# 1981 South American Junior Championships in Athletics

The 14th South American Junior Championships in Athletics were held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil from October 15–18, 1981.

## Participation (unofficial)

Detailed result lists can be found on the "World Junior Athletics History" website. An unofficial count yields the number of about 189 athletes from about 9 countries: Argentina (42), Brazil (50), Chile (37), Colombia (12), Ecuador (1), Paraguay (6), Peru (2), Uruguay (10), Venezuela (29).

## 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 | João da Silva (BRA) | 10.5 | Hugo Alzamora (ARG) | 10.6 | Enrique Tapia (CHI) | 10.7 |
| 200 metres | João da Silva (BRA) | 20.7 | Antonio Gómez (VEN) | 21.6 | Hugo Alzamora (ARG) | 21.6 |
| 400 metres | Pablo Squella (CHI) | 47.9 | Oswaldo Zea (VEN) | 48.1 | Luis Romero Lizardi (VEN) | 48.9 |
| 800 metres | Luís Borges (BRA) | 1:51.2 | Luis Romero Lizardi (VEN) | 1:51.4 | Pablo Squella (CHI) | 1:51.6 |
| 1500 metres | José Castillo (VEN) | 3:54.2 | Ángel Figueiredo (VEN) | 3:54.2 | Jorge Díaz (CHI) | 3:55.1 |
| 5000 metres | Jacinto Navarrete (COL) | 14:22.2 | Julio César Gómez (ARG) | 14:33.3 | Luis Nempo (CHI) | 14:34.6 |
| 110 metres hurdles | Elvis Cedeño (VEN) | 14.5 | Pedro Chiamulera (BRA) | 14.7 | Javier Olivar (URU) | 15.2 |
| 400 metres hurdles | Pablo Squella (CHI) | 52.4 | Jorge Díaz (ARG) | 52.8 | Javier Olivar (URU) | 52.9 |
| 2000 metres steeplechase | Carlos Alves (BRA) | 5:40.0 | José Laturely (VEN) | 5:43.8 | Ricardo Vera (URU) | 5:44.2 |
| 4 × 100 metres relay | Chile Ruedi Mauricio Urquiza Roberto Herrera Enrique Tapia | 41.6 | Brazil Martins Freitas Roberto Lima João da Silva | 42.0 | Argentina Ernesto Braun Oscar Barrionuevo Alberto Alzamora Hugo Alzamora | 42.0 |
| 4 × 400 metres relay | Brazil Marcos Vieira Geraldo de Assis Carlos de Souza Luiz Borges | 3:12.7 | Venezuela Aaron Phillips Luis Lizardi González Oswaldo Zea | 3:14.6 | Chile Carlos Contreras Ramon Torrealba Alejandro Krauss Pablo Squella | 3:16.1 |
| High jump | Milton Riitano Francisco (BRA) | 2.12 | Fernando Pastoriza (ARG) | 2.09 | Luciano Bacelli (BRA) | 2.06 |
| Pole vault | Adolfo Trucco (ARG) | 4.20 | Daniel Prieto (CHI) | 4.10 | Flavio Ferreira (BRA) | 4.00 |
| Long jump | Robson da Silva (BRA) | 7.40 | Geraldo Magela (BRA) | 7.08 | Gerardo Aluvino (VEN) | 7.05 |
| Triple jump | Roberto Audain (VEN) | 15.35 | Isaías Xavier (BRA) | 14.83 | Jorge Mena (COL) | 14.66 |
| Shot put | Adilson Oliveira (BRA) | 15.81 | Norberto Aimé (ARG) | 15.78 | Sergio Eleusippi (ARG) | 14.98 |
| Discus throw | Oziel da Silva (BRA) | 47.74 | Norberto Aimé (ARG) | 45.54 | Altamiro Severino (BRA) | 43.80 |
| Hammer throw | Jorge Centurión (ARG) | 59.66 | Marcos Leme (BRA) | 57.36 | Ralf Frustockl (BRA) | 52.62 |
| Javelin throw | Wilson Pachalski (BRA) | 63.72 | Jorge Parraguirre (CHI) | 62.60 | Fernando Espindola (ARG) | 62.12 |
| Decathlon | Ronaldo Alcaraz (BRA) | 7115 | Osvaldo Frigerio (ARG) | 6971 | José Aguirre (VEN) | 6356 |

