2006 South American Championships in Athletics
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The 2006
South American Championships in Athletics
were held at the Estadio La Independencia
in Tunja
, Colombia
from 29 September to 1 October. The competition represented a departure from the traditional biennial cycle of the championships, a decision taken partly as a response to the lack of major competitions that year for the region's athletes, as well as the fact many athletes would instead focus on the 2007 World Championships in Athletics
and the Pan American Games
(in Rio de Janeiro
) which were scheduled for the following year. The stadium's location at 2810 metres above sea level aided the performances of athletes competing in the sprint and field events. A total of 44 events were contested, of which 22 by male and 22 by female athletes.
Brazil continued its dominance in the medals and points tables with 26 gold medal
s and 55 medals in all, adding to an undefeated streak in the men's and women's sides since the 1975 edition
. The hosts Colombia were clear runners-up with nine golds and 36 medals, while Argentina
and Ecuador
were the next most successful nations. Cold, windy conditions affected athletes performances over the course of the three-day competition, but five Championships records were broken or equalled. Pole vault
er Fabiana Murer
won her first continental title with a record clearance of 4.40 m, while Argentine
Germán Chiaraviglio
equalled the best mark in the men's event. Jessé de Lima
beat defending high jump
champion Gilmar Mayo
in a record height and Jennifer Dahlgren
retained her hammer throw
title with a new record.
Colombian Bertha Sánchez
became champion in three events (5000 m, 10,000 m and steeplechase
) and her compatriot Caterine Ibargüen
took a gold and two silver medals in the jumping events, as well as setting a national record
in the triple jump
. Brazil's Elisângela Adriano
won both the shot put
and discus throw
disciplines. Two more of her compatriots scored event doubles: Lucimar Teodoro
won the 400 metres
and the 400 metres hurdles
, while the 100 metres
and 200 metres
titles went to Rosemar Coelho Neto
.
2006 in athletics (track and field)
The following events in athletics took place in 2006:-Championships:* March: 2006 IAAF World Indoor Championships * March: 2006 Commonwealth Games...
South American Championships in Athletics
South American Championships in Athletics
The South American Championships in Athletics is a biennial athletics event organized by CONSUDATLE. The first edition in 1919 was competed between only two countries , but it has since expanded and has generally been held every two years since 1927.In addition, 8 unofficial championships were held...
were held at the Estadio La Independencia
Estadio La Independencia
Estadio La Independencia is a multi-use stadium in the city of Tunja, Colombia. It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium has a capacity of 8,500 people. Boyacá Chicó F.C...
in Tunja
Tunja
Tunja is a city and municipality located in the central part of Colombia, in the region of "Alto Chicomocha". As of the 2005 Census it had 152,419 inhabitants. It is the capital of the Department of Boyacá and part of the subregion of the Central Boyacá Province. It is approximately 145 km...
, Colombia
Colombia
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...
from 29 September to 1 October. The competition represented a departure from the traditional biennial cycle of the championships, a decision taken partly as a response to the lack of major competitions that year for the region's athletes, as well as the fact many athletes would instead focus on the 2007 World Championships in Athletics
2007 World Championships in Athletics
The 11th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations , were held at Nagai Stadium in Osaka, Japan from 24 August to 2 September 2007...
and the Pan American Games
Athletics at the 2007 Pan American Games
The athletics competition at the 2007 Pan American Games was held at the Flamengo Park and Estádio Olímpico João Havelange in Rio de Janeiro between 22 July and 29 July 2007...
(in Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro , commonly referred to simply as Rio, is the capital city of the State of Rio de Janeiro, the second largest city of Brazil, and the third largest metropolitan area and agglomeration in South America, boasting approximately 6.3 million people within the city proper, making it the 6th...
) which were scheduled for the following year. The stadium's location at 2810 metres above sea level aided the performances of athletes competing in the sprint and field events. A total of 44 events were contested, of which 22 by male and 22 by female athletes.
Brazil continued its dominance in the medals and points tables with 26 gold medal
Gold medal
A gold medal is typically the medal awarded for highest achievement in a non-military field. Its name derives from the use of at least a fraction of gold in form of plating or alloying in its manufacture...
s and 55 medals in all, adding to an undefeated streak in the men's and women's sides since the 1975 edition
1975 South American Championships in Athletics
The 1975 South American Championships in Athletics were held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.-Men's events:-Women's events:-Medal table:-External links:* - GBR Athletics* - GBR Athletics...
