# 1994 South American Youth Championships in Athletics

The 12th South American Youth Championships in Athletics were held in Cochabamba, Bolivia from September 30-October 2, 1994.

## 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 Cochabamba is located at 2,558 metres above sea level.

### Men

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres (wind: +1.8 m/s) | Jimmy Pino (COL) | 10.71A | Martín Voss (ARG) | 10.94A | Jonathan Medina (VEN) | 11.03A |
| 200 metres (wind: -2.3 m/s) | Jimmy Pino (COL) | 21.95A | Daniel de Oliveira (BRA) | 22.54A | Evandro Tristão (BRA) | 22.62A |
| 400 metres | Arturo Arce (PER) | 49.70A | Rogério Rufino (BRA) | 50.14A | Marcos García (URU) | 50.22A |
| 800 metres | Marcos García (URU) | 1:58.63A | Wendell Silva (BRA) | 1:59.77A | Everson Silva (BRA) | 2:00.88A |
| 1500 metres | Claudinei Vítor (BRA) | 4:16.22A | Wendell Silva (BRA) | 4:17.13A | Juan Mamani (PER) | 4:18.78A |
| 5000 metres | Juan Mamani (PER) | 16:33.52A | Isaac Colque (BOL) | 16:43.39A | Jeison Vargas (COL) | 17:12.02A |
| 1500 metres steeplechase | Angelo Álvarez (CHI) | 4:40.33A | Damião de Melo (BRA) | 4:47.13A | Erick Jujra (PER) | 4:50.82A |
| 110 metres hurdles (wind: +2.3 m/s) | Rodrigo Palladino (BRA) | 14.55A w | Rodrigo Terra (BRA) | 14.76A w | Tomás Vega (CHI) | 14.87A w |
| 300 metres hurdles | Tomás Vega (CHI) | 38.60A | Rodrigo Palladino (BRA) | 39.00A | Gustavo Blanco (ARG) | 39.24A |
| High jump | Fabrício Romero (BRA) | 2.07A | Wagner Príncipe (BRA) | 2.00A | Camel Etcheverry (COL) | 1.97A |
| Pole vault | Cristian Aguirre (ARG) | 3.90A | Santiago Lorenzo (ARG) | 3.70A | Daniel Rosende (CHI) | 3.50A |
| Long jump | Diego Ripanti (ARG) | 7.21A | Johnny Rodríguez (VEN) | 6.93A | Luis Marfán (CHI) | 6.86A |
| Triple jump | Johnny Rodríguez (VEN) | 14.85A | Luiz da Silveira (BRA) | 14.83A | Diego Ripanti (ARG) | 14.21A |
| Shot put | José Puyol (CHI) | 15.08A | Jeberton Fermino (BRA) | 14.73A | John Mena (COL) | 14.67A |
| Discus throw | Hernán Vázquez (ARG) | 44.68A | John Mena (COL) | 44.52A | Renato Pires (BRA) | 44.18A |
| Hammer throw | Cristian Fernández (ARG) | 64.14A | Juan Palacios (ARG) | 53.00A | Renzo Godoy (PER) | 46.38A |
| Javelin throw | Santiago Lorenzo (ARG) | 58.16A | Adriano Vitorino (BRA) | 56.52A | John Mena (COL) | 54.94A |
| Hexathlon | Ramón Vivas (VEN) | 4069A | Carlos García (VEN) | 4045A | Adriano de Oliveira (BRA) | 3933A |
| 5000 metres track walk | Raomir Hernández (VEN) | NTT | Franciello de Souza (BRA) | NTT | Juan Chocho (ECU) | NTT |
| 4 × 100 metres relay | Brazil Daniel Toledo Alessandro Rodrigues Rodrigo Palladino Evandro de Tristão | 42.64A | Argentina Leandro Renny Diego Ripanti Gustavo Blanco Martín Voss | 43.13A | Chile Daniel Haeussler Andres Illanes Gonzalo Risopatrón Benjamín Arteaga | 43.35A |
| 4 × 400 metres relay | Brazil Dourado Aurelio Rogerio da Silva dos Santos | 3:21.63A | Peru Jimmy Silva Ramírez Christian García Arturo Arce | 3:25.45A | Argentina Martín Voss Blas Parada Juan Pardo Gustavo Blanco | 3:27.38A |