### Women

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres | Patricia Pérez (CHI) | 12.2 | Sueli Machado (BRA) | 12.2 | Nara das Neves (BRA) | 12.3 |
| 200 metres | Sueli Machado (BRA) | 24.4 | Maria Magnólia Figueiredo (BRA) | 24.8 | Claudia Iturra (CHI) | 24.8 |
| 400 metres | Elba Barbosa (BRA) | 55.2 | Florencia Chilberry (VEN) | 55.7 | Ángela Mancilla (COL) | 56.2 |
| 800 metres | Silvia Augsburger (ARG) | 2:10.9 | Graciela Mardones (CHI) | 2:11.7 | Ana Maria Leal (BRA) | 2:13.4 |
| 1500 metres | Liliana Mariel Góngora (ARG) | 4:35.7 | Stella Maris Selles (ARG) | 4:39.3 | Marcela Arraigada (CHI) | 4:40.0 |
| 3000 metres | Liliana Mariel Góngora (ARG) | 9:58.3 | Stella Maris Selles (ARG) | 10:01.5 | Hilda Ulloa (CHI) | 10:06.8 |
| 100 metres hurdles | Beatriz Capotosto (ARG) | 14.4 | Angie Marie Regis (VEN) | 14.4 | Susana Jenkins (ARG) | 14.7 |
| 200 metres hurdles | Beatriz Capotosto (ARG) | 27.9w | Yolanda van der Graaff (BRA) | 28.5w | Angie Marie Regis (VEN) | 28.6w |
| 4 × 100 metres relay | Brazil Maria Magnólia Figueiredo Nara das Neves Yolanda van der Graaff Sueli Machado | 46.4 | Argentina Susana Jenkins Gabriela García Claudia Galichini Beatriz Capotosto | 47.1 | Chile Patricia Pérez Claudia Iturra Graciela Mardones Patricia Silva | 47.3 |
| 4 × 400 metres relay | Brazil Ana Leal Maria Nogueira Elba Barbosa Sueli Machado | 3:43.9 | Argentina Marcela Ruiz Marcela López Silvia Augsburger Claudia Galichini | 3:47.3 | Chile Marcela Arriagada Carolina Ojeda Claudia Iturra Graciela Mardones | 3:50.0 |
| High jump | Liliana Lohmann (BRA) | 1.73 | Tânia de Paula (BRA) | 1.70 | Liliana Arigoni (ARG) | 1.65 |
| Long jump | Graciela Corradini (ARG) | 5.86 | Andrea Acevedo (CHI) | 5.81 | Graciela Acosta (URU) | 5.74 |
| Shot put | Alejandra Bevacqua (ARG) | 13.32 | María Isabel Urrutia (COL) | 12.78 | Luz Bohórquez (VEN) | 12.77 |
| Discus throw | María Isabel Urrutia (COL) | 44.24 | Alejandra Bevacqua (ARG) | 41.82 | Yunaira Piña (VEN) | 41.78 |
| Javelin throw | Marieta Riera (VEN) | 46.36 | Carolina Weil (CHI) | 45.04 | Maria dos Santos (BRA) | 44.18 |
| Heptathlon | Cláudia Jarenczuk (BRA) | 4944 | Paola Raab (CHI) | 4940 | Ana Urbano (ARG) | 4879 |

## Medal table (unofficial)

* Host nation (Brazil)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Brazil (BRA)* | 17 | 9 | 7 | 33 |
| 2 | Argentina (ARG) | 9 | 12 | 7 | 28 |
| 3 | Venezuela (VEN) | 4 | 8 | 6 | 18 |
| 4 | Chile (CHI) | 4 | 6 | 10 | 20 |
| 5 | Colombia (COL) | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 6 | Uruguay (URU) | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Totals (6 entries) | Totals (6 entries) | 36 | 36 | 36 | 108 |