. The hosts Colombia were clear runners-up with nine golds and 36 medals, while Argentina
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
and Ecuador
Ecuador
Ecuador , officially the Republic of Ecuador is a representative democratic republic in South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and by the Pacific Ocean to the west. It is one of only two countries in South America, along with Chile, that do not have a border...
were the next most successful nations. Cold, windy conditions affected athletes performances over the course of the three-day competition, but five Championships records were broken or equalled. Pole vault
Pole vault
Pole vaulting is a track and field event in which a person uses a long, flexible pole as an aid to leap over a bar. Pole jumping competitions were known to the ancient Greeks, as well as the Cretans and Celts...
er Fabiana Murer
Fabiana Murer
Fabiana de Almeida Murer is a Brazilian pole vaulter. She holds the South American record in the event with an indoor best of 4.82 m and an outdoor best of 4.85 m, making her the fourth highest vaulter ever...
won her first continental title with a record clearance of 4.40 m, while Argentine
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
Germán Chiaraviglio
Germán Chiaraviglio
Germán Chiaraviglio is an Argentine pole vaulter.His personal best of 5.71 metres was achieved at the World Championships in Beijing on August 19, 2006, when he beat the old championship record of István Bagyula from 1988, and the Argentine senior record...
equalled the best mark in the men's event. Jessé de Lima
Jessé de Lima
Jessé Farias de Lima is a Brazilian high jumper. His personal best jump is 2.32 metres, achieved in September 2008 in Lausanne. This is the current Brazilian record.-Achievements:-References:...
beat defending high jump
High jump
The high jump is a track and field athletics event in which competitors must jump over a horizontal bar placed at measured heights without the aid of certain devices in its modern most practiced format; auxiliary weights and mounds have been used for assistance; rules have changed over the years....
champion Gilmar Mayo
Gilmar Mayo
Gilmar Jalith Mayo Lozano is a Colombian high jumper. His personal best jump is 2.33 metres, achieved in October 1994 in Pereira. This is the current Colombian record.-Achievements:-References:...
in a record height and Jennifer Dahlgren
Jennifer Dahlgren
Jennifer Dahlgren Fitzner is an Argentine hammer thrower. Having spent much of her life in the United States, she competed as an amateur for the University of Georgia. She set the US collegiate hammer record and was the NCAA Outdoor champion in both 2006 and 2007...
retained her hammer throw
Hammer throw
The modern or Olympic hammer throw is an athletic throwing event where the object is to throw a heavy metal ball attached to a wire and handle. The name "hammer throw" is derived from older competitions where an actual sledge hammer was thrown...
title with a new record.
Colombian Bertha Sánchez
Bertha Sánchez
Bertha Oliva Sánchez Rivera is a female long-distance runner from Colombia, who won several medals on continental level from the mid-1990s on. She has won twice at the South American Cross Country Championships; first winning the long race in 2000, then winning the short race competition in...
became champion in three events (5000 m, 10,000 m and steeplechase
Steeplechase (athletics)
The steeplechase is an obstacle race in athletics, which derives its name from the steeplechase in horse racing.-Rules:The length of the race is usually 3000 m; junior events are 2000 m, as women's events formerly were. The circuit has four ordinary barriers and one water jump. Over 3000 m, each...
) and her compatriot Caterine Ibargüen
Caterine Ibargüen
Caterine Ibargüen Mena is a Colombian athlete competing in high jump, long jump and triple jump....
took a gold and two silver medals in the jumping events, as well as setting a national record
Colombian records in athletics
The following are the national records in athletics in Colombia maintained by its national athletics federation: Federación Colombiana de Atletismo .-Men:-Women:-Men:-Women:A = affected by altitude# = not officially ratified by IAAF...
in the triple jump
Triple jump
The triple jump is a track and field sport, similar to the long jump, but involving a “hop, bound and jump” routine, whereby the competitor runs down the track and performs a hop, a bound and then a jump into the sand pit.The triple jump has its origins in the Ancient Olympics and has been a...
