# 1988 South American Youth Championships in Athletics

The 9th South American Youth Championships in Athletics were held in Cuenca, Ecuador, from September 2–4, 1988.

## 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 Cuenca is located at 2,560 metres above sea level.

### Men

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres | Elvis Adão (BRA) | 11.0A | Leddil Paris (BRA) | 11.1A | Eduardo Ojeda (PER) | 11.4A |
| 200 metres | Elvis Adão (BRA) | 22.2A | Marcos Eres (BRA) | 22.9A | Javier Bengoa (CHI) | 23.4A |
| 400 metres | Moisés Sandoval (CHI) | 50.9A | Alexandre Marato (BRA) | 51.3A | Eduardo Ojeda (PER) | 51.4A |
| 800 metres | Julio Carneiro (BRA) | 1:58.0A | Elber Mosquera (COL) | 2:00.6A | Márcio Magalhães (BRA) | 2:01.8A |
| 1500 metres | Daniel das Neves (BRA) | 4:19.3A | Diego Toro (COL) | 4:19.4A | Elver Romero (COL) | 4:22.2A |
| 3000 metres | Edilson Braz (BRA) | 9:18.4A | Manuel de Moraes (BRA) | 9:25.2A | Urbano Bayardo (COL) | 9:31.1A |
| 5000 metres | Julio Pozo (ECU) | 16:40.0A | Lenin Guerra (ECU) | 16:40.0A | Urbano Bayardo (COL) | 16:40.0A |
| 1500 metres steeplechase | Daniel das Neves (BRA) | 4:30.6A | Diego Toro (COL) | 4:34.7A | Edilson Bras (BRA) | 4:41.9A |
| 110 metres hurdles | Alexandre Bento (BRA) | 14.4A | Paulo Dambacher (BRA) | 14.7A | Luis Guerra (VEN) | 14.8A |
| 300 metres hurdles | Luis Guerra (VEN) | 39.8A | Nicolás Majluf (CHI) | 40.0A | André Pereira (BRA) | 40.0A |
| High jump | Alcides Silva (BRA) | 2.05A | Jairo Venâncio (BRA) | 1.94A | Sergio Arraigada (CHI) | 1.91A |
| Pole vault | Alcides Silva (BRA) | 3.90A | Marlon Borges (BRA) | 3.80A | Igor Castillo (PER) | 3.40A |
| Long jump | Jefferson Ilário (BRA) | 7.10A | Pablo Silva (ARG) | 6.87A | Gustavo Rodríguez (ARG) | 6.72A |
| Triple jump | Jefferson Ilário (BRA) | 14.87A | Jairo Venâncio (BRA) | 14.74A | Néstor Cano (PAR) | 14.16A |
| Shot put | Luís Wanderlei (BRA) | 16.21A | Marcos Balbuena (ARG) | 15.89A | André Mohamad (BRA) | 14.55A |
| Discus throw | Luís Wanderlei (BRA) | 48.32A | Gilton Basílio (BRA) | 44.70A | Antonio Consiglieri (PER) | 41.02A |
| Hammer throw | Marcos Balbuena (ARG) | 62.66A | Luís Wanderlei (BRA) | 53.04A | Nelson Odaua (BRA) | 52.46A |
| Javelin throw | Marcos Balbuena (ARG) | 60.62A | Néstor Cano (PAR) | 51.88A | Gilberto de Oliveira (BRA) | 43.36A |
| Hexathlon | José dos Santos (BRA) | 4020A | Andrés Carvajal (CHI) | 3944A | José Butrón (CHI) | 3789A |
| 5000 metres track walk | Jefferson Pérez (ECU) | 24:44.4A | Henry Guevara (COL) | 26:11.2A | Mauricio Cardenas (ECU) | 26:30.8A |
| 4 × 100 metres relay | Brazil Elvis Adao Leonel Paris Bauto Marcos Merea | 43.3A | Chile Moisés Sandoval Xavier Burgos Álvaro Delgado Nicolás Majluf | 44.3A | Ecuador Henry Teran Darwin Salazar Juan Ramos Sánchez | 44.4A |
| 4 × 400 metres relay | Brazil | 3:25.5A | Chile | 3:31.7A | Ecuador | 3:33.2A |

