2002 South American Junior Championships in Athletics
XXXIV South American Junior Championships in Athletics | |
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Dates | August 1–3 |
Host city | Belém, Brazil ![]() |
Venue | Estádio Olímpico do Pará |
Level | Junior |
Events | 44 |
Participation | about 194 + guests athletes from 10 + 1 guest nation nations |
The 34th South American Junior Championships in Athletics were held at the Estádio Olímpico do Pará[1][2] in Belém, Brazil from August 1–3, 2002 in conjunction with the 7th South American (ODESUR) Games. Athletes from the Netherlands Antilles competed solely for the South American Games, and were considered as guests for the South American Junior Championships.[1]
Medal summary
Medal winners are published for men[3] and women[4] Complete results can be found on the "World Junior Athletics History" website.[5]
- For full event details see 2002 South American Junior Championships in Athletics – Results
Men
Women
Doping
Eliane Pereira from Brazil was tested positive for Stanozolol, an anabolic steroid. Consequently, she lost her gold medal in 1,500 m (in 4:33.19) and her silver medal in 3,000 m (in 9:52.42),[6] and was banned for two years.
Two further cases with enhanced Testosterone/Epitestosterone ratio were discovered (no medalists involved).[6]
Medal table (unofficial)
* Host nation (Brazil)
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | ![]() | 33 | 14 | 16 | 63 |
2 | ![]() | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 |
3 | ![]() | 4 | 11 | 8 | 23 |
4 | ![]() | 1 | 5 | 9 | 15 |
5 | ![]() | 1 | 5 | 2 | 8 |
6 | ![]() | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
7 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
8 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Totals (8 entries) | 44 | 44 | 45 | 133 |
Final scoring per countries
The winners in point scoring per country were published.[7]
Rank | Nation | Points |
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1 | ![]() |
587 |
2 | ![]() |
180.5 |
3 | ![]() |
163 |
Participation (unofficial)
Detailed result lists can be found on the "World Junior Athletics History" website.[5] An unofficial count yields the number of about 194 athletes (plus an unknown number of guest athletes from the Netherlands Antilles) from about 10 countries:
Guest Nation:
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References
- ^ a b Belém recebe Sul-Americano juvenil de atletismo (in Portuguese), Emsergipe.com – Rádio Televisão de Sergipe S/A, August 1, 2002, archived from the original on April 25, 2012, retrieved November 4, 2011
- ^ Biscayart, Eduardo (August 4, 2002), Brazil retains South American Junior crown – 7 area junior records fall, IAAF, retrieved November 6, 2011
- ^ "SOUTH AMERICAN JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS (MEN)", Athletics Weekly, retrieved November 1, 2011
- ^ "SOUTH AMERICAN JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS (WOMEN)", Athletics Weekly, retrieved November 1, 2011
- ^ a b World Junior Athletics History, WORLD JUNIOR ATHLETICS HISTORY ("WJAH"), archived from the original on March 4, 2016, retrieved November 1, 2011
- ^ a b Rodríguez III, Ernesto (2010), LIBROS DEL CICLO OLÍMPICO ARGENTINO - Libro I de los Juegos Odesur 1978-2010 (in Spanish) (1a. ed.), Buenos Aires: Alarco Ediciones, p. 192, ISBN 978-987-1367-18-4, archived from the original on 2012-01-04, retrieved June 3, 2012
- ^ Brasil reina no sul-americano de atletismo juvenil (in Portuguese), Copacabana Runners, August 4, 2002, retrieved November 4, 2011