The 2008 South American Race Walking Championships were held in Cuenca, Ecuador, on March 15-16, 2008. The track of the championship runs in the Avenida España.

A detailed report on the event and an appraisal of the results was given.

Complete results were published. The junior events are documented on the World Junior Athletics History webpages.

Medallists Men20km 1:24:38 1:25:41 1:27:0750km 4:15:26 4:33:33 4:34:5510km Junior (U20) 45:07 45:47 46:0610km Youth (U18) 46:50 47:00 48:26 Team (Men)20km Team 10 pts 16 pts 37 pts50km Team 6 pts 10km Junior (U20) Team 4 pts 6 pts 15 pts10km Youth (U18) Team 7 pts Women20km 1:39:02 1:39:28 1:40:2510km Junior (U20) 49:13 49:22 49:415km Youth (U18) 25:39 25:51 26:03 Team (Women)20km Team 9 pts 13 pts 10km Junior (U20) Team 4 pts 10 pts 17 pts5km Youth (U18) Team 5 pts

Results Men's 20km Place Athlete Time Luis Fernando López 1:24:38 Rolando Saquipay 1:25:41 James Rendón 1:27:07 4 Pavel Chihuán 1:28:56 5 Mauricio Arteaga 1:29:16 6 John Edison García 1:30:07 7 Juan Manuel Cano 1:30:40 8 Rafael Duarte 1:31:09 —* Andrés Chocho 1:31:27 9 Claudio Villanueva 1:32:30 10 Yerko Araya 1:32:34 11 Alex Tapia 1:33:17 12 Edward Araya 1:39:11 13 Jonathan Riekmann 1:40:22 14 Fabio Benito González 1:40:42 15 Camilo Acuña 1:41:43 — José Alessandro Bagio DNF — Patricio Ortega DNF *: Extra athlete (illegible for team and individual results).

Team 20km Men Place Country Points 10 pts 16 pts 37 pts

Men's 50km Place Athlete Time Mesías Zapata 4:15:26 —* Fausto Quinde 4:25:27 David Guevara 4:33:33 Edwin Ochoa 4:34:55 —* Edgar Cudco 4:42:57 4 Luis Felipe dos Santos 4:47:45 — Samir César Sabadin DNF — Luis Figueroa DNF *: Extra athlete (illegible for team and individual results).

Team 50km Men Place Country Points 6 pts

Men's 10km Junior (U20) Place Athlete Time Julián Rendón 45:07 Ricardo Lojan 45:47 José Leonardo Montaña 46:06 4 Jonathan Cáceres 46:28 5 Felipe Toloza 48:16 6 Samuel Babativa 48:55 7 Diego Martin 50:29 8 Tiago Fonseca 54:23 — Washington Alvarado DQ — Dejaime de Oliveira DQ —* Diego Fernández DNS *: Extra athlete (illegible for team and individual results).

Team 10km Men Junior (U20) Place Country Points 4 pts 6 pts 15 pts

Men's 10km Youth (U18) Place Athlete Time Jhon Castañeda 46:50 Caio Bonfim 47:00 José Fernández 48:26 4 Andrés Díaz 48:58 —* Oscar Orozco 51:00 5 Henry Gajardo 51:02 6 Ariel Magallanes 56:04 — Jackson Vivar DQ *: Extra athlete (illegible for team and individual results).

Team 10km Men Youth (U18) Place Country Points 7 pts

Women's 20km Place Athlete Time Sandra Zapata 1:39:02 Johana Ordóñez 1:39:28 Janeth Guamán 1:40:25 4 Miriam Ramón 1:40:26 5 Leslie Guavita 1:44:00 6 Yadira Guamán 1:44:39 7 Sandra Galvis 1:45:06 8 Tânia Spindler 1:46:48 9 Janeth Mamani 1:47:38 10 Marcela Pacheco 1:48:38 —* Magaly Andrade 1:53:26 11 Josette Sepúlveda 1:53:59 12 Elianay Santana da Silva Pereira 2:01:00 — Vanessa Contreras DNF — Alessandra Picagevicz DNF *: Extra athlete (illegible for team and individual results).

Team 20km Women Place Country Points 9 pts 13 pts

Women's 10km Junior (U20) Place Athlete Time Anlly Pineda 49:13 Claudia Cornejo 49:22 Maria Rayo 49:41 4 Gabriela Cornejo 50:15 5 Lina Cruz 52:18 6 Adriana Velázquez 53:35 —* Andrea Gordón 57:10 7 Daiana Luján 58:13 8 Franciele da Costa 59:57 9 Liliane Barbosa 1:01:22 10 Pámela da Silva 1:03:09 — Paola Pérez DQ *: Extra athlete (illegible for team and individual results).

Team 10km Women Junior (U20) Place Country Points 4 pts 10 pts 17 pts

Women's 5km Youth (U18) Place Athlete Time Ximena Sangoquisa 25:39 Kimberly García 25:51 Wendy Cornejo 26:03 4 Rita Andrade 26:23 —* Katherine Álvarez 27:41 5 Janeth Huiracocha 28:08 6 Viviana Jurado 28:49 7 Mayara Vicentainer 29:03 8 Maricela Salamanca 30:21 9 Romina Oyola 31:04 *: Extra athlete (illegible for team and individual results).

Team 5km Women Youth (U18) Place Country Points 5 pts

Participation The participation of 74 athletes from 7 countries is reported.

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See also 2008 Race Walking Year Ranking

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