2002 South American Junior Championships in Athletics


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 Games. Athletes from the Netherlands Antilles competed solely for the South American Games, and were considered as guests for the South American Junior Championships.

Medal summary

Medal winners are published for men and women
Complete results can be found on the "World Junior Athletics History" website.

Men

Women

Doping

from Brazil was tested positive for Stanozolol, an
anabolic steroid. Consequently, she lost her gold medal in 1,500 m and her silver medal in 3,000 m, and was banned for two
years.
Two further cases with enhanced Testosterone/Epitestosterone ratio were discovered.

Medal table (unofficial)

Final scoring per countries

The winners in point scoring per country were published.
RankNationPoints
1587
2180.5
3163

Participation (unofficial)

Detailed result lists can be found on the "World Junior Athletics History" website. An unofficial count yields the number of about 194 athletes from about 10 countries:
Guest Nation:
*