| XXXIV South American Junior Championships in Athletics | |
| Size: | 200px |
| Host City: | Belém, Brazil  |
| Dates: | August 1–3 |
| Stadium: | Estádio Olímpico do Pará |
| Nations Participating: | 10 + 1 guest nation |
| Athletes Participating: | about 194 + guests |
| Events: | 44 |
| Level: | Junior |
| Previous: | 2001 Santa Fe |
| Next: | 2003 Guayaquil |
The 34th South American Junior Championships in Athletics were held at the Estádio Olímpico do Pará 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.
See main article: 2002 South American Junior Championships in Athletics – Results.
Medal winners are published for men and womenComplete results can be found on the "World Junior Athletics History" website.
| 100 metres (0.8 m/s) | 10.50 | 10.60 | 10.77 | ||||
| 200 metres (1.1 m/s) | 20.54 | 21.18 | 21.46 | ||||
| 400 metres | 46.51 | 46.82 | 47.50 | ||||
| 800 metres | 1:50.99 | 1:51.05 | 1:51.66 | ||||
| 1500 metres | 3:53.48 | 3:55.67 | 3:55.68 | ||||
| 5000 metres | 14:13.29 | 14:14.18 | 14:53.51 | ||||
| 10,000 metres | 29:39.25 | 31:22.78 | 31:38.64 | ||||
| 3000 metres steeplechase | 8:59.76 | 9:08.34 | 9:20.70 | ||||
| 110 metres hurdles (1.5 m/s) | 13.94 | 15.03 | 15.34 | ||||
| 400 metres hurdles | 52.85 | 53.31 | 53.52 | ||||
| High jump | 2.07 | 2.04 | 2.01 | ||||
| Pole vault | 5.10 | 4.90 | 4.60 | ||||
| Long jump | 7.92 (0.6 m/s) | 7.30 (0.7 m/s) | 7.20 (0.5 m/s) | ||||
| Triple jump | 15.97 (0.1 m/s) | 15.55 (1.8 m/s) | 14.48 (0.5 m/s) | ||||
| Shot put | 17.71* | 17.56* | 17.26* | ||||
| Discus throw | 52.78* | 52.44* | 49.33* | ||||
| Hammer throw | 73.69* | 68.93* | 65.15* | ||||
| Javelin throw | 63.49 | 61.42 | 59.00 | ||||
| Decathlon | 6626* | 6329* | 6208* | ||||
| 10,000 metres track walk | 43:11.39 | 44:36.81 | 45:56.57 | ||||
| 4 × 100 metres relay | 39.64 | 41.22 | 41.45 | ||||
| 4 × 400 metres relay | 3:06.68 | 3:11.20 | 3:14.16 |
| 100 metres (1.3 m/s) | 11.57 | 11.76 | 11.90 | ||||
| 200 metres (1.7 m/s) | 23.85 | 23.99 | 24.23 | ||||
| 400 metres | 54.38 | 54.50 | 54.82 | ||||
| 800 metres | 2:06.01 | 2:10.58 | 2:14.93 | ||||
| 1500 metres | 4:39.47 | 4:41.16 | 4:43.64 | ||||
| 3000 metres | 9:50.03 | 9:54.15 | 10:05.60 | ||||
| 5000 metres | 17:08.23 | 17:16.88 | 17:33.13 | ||||
| 3000 metres steeplechase | 10:52.77 | 11:07.82 | 11:12.88 | ||||
| 100 metres hurdles (-0.9 m/s) | 13.94 | 14.14 | 14.24 | ||||
| 400 metres hurdles | 58.54 | 58.86 | 59.39 | ||||
| High jump | 1.74 | 1.71 | | 1.68 | |||
| Pole vault | 3.90 | 3.70 | 3.60 | ||||
| Long jump | 6.37 (1.4 m/s) | 5.99 (0.3 m/s) | 5.88 (0.4 m/s) | ||||
| Triple jump | 13.78 (-0.5 m/s) | 12.26 (-0.6 m/s) | 12.23 (-0.3 m/s) | ||||
| Shot put | 13.97 | 13.61 | 13.12 | ||||
| Discus throw | 41.85 | 41.41 | 40.70 | ||||
| Hammer throw | 55.73 | 50.54 | 50.19 | ||||
| Javelin throw | 45.31 | 44.31 | 32.78 | ||||
| Heptathlon | 5139 | 4683 | 4536 | ||||
| 10,000 metres track walk | 50:34.59 | 53:20.19 | 55:13.41 | ||||
| 4 × 100 metres relay | 45.30 | 45.58 | 47.11 | ||||
| 4 × 400 metres relay | 3:40.56 | 3:45.70 | 3:45.78 |
Eliane Pereira from Brazil was tested positive for Stanozolol, ananabolic steroid. Consequently, she lost her gold medal in 1,500 m (in4:33.19) and her silver medal in 3,000 m (in 9:52.42), and was banned for twoyears.
Two further cases with enhanced Testosterone/Epitestosterone ratio were discovered (nomedalists involved).
The winners in point scoring per country were published.
| Rank | Nation | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 587 | ||
| 2 | 180.5 | ||
| 3 | 163 |
Detailed result lists can be found on the "World Junior Athletics History" website. 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:
(22) (69)
(29)
(19)
(4)
(3)
Perú (8)
(3)Guest Nation: