# 1986 South American Junior Championships in Athletics

The 18th South American Junior Championships in Athletics were held in Quito, Ecuador, at the Estadio Los Chasquis between September 13–16, 1986.

## Participation (unofficial)

Detailed result lists can be found on the "World Junior Athletics History" website. An unofficial count yields the number of about 201 athletes from about 9 countries: Argentina (31), Brazil (48), Chile (11), Colombia (9), Ecuador (45), Panama (6), Paraguay (2), Peru (36), Venezuela (13).

## 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 | Luis Smith (PAN) | 10.31Aw | Gerardo Meinardi (ARG) | 10.49Aw | Óscar Fernández (PER) | 10.63Aw |
| 200 metres | Luis Smith (PAN) | 21.20A | Gerardo Meinardi (ARG) | 21.32A | Washington Rodrigues (BRA) | 21.38A |
| 400 metres | Washington Rodrigues (BRA) | 47.82A | Sérgio Moreira (BRA) | 48.78A | Milton Alvear (PAN) | 49.24A |
| 800 metres | Antônio dos Santos (BRA) | 1:54.54A | Clodoaldo do Carmo (BRA) | 1:54.57A | Ricardo Morrison (PAN) | 1:57.48A |
| 1500 metres | Herder Vásquez (COL) | 4:07.7A | Manuel Balmaceda (CHI) | 4:07.7A | Clodoaldo do Carmo (BRA) | 4:11.4A |
| 5000 metres | Néstor Jami (ECU) | 15:35.73A | Herder Vásquez (COL) | 15:55.45A | Jorge Chancusig (ECU) | 15:58.60A |
| 110 metres hurdles | Miguel Saldarriaga (COL) | 14.83A | Juan Phillips (PAN) | 15.10A | Javier del Río (PER) | 15.13A |
| 400 metres hurdles | Gonzalo González (VEN) | 53.89A | Cristián Courbis (CHI) | 54.02A | Fábio Aleixo (BRA) | 54.25A |
| 2000 metres steeplechase | José Castillo (PER) | 6:12.0A | Wander Moura (BRA) | 6:16.5A | Eddy Punina (ECU) | 6:18.1A |
| 4 × 100 metres relay | Brazil Carlos Agra Carlos Alexandre Sérgio Cierio Pedro Alencar | 40.62A | Venezuela Dionisio Lugo Iván Romero Nelson García Sergio Saavedra | 41.25A | Argentina Marcelo Ducart Carlos Gats Andrés Andreacchio Gerardo Meinardi | 41.57A |
| 4 × 400 metres relay | Brazil Washington Rodrigues Lourival Nascimento Sérgio Moreira Gerardo Oliveira | 3:15.97A | Ecuador Edwin Sacotto Aurelio Mancheno Freddy Mercado Gerardo Reyes | 3:18.73A | Argentina Andres Andreacchio Fernando Marzano Ariel Pintos Fernando Senac | 3:19.65A |
| 10,000 metres track walk | Sergundo López (COL) | 46:55.5A | Juan Rojas (ECU) | 47:31.4A | Antônio Köhler (BRA) | 51:35.7A |
| High jump | José Luís Mendes (BRA) | 2.20A | Fernando Moreno (ARG) | 2.12A | Hugo Peyrel (ARG) | 2.06A |
| Pole vault | Miguel Saldarriaga (COL) | 4.60A | Dean Torres (ECU) | 4.40A | Martín Bossio (ARG) | 4.40A |
| Long jump | Ricardo Valiente (PER) | 7.33A | Winston Ascanio (VEN) | 7.05A | Sergio Saavedra (VEN) | 6.99A |
| Triple jump | Sergio Saavedra (VEN) | 15.87A | Winston Ascanio (VEN) | 15.25A | Luiz Teixeira (BRA) | 15.57A |
| Shot put | Alberto Auad (ECU) | 16.81A | Fernando Figueirêdo (BRA) | 16.39A | Ricardo Romero (ARG) | 15.98A |
| Discus throw | Fernando Figueirêdo (BRA) | 45.40A | Gerardo Piñero (ARG) | 44.74A | Ramón Jiménez (PAR) | 44.68A |
| Hammer throw | Adrián Marzo (ARG) | 64.88A | Leonardo Schenone (ARG) | 58.08A | Roberto Lozano (COL) | 55.56A |
| Javelin throw | Luis Carrasco (VEN) | 65.34A | Feliciano Alvarado (VEN) | 60.48A | Fernando Peñafiel (ECU) | 59.02A |
| Decathlon | Rubén Bortolín (ARG) | 6286A | Dilermando Alves (BRA) | 6047A | Dean Torres (ECU) | 5910A |

