# 1973 South American Youth Championships in Athletics

The 1st South American Youth Championships in Athletics were held in Comodoro Rivadavia, Argentina from November 2–4, 1973.

## Medal summary

Medal winners are published for boys and girls. Complete results can be found on the "World Junior Athletics History" website.

### Men

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres | Rogério Brito (BRA) | 11.5 | Javier Brasich (ARG) | 11.8 | Osvaldo Scovena (ARG) | 11.9 |
| 200 metres | Javier Brasich (ARG) | 24.2 | Rogério Brito (BRA) | 24.3 | Néstor Darwich (ARG) | 24.8 |
| 400 metres | Aníbal Lanz (ARG) | 50.9 | Patricio Proano (BRA) | 51.4 | Rodrigo Garcês (CHI) | 51.4 |
| 800 metres | Arturo Zamorano (CHI) | 2:05.8 | Volney Silva (BRA) | 2:06.4 | Juan Holman (ARG) | 2:08.5 |
| 1500 metres | Juan Holman (ARG) | 4:18.4 | Octavio O'Neill (CHI) | 4:18.4 | Alfredo Rufin (CHI) | 4:20.4 |
| 1500 metres steeplechase | Octavio O'Neill (CHI) | 4:34.9 | Sérgio Soares (BRA) | 4:42.9 | Santiago Melo (CHI) | 4:44.0 |
| 110 metres hurdles | Guillermo Assandri (ARG) | 15.8 | Gerardo Fassi (ARG) | 15.9 | Max Sommerfeld (PER) | 16.3 |
| 300 metres hurdles | Guillermo Assandri (ARG) | 39.7 | Rodrigo Garcês (CHI) | 39.8 | Mauricio Besteiro (ARG) | 40.2 |
| High jump | Gilberto Lima (BRA) | 1.88 | Rubén Osorio (PAR) | 1.88 | Roberto Amadori (CHI) | 1.85 |
| Pole vault | Fernando Ruocco (URU) | 3.45 | Raúl Anadón (ARG) | 3.31 | Rubén Osorio (PAR) | 3.24 |
| Long jump | Hugo Martínez (PAR) | 6.73w | Morita Yoshiyoki (BRA) | 6.61w | Ricardo Jaureguiberry (ARG) | 6.61w |
| Triple jump | Lucivaldo Romano (BRA) | 13.43 | Ivan Ferreira (BRA) | 13.34 | Hugo Martínez (PAR) | 13.03 |
| Shot put | Armando de Zorzi (BRA) | 17.37 | Ramón Ángel Garmendia (ARG) | 14.50 | Ricardo Gevert (CHI) | 14.26 |
| Discus throw | Ricardo Gevert (CHI) | 48.48 | Armando de Zorzi (BRA) | 45.60 | Luis Fernández (PER) | 41.60 |
| Hammer throw | Armando de Zorzi (BRA) | 63.16 | Jorge Iguri (ARG) | 54.88 | Aldo Cangiani (ARG) | 46.98 |
| Javelin throw | Ramón Ángel Garmendia (ARG) | 51.88 | Harald Glocker (PER) | 50.60 | Ricardo Gevert (CHI) | 46.82 |
| Hexathlon | Gilmar dos Santos (BRA) | 3522 | Héctor Bottegoni (ARG) | 3303 | Jorge Ratto (PER) | 3272 |
| 4 × 100 metres relay | Brazil F. Ferreira Katsuhiko Nakaya José Silva Rogério Brito | 44.3 | Argentina A. Ugolini Osvaldo Scovena Néstor Darwich Javier Brasich | 44.6 | Chile Cristian Rodríguez J. Arguello G. Huete E. Cox | 45.2 |
| 4 × 400 metres relay | Argentina Mauricio Besteiro Guillermo Assandri Marcelo Leguizamón Aníbal Lanz | 3:30.6 | Paraguay G. Sayas Ramon Migliorisi Ángel Bogado Ricardo Derene | 3:31.3 | Chile Hugo Vicuña Rodrigo Garcés Arturo Zamorano G. Huete | 3:32.6 |

### Women

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres | Carmela Bolívar (PER) | 13.0 | Ivonne Neddermann (ARG) | 13.2 | Adriana Vives (ARG) | 13.3 |
| 200 metres | Carmela Bolívar (PER) | 26.4 | Adriana Vives (ARG) | 26.6 | Ivonne Neddermann (ARG) | 27.5 |
| 400 metres | Rita Femia (ARG) | 59.7 | Carina Müller (ARG) | 60.0 | Oriana Salas (CHI) | 60.3 |
| 80 metres hurdles | Simone Krauthausen (PER) | 12.3 | Lilian Esperjesi (ARG) | 13.0 | Gloria Barturen (CHI) | 13.2 |
| High jump | Mónica Rodríguez (ARG) | 1.59 | Simone Krauthausen (PER) | 1.59 | Sonia Oliveira (BRA) | 1.57 |
| Long jump | Ivonne Neddermann (ARG) | 5.69 | Simone Krauthausen (PER) | 5.51 | Gloria Barturen (CHI) | 5.48 |
| Shot put | Verônica Brunner (BRA) | 12.79 | Fulvia Banegas (PAR) | 10.38 | Liliana López (ARG) | 10.25 |
| Discus throw | Verônica Brunner (BRA) | 34.86 | Melita Schusller (CHI) | 32.26 | Liliana López (ARG) | 30.74 |
| Javelin throw | Hannelise Illman (PER) | 35.50 | Laura Deguiz (ARG) | 35.50 | Miriam Ibarra (PAR) | 34.62 |
| Pentathlon | Rosemarie Boeck (PER) | 3393 | Liliana Sistarz (ARG) | 3271 | Miriam Gajardo (CHI) | 3028 |
| 4 × 100 metres relay | Argentina Hilda Capello Carina Müller Adriana Vives Ivonne Neddermann | 48.5 | Peru Hortencia Sala Simone Krauthausen Martha Fernández Carmela Bolivár | 49.2 | Chile Carolina Cox Teresa Sanfurgo D. Fernández Paz Ábalos | 49.8 |
| 4 × 400 metres relay | Argentina Hilda Capello Rita Femia Susana Szeckman Irma Quatrocchi | 4:02.7 | Chile E. Álvarez Oriana Salas Consuelo Moreno Gretel Rogers | 4:03.6 | Brazil M. Milanes Tânia Bernardes Rosângela Nascimento Miriam da Silva | 4:13.1 |

## Medal table (unofficial)

* Host nation (Argentina)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Argentina (ARG)* | 12 | 13 | 10 | 35 |
| 2 | Brazil (BRA) | 9 | 7 | 3 | 19 |
| 3 | Peru (PER) | 5 | 4 | 3 | 12 |
| 4 | Chile (CHI) | 3 | 4 | 12 | 19 |
| 5 | Paraguay (PAR) | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| 6 | Uruguay (URU) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals (6 entries) | Totals (6 entries) | 31 | 31 | 31 | 93 |

## Participation (unofficial)

Detailed result lists can be found on the "World Junior Athletics History" website. An unofficial count yields the number of about 182 athletes from about 7 countries:
* Argentina (38)
* Brazil (34)
* Chile (32)
* Ecuador (9)
* Paraguay (22)
* Perú (32)
* Uruguay (15)