1978 South American Games

Host City La Paz
Country BOL
Held 3 – 12 November 1978
Competitors 185
Countries 8

Events

Event Gender Held Status Competitors Countries
Individual All-Around Men — Medal 3 2
Floor Exercise Men — Medal 3 2
Vault Men — Medal 3 2
Parallel Bars Men — Medal 3 2
Horizontal Bar Men — Medal 3 2
Rings Men — Medal 3 2
Pommelled Horse Men — Medal 3 2
Team All-Around Men — Medal 5 1
Individual All-Around Women — Medal 3 2
Floor Exercise Women — Medal 4 2
Vault Women — Medal 3 2
Uneven Bars Women — Medal 3 2
Balance Beam Women — Medal 3 2
Team All-Around Women — Medal 5 1
Event Gender Held Status Competitors Countries
100 m Men — Medal 3 3
200 m Men — Medal 3 3
400 m Men — Medal 3 2
800 m Men — Medal 3 2
1,500 m Men — Medal 3 2
5,000 m Men — Medal 3 2
10,000 m Men — Medal 3 2
110 m Hurdles Men — Medal 3 2
400 m Hurdles Men — Medal 3 2
3,000 m Steeplechase Men — Medal 3 3
4 x 100 m Relay Men — Medal 12 3
4 x 400 m Relay Men — Medal 12 3
20 km Walk Men — Medal 3 2
High Jump Men — Medal 3 3
Pole Vault Men — Medal 3 2
Long Jump Men — Medal 3 2
Triple Jump Men — Medal 3 3
Shot Put Men — Medal 3 2
Discus Throw Men — Medal 3 2
Hammer Throw Men — Medal 3 2
Javelin Throw Men — Medal 2 2
Decathlon Men — Medal 2 2
100 m Women — Medal 3 3
200 m Women — Medal 3 3
400 m Women — Medal 3 3
800 m Women — Medal 3 3
1,500 m Women — Medal 3 3
100 m Hurdles Women — Medal 3 2
4 x 100 m Relay Women — Medal 8 2
High Jump Women — Medal 3 2
Long Jump Women — Medal 3 3
Shot Put Women — Medal 3 2
Discus Throw Women — Medal 3 3
Javelin Throw Women — Medal 3 3
Pentathlon Women — Medal 3 3
Event Gender Held Status Competitors Countries
Basketball Men — Medal 0 2
Basketball Women — Medal 12 3
Event Gender Held Status Competitors Countries
3 m Springboard Men — Medal 3 3
10 m Platform Men — Medal 3 3
Event Gender Held Status Competitors Countries
-60 kg Men — Medal 3 3
-65 kg Men — Medal 3 3
-71 kg Men — Medal 2 2
-78 kg Men — Medal 3 3
-86 kg Men — Medal 3 3
-95 kg Men — Medal 2 2
+95 kg Men — Medal 2 2
Open Men — Medal 3 3
Event Gender Held Status Competitors Countries
100 m Freestyle Men — Medal 3 2
200 m Freestyle Men — Medal 3 2
400 m Freestyle Men — Medal 3 3
4 x 100 m Freestyle Relay Men — Medal 4 2
4 x 200 m Freestyle Relay Men — Medal 4 3
100 m Backstroke Men — Medal 3 2
200 m Backstroke Men — Medal 3 2
100 m Breaststroke Men — Medal 3 2
200 m Breaststroke Men — Medal 3 3
100 m Butterfly Men — Medal 3 2
200 m Butterfly Men — Medal 3 3
200 m Individual Medley Men — Medal 3 3
4 x 100 m Medley Relay Men — Medal 4 3
100 m Freestyle Women — Medal 3 2
200 m Freestyle Women — Medal 3 3
400 m Freestyle Women — Medal 3 2
4 x 100 m Freestyle Relay Women — Medal 4 3
100 m Backstroke Women — Medal 3 2
200 m Backstroke Women — Medal 3 2
100 m Breaststroke Women — Medal 3 3
200 m Breaststroke Women — Medal 3 3
100 m Butterfly Women — Medal 3 3
200 m Butterfly Women — Medal 3 3
200 m Individual Medley Women — Medal 3 2
4 x 100 m Medley Relay Women — Medal 4 3
Event Gender Held Status Competitors Countries
Volleyball Men — Medal 0 3
Volleyball Women — Medal 0 2
Event Gender Held Status Competitors Countries
-52 kg Snatch Men — Medal 3 2
-52 kg Clean & Jerk Men — Medal 3 2
-52 kg Total Men — Medal 3 2
-56 kg Snatch Men — Medal 3 3
-56 kg Clean & Jerk Men — Medal 3 3
-56 kg Total Men — Medal 3 3
-60 kg Snatch Men — Medal 3 3
-60 kg Clean & Jerk Men — Medal 3 3
-60 kg Total Men — Medal 3 3
-67.5 kg Snatch Men — Medal 3 3
-67.5 kg Clean & Jerk Men — Medal 3 3
-67.5 kg Total Men — Medal 3 3
-75 kg Snatch Men — Medal 3 3
-75 kg Clean & Jerk Men — Medal 3 3
-75 kg Total Men — Medal 3 3
-82.5 kg Snatch Men — Medal 3 3
-82.5 kg Clean & Jerk Men — Medal 3 3
-82.5 kg Total Men — Medal 3 3
-90 kg Snatch Men — Medal 3 2
-90 kg Clean & Jerk Men — Medal 3 2
-90 kg Total Men — Medal 3 2
-100 kg Snatch Men — Medal 2 2
-100 kg Clean & Jerk Men — Medal 2 2
-100 kg Total Men — Medal 2 2
-110 kg Snatch Men — Medal 2 2
-110 kg Clean & Jerk Men — Medal 2 2
-110 kg Total Men — Medal 2 2
+110 kg Snatch Men — Medal 1 1
+110 kg Clean & Jerk Men — Medal 1 1
+110 kg Total Men — Medal 1 1

