The South American U18 Championships in Athletics (Campeonato Sudamericano U18 de atletismo) is a biennial athletics event organized by "Confederación Sudamericana de Atletismo" (CONSUDATLE), the South American area association of the World Athletics (IAAF). Starting in 1973, the competition was open for athletes under-17 in the early years. Since 2000 the international age group definition (under 18) has applied. Up until the 2016 edition the competition was known as the South American Youth Championships in Athletics. The tournament is open for athletes from CONSUDATLE member federations. Athletes from IAAF members of other geographical areas may be invited. However, they are not considered in the classification.
Events Each member federation is allowed to enter 2 athletes and 1 relay team per event. Due to the latest edition of article 27 of the regulations of CONSUDATLE the following events are held during the championships:
Boys Dash: 100m, 200m, 400m, 800m, 1500m, 3000m Hurdling: 110m (height: 0.914 m), 400m (height: 0.84 m) Steeplechase: 2000m Relay: 1000m Medley relay (100m x 200m x 300m x 400m) Racewalking: 10,000m Throw: Shot put (5 kg), Discus (1.5 kg), Hammer (5 kg), Javelin (700 g) Jump: High jump, Long jump, Triple jump, Pole vault Combined: Octathlon (100m, Long jump, Shot put, 400m, 110m hurdles, High jump, Javelin, 1000m).
Girls Starting in 2012, there were new implements for the throws (and consequently in heptathlon):
Dash: 100m, 200m, 400m, 800m, 1500m, 3000m Hurdling: 100m (height: 0.762 m), 400m (height: 0.762 m) Steeplechase: 2000m Relay: 1000m Medley relay (100m x 200m x 300m x 400m) Racewalking: 5000m Throw: Shot put (3 kg; (until 2011: 4 kg)), Discus (1 kg), Hammer (3 kg; (until 2011: 4 kg)), Javelin (500 g; (until 2011: 600 g)) Jump: High jump, Long jump, Triple jump, Pole vault Combined: Heptathlon (100m hurdles, High jump, Shot put, 200m, Long jump, Javelin, 800m).
Awards Medals are awarded for individuals and relay team members for the first three places in each event.
Trophies are awarded to teams in each category (male and female) with the highest total number of cumulative points in the entire competition. In addition, a trophy will be given to the country for the overall title.
A trophy is also presented to both a male and a female athlete for the most outstanding performance.
Summary of championships Year City Country Date Venue 1 1973 Comodoro Rivadavia 2–4 November 2 1975 Quito 8–11 November Estadio Atahualpa 3 1976 Santiago 4–7 November 4 1977 Rio de Janeiro 22–24 July 5 1978 Montevideo 11–13 November 6 1979 Cochabamba 3–5 August 7 1984 Tarija 13–16 September 8 1986 Comodoro Rivadavia 17–19 October 9 1988 Cuenca 2–4 November 10 1990 Lima 22–24 November 11 1992 Santiago 2–4 October 12 1994 Cochabamba 30 September – 2 October 13 1996 Asunción 18–20 October 14 1998 Manaus 23–25 October 15 2000 Bogotá 4–5 November El Salitre 16 2002 Asunción 19–20 October Consejo Nacional de Deportes 17 2004 Guayaquil 25–26 September Estadio Modelo 18 2006 Caracas 14–15 October Estadio Nacional “Brígido Iriarte” 19 2008 Lima 29–30 November Villa Deportiva Nacional (VIDENA) 20 2010 Santiago 9–10 October Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos 21 2012 Mendoza 27–28 October Parque San Martín 22 2014 Cali 29–30 November Estadio Olímpico Pascual Guerrero 23 2016 Concordia 12–13 November Centro de Desarrollo Deportivo 24 2018 Cuenca 30 June–1 July Jefferson Perez Stadium 25 2021 Encarnación 25–26 September Estadio Comunal 26 2022 São Paulo 9–11 September Centro Olímpico de Treinamento e Pesquisa 27 2024 San Luis 6–8 December Centro de Desarrollo Deportivo Pedro Presti 28 2026 São Paulo 1–3 October
Medal table(1973-2024)
Records
