# 1976 South American Junior Championships in Athletics

The 11th South American Junior Championships in Athletics were held in Maracaibo, Venezuela, between October 13–17, 1976.

## Participation (unofficial)

Detailed result lists can be found on the "World Junior Athletics History" website. An unofficial count yields the number of about 152 athletes from about 6 countries: Brazil (46), Chile (22), Colombia (21), Peru (17), Uruguay (1), Venezuela (45).

## Medal summary

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

### Men

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres | Davis Castro (COL) | 10.7 | Oswaldo Félix (BRA) | 10.7 | José González (VEN) | 10.8 |
| 200 metres | Pedro Caron (BRA) | 21.9 | Fermín Maldonado (VEN) | 22.0 | Enrique Regis (VEN) | 22.1 |
| 400 metres | Antônio Dias Ferreira (BRA) | 48.18 | Enrique Regis (VEN) | 48.73 | William Wuycke (VEN) | 48.88 |
| 800 metres | Leonardo Oliveira (BRA) | 1:51.16 | Antônio Dias Ferreira (BRA) | 1:51.87 | William Wuycke (VEN) | 1:52.32 |
| 1500 metres | Víctor Gil (VEN) | 3:53.52 | Osmán Escobar (VEN) | 3:55.17 | Mario Aristizábal (COL) | 3:59.63 |
| 5000 metres | Víctor Gil (VEN) | 14:54.72 | Silvio Salazar (COL) | 15:01.15 | Alejandro Silva (CHI) | 15:01.25 |
| 110 metres hurdles | Nelson Rodríguez (VEN) | 15.08 | Luís Albieri (BRA) | 15.36 | Davis Castro (COL) | 15.41 |
| 400 metres hurdles | Alfredo Edwards (CHI) | 53.26 | Nelson Rodríguez (VEN) | 53.49 | Rafael Corrêa (BRA) | 54.75 |
| 2000 metres steeplechase | Osmán Escobar (VEN) | 5:43.8 | Víctor Gil (VEN) | 5:46.7 | Cristián Castillo (CHI) | 5:50.6 |
| 4 × 100 metres relay | Brazil Oswaldo Félix Uribatan Fernandes Pedro Caron Antônio dos Santos | 41.93 | Venezuela José González Fermín Maldonado Howard González Anibal Vallenilla | 42.42 | Colombia Javier Sarmiento Williams Mosquera Fernando Serna Davis Castro | 42.63 |
| 4 × 400 metres relay | Brazil Homero Gomes I. Reis Leonardo de Oliveira António Ferreira | 3:14.70 | Venezuela Macoly Macgregor William Wuycke C. Casadiego E. London | 3:17.10 | Chile Hugo Vicuña Alfredo Rossi Eduardo Valenzuela Cristián Molina | 3:18.08 |
| High jump | Tercius Ribeiro (BRA) | 1.96 | Alexandre Souza (BRA) | 1.96 | Henry Pastorelli (PER) | 1.96 |
| Pole vault | Fernando Ruocco (URU) | 4.20 | Carlos da Silva (BRA) | 3.90 | Lionel Moretti (BRA) | 3.90 |
| Long jump | Elfio Bianchi (VEN) | 6.90 | Uribatan Fernandes (BRA) | 6.66 | Nilton Kurata (BRA) | 6.75 |
| Triple jump | Wilson da Conceição (BRA) | 14.70 | Baldomero Chirinos (VEN) | 14.15 | Carlos Harz (CHI) | 14.00 |
| Shot put | Fernando Barwinski (BRA) | 14.67 | Moacyr Amaral (BRA) | 14.60 | José Lara (CHI) | 14.36 |
| Discus throw | Antônio Cunha (BRA) | 41.62 | Elías Cruz (CHI) | 38.36 | Fernando Barwinski (BRA) | 38.08 |
| Hammer throw | Fernando Barwinski (BRA) | 54.70 | Gilberto Silva (BRA) | 52.22 | Mario Egnem (CHI) | 50.72 |
| Javelin throw | Manoel Bezerra (BRA) | 61.64 | Roberto Tignayer (CHI) | 59.82 | William Landaeta (VEN) | 57.74 |
| Decathlon | Eduardo Sotomayor (CHI) | 5992 | Andrés Vicuña (CHI) | 5656 | Ruben Albuquerque (BRA) | 5478 |

