# 1979 South American Youth Championships in Athletics

The 6th South American Youth Championships in Athletics were held in Cochabamba, Bolivia from August 3–5, 1979.

## 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 | Carlos García (BOL) | 10.8A | Robson da Silva (BRA) | 11.0A | Romeu Emigdio (BRA) | 11.2A |
| 200 metres | Douglas Murillo (VEN) | 22.3A | Carlos García (BOL) | 22.4A | Robson da Silva (BRA) | 22.6A |
| 400 metres | Joaquim Cruz (BRA) | 48.3A | Douglas Murillo (VEN) | 48.6A | Oswaldo Zea (VEN) | 50.6A |
| 800 metres | Joaquim Cruz (BRA) | 1:58.6A | Aaron Phillips (VEN) | 2:02.4A | Robinson Parra (VEN) | 2:03.4A |
| 1500 metres | Joaquim Cruz (BRA) | 4:15.5A | Carlos Oliveira (BRA) | 4:22.9A | Robinson Parra (VEN) | 4:23.7A |
| 3000 metres | Eduardo Arias (BOL) | 9:58.2A | Eduardo Quincho (PER) | 10:00.2A | Dartel Ferreira (BRA) | 10:05.6A |
| 1500 metres steeplechase | Josevandro Souza (BRA) | 4:57.4A | Dartel de Lima (BRA) | 4:57.7A | Pedro Paz (BOL) | 5:03.3A |
| 110 metres hurdles | César Lugo (VEN) | 15.3A | Nelio Moura (BRA) | 15.4A | Wilmer Pérez (VEN) | 15.6A |
| 300 metres hurdles | José Dantas (BRA) | 40.5A | Nelio Moura (BRA) | 40.8A | Wilmer Pérez (VEN) | 41.5A |
| High jump | Milton Riitano Francisco (BRA) | 1.90A | Javier Goriyo (PER) | 1.70A | Ricardo Falconi (PER) | 1.70A |
| Long jump | José Florêncio da Silva (BRA) | 6.93A | João Batista Dias (BRA) | 6.82A | José Torres (VEN) | 6.42A |
| Triple jump | Nelio Moura (BRA) | 14.16A | José Florêncio da Silva (BRA) | 13.78A | Darío Peralta (PAR) | 13.12A |
| Shot put | Leonardo Rodríguez (VEN) | 14.37A | João Caversan (BRA) | 14.29A | Eliomar Pando (BRA) | 12.86A |
| Discus throw | Heliomar Pando (BRA) | 43.92A | Leonardo Rodríguez (VEN) | 43.52A | João Caversan (BRA) | 40.72A |
| Hammer throw | Marcos Frustockl (BRA) | 56.58A | Carlos Cúneo (PER) | 38.58A | Darío Peralta (PAR) | 25.50A |
| Javelin throw | Washington Espínola (BRA) | 44.88A | Leonardo Rodríguez (VEN) | 43.22A | Darío Peralta (PAR) | 42.44A |
| Hexathlon | Ricardo de Campos (BRA) | 3532A | Javier Gordillo (PER) | 3308A | José Torres (VEN) | 3171A |
| 4 × 100 metres relay | Brazil Robson da Silva Romeu Emigdio Akitisi de Souza | 43.1A | Bolivia Rommy Fischer Marcelo Rejas J. Taira Carlos García | 43.4A | Venezuela Oswaldo Zea Solano Enrique Villasana Victor Carrasquel | 44.4A |
| 4 × 400 metres relay | Brazil Joaquim Cruz E. Paulo Carlos de Oliveira Erivaldino Souza | 3:24.7A | Venezuela Douglas Murillo Oswaldo Zea Aaron Phillips Victor Carrasquel | 3:28.6A | Bolivia J. Taira F. Vaca Gabriel Mariaca G. Julian | 3:34.4A |

### Women

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres | Sueli Machado (BRA) | 12.0A | Maria Inês Simões (BRA) | 12.1A | Brigitte Winter (PER) | 12.4A |
| 200 metres | Sueli Machado (BRA) | 24.8A | Maria Inês Simões (BRA) | 25.1A | Belkis Subero (VEN) | 26.0A |
| 400 metres | Cláudia Adolfo (BRA) | 58.0A | Belkis Subero (VEN) | 58.9A | Carla Giussani (BOL) | 59.6A |
| 800 metres | Cláudia Adolfo (BRA) | 2:25.3A | Marisa da Silva (BRA) | 2:26.7A | Ester Villegas (BOL) | 2:26.7A |
| 80 metres hurdles | Maria de Jesus (BRA) | 12.6A | Gloria Loayza (PER) | 12.8A | Patricia Sánchez (PER) | 13.8A |
| High jump | Liliana Lohmann (BRA) | 1.50A | Sheila Mori (PER) | 1.50A | Ana Cristina Bordón (PAR) | 1.45A |
| Long jump | Sorelis Bohórquez (VEN) | 5.71A | Tania Sangronis (VEN) | 5.51A | Cláudia da Costa (BRA) | 5.48A |
| Shot put | Mara Misson (BRA) | 11.56A | Luz Bohórquez (VEN) | 11.35A | Solange Reimundo (BRA) | 10.10A |
| Discus throw | Josiany Gambi (BRA) | 37.38A | Yunaira Piña (VEN) | 36.62A | Solange Reimundo (BRA) | 34.94A |
| Javelin throw | Yunaira Piña (VEN) | 38.86A | Magnolia Corrêa (BRA) | 34.96A | Hanny Basurco (PER) | 29.94A |
| Pentathlon | Liliana Lohmann (BRA) | 3025A | Maria de Jesus (BRA) | 2918A | Milka Murdoch (PAR) | 2648A |
| 4 × 100 metres relay | Peru Brigitte Winter Connie Basurco Panizo Rosario Heredia | 49.2A | Venezuela Sorellis Bohorquez Griseria Palacios Yusela Sánchez Belkis Subero | 49.8A | Brazil Sueli Machado Machado Maria da Conceiçao Maria Simões | 52.5A |
| 4 × 400 metres relay | Brazil Cláudia Adolfo Maria Simões Sueli Machado S. de Souza | 4:00.0A | Venezuela Yaneth Carvajal Chirinos Dora Medina Belkis Subero | 4:20.3A | Peru Monica Sánchez Gloria Loayza Rosario Heredia Connie Basurco | 4:30.5A |

## Medal table (unofficial)

* Host nation (Bolivia)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Brazil (BRA) | 24 | 13 | 9 | 46 |
| 2 | Venezuela (VEN) | 5 | 11 | 9 | 25 |
| 3 | Bolivia (BOL)* | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| 4 | Peru (PER) | 1 | 6 | 5 | 12 |
| 5 | Paraguay (PAR) | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Totals (5 entries) | Totals (5 entries) | 32 | 32 | 32 | 96 |

## Participation (unofficial)

Detailed result lists can be found on the "World Junior Athletics History" website. An unofficial count yields the number of about 113 athletes from about 5 countries:
* Bolivia (16)
* Brazil (37)
* Paraguay (4)
* Perú (31)
* Venezuela (25)