. Brazil's Elisângela Adriano
Elisângela Adriano
Elisângela Maria Adriano is a Brazilian shot putter and discus thrower, whose personal best put is 19.30 metres, achieved in July 2001 in Tunja. Her personal best discus throw is 61.96 metres, achieved in May 1998 in São Leopoldo. In 1999 she was suspended by the IAAF for a two-year period, but...
won both the shot put
Shot put
The shot put is a track and field event involving "putting" a heavy metal ball—the shot—as far as possible. It is common to use the term "shot put" to refer to both the shot itself and to the putting action....
and discus throw
Discus throw
The discus throw is an event in track and field athletics competition, in which an athlete throws a heavy disc—called a discus—in an attempt to mark a farther distance than his or her competitors. It is an ancient sport, as evidenced by the 5th century BC Myron statue, Discobolus...
disciplines. Two more of her compatriots scored event doubles: Lucimar Teodoro
Lucimar Teodoro
Lucimar Teodoro is a Brazilian track and field athlete who specialises in the 400 metres sprint and the 400 metres hurdles.Teodoro was born in Guararapes, São Paulo and began competing in senior athletics in 2001. She attended her first Olympics at the 2004 Athens Games as part of the 4×400 metres...
won the 400 metres
400 metres
The 400 metres, or 400 metre dash, is a common sprinting event in track and field competitions. It has been featured in the athletics programme at the Summer Olympics since 1896 . On a standard outdoor running track, it is exactly one lap around the track. Runners start in staggered positions and...
and the 400 metres hurdles
400 metres hurdles
The 400 metres hurdles is an Olympic athletics event in track and field. On a standard outdoor track 400 metres is the length of the inside lane once around the stadium. Runners stay in their lane the entire way after starting out of the blocks and must clear ten hurdles that are evenly...
, while the 100 metres
100 metres
The 100 metres, or 100-metre dash, is a sprint race in track and field competitions. The shortest common outdoor running distance, it is one of the most popular and prestigious events in the sport of athletics. It has been contested at the Summer Olympics since 1896...
and 200 metres
200 metres
A 200 metres race is a sprint running event. On an outdoor 400 m track, the race begins on the curve and ends on the home straight, so a combination of techniques are needed to successfully run the race. A slightly shorter race, called the stadion and run on a straight track, was the first...
titles went to Rosemar Coelho Neto
Rosemar Coelho Neto
Rosemar Maria Coelho Neto is a track and field sprint athlete who competes internationally for Brazil.Coelho Neto represented Brazil at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. She competed at the 4x100 metres relay together with Lucimar de Moura, Thaissa Presti and Rosangela Santos...
.
Records
Men
| Name | Event | Country | Record | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jessé de Lima Jessé de Lima Jessé Farias de Lima is a Brazilian high jumper. His personal best jump is 2.32 metres, achieved in September 2008 in Lausanne. This is the current Brazilian record.-Achievements:-References:... |
High jump High jump The high jump is a track and field athletics event in which competitors must jump over a horizontal bar placed at measured heights without the aid of certain devices in its modern most practiced format; auxiliary weights and mounds have been used for assistance; rules have changed over the years.... |
2.28 m | CR | |
| Germán Chiaraviglio Germán Chiaraviglio Germán Chiaraviglio is an Argentine pole vaulter.His personal best of 5.71 metres was achieved at the World Championships in Beijing on August 19, 2006, when he beat the old championship record of István Bagyula from 1988, and the Argentine senior record... |
Pole vault Pole vault Pole vaulting is a track and field event in which a person uses a long, flexible pole as an aid to leap over a bar. Pole jumping competitions were known to the ancient Greeks, as well as the Cretans and Celts... |
5.40 m | CR= | |
| Louis Tristán Louis Tristán Louis Tristán is a Peruvian long jumper. His personal best jump is 8.09 metres, achieved in October 2006 in Tunja.He competed at the 2004 World Indoor Championships, the 2006 World Indoor Championships, the 2007 World Championships and the 2008 Olympic Games without reaching the... |
