1978 South American Athletics U20 Championships

Host City Sao Paulo
Country BRA
Held 15 – 17 December 1978
Competitors 99
Countries 6

Events

Event Gender Held Status Competitors Countries
100 m Men — Medal 3 2
200 m Men — Medal 3 3
400 m Men — Medal 3 2
800 m Men — Medal 3 2
1,500 m Men — Medal 3 3
5,000 m Men — Medal 3 2
110 m Hurdles Men — Medal 3 2
400 m Hurdles Men — Medal 3 2
2,000 m Steeplechase Men — Medal 3 3
4 x 100 m Relay Men — Medal 12 3
4 x 400 m Relay Men — Medal 12 3
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 2
Discus Throw Men — Medal 3 3
Hammer Throw Men — Medal 3 2
Javelin Throw Men — Medal 3 3
Decathlon Men — Medal 3 2
100 m Women — Medal 3 2
200 m Women — Medal 3 2
400 m Women — Medal 3 2
800 m Women — Medal 3 3
1,500 m Women — Medal 3 2
100 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 3
Javelin Throw Women — Medal 3 3
Pentathlon Women — Medal 3 2

Medal table

Pos Country 🥇 Gold 🥈 Silver 🥉 Bronze Total
1 Brazil BRA 13 17 13 43
2 Chile CHI 9 11 8 28
3 Argentina ARG 9 3 3 15
4 Peru PER 2 1 4 7
5 Colombia COL 1 2 3 6
6 Uruguay URU 0 0 3 3

Medal winners

Event 🥇 Gold 🥈 Silver 🥉 Bronze
100 m, Men Paulo Roberto Correia BRA Eloy Souza BRA Carlos Gambetta ARG
200 m, Men Carlos Gambetta ARG Paulo Roberto Correia BRA Alfredo Sancho CHI
400 m, Men Antônio Ferreira BRA Arturo Merino CHI Nilton Dos Santos BRA
800 m, Men Antônio Ferreira BRA Arturo Merino CHI Joaquim Cruz BRA
1,500 m, Men Cristian Castillo CHI Omar Ortega ARG Roger Soler PER
5,000 m, Men Cláudio Ribeiro BRA Cristian Castillo CHI Jorge Santos BRA
110 m Hurdles, Men Wellington da Nobrega BRA Elías da Fonseca BRA Felipe Víctor CHI
400 m Hurdles, Men Juan Carlos Fuentes CHI Elías da Fonseca BRA Wellington da Nobrega BRA
2,000 m Steeplechase, Men Cristian Castillo CHI Humberto Ramírez COL Jorge Santos BRA
4 x 100 m Relay, Men Chile CHI Brazil BRA Argentina ARG
4 x 400 m Relay, Men Chile CHI Argentina ARG Brazil BRA
High Jump, Men Jorge Archanjo BRA Víctor Migliaro CHI Roderick Wilson BRA
Pole Vault, Men Carlos Da Silva BRA Henry Gómez COL Enrique Goytizolo PER
Long Jump, Men Carlos Gambetta ARG Roberto Justino BRA Jairo Monteiro BRA
Triple Jump, Men Luiz Favero BRA Roberto Justino BRA Flavio Figueroa COL
Shot Put, Men Gert Weil CHI João Lima BRA José Jara CHI
Discus Throw, Men Juan Ortega COL Roberto Malatesta ARG Miro Ronac PER
Hammer Throw, Men Ralf Frustockl BRA Pedro Attílio BRA Pedro Díaz COL
Javelin Throw, Men Juan Garmendía ARG Eduardo Vieira da Silva BRA Gustavo Wielandt CHI
Decathlon, Men Miro Ronac PER Ronaldo Alcáraz BRA Fernando Brito BRA
100 m, Women Beatriz Capotosto ARG Daisy Salas CHI Carla Herencia CHI
200 m, Women María Rojas CHI Carla Herencia CHI Verónica Arrionda URU
400 m, Women María Labarca CHI Cecilia Romero CHI Maria José Ferreira dos Santos BRA
800 m, Women Marcela López ARG Margit Weise BRA Nancy González CHI
1,500 m, Women Marcela López ARG Mónica Regonesi CHI Genoveva Caro CHI
100 m Hurdles, Women Beatriz Capotosto ARG Priscila Sautchuc BRA Juraciara da Silva BRA
4 x 100 m Relay, Women Chile CHI Brazil BRA Argentina ARG
4 x 400 m Relay, Women Argentina ARG Chile CHI Brazil BRA
High Jump, Women Lucilene Lonardoni BRA Evelyn Jabiles PER Gloria Sánchez COL
Long Jump, Women Beatriz Capotosto ARG Marilia Seifert BRA Margot Mundin URU
Shot Put, Women Patty Guerrero PER Célia Soares BRA Maria Reis Fernandes BRA
Discus Throw, Women Márcia Barbosa BRA Gloria Martínez CHI Norma Azcune URU
Javelin Throw, Women Neuza Trolezzi BRA Gladys Aguayo CHI Patty Guerrero PER
Pentathlon, Women Lucilene Lonardoni BRA Ana De Oliveira BRA Elizabeth Ordoni CHI