1970 South American Athletics Junior Championships

Host City Cali
Country COL
Held 9 – 12 October 1970
Competitors 80
Countries 7

U19

In the Men’s 4 x 100 m Relay all teams were disqualified.

Events

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

Medal table

Pos Country 🥇 Gold 🥈 Silver 🥉 Bronze Total
1 Argentina ARG 11 10 5 26
2 Colombia COL 5 1 3 9
3 Chile CHI 4 5 7 16
4 Peru PER 3 4 1 8
5 Brazil BRA 3 3 6 12
6 Venezuela VEN 2 3 3 8
7 Ecuador ECU 0 2 3 5

Medal winners

Event 🥇 Gold 🥈 Silver 🥉 Bronze
100 m, Men Julio Escobar COL Augusto Marchinares PER Abdalá Bucaram ECU
200 m, Men Julio Escobar COL Rubén Paulo ARG Jorge Villanueva ARG
400 m, Men José Báez ARG Demetrio Pérez PER Augusto Marchinares PER
800 m, Men Héctor López VEN José Báez ARG Elio Carraveta BRA
1,500 m, Men Guillermo Martínez COL Luis Castro ECU Ernesto Barrantes COL
3,000 m, Men Guillermo Martínez COL Luis Castro ECU Jorge Pavón ECU
110 m Hurdles, Men Francisco Rosetto ARG Antonio Varela COL Fernando García CHI
400 m Hurdles, Men Eduardo Rodrígues BRA Pelayo Arrieta CHI Eduardo Pini BRA
1,500 m Steeplechase, Men José González CHI Carlos Pinheiro BRA Ernesto Barrantes COL
4 x 400 m Relay, Men Colombia COL Venezuela VEN Argentina ARG
High Jump, Men Darío Pignataro ARG Óscar Rodríguez CHI Paulo Pérez CHI
Pole Vault, Men Augusto León PER Timoteo Buckwalter ARG Eduardo Koike BRA
Long Jump, Men Márcio Lomônaco BRA Ricardo Otazú ARG Aníbal Cabrera ARG
Triple Jump, Men Aníbal Cabrera ARG Ricardo Otazú ARG Paulo Pinto BRA
Shot Put, Men Carlos Elías ARG Jesús Ramos VEN José Carlos Cherobim BRA
Discus Throw, Men José Sarti ARG Jaime Mathieson VEN Alejandro Serrano CHI
Hammer Throw, Men Edgardo Mazzeo ARG Jorge Cicery ARG Cándido Mauricio BRA
Javelin Throw, Men Jaime Mathieson VEN Fernando Hoces CHI Cristián Kittsteiner CHI
Heptathlon, Men Mario Grise BRA Darío Pignataro ARG Luis Díaz CHI
100 m, Women Irene Fitzner ARG Edith Noeding PER Lourdes Vargas VEN
200 m, Women Irene Fitzner ARG Beatriz Allocco ARG Ana Maquilón COL
100 m Hurdles, Women Edith Noeding PER Lucía Liria ARG Amaya Barturen CHI
4 x 100 m Relay, Women Argentina ARG Brazil BRA Venezuela VEN
High Jump, Women Patricia Montero PER Verónica Justiniano CHI Beatriz Arancibia CHI
Long Jump, Women Amaya Barturen CHI Edith Noeding PER María Sofía Modica ARG
Shot Put, Women María Sofía Modica ARG Ana Mellado CHI Luz Quiñónez ECU
Discus Throw, Women Ana Mellado CHI María Oschut ARG Elvira Ulloa VEN
Javelin Throw, Women Verónica Díaz CHI Irani Milani BRA Mercedes Olivera ARG