Long jump Long jump The long jump is a track and field event in which athletes combine speed, strength, and agility in an attempt to leap as far as possible from a take off point... |
8.09 m | NR Peruvian records in athletics The following are the national records in athletics in Peru maintained by its national athletics federation: Federacion Deportiva Peruana de Atletismo .-Men:-Women:-Men:-Women:ht = hand timingOT = oversized trackA = affected by altitude... |
|
| Noraldo Palacios Noraldo Palacios Noraldo Palacios Rivas is a Colombian javelin thrower. His personal best throw is 79.09 metres, achieved in October 2006 in Tunja.... |
Javelin throw Javelin throw The javelin throw is a track and field athletics throwing event where the object to be thrown is the javelin, a spear approximately 2.5 metres in length. Javelin is an event of both the men's decathlon and the women's heptathlon... |
79.09 m | NR Colombian records in athletics The following are the national records in athletics in Colombia maintained by its national athletics federation: Federación Colombiana de Atletismo .-Men:-Women:-Men:-Women:A = affected by altitude# = not officially ratified by IAAF... |
|
| Key:WR — World record AR — Area record CR — Championship record NR — National record | ||||
Women
| Name | Event | Country | Record | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fabiana Murer Fabiana Murer Fabiana de Almeida Murer is a Brazilian pole vaulter. She holds the South American record in the event with an indoor best of 4.82 m and an outdoor best of 4.85 m, making her the fourth highest vaulter ever... |
Pole vault Pole vault Pole vaulting is a track and field event in which a person uses a long, flexible pole as an aid to leap over a bar. Pole jumping competitions were known to the ancient Greeks, as well as the Cretans and Celts... |
4.47 m | CR | |
| Tânia Ferreira da Silva | Triple jump Triple jump The triple jump is a track and field sport, similar to the long jump, but involving a “hop, bound and jump” routine, whereby the competitor runs down the track and performs a hop, a bound and then a jump into the sand pit.The triple jump has its origins in the Ancient Olympics and has been a... |
13.92 m | CR | |
| Jennifer Dahlgren Jennifer Dahlgren Jennifer Dahlgren Fitzner is an Argentine hammer thrower. Having spent much of her life in the United States, she competed as an amateur for the University of Georgia. She set the US collegiate hammer record and was the NCAA Outdoor champion in both 2006 and 2007... |
Hammer throw Hammer throw The modern or Olympic hammer throw is an athletic throwing event where the object is to throw a heavy metal ball attached to a wire and handle. The name "hammer throw" is derived from older competitions where an actual sledge hammer was thrown... |
69.07 m | CR | |
| Caterine Ibargüen Caterine Ibargüen Caterine Ibargüen Mena is a Colombian athlete competing in high jump, long jump and triple jump.... |
Triple jump Triple jump The triple jump is a track and field sport, similar to the long jump, but involving a “hop, bound and jump” routine, whereby the competitor runs down the track and performs a hop, a bound and then a jump into the sand pit.The triple jump has its origins in the Ancient Olympics and has been a... |
13.91 m | NR Colombian records in athletics The following are the national records in athletics in Colombia maintained by its national athletics federation: Federación Colombiana de Atletismo .-Men:-Women:-Men:-Women:A = affected by altitude# = not officially ratified by IAAF... |
|
| Katiuscia de Jesus | Hammer throw Hammer throw The modern or Olympic hammer throw is an athletic throwing event where the object is to throw a heavy metal ball attached to a wire and handle. The name "hammer throw" is derived from older competitions where an actual sledge hammer was thrown... |
64.58 | NR Brazilian records in athletics The following are the national records in athletics in Brazil maintained by Brazilian athletics federation, Confederação Brasileira de Atletismo .-Men:-Women:-Men:-Women:+ = en route to a longer distanceA = affected by altitude... |
|
| Key:WR — World record AR — Area record CR — Championship record NR — National record | ||||
