# 2024 South American U18 Championships in Athletics

The 27th South American U18 Championships in Athletics were held in San Luis, Argentina, on 6, 7 and 8 December 2024.

## Medal summary
### Boys

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres -2.3 m/s | Gabriel Tibúrcio Brazil | 10.90 | Yilmer Olano Colombia | 10.98 | Santiago Lazar Uruguay | 11.01 |
| 200 metres +4.1 m/s | Tomás León Chile | 21.07 | Yilmer Olano Colombia | 21.20 | Juan Pablo Lyon Chile | 21.29 |
| 400 metres | Luigi Valenza Argentina | 48.59 | Iván Maidana Argentina | 49.00 | Fernando Ferreira Brazil | 49.08 |
| 800 metres | Giancarlo Bravo Peru | 1:56.87 | Valdir Rocha Júnior Brazil | 1:58.48 | Luan Gabriel Santos Brazil | 1:58.57 |
| 1500 metres | Giancarlo Bravo Peru | 3:58.85 | Pablo Ñauta Ecuador | 4:01.97 | Henrique Alencar Brazil | 4:03.28 |
| 3000 metres | Pablo Ñauta Ecuador | 8:32.04 CR | Edwar Márquez Peru | 8:32.17 | Josué Vega Ecuador | 8:32.80 |
| 110 metres hurdles (91.4 cm) -1.9 m/s | José Luis Guevara Ecuador | 13.72 | Santiago Quintero Venezuela | 13.77 | Odair de Aguiar Júnior Brazil | 13.85 |
| 400 metres hurdles (84 cm) | Santiago Quintero Venezuela | 51.88 | Germán Muñoz Argentina | 52.45 | José Guzmán Chile | 52.89 |
| 2000 m steeplechase | Salvador Lucero Peru | 6:00.44 | Jordan Paredes Ecuador | 6:03.80 | Josué Vega Ecuador | 6:03.86 |
| 4 × 100 metres relay | Brazil Tiago Bomfim Jean Augusto de Castro Diogo Gomes Gabriel Tibúrcio | 41.60 | Chile Hernán Muñoz Marc Anderson Juan Pablo Lyon Tomás León | 41.66 | Paraguay Alexander Villalba Alan Candia Adrián Cespedes Alan Dopke | 42.41 |
| 10,000 m track walk | José Ccosco Peru | 46:39.56 | Sebastián Barrera Ecuador | 46:40.54 | Damián Ricardo Argentina | 47:56.28 |
| High jump | Domingo Lorenzini Chile | 2.01 | Thalisson Paim Brazil | 1.98 | Jholeixon Rodríguez Ecuador | 1.98 |
| Pole vault | Leonardo Olate Chile | 4.80 | Kauan Batista Brazil | 4.50 | Leonel Cuenca Argentina | 4.35 |
| Long jump | Kauan de Vicente Brazil | 7.39w | Alexander Villalba Paraguay | 7.28 | Gustavo Scolari Brazil | 7.05w |
| Triple jump | Guilherme Izidoro Brazil | 15.96w | Benjamin Oliveira Brazil | 15.55w | Jhon Lara Ecuador | 14.96 |
| Shot put (5 kg) | Alessandro Soares Brazil | 19.70 | Pyetro Souza Brazil | 16.62 | Joaquín Díaz Argentina | 16.42 |
| Discus throw (1.5 kg) | Damián Miño Argentina | 51.26 | Alessandro Soares Brazil | 50.95 | Alexis Velázquez Argentina | 49.67 |
| Hammer throw (5 kg) | Nicolás Vergara Chile | 68.13 | Gael Cardozo Argentina | 63.35 | Cauã de Souza Brazil | 61.44 |
| Javelin throw (700 kg) | Orlando Fernández Venezuela | 74.99 | Pietro Silva Brazil | 68.13 | Francisco Petri Brazil | 63.68 |
| Decathlon (U18) | Ariff Pérez Venezuela | 6686 | João Maranhão Brazil | 6669 | David Vilela Argentina | 6139 |