### Women

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres | Cruezimar Gomes (BRA) | 12.06A | Ximena Restrepo (COL) | 12.10A | Soledad Bacarezza (CHI) | 12.28A |
| 200 metres | Ximena Restrepo (COL) | 24.08A | Jupira da Graça (BRA) | 24.77A | Milagros Allende (ARG) | 24.81A |
| 400 metres | Marta dos Santos (BRA) | 55.73A | Claudia Riquelme (CHI) | 57.33A | Adriana Martínez (ECU) | 57.48A |
| 800 metres | Luiza do Nascimento (BRA) | 2:14.04A | Célia dos Santos (BRA) | 2:22.00A | Mercedes Trujillo (ECU) | 2:24.80A |
| 1500 metres | Luiza do Nascimento (BRA) | 5:01.6A | Ximena Albán (ECU) | 5:06.0A | Jorilda Sabino (BRA) | 5:11.4A |
| 3000 metres | María Medina (ECU) | 11:02.9A | Rosmira Poblador (COL) | 11:18.1A | Ximena Albán (ECU) | 11:46.4A |
| 100 metres hurdles | Carolina Gutiérrez (ARG) | 14.40A | Clarice Kuhn (BRA) | 14.58A | Marise Alvim (BRA) | 15.11A |
| 400 metres hurdles | Adriana Martínez (ECU) | 62.14A | Maureen Reyes (VEN) | 63.49A | Carolina Schlossberg (ARG) | 66.49A |
| 4 × 100 metres relay | Brazil Francisca da Silva Rita Gomes Renata Coutinho Cruezimar Borges | 47.04A | Argentina Silvina Grion Nancy Chemini Milagros Allende Carolina Gutiérrez | 47.34A | Ecuador Durán Cristína Rojas Cristina Bustamante Adriana López | 49.04A |
| 4 × 400 metres relay | Brazil Francisca da Silva Marta Magalhães Célia dos Santos Jupira da Graça | 3:52.69A | Ecuador Cristina Bustamante Ferigra Adriana López Adriana Martínez | 3:56.99A | Argentina Carolina Gutiérrez Nancy Chemini Patricia Repetto Mabel Arrua | 3:59.87A |
| High jump | Clarice Kuhn (BRA) | 1.75A | Fernanda Mosquera (COL) | 1.72A | Nancy Piva (ARG) | 1.72A |
| Long jump | Ana Martina Vizioli (ARG) | 5.85A | Renata Coutinho (BRA) | 5.67A | Carolina Gutiérrez (ARG) | 5.59A |
| Shot put | María Grimaldi (ARG) | 12.16A | Ana Viglione (ARG) | 11.35A | Elvira Ruiz (PER) | 11.07A |
| Discus throw | Elvira Ruiz (PER) | 42.58A | Cristine Neher (BRA) | 40.22A | Ruth Martínez (VEN) | 39.40A |
| Javelin throw | Rosemeire Costa (BRA) | 41.42A | Cristine Neher (BRA) | 39.86A | Claudia Silva (CHI) | 39.34A |
| Heptathlon | Alexandra Dumas (BRA) | 4382A | Marleide Leite (BRA) | 3931A | Carolina Schlossberg (ARG) | 3892A |

## Medal table (unofficial)

* Host nation (Ecuador)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Brazil (BRA) | 15 | 12 | 7 | 34 |
| 2 | Argentina (ARG) | 5 | 7 | 11 | 23 |
| 3 | Colombia (COL) | 5 | 4 | 1 | 10 |
| 4 | Ecuador (ECU)* | 4 | 5 | 8 | 17 |
| 5 | Venezuela (VEN) | 3 | 5 | 2 | 10 |
| 6 | Peru (PER) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 7 | Panama (PAN) | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 8 | Chile (CHI) | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 9 | Paraguay (PAR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (9 entries) | Totals (9 entries) | 37 | 37 | 37 | 111 |