# 2018 South American U18 Championships in Athletics

The 24th South American U18 Championships in Athletics were held in Cuenca, Ecuador on 30 June and 1 July 2018.

## Medal summary
### Men

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres -0.8 m/s | Gian Carlos Mosquera Colombia | 10.75 | Mateo Vargas Paraguay | 10.82 | Steeven Salas Ecuador | 10.92 |
| 200 metres -0.4 m/s | Lucas Vilar Brazil | 21.34 | Gian Carlos Mosquera Colombia | 21.57 | Alexander Salazar Panama | 21.89 |
| 400 metres | Caio de Almeida Brazil | 48.20 | Lucas Vilar Brazil | 48.34 | Alexander Salazar Panama | 49.64 |
| 800 metres | Jhonatan Rodríguez Colombia | 1:54.18 | Jorge Luis Tamay Ecuador | 1:55.82 | Lucas Leite Brazil | 1:56.36 |
| 1500 metres | Lucas Leite Brazil | 4:11.90 | Esteban González Colombia | 4:13.65 | Daniel Taramuel Ecuador | 4:14.00 |
| 3000 metres | Antony Saenz Peru | 9:07.75 | Julio Palomino Peru | 9:12.47 | Dylan Van Der Hock Argentina | 9:16.74 |
| 110 metres hurdles (91.4 cm) | Marcos Paulo Ferreira Brazil | 13.69 | Eric Vitor Campos Brazil | 13.90 | Martín Saenz Chile | 13.95 |
| 400 metres hurdles (84 cm) | Caio de Almeida Brazil | 52.09 | João Carlos dos Santos Brazil | 52.27 | Pedro Garrido Argentina | 53.96 |
| 2000 m steeplechase | Diego Muñoz Colombia | 6:26.40 | Julio Palomino Peru | 6:28.09 | Leonardo do Nascimento Brazil | 6:29.11 |
| 4 × 100 metres relay | Brazil Lucas Vilar Marcos Paulo Ferreira Caio de Almeida Eric Vitor Campos | 41.33 | Ecuador Iván Pizarro Anderson Marquinez Mario Landucci Steeven Salas | 41.69 | Peru Hugo Carazas Guillermo Herrera Santiago Varillas Jorge Ordemar | 44.19 |
| 10,000 m track walk | Oscar Patín Ecuador | 46:54.86 | Kevin Cahuana Peru | 47:18.74 | Erik Carhuallanqui Peru | 48:13.12 |
| High jump | Elton Petronilho Brazil | 2.01 | Augusto de Campos Brazil | 2.01 | Justin Herrera Ecuador | 2.01 |
| Pole vault | Pablo Zaffaroni Argentina | 4.90 | José Tomás Nieto Colombia | 4.80 | Santiago Thomson Colombia | 4.70 |
| Long jump | Adrian Vieira Brazil | 7.45 | Navaro Aboikonie Suriname | 7.45 | Daniel Mejicano Venezuela | 7.37w |
| Triple jump | Kevin Bueno Ecuador | 15.38 | Luciano Mendez Argentina | 15.25 | Marco Ponce Ecuador | 15.17 |
| Shot put (5 kg) | Nazareno Sasia Argentina | 21.40 GR | Lazaro Bonora Argentina | 17.97 | Vitor Gabriel Motin Brazil | 17.69 |
| Discus throw (1.5 kg) | Vitor Gabriel Motin Brazil | 58.03 | Nazareno Sasia Argentina | 57.19 | Lazaro Bonora Argentina | 54.75 |
| Hammer throw (5 kg) | Luis Alberto Ochoa Colombia | 73.24 | Erick Barbosa Colombia | 73.24 | Julio Nobile Argentina | 71.29 |
| Javelin throw (700 kg) | Pedro Henrique Rodrigues Brazil | 74.47 | Joel Benítez Venezuela | 70.71 | Ignacio Toledo Chile | 69.46 |
| Decathlon (U18) | Henrique Pereira Brazil | 6716 | Jonathan Da Silva Brazil | 6387 | Nicolas Viera Argentina | 6170 |

