# 1976 South American Youth Championships in Athletics

The 3rd South American Youth Championships in Athletics were held in Santiago, Chile from November 4–7, 1976.

## Medal summary

Medal winners are published for boys and girls. Complete results can be found on the "World Junior Athletics History" website.

### Men

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres | Lincoln Neves (BRA) | 11.1 | Oswaldo Félix (BRA) | 11.1 | Felipe Gordillo (URU) | 11.2 |
| 200 metres | José Luis Lozano (PER) | 22.6 | Oswaldo Félix (BRA) | 23.0 | Roberto Carter (CHI) | 23.0 |
| 400 metres | Antônio Dias Ferreira (BRA) | 48.9 | Arturo Merino (CHI) | 50.9 | José Peixoto (BRA) | 51.6 |
| 800 metres | Antônio Dias Ferreira (BRA) | 1:54.3 | Arturo Merino (CHI) | 1:54.6 | Julio Ruibert (ARG) | 1:57.4 |
| 1500 metres | Cristián Castillo (CHI) | 4:05.5 | Roger Soler (PER) | 4:05.8 | Patricio Casassus (CHI) | 4:06.2 |
| 1500 metres steeplechase | Cristián Castillo (CHI) | 4:20.6 | Luís Martins (BRA) | 4:25.2 | Fernando Marrón (ARG) | 4:28.3 |
| 110 metres hurdles | José Luis Lozano (PER) | 14.3 | Felipe Edwards (CHI) | 14.6 | Sergio Faivovich (CHI) | 14.8 |
| 300 metres hurdles | José Luis Lozano (PER) | 39.2 | Felipe Edwards (CHI) | 40.0 | Franklin Biancamano (BRA) | 41.0 |
| High jump | Carlos Gambetta (ARG) | 1.93 | Víctor Migliaro (CHI) | 1.90 | Andrés Badoglio (ARG) | 1.85 |
| Pole vault | Carlos da Silva (BRA) | 3.80 | Sebastián Hevia (CHI) | 3.70 | Enrique Goytizolo (PER) | 3.60 |
| Long jump | Roberto Freitas (BRA) | 6.50 | Felipe Gordillo (URU) | 6.43 | Fernando Sancho (CHI) | 6.39 |
| Triple jump | Luiz Favero (BRA) | 14.20 | Roberto Freitas (BRA) | 13.60 | Héctor Eguillor (ARG) | 13.34 |
| Shot put | Gert Weil (CHI) | 15.73 | José Jara (CHI) | 15.49 | Roberto Olcese (ARG) | 15.49 |
| Discus throw | Roberto Olcese (ARG) | 48.66 | José Jara (CHI) | 44.20 | Miro Ronac (PER) | 41.22 |
| Hammer throw | Renzo Rossini (PER) | 47.90 | Andrés Albide (ARG) | 46.62 | Carlos Macedo (BRA) | 45.72 |
| Javelin throw | Eduardo da Silva (BRA) | 54.10 | Juan Garmendia (ARG) | 52.42 | César da Costa (BRA) | 51.86 |
| Hexathlon | Aníbal Díaz (ARG) | 3563 | Juan Lagos (CHI) | 3459 | Hugo Giménez (ARG) | 3367 |
| 4 × 100 metres relay | Brazil | 42.9 | Chile | 43.7 | Argentina | 43.8 |
| 4 × 400 metres relay | Brazil | 3:23.2 | Chile | 3:24.8 | Peru | 3:32.2 |

### Women

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres | Susana Perizzotti (ARG) | 12.2 | Adriana Pero (ARG) | 12.3 | Elizabeth Montesano (BRA) | 12.5 |
| 200 metres | Susana Perizzotti (ARG) | 25.0 | Adriana Pero (ARG) | 25.1 | Pía Ábalos (CHI) | 25.5 |
| 600 metres | Marcela López Espinosa (ARG) | 1:33.1 | Sandra Ferreira (BRA) | 1:37.9 | Daise de Oliveira (BRA) | 1:39.3 |
| 80 metres hurdles | Susana Planas (ARG) | 12.1 | Patricia Deck (CHI) | 12.2 | Claudia Rodríguez (ARG) | 12.2 |
| High jump | Ana Maria de Oliveira (BRA) | 1.60 | Julia Araya (CHI) | 1.60 | Lucilene Lonardoni (BRA) | 1.55 |
| Long jump | Claudia Benavente (CHI) | 5.36 | Laura Rivarola (ARG) | 5.36 | Silvia Barchetta (ARG) | 5.27 |
| Shot put | Patricia Guerrero (PER) | 11.64 | Maria Cabaleiro (BRA) | 11.13 | Cristina Madoz (ARG) | 10.87 |
| Discus throw | Ana Gambacini (ARG) | 37.52 | Zulema Rivera (ARG) | 37.34 | Gloria Martínez (CHI) | 34.58 |
| Javelin throw | Patricia Guerrero (PER) | 44.60 | Gladys Aguayo (CHI) | 41.84 | Neusa Trolezzi (BRA) | 39.62 |
| Pentathlon | Ana Maria de Oliveira (BRA) | 3405 | Lucilene Lonardoni (BRA) | 3268 | Julia Araya (CHI) | 3259 |
| 4 × 100 metres relay | Chile | 48.8 | Brazil | 49.0 | Peru | 50.1 |
| 4 × 400 metres relay | Argentina | 3:56.8 | Chile | 3:59.2 | Brazil | 4:01.6 |

## Medal table (unofficial)

* Host nation (Chile)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Brazil (BRA) | 11 | 8 | 9 | 28 |
| 2 | Argentina (ARG) | 9 | 6 | 10 | 25 |
| 3 | Peru (PER) | 6 | 1 | 4 | 11 |
| 4 | Chile (CHI)* | 5 | 15 | 7 | 27 |
| 5 | Uruguay (URU) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Totals (5 entries) | Totals (5 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 168 athletes from about 6 countries:
* Argentina (40)
* Brazil (37)
* Chile (40)
* Paraguay (27)
* Perú (21)
* Uruguay (3)