# Athletics at the 2018 South American Games

There were 45 athletics events at the 2018 South American Games in Cochabamba, Bolivia. 23 for men and 22 for women. The events were held between June 5 and 8 at the Estadio de Atletismo GAMC.
The winner of each individual event qualifies for the 2019 Pan American Games, granted their NOC enters them into the competition.

## Results
### Men

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres | Alonso Edward Panama | 10.01 GR, NR | Álex Quiñónez Ecuador | 10.09 =NR | Vitor Hugo dos Santos Brazil | 10.12 |
| 200 metres | Álex Quiñónez Ecuador | 19.93 GR, NR | Vitor Hugo dos Santos Brazil | 20.21 | Bernardo Baloyes Colombia | 20.28 |
| 400 metres | Lucas Carvalho Brazil | 45.61 | Yilmar Herrera Colombia | 45.64 | Winston George Guyana | 45.67 |
| 800 metres | Lucirio Antonio Garrido Venezuela | 1:51.15 | Jelssin Robledo Colombia | 1:51.50 | Leandro Paris Argentina | 1:51.94 |
| 1500 metres | Carlos Díaz Chile | 3:50.82 | Willy Canchanya Peru | 3:51.23 | Federico Bruno Argentina | 3:54.34 |
| 5000 metres | Bayron Piedra Ecuador | 14:32.47 | Vidal Basco Bolivia | 14:32.58 | Luis Ostos Peru | 14:32.79 |
| 10,000 metres | Iván Darío González Colombia | 30:25.10 | Jorge Cesar Fernández Bolivia | 30:37.29 | Bayron Piedra Ecuador | 30:51.74 |
| 110 metres hurdles | Eduardo de Deus Brazil | 13.44 GR | Fanor Escobar Colombia | 13.61 | Juan Moreno Colombia | 13.68 |
| 400 metres hurdles | Guillermo Ruggeri Argentina | 49.28 GR, NR | Alfredo Sepúlveda Chile | 49.62 NR | Márcio Teles Brazil | 49.78 |
| 3000 metres steeplechase | Yuri Labra Peru | 9:01.95 | Gerard Giraldo Colombia | 9:01.99 | Yessy Apaza Bolivia | 9:21.81 |
| 4 × 100 metres relay | Colombia Jhonny Rentería Diego Palomeque Jessi Chará Bernardo Baloyes | 38.97 NR | Venezuela Alberto Aguilar Rafael Vásquez Alexis Nieves Arturo Ramírez | 39.03 | Brazil Lucas Carvalho Vítor Hugo dos Santos Aldemir da Silva Júnior Felipe dos Santos | 39.54 |
| 4 × 400 metres relay | Colombia Bernardo Baloyes Jelssin Robledo Diego Palomeque Yilmar Herrera | 3:04.78 | Venezuela José Meléndez Alberto Aguilar Freddy Mezones Kelvis Padrino | 3:05.75 | Chile Enzo Faulbaum Rafael Muñoz Sergio Aldea Alfredo Sepúlveda | 3:11.58 |
| 20 kilometres walk | Brian Pintado Ecuador | 1:24:56 | César Rodríguez Peru | 1:26:23 | Yerko Araya Chile | 1:29:37 |
| 50 kilometres walk | Andrés Chocho Ecuador | 3:55:48 GR | Luis Henry Campos Peru | 3:59:23 | Ronald Quispe Bolivia | 4:05:05 |
| High jump | Eure Yáñez Venezuela | 2.28 m GR | Fernando Ferreira Brazil | 2.25 m | Carlos Layoy Argentina | 2.25 m |
| Pole vault | Augusto Dutra de Oliveira Brazil | 5.50 m | Germán Chiaraviglio Argentina | 5.40 m | Walter Víafara Colombia | 5.00 m |
| Long jump | Emiliano Lasa Uruguay | 8.26 m GR, NR | Paulo Sérgio Oliveira Brazil | 8.12 m | Alexsandro de Melo Brazil | 8.09 m |
| Triple jump | Miguel van Assen Suriname | 16.81 m GR | Mateus de Sá Brazil | 16.76 m | Leodan Torrealba Venezuela | 16.23 m |
| Shot put | Darlan Romani Brazil | 21.21 m GR | Aldo Gonzáles Bolivia | 18.33 m | Levin Moreno Colombia | 17.60 m |
| Discus throw | Mauricio Ortega Colombia | 62.10 m GR | Juan Caicedo Ecuador | 57.37 m | José Miguel Ballivián Chile | 52.91 m |
| Hammer throw | Joaquín Gómez Argentina | 75.10 m GR | Humberto Mansilla Chile | 74.71 m NR | Wagner Domingos Brazil | 72.53 m |
| Javelin throw | Arley Ibargüen Colombia | 80.11 m GR | Leslain Baird Guyana | 78.65 m NR | Braian Toledo Argentina | 78.57 m |
| Decathlon | Georni Jaramillo Venezuela | 7977 pts GR, NR | José Lemos Colombia | 7757 pts | Felipe dos Santos Brazil | 7739 pts |

