# 2024 South American U20 Championships in Athletics

The 46th South American U20 Championships in Athletics were held at Villa Deportiva Nacional in Lima, Peru, on 20 and 21 July.

## Medal summary
### Men

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres (-0.6 m/s) | Benjamín Aravena Chile | 10.65 | Aron Earl Peru | 10.66 | Tomás Mondino Argentina | 10.82 |
| 200 metres (–0.5 m/s) | Benjamín Aravena Chile | 21.62 | Wesley da Silva Brazil | 21.66 | Paulo Batista Brazil | 21.73 |
| 400 metres | Malachi Austin Guyana | 47.21 | Ian Andrey Pata Ecuador | 47.69 | Vinícius Galeno Brazil | 48.29 |
| 800 metres | Uriel Muñoz Argentina | 1:51.22 | Lucas Jara Chile | 1:51.84 | Bryan Alves Brazil | 1:52.00 |
| 1500 metres | Uriel Muñoz Argentina | 3:55.82 | Lucas Jara Chile | 3:56.31 | Luis Huamán Peru | 3:57.48 |
| 3000 metres | Luis Huamán Peru | 8:38.31 | Manuel Rojas Argentina | 8:39.08 | Brayan Huanca Peru | 8:40.90 |
| 5000 metres | Kheny Meneses Peru | 14:27.60 | Manuel Rojas Argentina | 14:28.44 | Brayan Huanca Peru | 14:39.97 |
| 110 metres hurdles (99 cm) (-0.5 m/s) | Vinícius de Brito Brazil | 13.86 | Odair de Aguiar Jr. Brazil | 14.09 | Gerónimo Canizales Colombia | 14.17 |
| 400 metres hurdles | José David Mosquera Colombia | 52.11 PB | Ramón Fuenzalida Chile | 52.46 | Ian Andrey Pata Ecuador | 52.86 |
| 3000 m steeplechase | Samuel Santana Brazil | 9:08.79 | Leonardo Guerrero Argentina | 9:13.4 | Julio Espinoza Chile | 9:27.3 |
| 4 × 100 m relay | Brazil Murilo Silva Wesley da Silva Renan Akamine Paulo Henrique Batista | 41.20 | Argentina Francisco Ferreccio Diego Pérez Manuel Juárez Tomás Mondino | 41.47 | Ecuador José Luis Guevara Ian Andrey Pata Johnny Ramírez Roy Jair Chila | 41.84 |
| 4 × 400 m relay | Brazil Vinícius Galeno Bryan Alves Lucas Rosa Carlos Eduardo Domingos | 3:14.63 | Argentina Manuel Juárez Diego Pérez Tomás Mirón Tomás Mondino | 3:14.94 | Colombia Esteban Bermúdez Héctor Barrios José David Mosquera Óscar Leal | 3:16.48 |
| 10,000 m walk | Jesús Ramírez Colombia | 43:06.71 PB | Julián Alfonso Colombia | 43:07.55 PB | Iván Oña Ecuador | 43:25.79 |
| High jump | Jholeixon Rodríguez Ecuador | 2.01 | Janer Caicedo Colombia | 1.95 | Eric Cardoso Brazil | 1.95 |
| Pole vault | Pedro Aparecido Brazil | 4.70 | Andrés Torres Colombia | 4.40 | Only two athletes with valid marks | Only two athletes with valid marks |
| Long jump | Murilo Silva Brazil | 7.32 | Renan Akamine Brazil | 7.08 | Christopher Thiessen Paraguay | 7.01 |
| Triple jump | Santiago Theran Colombia | 15.56 PB | Gilvan da Costa Brazil | 15.52 | Roy Jair Chila Ecuador | 14.98 |
| Shot put (6 kg) | Alessandro Soares Brazil | 18.48 | Erik Caicedo Ecuador | 17.02 | Pedro Modesto Brazil | 16.79 |
| Discus throw (1.75 kg) | Juan David Montaño Colombia | 60.29 PB | Alberto Rodrigues Brazil | 58.56 | Alan Fell Chile | 53.88 |
| Hammer throw (6 kg) | Cipriano Riquelme Chile | 68.19 | Juan Sebastián Scarpetta Colombia | 68.16 PB | Eduardo Fernandes Brazil | 66.33 |
| Javelin throw | Yirmar Torres Ecuador | 73.21 | Arthur Curvo Brazil | 71.90 | Orlando Fernández Venezuela | 67.70 |
| Decathlon (U20) | Romeo Männel Paraguay | 6868 | Edgar Rosabal Uruguay | 6802 | Facundo Millan Chile | 6398 |
| WR world record | AR area record | CR championship record | GR games record | NR national record | OR Olympic record | PB personal best | SB season best | WL world leading (in a given season) |||||| |

