1997 South American Race Walking Championships

Host City Bogotá
Country COL
Held 1 – 2 March 1997
Competitors 22
Countries 4

Events

Event Gender Held Status Competitors Countries
5,000 m Walk Youth Men — Medal 3 2
10 km Walk Junior Men — Medal 3 2
20 km Walk Men — Medal 4 2
35 km Walk Men — Medal 3 1
3,000 m Walk Youth Women — Medal 3 2
5,000 m Walk Junior Women — Medal 3 3
10 km Walk Women — Medal 3 2

Medal table

Pos Country 🥇 Gold 🥈 Silver 🥉 Bronze Total
1 Ecuador ECU 5 2 2 9
2 Colombia COL 1 3 3 7
3 Brazil BRA 1 2 1 4
4 Peru PER 0 0 1 1

Medal winners

Event 🥇 Gold 🥈 Silver 🥉 Bronze
5,000 m Walk Youth, Men Jaime Sigua ECU Jorge Duque COL Jhon Jairo García COL
10 km Walk Junior, Men Mário José dos Santos Júnior BRA Román Criollo ECU Giovanny Quinche ECU
20 km Walk, Men Jefferson Pérez ECU Sérgio Galdino BRA Cláudio Bertolino BRA
35 km Walk, Men Héctor Moreno COL José Querubín Moreno COL Rodrigo Moreno COL
3,000 m Walk Youth, Women Luisa Paltín ECU Mónica Carrión ECU Lizbeth Zúñiga PER
5,000 m Walk Junior, Women Gladys Criollo ECU Márcia Leão da Silva BRA Aura Quintero COL
10 km Walk, Women Bertha Vera ECU Liliana Bermeo COL Miriam Ramón ECU