### Women

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres | Narcisa Landazuri Ecuador | 11.12 | Ángela Tenorio Ecuador | 11.13 | Vitória Cristina Rosa Brazil | 11.23 |
| 200 metres | Vitória Cristina Rosa Brazil | 22.87 | Ángela Tenorio Ecuador | 23.07 | Nercely Soto Venezuela | 23.11 |
| 400 metres | Jennifer Padilla Colombia | 52.14 | Geisa Coutinho Brazil | 52.93 | María Fernanda Mackenna Chile | 53.60 |
| 800 metres | Déborah Rodríguez Uruguay | 2:16.21 | Rosangélica Escobar Colombia | 2:16.89 | María Pía Fernández Uruguay | 2:17.16 |
| 1500 metres | Muriel Coneo Colombia | 4:27.10 | María Pía Fernández Uruguay | 4:30.56 | Micaela Levaggi Argentina | 4:30.88 |
| 5000 metres | Saida Meneses Peru | 16:47.37 | Luz Mery Rojas Peru | 17:09.59 | Carmen Toaquiza Ecuador | 17:16.40 |
| 10,000 metres | Inés Melchor Peru | 35:57.86 | Gladys Tejeda Peru | 35:59.45 | Irma Vila Sonco Bolivia | 36:12.74 |
| 100 metres hurdles | Génesis Romero Venezuela | 13.08 GR, NR | Diana Bazalar Peru | 13.36 NR | Jenea McCammon Guyana | 13.39 NR |
| 400 metres hurdles | Fiorella Chiappe Argentina | 56.39 | Melissa Gonzalez Colombia | 56.86 | Gianna Woodruff Panama | 57.68 |
| 3000 metres steeplechase | Rina Cjuro Peru | 10:53.83 | Edith Mamani Bolivia | 10:59.06 | Jhoselyn Camargo Bolivia | 11:18.63 |
| 4 × 100 metres relay | Venezuela Luisarys Toledo Andrea Purica Génesis Romero Nercely Soto | 44.71 | Bolivia Danitza Avila Alinny Delgadillo Guadalupe Torrez Carolina Ocampo | 46.17 NR | Peru Paola Mautino Maitte Torres Diana Bazalar Kimberly Cardoza | 46.43 |
| 4 × 400 metres relay | Colombia Eliana Chávez Rosangélica Escobar Melissa Gonzalez Jennifer Padilla | 3:31.87 GR | Chile Martina Weil Isidora Jiménez María Echeverría María Fernanda Mackenna | 3:33.42 NR | Argentina María Ayelén Diogo Valeria Baron Noelia Martínez Fiorella Chiappe | 3:35.96 NR |
| 20 kilometres walk | Kimberly García Peru | 1:33:11 GR | Ángela Castro Bolivia | 1:34:25 | Maritza Guamán Ecuador | 1:36:23 |
| High jump | María Fernanda Murillo Colombia | 1.90 m GR | Valdileia Martins Brazil | 1.83 m | Amanda Vergara Venezuela | 1.80 m |
| Pole vault | Robeilys Peinado Venezuela | 4.70 m GR, NR | Juliana Campos Brazil | 4.20 m | Carmen Villanueva Venezuela | 3.90 m |
| Long jump | Paola Mautino Peru | 6.66 m NR | Eliane Martins Brazil | 6.66 m GR | Nathalee Aranda Panama | 6.60 m NR |
| Triple jump | Núbia Soares Brazil | 14.59 m GR, NR | Silvana Segura Peru | 13.56 m | Giselly Landázury Colombia | 13.46 m |
| Shot put | Natalia Duco Chile | 18.15 m GR | Ahimara Espinoza Venezuela | 18.09 m | Geisa Arcanjo Brazil | 17.30 m |
| Discus throw | Andressa de Morais Brazil | 58.86 m | Fernanda Martins Brazil | 57.29 m | Ailén Armada Argentina | 48.77 m |
| Hammer throw | Jennifer Dahlgren Argentina | 70.98 m GR | Rosa Rodríguez Venezuela | 70.93 m | Valeria Chiliquinga Ecuador | 66.77 m |
| Javelin throw | Laila Domingos Brazil | 60.25 m | María Lucelly Murillo Colombia | 58.81 m | Eloah Scramin Brazil | 57.42 m |
| Heptathlon | Giovana Cavaleti Brazil | 6081 pts GR | Martha Araújo Colombia | 5719 pts | Ana Camila Pirelli Paraguay | 5503 pts |

## Medal table

* Host nation (Bolivia)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Brazil (BRA) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 27 |
| 2 | Colombia (COL) | 9 | 9 | 5 | 23 |
| 3 | Peru (PER) | 6 | 7 | 2 | 15 |
| 4 | Venezuela (VEN) | 6 | 4 | 4 | 14 |
| 5 | Ecuador (ECU) | 5 | 4 | 4 | 13 |
| 6 | Argentina (ARG) | 4 | 1 | 7 | 12 |
| 7 | Chile (CHI) | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 |
| 8 | Uruguay (URU) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 9 | Panama (PAN) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 10 | Suriname (SUR) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Bolivia (BOL)* | 0 | 6 | 4 | 10 |
| 12 | Guyana (GUY) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 13 | Paraguay (PAR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (13 entries) | Totals (13 entries) | 45 | 45 | 45 | 135 |

## Participating nations

* Argentina (24)
* Aruba (1)
* Bolivia (58)
* Brazil (36)
* Chile (28)
* Colombia (41)
* Ecuador (22)
* Guyana (4)
* Panama (7)
* Paraguay (12)
* Peru (27)
* Suriname (2)
* Uruguay (7)
* Venezuela (26)