1990 South American Cross Country Championships

The 1990 South American Cross Country Championships took place on February 11, 1990. The races were held in Caracas, Venezuela.^[1]

1990 South American Cross Country Championships
Organisers	CONSUDATLE
Edition	5th
Date	February 11
Host city	Caracas, Venezuela
Events	4
Distances	12 km – Senior men 7.8 km – Junior men (U20) 7.8 km – Senior women 6 km – Junior women (U20)
Participation	26 athletes from 3 nations
← 1989 Asunción 1991 Ambato →

Complete results,^[1] results for junior and youth competitions,^[2] and medal winners^[3] were published.

Medallists

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
Individual
Senior men (12 km)	Geraldo Francisco de Assis  Brazil	36:49	Roberto Punina  Ecuador	37:05	Artur da Freitas Castro  Brazil	37:44
Junior (U20) men (8 km)	Robinson Semolini  Brazil	25:15	Jesús Medrano  Venezuela	26:40	Albano Villarroel  Venezuela	27:06
Senior women (8 km)	Rita de Cássia Santos de Jesús  Brazil	27:37	Silvana Pereira  Brazil	27:49	Carmen Naranjo  Ecuador	28:01
Junior (U20) women (6 km)	Sandra Ruales  Ecuador	21:54	Soledad Nieto  Ecuador	21:54	Janeth Caizalitín  Ecuador	22:02

Race results

Senior men's race (12 km)

Individual race

Rank	Athlete	Country	Time
	Geraldo Francisco de Assis	Brazil	36:49
	Roberto Punina	Ecuador	37:05
	Artur da Freitas Castro	Brazil	37:44
4	Eduardo Navas	Venezuela	37:49
5	Silvio Guerra	Ecuador	37:55
6	Néstor Quinapanta	Ecuador	38:41
7	Amado Rivas	Venezuela	39:02
8	Indelgard Vargas	Venezuela	39:29

Junior (U20) men's race (8 km)

Individual race

Rank	Athlete	Country	Time
	Robinson Semolini	Brazil	25:15
	Jesús Medrano	Venezuela	26:40
	Albano Villarroel	Venezuela	27:06
4	Juan Guzmán	Venezuela	27:44

Senior women's race (8 km)

Individual race

Rank	Athlete	Country	Time
	Rita de Cássia Santos de Jesús	Brazil	27:37
	Silvana Pereira	Brazil	27:49
	Carmen Naranjo	Ecuador	28:01
4	Wilma Guerra	Ecuador	28:13
5	Graciela Caizabanda	Ecuador	28:26
6	Carmen Fernández	Venezuela	30:00
7	Milexa Figueroa	Venezuela	33:42
8	Tamara Zagustin	Venezuela	35:06

Junior (U20) women's race (6 km)

Individual race

Rank	Athlete	Country	Time
	Sandra Ruales	Ecuador	21:54
	Soledad Nieto	Ecuador	21:54
	Janeth Caizalitín	Ecuador	22:02
4	Amelia Villarroel	Venezuela	28:42
5	Francisbel Reyes	Venezuela	30:00
6	Dorelia Lucena	Venezuela	31:36

Medal table (unofficial)

  *   Host nation (Venezuela)

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Brazil	3	1	1	5
2	Ecuador	1	2	2	5
3	Venezuela*	0	1	1	2
Totals (3 entries)		4	4	4	12

Participation

According to an unofficial count, 26 athletes from 3 countries participated.

•  Brazil (5)
•  Ecuador (9)
•  Venezuela (12)

See also

• 1990 in athletics (track and field)