History
Cross country competition featured at South American Athletics Championships until 1950. However, the separate championships started in 1986 as Athletics Sudamericana (CONSUDATLE) organized its very own cross-country championships.
The inaugural South American XC held in city of San Carlos de Bariloche which is situated near to Argentina-Chile border at Rio Negro province, with the participation of 28 athletes from four countries. The first large-scale event took place in February 1993 in Cali as 89 athletes competed in six different races including age groups. In 1994, British Mike O'Really became the first guest runner at the South American XC.
When Pan American XC starts in 2015, CONSUDATLE counted best three names amongst South American contestants at the events, as "South American medallists". Meanwhile, starting from 2016, every odd year South American medallists extracted from Pan-Am events.
MOST INDIVIDUAL TITLES
5 Bertha Sanchez (COL) 2x SEN, 2x U20, 1x U18
4 Ines Melchor (PER) 3x SEN, 1x U20
4 Gilberto Silvestre (BRA) 3x SEN, 1x U20
4 Daniel Ferreira (BRA) 3x U20, 1x U18
3 Valdenor dos Santos (BRA) 3x SEN
3 Victor Aravena (CHI) 2x U18, 1x U20
3 Lucelia Peres (BRA) 1x SEN, 2x U20
3 Fabiana Cristine da Silva (BRA) 1x SEN, 2x U20
3 Susana Rebolledo (CHI) 3 SEN
MOST INDIVIDUAL MEDALS
8 Bertha Sanchez (COL) 5-2-1
7 Ines Melchor (PER) 4-2-1
7 Erika Oliveira (CHI) 2-2-3
7 Jonathan Monje (CHI) 1-4-2
7 Gilberto Silvestre (BRA) 4-1-2
6 Fabiana Da Silva (BRA) 3-2-1
5 Byron Piedra (ECU) 1-2-2
5 Susana Rebolledo (CHI) 3-2-0
LONGEST WINNING STREAK BY EVENTS
Seniors men: Brazil (5), 1997-01, 2011-15
Seniors women: Brazil (4), 1992-95, 2011-14
U20 men: Brazil (8), 1992-99
U20 women: Peru (9), 2004-12
U17/18 men: Brazil (7), 2008-2014
U17/18 women: Peru (3), 2010-12
CLEAN SWEEPS (Six titles including teams)
2016 Peru - Women
2013 Brazil - Men
2012 Brazil - Men
2010 Peru - Women
2008 Brazil - Men
1998 Brazil - Women (eight titles)
Panama