### Women

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres (wind: +0.2 m/s) | Alessandra Ferreira (BRA) | 12.23A | María Laura Rodríguez (ARG) | 12.24A | Adriana Moraes (BRA) | 12.37A |
| 200 metres (wind: 1.6 m/s) | Adriana Moraes (BRA) | 25.32A | Silvana de Santana (BRA) | 25.46A | Andrea Higuita (COL) | 25.57A |
| 400 metres | Zulay Nazareno (VEN) | 57.27A | Josiane Tito (BRA) | 57.71A | Karina Soto (URU) | 58.44A |
| 800 metres | Fabiana da Silva (BRA) | 2:14.30A | Bertha Sánchez (COL) | 2:16.64A | Maria Cecilia Silva (BRA) | 2:18.90A |
| 1500 metres | Bertha Sánchez (COL) | 4:46.99A | Joaquina Rondón (COL) | 4:50.49A | Fabiana da Silva (BRA) | 4:53.49A |
| 3000 metres | Bertha Sánchez (COL) | 10:35.2A | Joaquina Rondón (COL) | 10:39.8A | Fabiana da Silva (BRA) | 10:46.4A |
| 100 metres hurdles (wind: 1.4 m/s) | Patrícia de Souza (BRA) | 14.56A | Cora Olivero (ARG) | 14.72A | Kelly Ribeiro de Oliveira (BRA) | 14.76A |
| 300 metres hurdles | Rúbia dos Santos (BRA) | 43.37A | Carolina Matesic (CHI) | 44.48A | Eyda Rentería (COL) | 44.74A |
| High jump | Silmara Gandolfo (BRA) | 1.67A | Aline Zimmermann (BRA) | 1.64A | Gisela Pfeiffer (ARG) | 1.61A |
| Long jump | Gisele de Oliveira (BRA) | 5.85A | Gisela Pfeiffer (ARG) | 5.76A | Alicia Medina (ARG) | 5.74A |
| Shot put | Polianna de Oliveira (BRA) | 11.87A | Luz Dary Castro (COL) | 11.76A | Elisângela Zuede (BRA) | 11.64A |
| Discus throw | Guadalupe Sallar (ARG) | 38.16A | Luz Dary Castro (COL) | 35.66A | Giovanna Miranda (BRA) | 34.18A |
| Javelin throw | Daniela Massoli (CHI) | 41.72A | Giovanna Miranda (BRA) | 39.42A | Xiolimar Carolina Castillo (VEN) | 36.34A |
| Pentathlon | Ellen Marinho (BRA) | 3234A | Gladibeth Morles (VEN) | 3060A | Laura Spelmeyer (ARG) | 2953A |
| 3000 metres Track Walk | Gladys Criollo (ECU) | 15:39.2A | Rosa Sánchez (BOL) | 15:52.6A | Saskia Luetke (BRA) | 16:20.5A |
| 4 × 100 metres relay | Brazil Campeiro Silvania da Conceiçao Adriana Moraes Alessandra Ferreira | 47.31A | Peru Ursula Romero Patricia Hasegawa Lucía Rodríguez Erika Varillas | 48.75A | Argentina Flavia Rougier Valeria Falcón Carolina Mondelo María Laura Rodríguez | 49.21A |
| 4 × 400 metres relay | Brazil Josiane Tito Rúbia dos Santos Silvania da Conceiçao Adriana Moraes | 3:53.14A | Chile Carolina Matesic Rosa Hernández Sandra Llanquin Paula Osorio | 4:01.62A | Argentina Cora Olivero Alicia Medina Jessica Cardinal Carolina Mondelo | 4:07.93A |

## Medal table (unofficial)

* Host nation (Bolivia)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Brazil (BRA) | 16 | 16 | 12 | 44 |
| 2 | Argentina (ARG) | 6 | 7 | 8 | 21 |
| 3 | Colombia (COL) | 4 | 6 | 6 | 16 |
| 4 | Venezuela (VEN) | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 |
| 5 | Chile (CHI) | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10 |
| 6 | Peru (PER) | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 7 | Uruguay (URU) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 8 | Ecuador (ECU) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | Bolivia (BOL)* | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Totals (9 entries) | Totals (9 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 233 athletes from about 11 countries:
* Argentina (28)
* Bolivia (30)
* Brazil (58)
* Chile (41)
* Colombia (9)
* Ecuador (8)
* Panama (8)
* Paraguay (10)
* Peru (24)
* Uruguay (5)
* Venezuela (12)