### Women

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres ( +0.4 m/s) | Atheleyha Hinckson Guyana | 11.76 | María Camila Maturana Colombia | 11.85 PB | Vanessa dos Santos Brazil | 11.86 |
| 200 metres (0.0 m/s) | Antonia Ramírez Chile | 24.24 | Dana Jiménez Colombia | 24.32 | Hakelly da Silva Brazil | 24.41 |
| 400 metres | Julia Ribeiro Brazil | 54.32 | Nahomy Castro Colombia | 54.87 | Tianna Springer Guyana | 55.12 |
| 800 metres | Isabel Conde Argentina | 2:06.00 | Sabrina Pena Brazil | 2:08.57 | Luise Braga Brazil | 2:09.20 |
| 1500 metres | Vanessa Alder Ecuador | 4:28.07 | Lily Alder Ecuador | 4:28.30 | Luise Braga Brazil | 4:28.96 |
| 3000 metres | Vanessa Alder Ecuador | 9:50.61 | Karol Luna Colombia | 9:51.41 PB | Luz Arias Peru | 9:51.88 |
| 5000 metres | Luz Arias Peru | 17:07.70 | Alison Guamán Ecuador | 17:11.07 | Lilian Mateo Bolivia | 17:17.62 |
| 100 metres hurdles (-1.2 m/s) | Helen Bernard Argentina | 13.82 | Catalina Rozas Chile | 13.90 | Luciana Zapata Colombia | 13.93 |
| 400 metres hurdles | Amanda da Silva Brazil | 59.63 | Paola Loboa Colombia | 1:00.13 | Helen Bernard Argentina | 1:00.19 |
| 3000 m steeplechase | Alison Guamán Ecuador | 10:35.97 | Laura Camargo Colombia | 10:44.78 | Rusell Cjuro Peru | 10:50.40 |
| 4 × 100 m relay | Brazil Beatriz Silva Vanessa dos Santos Pietra Simões Hakelly da Silva | 46.15 | Chile Sofia Segura Antonia Ramírez Catalina Rozas Blanca Yarur | 46.23 | Colombia Luciana Zapata Dana Jiménez María Camila Maturana Stefany Julio | 46.55 |
| 4 × 400 m relay | Colombia Isabella Hurtado Lenis Rivas Nahomy Castro Paola Loboa | 3:43.24 | Argentina Helen Bernard Juana Zuberbuhler Malena Galván Isabel Conde | 3:45.22 | Brazil Beatriz Silva Nykolli Rangel Maria Eduarda de Oliveira Julia Ribeiro | 3:47.86 |
| 10,000 m walk | Ruby Segura Colombia | 48:26.39 PB | Katherine Barreto Ecuador | 50:47.23 | María Elena Potilla Ecuador | 51:43.53 |
| High jump | María Arboleda Colombia | 1.82 | Maria Eduarda de Oliveira Brazil | 1.76 | Luisa Lopes Brazil | 1.70 |
| Pole vault | Carolina Scarponi Argentina | 3.80 | Júlia Calabretti Brazil | 3.80 | Luna Pabón Colombia Luiza Batista Brazil | 3.60 |
| Long jump | Vanessa Sena Brazil | 6.17 | Dana Jiménez Colombia | 6.05 | Victoria Zanolli Argentina | 5.84 |
| Triple jump | Sylvana Behile Ecuador | 12.96 | Valery Arce Colombia | 12.43 | Noemi Caicedo Ecuador | 12.10 |
| Shot put | Belsy Quiñónez Ecuador | 15.09 | Edimara de Jesus Brazil | 14.51 | Natalia Cardoso Brazil | 14.15 |
| Discus throw | Ottaynis Febres Venezuela | 47.52 | Stefania Mena Colombia | 47.33 | Samanta Lopes Brazil | 46.78 |
| Hammer throw | Giuliana Baigorria Argentina | 57.62 | Kimberly Assiz Brazil | 55.04 | Florencia Sánchez Argentina | 52.68 |
| Javelin throw | Milagros Rosas Argentina | 47.52 | Malena Cordoba Argentina | 46.36 | Hashly Ayovi Ecuador | 45.02 |
| Heptathlon | Renata Godoy Argentina | 5062 | Isabela Teixeira Brazil | 4954 | Julia Leite Brazil | 4917 |
| WR world record | AR area record | CR championship record | GR games record | NR national record | OR Olympic record | PB personal best | SB season best | WL world leading (in a given season) |||||| |

### Mixed

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 4 × 400 m relay | Colombia Óscar Leal Isabella Hurtado José David Mosquera Paola Loboa | 3:24.31 | Argentina Tomás Mirón Malena Galván Isabel Conde Manuel Juárez | 3:27.72 | Ecuador Elias Cañola Genesis Cañola Ian Andrey Pata Xiomara Ibarra | 3:28.80 |

## Medal table

* Host nation (Peru)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Brazil (BRA) | 11 | 12 | 16 | 39 |
| 2 | Colombia (COL) | 8 | 13 | 5 | 26 |
| 3 | Argentina (ARG) | 8 | 8 | 4 | 20 |
| 4 | Ecuador (ECU) | 7 | 5 | 8 | 20 |
| 5 | Chile (CHI) | 4 | 5 | 3 | 12 |
| 6 | Peru (PER)* | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9 |
| 7 | Guyana (GUY) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | Paraguay (PAR) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | Venezuela (VEN) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | Uruguay (URU) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Bolivia (BOL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (11 entries) | Totals (11 entries) | 45 | 45 | 45 | 135 |