### Girls

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres -2.7 m/s | Hakelly da Silva Brazil | 11.95 | Cayetana Chirinos Peru | 12.35 | Orihana Guzmán Venezuela | 12.41 |
| 200 metres +3.9 m/s | Marolyn Pastrana Ecuador | 24.30 | Brandy Romero Uruguay | 24.34 | Roxana Ramírez Chile | 24.36 |
| 400 metres | Isabella Hurtado Colombia | 56.71 | Elena Oyarzun Chile | 57.13 | Letícia Lopes Brazil | 58.16 |
| 800 metres | Pamela Barreto Ecuador | 2:11.99 | Camila de Campos Brazil | 2:14.31 | Emilia Martínez Peru | 2:16.98 |
| 1500 metres | Pamela Barreto Ecuador | 4:48.41 | Irene Pernia Argentina | 4:48.58 | Florencia Lara Chile | 4:49.72 |
| 3000 metres | Irene Pernia Argentina | 9:55.23 | Pilar Ardiles Chile | 10:09.84 | Natalia Hoyos Colombia | 10:13.55 |
| 100 metres hurdles (76.2 cm) -5.9 m/s | Michelle Ulabarri Colombia | 14.73 | Leonor Ferreiro Chile | 14.76 | Beatriz Silva Brazil | 14.81 |
| 400 metres hurdles | Larissa de Morais Brazil | 61.06 | Ximena Vásquez Peru | 61.81 | Emily Montaño Colombia | 63.54 |
| 2000 m steeplechase | Lisbeth Huarachi Peru | 7:27.13 | Natally Alves Brazil | 7:33.40 | Sofía Fregona Argentina | 7:38.90 |
| 4 × 100 metres relay | Chile Leonor Ferreiro Pilar Rodríguez Elena Oyarzun Roxana Ramírez | 47.22 | Brazil Hemily Santos Letícia Lopes Isadora Pereira Hakelly da Silva | 47.34 | Ecuador Kristel Méndez Valeska Valencia Daniela Castro Marolyn Pastrana | 48.23 |
| 5000 m track walk | Katherine Barreto Ecuador | 24:31.46 | María Elena Potilla Ecuador | 25:03.29 | Valeria Tobón Colombia | 25:54.31 |
| High jump | Jeraldine Pata Ecuador | 1.77 | Madelaine da Silva Brazil | 1.65 | Tatiana Díaz Ecuador | 1.60 |
| Pole vault | María Fernanda Gómez Colombia | 3.30 | Valentina Mozo Chile | 3.30 | Florencia Britez Paraguay | 3.30 |
| Long jump | Viviany de Lima Brazil | 6.09w | Valeska Valencia Ecuador | 6.04w | Milagros Damico Argentina | 5.91w |
| Triple jump | Viviany de Lima Brazil | 12.62w | Sofía Contreras Chile | 12.41w | Karine Martins Brazil | 12.36w |
| Shot put (3 kg) | Belsy Quiñónez Ecuador | 17.02 | Edimara de Jesus Brazil | 16.17 | Vitória Barreto Brazil | 14.22 |
| Discus throw | Belsy Quiñónez Ecuador | 43.67 | Emily da Silva Brazil | 42.74 | Eliannys Sutil Venezuela | 38.40 |
| Hammer throw (3 kg) | Carmela Cocco Argentina | 66.16 | Kimberly Assiz Brazil | 64.40 | Maria Laura Correa Brazil | 62.08 |
| Javelin throw (500 g) | Sara de Almeida Brazil | 50.48 | Maira Rosas Argentina | 49.03 | Ilsa Córdoba Colombia | 48.29 |
| Heptathlon (U18) | Angelina Muga Argentina | 4611 | Julia Aere Brazil | 4606 | Nayane Braga Brazil | 4381 |

### Mixed

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 8 × 300 metres relay | Brazil João Maranhão Hemily Santos Alan da Silva Luana Castro Wilton Souza Júnior Letícia Lopes Fernando Ferreira Larissa de Morais | 5:03.32 | Chile José Guzmán Roxana Ramírez Beltrán Ayala Pilar Rodríguez Marc Anderson Laura Díaz Tomás León Elena Oyarzun | 5:05.20 | Argentina Manuel Juárez Nazarena Bergamaschi Germán Muñoz Delfina Molina Iván Maidana Milagros Damico Luigi Valenza Celeste Molina | 5:07.58 |

## Medal table

* Host nation (Argentina)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Brazil (BRA) | 11 | 16 | 13 | 40 |
| 2 | Ecuador (ECU) | 9 | 5 | 6 | 20 |
| 3 | Argentina (ARG)* | 6 | 5 | 8 | 19 |
| 4 | Chile (CHI) | 5 | 7 | 4 | 16 |
| 5 | Peru (PER) | 4 | 3 | 1 | 8 |
| 6 | Colombia (COL) | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 |
| 7 | Venezuela (VEN) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 8 | Paraguay (PAR) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 9 | Uruguay (URU) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | Bolivia (BOL) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Guatemala (GUA) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Panama (PAN) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals (12 entries) | Totals (12 entries) | 41 | 41 | 41 | 123 |