### Women

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres -1.3 m/s | Gabriela Suarez Ecuador | 11.84 | Angie Saray González Colombia | 12.03 | Orangy Jiménez Venezuela | 12.06 |
| 200 metres +0.6 m/s | Gabriela Suarez Ecuador | 23.57 | Angie Saray González Colombia | 24.18 | Aimara Nazareno Ecuador | 24.51 |
| 400 metres | Jessica Moreira Brazil | 56.02 | Erica Cavalheiro Brazil | 56.17 | Eliana Fuentes Colombia | 57.24 |
| 800 metres | Laura Acuña Chile | 2:13.01 | María Veronica Pérez Argentina | 2:13.96 | Eliana Fuentes Colombia | 2:16.27 |
| 1500 metres | Laura Acuña Chile | 4:44.98 | Irene Navarrete Ecuador | 4:46.96 | Angie Coronado Colombia | 4:49.55 |
| 3000 metres | Alejandra Sierra Colombia | 10:29.36 | Inocencia Huacasi Peru | 10:37.64 | Angie Coronado Colombia | 10:39.26 |
| 100 metres hurdles (76.2 cm) +0.5 m/s | Aimara Nazareno Ecuador | 13.86 | Daniela Mena Colombia | 13.95 | Valeria Cabezas Colombia | 13.99 |
| 400 metres hurdles | Valeria Cabezas Colombia | 59.64 | Jessica Moreira Brazil | 60.42 | Vivica Ifeoma Ilobi Brazil | 62.52 |
| 2000 m steeplechase | Veronica Hilario Peru | 7:18.30 | María Eugenia Once Ecuador | 7:24.35 | Lesli Chasiluisa Ecuador | 7:37.68 |
| 4 × 100 metres relay | Ecuador Gloria Rambay Aimara Nazareno Nicole Jazmine Chala Gabriela Suarez | 46.94 | Brazil Thais Michele da Silva Erica Cavalheiro Vivica Ifeoma Ilobi Vitoria Jardim | 47.28 | Peru Jasmin Figueroa Mariana Olivares Karina Iwamoto Gabriela Gabriela | 49.52 |
| 5000 m track walk | María Villalva Ecuador | 24:17.79 | Freysi Donaires Peru | 25:44.56 | Norita Huamani Peru | 25:53.91 |
| High jump | Arielly Monteiro Brazil | 1.73 | Indiana Holgado Argentina | 1.65 | Monica Montero Chile | 1.65 |
| Pole vault | Karen Bedoya Colombia | 3.60 | Luciana Gómez Argentina | 3.55 | Javiera Contreras Chile | 3.50 |
| Long jump | Rocio Muñoz Chile | 6.04 | Lissandra Campos Brazil | 5.99 | Sofía Aylén Levrino Argentina | 5.76 |
| Triple jump | Nerisnelia Sousa Brazil | 12.68 | Monifah Latavia Djoe Suriname | 12.46 | Rocio Muñoz Chile | 12.28 |
| Shot put (3 kg) | Lorna Zurita Ecuador | 15.84 | Rafaela de Sousa Brazil | 15.52 | Javiera Bravo Chile | 14.70 |
| Discus throw | Merari Herrera Ecuador | 44.97 | Dahiana López Uruguay | 40.17 | Esmirnova Borja Ecuador | 39.30 |
| Hammer throw (3 kg) | Carolina Ulloa Colombia | 65.92 GR | Silenis Vargas Venezuela | 62.31 | Valentina Clavería Chile | 60.57 |
| Javelin throw (500 g) | Yuleixi Angulo Ecuador | 54.33 GR | Lucerys Suarez Colombia | 49.95 | Avigail Pino Colombia | 49.27 |
| Heptathlon (U18) | Sara Isabel García Colombia | 5036 | Larissa de Souza Brazil | 4335 | Genesis Foronda Ecuador | 4146 |

### Mixed

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 8 × 300 metres relay | Brazil João Carlos dos Santos Erica Cavalheiro Lucas Vilar Jessica Moreira Vitoria Jardim Marcos Paulo Ferreira Vivica Ifeoma Ilobi Caio de Almeida | 4:54.20 | Ecuador Miguel Ángel Maldonado Andrés Gaigua Britney Pachito Andreina Minda Ángel David Paredes Ruth Ramírez Isabel Cristina Oyervide Kenny Leon | 5:04.98 | Colombia Sebastián Barrera Eliana Fuentes Daniela Mena Gian Carlos Mosquera Alejandra Sierra Valeria Cabezas José Tomás Nieto Jhonatan Rodríguez | 5:15.01 |

## Medal table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Brazil (BRA) | 14 | 11 | 5 | 30 |
| 2 | Ecuador (ECU) | 10 | 6 | 9 | 25 |
| 3 | Colombia (COL) | 9 | 8 | 8 | 25 |
| 4 | Argentina (ARG) | 3 | 6 | 6 | 15 |
| 5 | Chile (CHI) | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 |
| 6 | Peru (PER) | 2 | 5 | 4 | 11 |
| 7 | Suriname (SUR) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | Venezuela (VEN) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 9 | Paraguay (PAR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Uruguay (URU) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Panama (PAN) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Totals (11 entries) | Totals (11 entries) | 41 | 41 | 42 | 124 |