# 1992 South American Youth Championships in Athletics

The 11th South American Youth Championships in Athletics were held in Santiago, Chile, from October 2–4, 1992.

## 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 (wind: 0.0 m/s) | Marcelo Sieburger (BRA) | 11.32 | Adriano Kantoviski (BRA) | 11.36 | Sergio Alessandría (ARG) | 11.56 |
| 200 metres (wind: +0.6 m/s) | Daniel Sarmiento (URU) | 22.23 | Adriano Kantoviski (BRA) | 22.57 | José Vilches (VEN) | 22.64 |
| 400 metres | Gustavo Aguirre (ARG) | 49.99 | Víctor Hugo Goulart (BRA) | 50.03 | Martín Guignard (ARG) | 50.45 |
| 800 metres | Gustavo Aguirre (ARG) | 1:57.27 | Carlos Córcida (VEN) | 1:57.40 | Gustavo Rodrigues (BRA) | 1:58.17 |
| 1500 metres | Marcelo da Silva (BRA) | 3:59.19 | Carlos Córcida (VEN) | 4:00.65 | Márcio da Silva (BRA) | 4:01.34 |
| 5000 metres | Marcelo da Silva (BRA) | 14:53.94 | Clodoaldo da Silva (BRA) | 15:00.96 | Hugo Balbín (PER) | 15:24.09 |
| 1500 metres steeplechase | Julián Peralta (ARG) | 4:18.89 | Carlos Torres (BRA) | 4:18.93 | Egon Epuyao (CHI) | 4:29.71 |
| 110 metres hurdles (wind: +0.1 m/s) | Moisés Pereira (BRA) | 14.27 | Vladimir Zape (COL) | 14.52 | José David Riesco (PER) | 15.07 |
| 300 metres hurdles | Víctor Hugo Goulart (BRA) | 37.79 | Marcelo Nunes (BRA) | 38.78 | Vladimir Zape (COL) | 38.88 |
| High jump | David Vilar (ARG) | 2.03 | Moisés Pereira (BRA) | 2.00 | Juan Carlos Chávez (ARG) | 1.91 |
| Pole vault | Francisco Hargous (CHI) | 3.80 | Francisco Rusillo (ARG) | 3.80 | Gerardo Zegers (CHI) | 3.70 |
| Long jump | Antonio Álvarez (COL) | 6.73 | Augusto Morelnitschke (BRA) | 6.66 | Sérgio dos Santos (BRA) | 6.62 |
| Triple jump | Sérgio dos Santos (BRA) | 14.39 | Antonio Álvarez (COL) | 13.93 | Juan Carlos Chávez (ARG) | 13.86 |
| Shot put | Francisco Pinter (ARG) | 16.09 | Jorge Vázquez (PAR) | 14.75 | José Ferreira (ARG) | 14.68 |
| Discus throw | Luciano Perufo (BRA) | 50.60 | Juan Cerra (ARG) | 49.74 | Jorge Paggi (ARG) | 46.36 |
| Hammer throw | Juan Cerra (ARG) | 69.64 | Sebastián Barlasina (ARG) | 52.36 | Marcos dos Santos (BRA) | 46.52 |
| Javelin throw | Marcelo Silva (BRA) | 53.28 | Diego Stucky (ARG) | 50.60 | Caio Leal (BRA) | 49.98 |
| Hexathlon | Moisés Pereira (BRA) | 4172 | Jeremy Racey (CHI) | 3818 | Carlos Vega (CHI) | 3688 |
| 5000 metres track walk | Reinaldo Rosario (VEN) | 22:10.07 | Rolando Endara (BOL) | 22:21.86 | Omar Aguirre (ECU) | 22:53.15 |
| 4 × 100 metres relay | Brazil Sérgio dos Santos Víctor Goulart Marcelo Sieburger Adriano Kantoviski | 43.49 | Uruguay Luis Botto Luis Junarena Leonardo Pujadas Daniel Sarmiento | 43.53 | Argentina Sergio Alessandria Fernando García Martin Guignard Daniel Ledesma | 44.15 |
| 4 × 400 metres relay | Chile Rodrigo Sandoval Elias Zúñiga Carlos Esperguel Enrique Guzmán | 3:27.08 | Argentina Pablo Martina Daniel Ledesma Julián Peralta Martin Guignard | 3:29.79 | Uruguay Christian Stahl Luis Botto Luis Junarena Daniel Sarmiento | 3:35.3 |

