1978 South American Athletics U18 Championships

Host City Montevideo
Country URU
Held 11 – 13 November 1978
Competitors 91
Countries 7

Events

Event Gender Held Status Competitors Countries
100 m Men Medal 3 2
200 m Men Medal 3 3
400 m Men Medal 3 3
800 m Men Medal 3 2
1,500 m Men Medal 3 2
3,000 m Men Medal 3 3
110 m Hurdles Men Medal 3 2
300 m Hurdles Men Medal 3 2
1,500 m Steeplechase Men Medal 3 2
4 x 100 m Relay Men Medal 12 3
4 x 400 m Relay Men Medal 12 3
High Jump Men Medal 3 2
Pole Vault Men Medal 3 2
Long Jump Men Medal 3 3
Triple Jump Men Medal 3 2
Shot Put Men Medal 3 3
Discus Throw Men Medal 3 2
Hammer Throw Men Medal 3 2
Javelin Throw Men Medal 3 2
Hexathlon Men Medal 3 3
100 m Women Medal 3 2
200 m Women Medal 3 3
400 m Women Medal 3 2
800 m Women Medal 3 2
80 m Hurdles Women Medal 3 2
4 x 100 m Relay Women Medal 12 3
4 x 400 m Relay Women Medal 12 3
High Jump Women Medal 3 3
Long Jump Women Medal 3 3
Shot Put Women Medal 3 2
Discus Throw Women Medal 3 2
Javelin Throw Women Medal 3 2
Pentathlon Women Medal 3 3

Medal table

Pos Country 🥇 Gold 🥈 Silver 🥉 Bronze Total
1 Argentina ARG 15 5 7 27
2 Brazil BRA 13 11 10 34
3 Chile CHI 3 15 5 23
4 Uruguay URU 1 1 4 6
5 Venezuela VEN 0 2 3 5
6 Paraguay PAR 0 1 1 2
7 Peru PER 0 0 2 2

Medal winners

Event 🥇 Gold 🥈 Silver 🥉 Bronze
100 m, Men Hugo Alzamora ARG Enrique Tapia
Roberto Herrera
CHI
CHI
200 m, Men Hugo Alzamora ARG Enrique Tapia CHI Norberto Cedeño VEN
400 m, Men Joaquim Cruz BRA Sergio Cárdenas CHI Moisés Del Castillo PER
800 m, Men Joaquim Cruz BRA Reinaldo Silva Filho BRA Sergio Cárdenas CHI
1,500 m, Men Marcelo Bancalari CHI Carlos Alves BRA Reinaldo Silva Filho BRA
3,000 m, Men Marcelo Varela CHI Ángel Román VEN José Dos Santos BRA
110 m Hurdles, Men Sidney Dos Santos BRA Ricardo De Oliveira BRA Daniel Dubie ARG
300 m Hurdles, Men Ricardo De Oliveira BRA Sidney Dos Santos BRA Daniel Dubie ARG
1,500 m Steeplechase, Men Carlos Alves BRA Reinaldo Silva Filho BRA Johnny Moreno VEN
4 x 100 m Relay, Men Argentina ARG Chile CHI Brazil BRA
4 x 400 m Relay, Men Brazil BRA Chile CHI Venezuela VEN
High Jump, Men Federico Cavalcante BRA Cristián Bastías CHI Daniel Wolfberg CHI
Pole Vault, Men Adolfo Trucco ARG Francisco Cumplido CHI Jaime Silva CHI
Long Jump, Men Márcio Macarino BRA Marcelo Cárcamo CHI Rubén Riguetti URU
Triple Jump, Men Valdir Sabino BRA Newton Klauss BRA Juan Marcovich PER
Shot Put, Men Mario Hornos URU José Calderón VEN Mário Villareal BRA
Discus Throw, Men Luis Fiasco ARG Raúl Peralta PAR Omar Civalero ARG
Hammer Throw, Men Wilson Batista BRA Jorge Centurión ARG Raúl Charadia ARG
Javelin Throw, Men Joel Dos Santos BRA Jorge Standen CHI Ronaldo Alcáraz BRA
Hexathlon, Men Norberto Aimé ARG Ronaldo Alcáraz BRA Adolfo Marín PAR
100 m, Women Adriana Pero ARG Beatriz Capotosto ARG Fabiana Arizaga URU
200 m, Women Adriana Pero ARG María Labarca CHI Fabiana Arizaga URU
400 m, Women Marcela López ARG María Labarca CHI Alejandra Vives ARG
800 m, Women Marcela López ARG Cláudia Adolfo BRA Silvia Augsburger ARG
80 m Hurdles, Women Beatriz Capotosto ARG Céli Pereira BRA Maria Lopes BRA
4 x 100 m Relay, Women Argentina ARG Chile CHI Brazil BRA
4 x 400 m Relay, Women Argentina ARG Chile CHI Brazil BRA
High Jump, Women Elina Urbano ARG Ivonette Nascimento BRA Carmen Garib CHI
Long Jump, Women Adriana Duarte BRA Beatriz Capotosto ARG Graciela Acosta URU
Shot Put, Women Alejandra Bevacqua ARG María Calvetti URU Patricia Pacheco ARG
Discus Throw, Women Alejandra Bevacqua
Solange Reimundo
ARG
BRA
Vera Da Silva BRA
Javelin Throw, Women Carolina Kittsteiner CHI Eugenia Urra CHI Regina De Oliveira BRA
Pentathlon, Women Céli Pereira BRA Elina Urbano ARG Sonia Riffo CHI