# 1975 South American Youth Championships in Athletics

The 2nd South American Youth Championships in Athletics were held in Quito, Ecuador, at the Estadio Atahualpa between November 8–11, 1975.

## Medal summary

Medal winners are published for boys and girls. Complete results can be found on the "World Junior Athletics History" website. All results are marked as "affected by altitude" (A), because the stadium in Quito is located at 2,780 metres above sea level.

### Men

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres | Pedro da Silveira (BRA) | 10.6A | Rolando Satler (ARG) | 10.8A | Romache Fisher (BRA) | 10.8A |
| 200 metres | Cristián Schwitzer (CHI) | 22.4A | Pedro da Silveira (BRA) | 22.4A | Eduardo Oscar de Brito (ARG) | 22.7A |
| 400 metres | Antônio Dias Ferreira (BRA) | 50.3A | José de Oliveira (BRA) | 50.5A | Julio Salguero (ECU) | 50.9A |
| 800 metres | Manuel Alamuza (COL) | 2:01.5A | Rubén Cid (ARG) | 2:01.7A | José Molina (COL) | 2:05.4A |
| 1500 metres | Carlos Aranda (COL) | 4:12.3A | Benito Baranda (CHI) | 4:15.4A | Jorge Cardona (COL) | 4:16.9A |
| 1500 metres steeplechase | Héctor Páramo (COL) | 4:39.6A | Jorge Cardona (COL) | 4:42.9A | Benito Baranda (CHI) | 4:46.5A |
| 110 metres hurdles | José Luis Lozano (PER) | 14.7A | Luis Maletto (ARG) | 14.8A | Luís Albieri (BRA) | 14.8A |
| 300 metres hurdles | Homero Gomes (BRA) | 39.7A | José Luis Lozano (PER) | 39.9A | Alfredo Edwards (CHI) | 40.2A |
| High jump | Oscar Rocha (COL) | 1.90A | Rodrigo de la Fuente (CHI) | 1.90A | Carli Guerra (CHI) | 1.90A |
| Pole vault | Daniel Mazzucco (ARG) | 3.80A | Osvaldo Armentano (BRA) | 3.70A | Sebastián Hevia (CHI) | 3.60A |
| Long jump | Roberto Bobadilla (ECU) | 6.70A | Nicolás Pautt (COL) | 6.32A | Claudio Lippi (ARG) | 6.27A |
| Triple jump | Germán Romañach (ARG) | 14.51A | Nicolás Pautt (COL) | 14.18A | João Luiz da Fonseca (BRA) | 13.28A |
| Shot put | Carlos Pollo (ARG) | 16.66A | Hugo Del Sueldo (ARG) | 15.78A | Moacyr Amaral (BRA) | 14.82A |
| Discus throw | Roberto Martínez (ARG) | 47.52A | Antônio Cunha (BRA) | 46.36A | Carlos Rossi (ARG) | 43.60A |
| Hammer throw | Alberto Núñez (ARG) | 54.92A | Ricardo dos Santos (BRA) | 54.80A | Gilberto Silva (BRA) | 53.60A |
| Javelin throw | Gerardo Martina (ARG) | 54.42A | João Soares (BRA) | 52.10A | Roberto Tegmeier (CHI) | 50.12A |
| Hexathlon | Daniel Angheleri (ARG) | 3494A | Carlos Cavallero (ARG) | 3423A | Pablo Vicuña (CHI) | 3308A |
| 4 × 100 metres relay | Peru Luis Chirinos José Lozano Jesús Ratto José Luis Valverde | 42.6A | Brazil Paulo Antônio Lima Antônio dos Santos Romache Fisher Pedro da Silveira | 42.8A | Chile Juan De La Motte Alfredo Edwards Rossi Jaime Viveros Cristián Schweitzer | 43.1A |
| 4 × 400 metres relay | Brazil Rafael Corrêa José de Oliveira Paulo Antônio Lima Antônio Dias Ferreira | 3:27.3A | Colombia E. Mendoza R. Riascos Victor Pérez Jaime Gómez | 3:28.1A | Ecuador Gino Rommo Harry Pérez Héctor Jativa Julio Salguero | 3:31.2A |

### Women

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres | Esmeralda Garcia (BRA) | 11.7A | Susana Perizzotti (ARG) | 11.9A | Paz Ábalos (CHI) | 12.1A |
| 200 metres | Susana Perizzotti (ARG) | 24.1A | Maria Amorim (BRA) | 24.5A | Esmeralda Garcia (BRA) | 24.5A |
| 600 metres | Mara Führmann (BRA) | 1:41.3A | Ena Guevara (PER) | 1:41.4A | Sonia Nerpiti (ARG) | 1:42.7A |
| 80 metres hurdles | Carolina Cox (CHI) | 12.1A | Susana Planas (ARG) | 12.3A | Emérita Arboleda (COL) | 12.6A |
| High jump | Julia Araya (CHI) | 1.62A | Mónica Boeck (PER) | 1.62A | Laura Inés Ragas (ARG) | 1.62A |
| Long jump | Miriam Rojas (COL) | 5.56A | Roxana Pereña (ARG) | 5.45A | Graciela Rampello (ARG) | 5.42A |
| Shot put | Elida Mabeline (BRA) | 11.77A | Patricia Guerrero (PER) | 11.64A | Denise Zen (BRA) | 11.02A |
| Discus throw | Elida Mabeline (BRA) | 36.16A | Maira Parks (PER) | 35.82A | Janeth Tenorio (COL) | 35.80A |
| Javelin throw | Maria Cavalheiro (BRA) | 37.12A | Olga Verissimo (BRA) | 36.76A | Patricia Guerrero (PER) | 35.26A |
| Pentathlon | Rosemarie Boeck (PER) | 3642A | Norma Rogatky (ARG) | 3443A | Laura Keitel (CHI) | 3149A |
| 4 × 100 metres relay | Argentina Maria Elvira Fernández Adriana Freiberg Adriana Calvo Susana Perizzotti | 47.9A | Brazil Barbara do Nascimento Rosemary Heller Esmeralda Garcia Maria Amorim | 48.1A | Chile Paz Ábalos Bernardita Ábalos ? Carolina Cox | 48.4A |
| 4 × 400 metres relay | Chile Paz Ábalos Bernardita Ábalos C. Palacios Georgina Quiroz | 4:00.5A | Brazil Maria Ferreira Marlene Schubert Mara Führmann Ionide Cruz | 4:01.2A | Argentina Maria Elvira Fernández Sonia Nerpiti Elba Labatte Rosana Pereña | 4:03.7A |

## Medal table (unofficial)

* Host nation (Ecuador)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Brazil (BRA) | 9 | 11 | 7 | 27 |
| 2 | Argentina (ARG) | 9 | 9 | 7 | 25 |
| 3 | Colombia (COL) | 5 | 4 | 4 | 13 |
| 4 | Chile (CHI) | 4 | 2 | 10 | 16 |
| 5 | Peru (PER) | 3 | 5 | 1 | 9 |
| 6 | Ecuador (ECU)* | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Totals (6 entries) | Totals (6 entries) | 31 | 31 | 31 | 93 |

## Participation (unofficial)

Detailed result lists can be found on the "World Junior Athletics History" website. An unofficial count yields the number of about 212 athletes from about 7 countries:
* Argentina (39)
* Bolivia (7)
* Brazil (41)
* Chile (33)
* Colombia (35)
* Ecuador (28)
* Perú (29)