The 37th
South American Junior Championships in Athletics The South American U20 Championships in Athletics are the South American championships in the sport of athletics which is open for those in the junior age category (19 years or under). It is organized by the South American Athletics Confederation (C ...
(Campeonatos Sudamericanos de Atletismo de Juveniles) were held
at the
Estádio Ícaro de Castro Melo
The Estádio Ícaro de Castro Melo is a stadium in São Paulo, Brazil. It is located near Ibirapuera Park, beside Ginásio do Ibirapuera, which is why it is also known as Estádio do Ibirapuera. It has a capacity of 13,000 people.
In 2007, the 20 ...
in
São Paulo
São Paulo (, ; Portuguese for 'Saint Paul') is the most populous city in Brazil, and is the capital of the state of São Paulo, the most populous and wealthiest Brazilian state, located in the country's Southeast Region. Listed by the GaWC a ...
,
Brazil
Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...
from June
30-July 1, 2007. The Champions for
men's 10,000m, both Race Walking and Combined Events were extracted from the
classification of the
2007 Pan American Junior Athletics Championships
The 14th Pan American Junior Athletics Championships were held in São Paulo, Brazil at the Estádio Ícaro de Castro Melo on July 6 to July 8, 2007. A detailed report on the
results was given.
Participation (unofficial)
Detailed result list ...
held at the
same site one week later from July 6 to July 8, 2007.
[
A detailed report on the results was given.][
] Best performances were the two South American Junior records by Alonso Edward
Alonso Reno Edward Henry (born 8 December 1989), commonly known as Alonso Edward, is a Panamanian sprinter who specialises in the 100 and 200 metres.
He set a South American junior record in the 100 m in 2007 and he attended his first W ...
from Panamá in 10.28s in the men's 100m competition, and Jorge McFarlane
Jorge Armando McFarlane Olazábal (born 20 February 1988 in Lima) is a Peruvian athlete competing in the 110 metres hurdles and long jump events.
His younger brother, Javier McFarlane, is also an athlete.
Personal bests
Outdoor
* 110m hurd ...
from Perú who achieved 13.76s (0.0 m/s) in the first heat in 110m hurdles men.
Participation (unofficial)
Detailed result lists can be found on the CBAt website,[ and on the "World Junior Athletics History"
website.][ An unofficial count yields the number of about 224
athletes from about 12 countries: Argentina (20), Bolivia (3), Brazil (72),
Chile (34), Colombia (28), Ecuador (17), Guyana (3), Panama (3), Paraguay (9),
Peru (10), Uruguay (2), Venezuela (23).
]
Medal summary
Medal winners are published on the CACAC website,[
] on the IAAF
World Athletics, formerly known as the International Amateur Athletic Federation (from 1912 to 2001) and International Association of Athletics Federations (from 2001 to 2019, both abbreviated as the IAAF) is the international governing body for ...
website[
Complete results can be found on the CBAt website,][
] on a session by session base[
][
][
][
][
]
and on the "World Junior Athletics History"
website.
Men
Women
Medal table (unofficial)
The medal count was published.[
]
Team trophies
The placing tables for team trophy (overall team, men and women categories) were published.[
]
Total
Male
Female
Individual
The trophies for the most outstanding performance were awarded to Juan Pablo Maturana (Colombia), gold medalist in the men's 400m, 400m hurdles,
and 4 × 100 m relay events, and to Giselle Marcolino de Albuquerque (Brazil),
gold medalist in the women's 100m hurdles and triple jump events.
References
External links
World Junior Athletics History
{{South American athletics championships
South American U20 Championships in Athletics
2007 in Brazilian sport
South American U20
International sports competitions in São Paulo
International athletics competitions hosted by Brazil
2007 in youth sport