1978 South American Games

Host City La Paz
Country BOL
Held 3 – 12 November 1978
Competitors 124
Countries 8

Events

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
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

Medal table

Pos Country 🥇 Gold 🥈 Silver 🥉 Bronze Total
1 Argentina ARG 33 18 16 67
2 Chile CHI 12 10 12 34
3 Ecuador ECU 9 7 5 21
4 Bolivia BOL 6 11 16 33
5 Uruguay URU 4 12 5 21
6 Paraguay PAR 1 3 2 6
7 Brazil BRA 1 0 0 1
8 Peru PER 0 5 4 9

Medal winners

Event 🥇 Gold 🥈 Silver 🥉 Bronze
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
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