Medal table

Pos Country 🥇 Gold 🥈 Silver 🥉 Bronze Total
1 Argentina ARG 56 33 33 122
2 Chile CHI 31 20 17 68
3 Bolivia BOL 11 25 30 66
4 Ecuador ECU 10 7 6 23
5 Peru PER 4 13 4 21
6 Uruguay URU 4 12 7 23
7 Paraguay PAR 1 3 2 6
8 Brazil BRA 1 0 0 1

Medal winners

Event 🥇 Gold 🥈 Silver 🥉 Bronze
Individual All-Around, Men Hugo Vergara CHI Raimundo Blanco ARG Walter Quintero ARG
Floor Exercise, Men Juan Carlos D’Andrea ARG Walter Quintero ARG Enrique González CHI
Vault, Men Néstor Schettino ARG Hugo Vergara CHI Walter Quintero ARG
Parallel Bars, Men Hugo Vergara CHI Néstor Schettino ARG Juan Carlos D’Andrea ARG
Horizontal Bar, Men Hugo Vergara CHI Juan Carlos D’Andrea ARG Raimundo Blanco ARG
Rings, Men Raimundo Blanco ARG Néstor Schettino ARG Alex Ticona BOL
Pommelled Horse, Men Miguel Palmeiro ARG Raimundo Blanco ARG Enrique González CHI
Team All-Around, Men Argentina ARG
Individual All-Around, Women María Luisa Andueza CHI Consuelo Sáenz CHI Elena Lario ARG
Floor Exercise, Women Consuelo Sáenz CHI María Luisa Andueza CHI Silvia Moreno
Isabel Pérez 		ARG
CHI
Vault, Women María Luisa Andueza CHI Consuelo Sáenz CHI Marisa Grigione ARG
Uneven Bars, Women Consuelo Sáenz CHI María Luisa Andueza CHI Elena Lario ARG
Balance Beam, Women Consuelo Sáenz CHI María Luisa Andueza CHI Elena Lario ARG
Team All-Around, Women Argentina ARG
100 m, Men Luis Alberto Schneider CHI José Luis Elias PER Gustavo Dubarbier ARG
200 m, Men Luis Alberto Schneider CHI Ricardo Donda ARG José Luis Elias PER
400 m, Men Patricio Valenzuela CHI Felipe Mascaró CHI Roberto Prado BOL
800 m, Men Omar Andematten ARG Álvaro Cortez ARG Felipe Mascaró CHI
1,500 m, Men Johnny Pérez BOL Pedro Foronda BOL Abel Godoy URU
5,000 m, Men Johnny Pérez BOL Luis Tipán ECU Lucio Guachalla BOL
10,000 m, Men Luis Tipán ECU Lucio Guachalla BOL Rufino Chávez BOL
110 m Hurdles, Men Alfredo Piza CHI Rodolfo Iturraspe ARG Francisco Fuentes CHI
400 m Hurdles, Men Alfredo Piza CHI Rodolfo Iturraspe ARG Guillermo Gago ARG
3,000 m Steeplechase, Men Johnny Pérez BOL Luis Tipán ECU Norberto Limonta ARG
4 x 100 m Relay, Men Chile CHI Bolivia BOL Argentina ARG
4 x 400 m Relay, Men Chile CHI Argentina ARG Bolivia BOL
20 km Walk, Men Osvaldo Morejón BOL Esteban Quelale BOL Víctor Sánchez PAR
High Jump, Men Daniel Mamet ARG Luis Arbulú PER Víctor Migliaro CHI
Pole Vault, Men Roberto Steinmetz ARG Alejandro Jadresic CHI Andrés Vicuña CHI
Long Jump, Men Francisco Pichott CHI Alex Kapch CHI Ronald Raborg PER
Triple Jump, Men Francisco Pichott CHI Ángel Carlos Gagliano ARG Óscar Aguirre BOL
Shot Put, Men José Alberto Vallejo ARG Héctor Rivero ARG Miro Ronac PER
Discus Throw, Men Héctor Rivero ARG José Alberto Vallejo ARG Eduardo Vieira CHI
Hammer Throw, Men José Alberto Vallejo ARG Daniel Gómez ARG Miro Ronac PER
Javelin Throw, Men Ramón Garmendía ARG Miro Ronac PER
Decathlon, Men Roberto Steinmetz ARG Alejandro Silva CHI
