2012 South American Under-23 Championships in Athletics
The 2012 South American Under-23 Championships in Athletics were held in São Paulo, Brazil, at the Estádio Ícaro de Castro Melo from 22 to 23 September 2012.[1] They were the 5th edition of the competition, organised under the supervision of the CONSUDATLE.[2] Brazilian shot putters Geisa Arcanjo who achieved 18.43m in the women's event, and Darlan Romani who achieved 19.93m in the men's event, were awarded the title for the best performance of the event.[2] A total of 240 athletes from 12 nations participated at the championships.[2][4] An unofficial count through the result lists[5] resulted in 234 participating athletes: Suriname was the only CONSUDATLE member federation absent.