### Women

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres | Esmeralda Freitas (BRA) | 11.58 | Barbara Nascimento (BRA) | 11.90 | Cecilia Etcheverry (COL) | 12.28 |
| 200 metres | Esmeralda Freitas (BRA) | 24.52 | Cecilia Etcheverry (COL) | 25.48 | Miriam Rojas (COL) | 25.99 |
| 400 metres | Alejandra Ramos (CHI) | 55.33 | Maria José Santos (BRA) | 56.00 | Soraya Telles (BRA) | 57.19 |
| 800 metres | Alejandra Ramos (CHI) | 2:10.14 | Daise de Oliveira (BRA) | 2:17.46 | Zonia Galdoz (PER) | 2:17.92 |
| 1500 metres | Alejandra Ramos (CHI) | 4:45.11 | María Zamorano (CHI) | 4:46.97 | Mara Führmann (BRA) | 4:48.20 |
| 100 metres hurdles | Gloria Barturen (CHI) | 14.30 | Themis Zambrzycki (BRA) | 14.50 | Maria Ferreira (BRA) | 15.16 |
| 4 × 100 metres relay | Brazil Sheila dos Santos Maria Herrera Esmeralda de Jesus Garcia Barbara do Nascimento | 46.66 | Colombia Miriam Rojas Cruz Ibargüen Luz Villa Cecilia Echeverry | 48.32 | Venezuela Nora León Maigualida Crespo Deyanira Medina Sorellis Bohorquez | 49.90 |
| 4 × 400 metres relay | Brazil C. de Souza Daisy de Oliveira Maria José Santos Soraya Telles | 3:52.24 | Colombia Cruz Ibargüen Miriam Rojas Cecilia Echeverry Luz Villa | 4:02.73 | Peru Adriana Monteiro Cecilia Céspedes Sonia Galdoz Ena Guevara | 4:05.31 |
| High jump | Rosemarie Boeck (PER) | 1.71 | Ana Rojas (VEN) | 1.68 | Julia Araya (CHI) | 1.65 |
| Long jump | Themis Zambrzycki (BRA) | 5.99 | Gloria Barturen (CHI) | 5.69 | Esmeralda de Jesus Garcia (BRA) | 5.68 |
| Shot put | Themis Zambrzycki (BRA) | 11.89 | Elida Mabeline (BRA) | 11.85 | Patricia Guerrero (PER) | 11.81 |
| Discus throw | Zenaide Soares (BRA) | 41.34 | Elida Mabeline (BRA) | 38.16 | Selene Saldarriaga (COL) | 36.24 |
| Javelin throw | Patricia Guerrero (PER) | 39.74 | Magali Lopes (BRA) | 39.34 | Elizabeth Hernández (VEN) | 38.48 |
| Pentathlon | Themis Zambrzycki (BRA) | 4124 | Ana Maria de Oliveira (BRA) | 3289 | Carla Campuzano (PER) | 2997 |

## Medal table (unofficial)

* Host nation (Venezuela)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Brazil (BRA) | 19 | 16 | 9 | 44 |
| 2 | Chile (CHI) | 6 | 5 | 7 | 18 |
| 3 | Venezuela (VEN)* | 5 | 9 | 7 | 21 |
| 4 | Peru (PER) | 2 | 0 | 5 | 7 |
| 5 | Colombia (COL) | 1 | 4 | 6 | 11 |
| 6 | Uruguay (URU) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals (6 entries) | Totals (6 entries) | 34 | 34 | 34 | 102 |