100 m, Women Beatriz Allocco ARG Carmela Bolivar PER Isabel Alemán BOL
200 m, Women Beatriz Allocco ARG Carmela Bolivar PER Isabel Alemán BOL
400 m, Women Alejandra Ramos CHI Nancy Vallecilla ECU Blanca Ibáñez BOL
800 m, Women Ana María Nielsen Udrizard ARG Mery Rojas BOL Laura Méndez ECU
1,500 m, Women Ana María Nielsen Udrizard ARG Laura Méndez ECU Trinidad Guerra CHI
100 m Hurdles, Women Nancy Vallecilla ECU Yvonne Neddermann ARG Emilia Dyrzka ARG
4 x 100 m Relay, Women Argentina ARG Bolivia BOL
High Jump, Women Elizabeth Huber CHI Laura Ragas ARG Ximena Mesa CHI
Long Jump, Women Yvonne Neddermann ARG Ximena Mesa CHI Nancy Vallecilla ECU
Shot Put, Women Patricia Weber ARG Lorena Prado CHI Yvonne Neddermann ARG
Discus Throw, Women Lucy Ascune URU Lorena Prado CHI Elizabeth Garnica BOL
Javelin Throw, Women Ana María Campillay ARG Elizabeth Garnica BOL Elizabeth Huber CHI
Pentathlon, Women Nancy Vallecilla ECU Yvonne Neddermann ARG Ariana Salas CHI
Basketball, Men Bolivia BOL Paraguay PAR
Basketball, Women Brazil BRA Bolivia BOL Argentina ARG
3 m Springboard, Men José Luis Cortés CHI Jorge Sarubi PAR Enrique Paz BOL
10 m Platform, Men Jorge Sarubi PAR Enrique Paz BOL José Luis Cortés CHI
-60 kg, Men Juan Carlos Rodríguez ARG Rene Jaldín BOL Marcelo Eastman CHI
-65 kg, Men Omar Abdala ARG Edgar Claure BOL Jhonny MacKay ECU
-71 kg, Men Roberto Lagman ARG Jorge Mengoa BOL
-78 kg, Men Raúl Campello ARG Patricio Ruiz CHI Álvaro Ciapessoni URU
-86 kg, Men Roberto Erazo ECU Leonardo Farfán BOL Ivan Abarzúa CHI
-95 kg, Men Jorge Portelli ARG Ramón Alderete CHI
+95 kg, Men Julio Abraham ARG Edgar Coca BOL
Open, Men Sergio Comornisky ARG Ramón Alderete CHI Álvaro Ciapessoni URU
100 m Freestyle, Men Andrés Cejas ARG Alejandro Blanco ARG Gabe Etchart ECU
200 m Freestyle, Men Diego Quiroga ECU Andrés Cejas ARG Alejandro Lecot ARG
400 m Freestyle, Men Diego Quiroga ECU Alejandro Lecot ARG Álvaro Roda URU
4 x 100 m Freestyle Relay, Men Argentina ARG Bolivia BOL
4 x 200 m Freestyle Relay, Men Argentina ARG Ecuador ECU Bolivia BOL
100 m Backstroke, Men José Yepes ECU Álvaro Roda URU Enrique Ledesma ECU
200 m Backstroke, Men Álvaro Roda URU José Yepes ECU Enrique Ledesma ECU
100 m Breaststroke, Men Gerardo Mayorca ARG Alejandro Morkunas ARG Daniel Hernández URU
200 m Breaststroke, Men Alejandro Morkunas ARG Carlos Herrera CHI Daniel Hernández URU
100 m Butterfly, Men Enrique Ledesma ECU Rodolfo Gardiasz ARG Mauricio Vendrell ARG
200 m Butterfly, Men Enrique Ledesma ECU Rodolfo Gardiasz ARG Luis Levrin CHI
200 m Individual Medley, Men Enrique Ledesma ECU Álvaro Roda URU Alejandro Lecot ARG
4 x 100 m Medley Relay, Men Argentina ARG Ecuador ECU Bolivia BOL
100 m Freestyle, Women Sonia Cárdenas ARG Sofía Peroni URU Carolina Peroni URU
200 m Freestyle, Women Sonia Cárdenas ARG Carolina Peroni URU Pamela Osorio CHI
400 m Freestyle, Women Paola Bratch ARG Carolina Peroni URU Liliana Artaza ARG
