# 1970 South American Junior Championships in Athletics

The eighth South American Junior Championships in Athletics were held in Cali, Colombia, at the Estadio Olímpico Pascual Guerrero between October 9–12, 1970.

## Participation (unofficial)

Detailed result lists can be found on the "World Junior Athletics History" website. An unofficial count yields the number of about 194 athletes from about 9 countries: Argentina (35), Brazil (30), Chile (29), Colombia (33), Ecuador (16), Paraguay (2), Peru (21), Uruguay (5), Venezuela (23).

## 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 | Julio Escobar (COL) | 10.9 | Augusto Marchinaris (PER) | 11.0 | Abdala Bucaram (ECU) | 11.0 |
| 200 metres | Julio Escobar (COL) | 21.6 | Rubén Paulo (ARG) | 21.9 | Jorge Villanueva (ARG) | 22.1 |
| 400 metres | José Báez (ARG) | 49.3 | Demetrio Pérez (PER) | 50.2 | Augusto Marchinaris (PER) | 50.3 |
| 800 metres | Héctor López (VEN) | 1:49.9 | José Báez (ARG) | 1:53.6 | Elio Carraveta (BRA) | 1:54.9 |
| 1500 metres | Guillermo Martínez (COL) | 4:01.8 | Luis Castro (ECU) | 4:04.7 | Ernesto Barrantes (COL) | 4:05.3 |
| 3000 metres | Guillermo Martínez (COL) | 8:45.7 | Luis Castro (ECU) | 8:46.9 | Jorge Pavón (ECU) | 8:58.2 |
| 110 metres hurdles | Francisco Rosetto (ARG) | 15.2 | Antonio Varela (COL) | 15.4 | Fernando García (CHI) | 15.7 |
| 400 metres hurdles | Eduardo Rodrigues (BRA) | 55.6 | Pelayo Arrieta (CHI) | 56.2 | Eduardo Pini (BRA) | 56.3 |
| 1500 metres steeplechase | José González (CHI) | 4:29.4 | Carlos Pinheiro (BRA) | 4:31.7 | Ernesto Barrantes (COL) | 4:32.0 |
| 4 × 100 metres relay | | | | | | |
| 4 × 400 metres relay | Colombia Nelson Alfaro Jorge Solarte Arutor Rodríguez Jorge Velázquez | 3:19.8 | Venezuela Pedro Díaz Omar Elvitar Jesús Testa Héctor López | 3:20.0 | Argentina Juan Italiana Luis Molina Jorge Villanueva Rubén Paulo | 3:20.8 |
| High jump | Darío Pignataro (ARG) | 1.86 | Oscar Rodríguez (CHI) | 1.85 | Paulo Pérez (CHI) | 1.85 |
| Pole vault | Augusto León (PER) | 4.00 | Timoteo Buckwalter (ARG) | 3.90 | Eduardo Koike (BRA) | 3.70 |
| Long jump | Márcio Lomónaco (BRA) | 7.09 | Ricardo Otazú (ARG) | 7.07 | Aníbal Cabrera (ARG) | 6.94 |
| Triple jump | Aníbal Cabrera (ARG) | 13.99 | Ricardo Otazú (ARG) | 13.92 | Paulo Pinto (BRA) | 13.73 |
| Shot put | Carlos Elías (ARG) | 15.94 | Jesús Ramos (VEN) | 15.18 | José Querubim (BRA) | 14.77 |
| Discus throw | José Sarti (ARG) | 41.74 | Jaime Mathinson (VEN) | 37.32 | Alejandro Serrano (CHI) | 36.32 |
| Hammer throw | Eduardo Mazzeo (ARG) | 45.42 | Jorge Cicery (ARG) | 44.22 | Cândido Maurício (BRA) | 42.34 |
| Javelin throw | Jaime Mathinson (VEN) | 60.46 | Fernando Hornos (CHI) | 57.52 | Christian Kittsteiner (CHI) | 55.60 |
| Pentathlon* | Mário Grise (BRA) | 3707 | Darío Pignataro (ARG) | 3658 | Luis Díaz (CHI) | 3629 |
* = another source rather states: Hexathlon

### Women

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres | Irene Fitzner (ARG) | 12.4 | Edith Noeding (PER) | 12.5 | Lourdes Vargas (VEN) | 12.6 |
| 200 metres | Irene Fitzner (ARG) | 25.2 | Beatriz Allocco (ARG) | 25.3 | Ana Maquilón (COL) | 25.4 |
| 100 metres hurdles | Edith Noeding (PER) | 14.7 | Lucía Liria (ARG) | 15.2 | Amaya Barturen (CHI) | 15.2 |
| 4 × 100 metres relay | Argentina Alicia Masuccio Patricia Morone Beatriz Allocco Irene Fitzner | 47.9 | Brazil Rosa Barros Hildegard Krause Nair Konno Solange da Silva | 48.6 | Venezuela Lourdes Vargas Trinidad Castillo Adriana Marchena Zulay Montaño | 48.8 |
| High jump | Patricia Mantero (PER) | 1.50 | Verónica Justiniano (CHI) | 1.45 | Beatriz Arancibia (CHI) | 1.45 |
| Long jump | Amaya Barturen (CHI) | 5.60 | Edith Noeding (PER) | 5.55 | Sofía Módica (ARG) | 5.50 |
| Shot put | Sofía Módica (ARG) | 11.45 | Ana María Mellado (CHI) | 11.44 | Luz María Quiñonez (ECU) | 11.34 |
| Discus throw | Ana María Mellado (CHI) | 42.13 | María Schutz (ARG) | 36.60 | Elvira Ulloa (VEN) | 36.41 |
| Javelin throw | Verónica Díaz (CHI) | 40.18 | Irani Milani (BRA) | 37.36 | Mercedes Olivera (ARG) | 36.58 |

## Medal table (unofficial)

* Host nation (Colombia)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Argentina | 11 | 10 | 5 | 26 |
| 2 | Colombia* | 5 | 1 | 3 | 9 |
| 3 | Chile | 4 | 5 | 7 | 16 |
| 4 | Peru | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8 |
| 5 | Brazil | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 |
| 6 | Venezuela | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
| 7 | Ecuador | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Totals (7 entries) | Totals (7 entries) | 28 | 28 | 28 | 84 |