1981 South American Athletics U20 Championships

Host City Rio de Janeiro
Country BRA
Held 15 – 18 October 1981
Competitors 106
Countries 6

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 3
1,500 m Men — Medal 3 2
5,000 m Men — Medal 3 3
110 m Hurdles Men — Medal 3 3
400 m Hurdles Men — Medal 3 3
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 3
Shot Put Men — Medal 3 2
Discus Throw Men — Medal 3 2
Hammer Throw Men — Medal 3 2
Javelin Throw Men — Medal 3 3
Decathlon Men — Medal 3 3
100 m Women — Medal 3 2
200 m Women — Medal 3 2
400 m Women — Medal 3 3
800 m Women — Medal 3 3
1,500 m Women — Medal 3 2
3,000 m Women — Medal 3 2
100 m Hurdles Women — Medal 3 2
200 m Hurdles Women — Medal 3 3
4 x 100 m Relay Women — Medal 12 3
4 x 400 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
Heptathlon Women — Medal 3 3

Medal table

Pos Country 🥇 Gold 🥈 Silver 🥉 Bronze Total
1 Brazil BRA 17 9 7 33
2 Argentina ARG 10 11 7 28
3 Venezuela VEN 4 8 6 18
4 Chile CHI 4 6 10 20
5 Colombia COL 2 1 2 5
6 Uruguay URU 0 0 4 4

Medal winners

Event 🥇 Gold 🥈 Silver 🥉 Bronze
100 m, Men João Batista da Silva BRA Hugo Alzamora ARG Enrique Tapia CHI
200 m, Men João Batista da Silva BRA Antonio Gómez VEN Hugo Alzamora ARG
400 m, Men Pablo Squella CHI Oswaldo Zea VEN Luis Romero VEN
800 m, Men Luis Borges BRA Luis Romero VEN Pablo Squella CHI
1,500 m, Men José Castillo VEN Ángel Figueiredo VEN Jorge Díaz CHI
5,000 m, Men Jacinto Navarrete COL Julio Gómez ARG Luis Nempo CHI
110 m Hurdles, Men Elvis Cedeño VEN Pedro Chiamulera BRA Javier Olivar URU
400 m Hurdles, Men Pablo Squella
Jorge Díaz 		CHI
ARG 		Javier Olivar URU
2,000 m Steeplechase, Men Carlos Alves BRA José Martínez VEN Ricardo Vera URU
4 x 100 m Relay, Men Chile CHI Brazil BRA Argentina ARG
4 x 400 m Relay, Men Brazil BRA Venezuela VEN Chile CHI
High Jump, Men Milton Francisco BRA Fernando Pastoriza ARG Luciano Bacelli BRA
Pole Vault, Men Adolfo Trucco ARG Daniel Prieto CHI Flavio Ferreira BRA
Long Jump, Men Róbson Caetano da Silva BRA Geraldo Magela BRA Geraldo Aluvino VEN
Triple Jump, Men Roberto Audain VEN Isaias Xavier BRA Jorge Mena COL
Shot Put, Men Adilson Oliveira BRA Norberto Aimé ARG Sergio Eleusippi ARG
Discus Throw, Men Oziel Da Silva BRA Norberto Aimé ARG Altamiro Severino BRA
Hammer Throw, Men Jorge Centurión ARG Marcos Leme BRA Ralf Frustockl BRA
Javelin Throw, Men Wilson Pachalski BRA Jorge Parraguirre CHI Fernando Espindola ARG
Decathlon, Men Ronaldo Alcáraz BRA Osvaldo Frigerio ARG José Aguirre VEN
100 m, Women Patricia Pérez CHI Sueli Machado BRA Nara Das Neves BRA
200 m, Women Sueli Machado BRA Maria Magnólia Figueiredo BRA Claudia Iturra CHI
400 m, Women Elba Barbosa BRA Florencia Chilberry VEN Ángela Mancilla COL
800 m, Women Silvia Augsburger ARG Graciela Mardones CHI Ana Maria Leal BRA
1,500 m, Women Liliana Góngora ARG Stella Selles ARG Marcela Arriagada CHI
3,000 m, Women Liliana Góngora ARG Stella Selles ARG Hilda Ulloa CHI
100 m Hurdles, Women Beatriz Capotosto ARG María Regis VEN Susana Jenkins ARG
200 m Hurdles, Women Beatriz Capotosto ARG Yolanda Van der Graaff BRA María Regis VEN
4 x 100 m Relay, Women Brazil BRA Argentina ARG Chile CHI
4 x 400 m Relay, Women Brazil BRA Argentina ARG Chile CHI
High Jump, Women Liliana Lohmann BRA Tânia De Paula BRA Liliana Arigoni ARG
Long Jump, Women Graciela Corradini ARG Andrea Acevedo CHI Graciela Acosta URU
Shot Put, Women Alejandra Bevacqua ARG María Isabel Urrutia COL Luz Bohórquez VEN
Discus Throw, Women María Isabel Urrutia COL Alejandra Bevacqua ARG Yunaira Piña VEN
Javelin Throw, Women Marieta Riera VEN Carolina Weil CHI Maria Dos Santos BRA
Heptathlon, Women Cláudia Jarenczuk BRA Paola Raab CHI Elina Urbano ARG