4 x 100 m Freestyle Relay, Women Argentina ARG Uruguay URU Bolivia BOL
100 m Backstroke, Women Claudia Bellotto ARG Silvana Barbato URU Fernanda Moncada ARG
200 m Backstroke, Women Claudia Bellotto ARG Silvana Barbato URU Laura Laguna ARG
100 m Breaststroke, Women Elena Ospitaletche URU Ingeborg Muller CHI Virginia Sachero ARG
200 m Breaststroke, Women Elena Ospitaletche URU Ingeborg Muller CHI Cristina Llorente ARG
100 m Butterfly, Women Marcela Galmarini ARG Silvana Barbato URU Ruth Lino BOL
200 m Butterfly, Women Marcela Galmarini ARG Silvana Barbato URU Ruth Lino BOL
200 m Individual Medley, Women Marcela Galmarini ARG Silvana Barbato URU Fernanda Moncada ARG
4 x 100 m Medley Relay, Women Argentina ARG Uruguay URU Bolivia BOL
Volleyball, Men Argentina ARG Bolivia BOL Paraguay PAR
Volleyball, Women Bolivia BOL Paraguay PAR
-52 kg Snatch, Men Francisco López ARG Raúl Aguilera BOL Rómulo Costas BOL
-52 kg Clean & Jerk, Men Francisco López ARG Raúl Aguilera BOL Rómulo Costas BOL
-52 kg Total, Men Francisco López ARG Raúl Aguilera BOL Rómulo Costas BOL
-56 kg Snatch, Men Gastón Sudy CHI Germán Rossi PER Félix Sosa BOL
-56 kg Clean & Jerk, Men Gastón Sudy CHI Germán Rossi PER Félix Sosa BOL
-56 kg Total, Men Gastón Sudy CHI Germán Rossi PER Félix Sosa BOL
-60 kg Snatch, Men Juan Sánchez CHI Antonio Rebaza PER Osvaldo Franco ARG
-60 kg Clean & Jerk, Men Antonio Rebaza PER Juan Sánchez CHI Osvaldo Franco ARG
-60 kg Total, Men Juan Sánchez CHI Antonio Rebaza PER Osvaldo Franco ARG
-67.5 kg Snatch, Men Rafael Pennisi ARG Miguel Quiroz PER Roger Bertachini BOL
-67.5 kg Clean & Jerk, Men Rafael Pennisi ARG Miguel Quiroz PER Roger Bertachini BOL
-67.5 kg Total, Men Rafael Pennisi ARG Miguel Quiroz PER Roger Bertachini BOL
-75 kg Snatch, Men Mario Olivares CHI Mario Honingman ARG Raúl Pereira BOL
-75 kg Clean & Jerk, Men Mario Olivares CHI Mario Honingman ARG Raúl Pereira BOL
-75 kg Total, Men Mario Olivares CHI Mario Honingman ARG Raúl Pereira BOL
-82.5 kg Snatch, Men Luis Muraro CHI Horacio Rodríguez ARG Juan Rojas BOL
-82.5 kg Clean & Jerk, Men Luis Muraro CHI Juan Rojas BOL Horacio Rodríguez ARG
-82.5 kg Total, Men Luis Muraro CHI Juan Rojas BOL Horacio Rodríguez ARG
-90 kg Snatch, Men Roberto Galiotti ARG Rommel Pantoja BOL José Luis Burla ARG
-90 kg Clean & Jerk, Men Rommel Pantoja BOL José Luis Burla ARG Roberto Galiotti ARG
-90 kg Total, Men Rommel Pantoja BOL Roberto Galiotti ARG José Luis Burla ARG
-100 kg Snatch, Men José Gelmetti ARG Edgar Dávila BOL
-100 kg Clean & Jerk, Men José Gelmetti ARG Edgar Dávila BOL
-100 kg Total, Men José Gelmetti ARG Edgar Dávila BOL
-110 kg Snatch, Men Raúl Rejas PER Néstor Huergo ARG
-110 kg Clean & Jerk, Men Raúl Rejas PER Néstor Huergo ARG
-110 kg Total, Men Raúl Rejas PER Néstor Huergo ARG
+110 kg Snatch, Men Óscar Pérez BOL
+110 kg Clean & Jerk, Men Óscar Pérez BOL
+110 kg Total, Men Óscar Pérez BOL