNediam Vargas ArteagaNercely Soto 44.28 Vanusa dos SantosBruna FariasVitoria Cristina Rosa Adelly Oliveira 44.43 Josefina GutiérrezIsidora JiménezMaria Fernanda MackennaPaula Goñi 44.83 4 × 400 metres relay Vanusa dos SantosLiliane FernandesJoelma SousaJailma de Lima 3:34.51 Nercely SotoMagdalena MendozaMaryury ValdezYdanis Navas 3:37.05 Paula GoñiCarmen MansillaJaviera ErrázurizMaria Fernanda Mackenna 3:40.5620,000 m track walk 1:31:2.3 1:36:42.1 1:41:38.3High jump 1.82 m 1.76 1.76 mPole vault 4.35 m 4.10 m 4.10 mLong jump 6.52 m 6.37 m 6.25 mTriple jump 14.14 m 13.60 m 13.35 mShot put 17.76 m 17.56 m 17.25 mDiscus throw 61.15 m 58.22 m 57.15 mHammer throw 71.66 m 66.05 m 64.76 mJavelin throw 60.16 m 59.86 m 51.12 mHeptathlon 5902 pts 5444 pts 5426 pts

The Peruvian 4 × 400 m relay team (Deysi Lisbeth Parra, Claudia Angelica Meneses Lopez, Jimena Judith Copara Gorvea, Maitte De La Flor Torres Cordova) set a national record of 3:44.44 minutes in fifth place. Peru's women's long jump winner Paola Mautino set a wind-legal national record in the final with a jump of 6.48 m. The winning performance of 60.16 m by Jucilene de Lima in the women's javelin was declared a championship record by CONSUDATLE, but was actually short of Flor Ruiz's mark of 60.23 m set at the 2013 edition.

Medal table

Points tables Rank Nation Total Men Women 1 285 121 164 2 228 97 131 3 212 112 100 4 124 64 60 5 107 57 50 6 94 53 41 7 93 60 33 8 52 23 29 9 28 13 15 10 18 9 9 11 11 7 4 12 7 2 5 13 0 0 0

Participation Twelve of the 13 member federations of CONSUDATLE participated at the championships, plus ODESUR member Aruba. Guyana did not compete at this edition, having done so at the 2013 South American Championships in Athletics.

See also 2015 Asian Athletics Championships

References

Individual results Campeonato Sudamericano Mayores Lima 2015. CONSUDATLE. Retrieved on 2015-06-20. Medal and points tables Medallero Final Totales. CONSUDATLE. Retrieved on 2015-06-20. Puntaje Final Totales. CONSUDATLE. Retrieved on 2015-06-20.

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