Men
| 100 metres | 10.50 | 10.50 | 10.51 | |||
| 200 metres | 20.70 | 20.99 | 21.10 | |||
| 400 metres | 46.19 | 46.65 | 46.88 | |||
| 800 metres | 1:49.55 | 1:49.97 | 1:51.81 | |||
| 1500 metres | 3:46.98 | 3:50.82 | 3:54.48 | |||
| 5000 metres | 14:59.06 | 15:00.00 | 15:00.70 | |||
| 10,000 metres | 31:41.00 | 31:41.58 | 31:44.25 | |||
| 110 metres hurdles | 13.62 | 13.78 | 13.84 | |||
| 400 metres hurdles | 49.96 | 50.17 | 50.49 | |||
| 3000 metres steeplechase | 9:15.42 | 9:21.28 | 9:22.51 | |||
| 4×100 metres relay |  Brazil |
39.03 |  Colombia |
40.17 |  Argentina |
40.47 |
| 4×400 metres relay | Brazil |
3:03.05 | Colombia |
3:06.49 |  Venezuela |
3:10.43 |
| 20,000 m walk | 1:28:12.0 | 1:29:50.2 | 1:35:29.1 | |||
| High jump | 2.28 m CR | 2.20 m | 2.13 m | |||
| Pole vault | 5.40 m CR= | 5.35 m | 5.20 m | |||
| Long jump | 8.32 m (w) | 8.09 m NR Peruvian records in athletics The following are the national records in athletics in Peru maintained by its national athletics federation: Federacion Deportiva Peruana de Atletismo .-Men:-Women:-Men:-Women:ht = hand timingOT = oversized trackA = affected by altitude... |
8.05 m | |||
| Triple jump | 16.68 m (w) | 16.57 m (w) | 16.36 m (w) | |||
| Shot put | 18.97 m | 18.62 m | 17.84 m | |||
| Discus throw | 60.19 m | 57.02 m | 51.15 m | |||
| Hammer throw | 71.20 m | 67.30 m | 67.27 m | |||
| Javelin throw | 79.09 m NR Colombian records in athletics The following are the national records in athletics in Colombia maintained by its national athletics federation: Federación Colombiana de Atletismo .-Men:-Women:-Men:-Women:A = affected by altitude# = not officially ratified by IAAF... |
76.79 m NJR | 75.26 m | |||
| Decathlon | 7208 pts | 7188 pts | 6683 pts | |||
Women
| 100 metres | 11.53 | 11.72 | 11.72 | |||
| 200 metres | 23.44 | 23.58 | 23.76 | |||
| 400 metres | 53.31 | 53.82 | 53.94 | |||
| 800 metres | 2:10.15 | 2:14.13 | 2:18.67 | |||
| 1500 metres | 4:33.74 | 4:37.03 | 4:55.24 | |||
| 5000 metres | 17:16.39 | 17:17.11 | 17:18.31 | |||
| 10,000 metres | 37:36.16 | 37:37.47 | 37:38.12 | |||
| 100 metres hurdles | 13.28 | 13.83 | 14.06 | |||
| 400 metres hurdles | 58.16 | 58.40 | 58.93 | |||
| 3000 metres steeplechase | 10:48.44 | 10:56.16 | 11:34.53 | |||
| 4×100 metres relay | Brazil |
44.72 | Colombia |
44.78 |  Ecuador |
47.47 |
| 4×400 metres relay | Brazil |
3:32.56 | Colombia |
3:37.12 | Ecuador |
3:47.58 |
| 20,000 m walk | 1:46:06.7 | 1:46:40.3 | 1:46:40.4 | |||
| High jump | 1.90 m | 1.82 m | 1.82 m | |||
| Pole vault | 4.47 m CR | 4.25 m | 4.00 m | |||
| Long jump | 6.86 m (w) | 6.51 m (w) | 6.36 m (w) | |||
| Triple jump | 13.92 m CR | 13.91 m NR Colombian records in athletics The following are the national records in athletics in Colombia maintained by its national athletics federation: Federación Colombiana de Atletismo .-Men:-Women:-Men:-Women:A = affected by altitude# = not officially ratified by IAAF... |
13.39 m | |||
| Shot put | 17.37 m | 16.27 m | 16.26 m | |||
| Discus throw | 56.18 m | 48.88 m | 48.75 m | |||
| Hammer throw | 69.07 m CR | 64.94 m | 64.58 m NR Brazilian records in athletics The following are the national records in athletics in Brazil maintained by Brazilian athletics federation, Confederação Brasileira de Atletismo .-Men:-Women:-Men:-Women:+ = en route to a longer distanceA = affected by altitude... |
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| Javelin throw | 58.11 m | 55.60 m | 54.52 m | |||
| Heptathlon | 5612 pts | 5348 pts | 5015 pts | |||
Medal table
Key:| 1 | Brazil |
26 | 11 | 18 | 55 |
| 2 | Colombia |
9 | 18 | 9 | 36 |
| 3 | Argentina |
5 | 3 | 5 | 13 |
| 4 | Ecuador |
2 | 2 | 7 | 11 |
| 5 |  Chile |
1 | 6 | 1 | 8 |
| 6 |  Peru |
1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 7 |  Paraguay |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 |  Bolivia |
0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 9= |  Uruguay |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 9= | Venezuela |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 44 | 44 | 45 | 133 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Points table
- Totals are calculated by awarding a country points for each time an athlete finishes in the top six of an event.
Rank Country Total Men Women 1 498 2 317 3 152 4 116 5 67 6 28