### Women

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres (wind: +1.4 m/s) | Gilda Massa (PER) | 12.16 | Helena Guerrero (COL) | 12.25 | Ana Caicedo (ECU) | 12.39 |
| 200 metres (wind: -0.1 m/s) | Noelia Álvarez (COL) | 25.46 | Paola Restrepo (COL) | 25.87 | Adriana González (VEN) | 25.93 |
| 400 metres | Raquel Maraviglia (ARG) | 56.63 | Noelia Álvarez (COL) | 57.01 | Xiomara Díaz (VEN) | 58.31 |
| 800 metres | Miriam Achote (ECU) | 2:15.93 | Luciana França (BRA) | 2:16.75 | Soledad Galarza (ARG) | 2:17.38 |
| 1500 metres | Miriam Achote (ECU) | 4:38.63 | Francislene da Silva (BRA) | 4:42.42 | Susana Trinak (ARG) | 4:46.05 |
| 3000 metres | Miriam Achote (ECU) | 9:47.20 | Fabiana da Silva (BRA) | 9:56.88 | Bertha Sánchez (COL) | 10:03.63 |
| 100 metres hurdles (wind: +0.3 m/s) | Gilda Massa (PER) | 13.96 | Kátia da Silva (BRA) | 14.57 | Gilvaneide de Oliveira (BRA) | 14.68 |
| 300 metres hurdles | María Fernanda de Bastos (ARG) | 44.34 | Renata Brito (BRA) | 44.85 | Cristiane de Araújo (BRA) | 45.43 |
| High jump | Luciane Dambacher (BRA) | 1.70 | Solange Witteveen (ARG) | 1.70 | Teresa Rodríguez (VEN) | 1.67 |
| Long jump | Gilda Massa (PER) | 5.63 | Romina Varejão (ARG) | 5.36 | Helena Guerrero (COL) | 5.31 |
| Shot put | Fernanda de Oliveira (BRA) | 12.28 | Clara Palacios (COL) | 11.67 | Josiane Soares (BRA) | 11.59 |
| Discus throw | María Eugenia Giggi (ARG) | 43.68 | Candela Marchessi (ARG) | 40.98 | Katiuscia de Jesus (BRA) | 39.52 |
| Javelin throw | Patricia Alonso (VEN) | 44.74 | Sabina Moya (COL) | 42.40 | Romina Maggi (ARG) | 40.40 |
| Pentathlon | Kátia da Silva (BRA) | 3166 | Cleonice Ribeiro (BRA) | 2965 | Michelle León (CHI) | 2915 |
| 3000 metres Track Walk | Ángela Araya (BOL) | 14:40.94 | María Vele (ECU) | 15:17.59 | Yolanda Duchi (ECU) | 15:21.71 |
| 4 × 100 metres relay | Peru Patricia Hasegawa Gina Alvarado Patricia Vargas Gilda Massa | 48.38 | Brazil Sandra Ferreira Irene Boldrim Cristiane Barbosa Karina Fonseca | 48.46 | Uruguay Alejandra Monza Catherine Batalla Adriana Manzilla Rocío Cabrera | 49.30 |
| 4 × 400 metres relay | Argentina Lorena Gimenez Andrea Bordalejo Fernanda De Bastos Raquel Maraviglia | 3:55.70 | Brazil Renata Brito Cristiane Barbosa Freitas Sandra Ferreira | 3:56.73 | Chile Minerva Navarrete Vasquez Jessica Brito Catherine Aravena | 4:00.41 |

## Medal table (unofficial)

* Host nation (Chile)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Brazil | 13 | 16 | 9 | 38 |
| 2 | Argentina | 10 | 8 | 10 | 28 |
| 3 | Peru | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 4 | Ecuador | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 5 | Colombia | 2 | 7 | 3 | 12 |
| 6 | Venezuela | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| 7 | Chile* | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 |
| 8 | Uruguay | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 9 | Bolivia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | Paraguay | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals (10 entries) | Totals (10 entries) | 38 | 38 | 38 | 114 |

## Participation (unofficial)

Detailed result lists can be found on the "World Junior Athletics History" website. An unofficial count yields the number of about 251 athletes from about 11 countries:
* Argentina (53)
* Bolivia (12)
* Brazil (51)
* Chile (51)
* Colombia (10)
* Ecuador (20)
* Panama (1)
* Paraguay (4)
* Peru (11)
* Uruguay (28)
* Venezuela (10)