### Women

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres | Elizabeth Minetti (ARG) | 12.2A | Lisette Rondón (CHI) | 12.3A | Patricia Daniya (PER) | 12.4A |
| 200 metres | Elizabeth Minetti (ARG) | 25.1A | Rosa Magaly Segovia (COL) | 25.3A | Lisette Rondón (CHI) | 25.3A |
| 400 metres | Rosa Magaly Segovia (COL) | 57.9A | Claudia Herrera (CHI) | 58.5A | Patricia Oroño (ARG) | 59.3A |
| 800 metres | Beatriz Hernández (COL) | 2:20.6A | Janeth Caizalitín (ECU) | 2:21.6A | Lilian Guerra (ECU) | 2:25.2A |
| 1500 metres | Soledad Villamarín (ECU) | 4:55.8A | Sandra Ruales (ECU) | 4:55.8A | Beatriz Hernández (COL) | 5:00.6A |
| 3000 metres | Soledad Villamarín (ECU) | 10:42.9A | Sandra Ruales (ECU) | 10:44.5A | Daysi Burgos (COL) | 11:03.2A |
| 100 metres hurdles | Michelle Openshaw (PER) | 14.7A | Cintia Camossato (BRA) | 14.9A | Daniela Rodrigues (BRA) | 15.4A |
| High jump | Katherine Yáñez (PER) | 1.58A | Cintia Camossato (BRA) | 1.58A | Carmen Melo (ECU) | 1.55A |
| Long jump | Natalia Toledo (PAR) | 5.81A | Claudia Herrera (CHI) | 5.56A | Tânia da Silva (BRA) | 5.51A |
| Shot put | Alexandra Amaro (BRA) | 13.93A | Elisângela Adriano (BRA) | 12.85A | Karina Davis (ECU) | 10.35A |
| Discus throw | Elisângela Adriano (BRA) | 42.60A | Cintia Camossato (BRA) | 39.74A | Verónica Tripoloni (ARG) | 37.50A |
| Javelin throw | Natalia Toledo (PAR) | 41.08A | María Bengolea (CHI) | 36.86A | Rosa Balanta (COL) | 34.02A |
| Pentathlon | Natalia Toledo (PAR) | 3222A | Euzinete dos Reis (BRA) | 3172A | Katherine Yáñez (PER) | 2940A |
| 3000 metres track walk | Miriam Ramón (ECU) | 15:19.1A | Luisa Nivicela (ECU) | 15:30.6A | Ernestina Castellanos (COL) | 18:05.5A |
| 4 × 100 metres relay | Chile Lisette Rondón Judith De La Fuente Claudia Barrera María González | 48.3A | Peru Patricia Adaniya Michelle Openshaw Lucia Crosse Cecilia Zereceda | 49.3A | Colombia Angelica Garzon Rosa Magaly Segovia Angelica Mendoza Clemencia Ramírez | 49.4A |
| 4 × 400 metres relay | Chile | 4:02.8A | Brazil | 4:03.6A | Ecuador | 4:04.4A |

## Medal table (unofficial)

* Host nation (Ecuador)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Brazil (BRA) | 18 | 16 | 8 | 42 |
| 2 | Ecuador (ECU)* | 5 | 5 | 7 | 17 |
| 3 | Argentina (ARG) | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 |
| 4 | Chile (CHI) | 3 | 8 | 4 | 15 |
| 5 | Paraguay (PAR) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 6 | Colombia (COL) | 2 | 5 | 8 | 15 |
| 7 | Peru (PER) | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 |
| 8 | Venezuela (VEN) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Totals (8 entries) | Totals (8 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 190 athletes from about 9 countries:
* Argentina (11)
* Bolivia (9)
* Brazil (50)
* Chile (23)
* Colombia (17)
* Ecuador (49)
* Paraguay (6)
* Perú (24)
* Venezuela (1)