Boys EventRecordAthleteNationalityDateMeetPlace100 m10.36 Vinícius Rocha Moraes12 November 20162016 ChampionshipsConcordia, Argentina200 m21.16 Vinícius Rocha Moraes13 November 20162016 ChampionshipsConcordia, Argentina400 m47.46Diego Venâncio19 October 20022002 ChampionshipsAsunción, Paraguay800 m1:50.6Joseílton Cunha10 October 20102010 ChampionshipsSantiago, Chile1500 m3:53.72Gonzalo Gervasini9 September 20222022 ChampionshipsSão Paulo, Brazil3000 m8:32.04Pablo Ñauta8 December 20242024 ChampionshipsSan Luis, Argentina110 m hurdles13.55 Marcos MorleyNovember 20162016 ChampionshipsConcordia, Argentina400 m hurdles51.67Hederson Alves Estefani30 November 20082008 ChampionshipsLima, Peru2000 m steeplechase5:52.2José Gregorio Peña26 September 20042004 ChampionshipsGuayaquil, EcuadorHigh jump2.10 mYohan Chaverra27 October 20122012 ChampionshipsMendoza, ArgentinaPole vault5.20 mGermán Pablo Chiaraviglio25 September 20042004 ChampionshipsGuayaquil, EcuadorLong jump7.82 m Jhamal Fernando Bowen29 November 20082008 ChampionshipsLima, PeruTriple jump15.83 mMárcio Rogério da Cruz24 November 19901990 ChampionshipsLima, PeruShot put21.40 m AR-yNazareno Sassia30 June 20182018 ChampionshipsCuenca, EcuadorDiscus throw60.92 mSaymon Hoffman12 November 20162016 ChampionshipsConcordia, ArgentinaHammer throw81.15 m AR-yJoaquín Gómez27 October 20122012 ChampionshipsMendoza, Argentina Javelin throw85.32 mBraian Toledo10 October 20102010 ChampionshipsSantiago, ChileDecathlon6716 pts Henrique Pereira Silva30 June–1 July 20182018 ChampionshipsCuenca, Ecuador10,000 m walk (track)40:27.95Éider Arévalo10 October 20102010 ChampionshipsSantiago, Chile4 × 100 m relay40.77 Luiz Ambrosio da SilvaAndré Caliari OliveiraLuis Eduardo AmbrosioBruno Nascimento Pacheco5 November 20002000 ChampionshipsBogotá, Colombia
Key:World youth recordSouth American youth recordNational youth recordaffected by altitude
Girls EventRecordAthleteNationalityDateMeetPlace100 m11.48 Franciela das Graças Krasucki25 September 20042004 ChampionshipsGuayaquil, Ecuador200 m23.57 Gabriela Suarez1 July 20182018 ChampionshipsCuenca, Ecuador400 m53.94 Yusmelis García4 November 20002000 ChampionshipsBogotá, Colombia800 m2:10.5Yessica Quispe26 September 20042004 ChampionshipsGuayaquil, Ecuador1500 m4:21.6Yessica Quispe25 September 20042004 ChampionshipsGuayaquil, Ecuador3000 m9:29.8Yessica Quispe25 September 20042004 ChampionshipsGuayaquil, Ecuador100 m hurdles13.66 María Alejandra Murillo25 September 20212021 ChampionshipsEncarnación, Paraguay400 m hurdles59.33Leticia de Oliveira26 September 20212021 ChampionshipsEncarnación, Paraguay2000 m steeplechase6:34.7 Sabine Letícia Heitling26 September 20042004 ChampionshipsGuayaquil, Ecuador6:40.28Zulema Arenas Huacasi27 October 20122012 ChampionshipsMendoza, ArgentinaHigh jump1.85 mMaría Fernanda MurilloNovember 20162016 ChampionshipsConcordia, ArgentinaPole vault3.90 mMilena Agudelo19 October 19961996 ChampionshipsAsunción, ParaguayAna Gabriela Quiñónez13 November 20162016 ChampionshipsConcordia, ArgentinaLong jump6.39 m Vanessa dos Santos10 September 20222022 ChampionshipsSão Paulo, BrazilTriple jump13.06 m Leidy Cuesta13 November 20162016 ChampionshipsConcordia, ArgentinaShot put (3 kg)17.24 m AR-yDayna Toledo12 November 20162016 ChampionshipsConcordia, ArgentinaDiscus throw48.22 mEsthefania da Costa9 October 20102010 ChampionshipsSantiago, ChileHammer throw (3 kg)65.92 mCarolina Ulloa1 July 20182018 ChampionshipsCuenca, EcuadorJavelin throw (500 g)54.33 m AR-yJuleisy Angulo30 June 20182018 ChampionshipsCuenca, EcuadorHeptathlon5090 ptsLeonela Graciani27–28 October 20122012 ChampionshipsMendoza, Argentina5000 m walk22:33.63 AR-yYuli Capcha9 October 20102010 ChampionshipsSantiago, Chile4 × 100 m relay45.99 Mileidy LópezYenny DíazSandrine LegenortYusmelis García5 November 20002000 ChampionshipsBogotá, Colombia
Mixed events EventRecordAthleteNationalityDateMeetPlace4 × 400 m relay3:27.02Stephanie Andreza GuimarãesAnderson Cordeiro Lima CerqueiraDaysiellen DiasMaykon do Nascimento30 November 20142014 ChampionshipsCali, Colombia8×300 m relay4:54.20Vitoria Pereira Jardim?Erica Geni Barbosa CavalheiroThais Michele Da Silva ClementeLucas Conceicao VilarCaio de Almeida Alves TeixeiraJoao Carlos Dos Santos JuniorEduardo Ribeiro Moreira1 July 20182018 ChampionshipsCuenca, Ecuador
Key:World youth recordSouth American youth recordNational youth recordaffected by altitude
Defunct events
Men EventRecordNameNationDateMeetPlace5000 m14:53.94Marcelo da Silva4 October 19921992 ChampionshipsSantiago, Chile300 m hurdles37.79Víctor Hugo Goulart4 October 19921992 ChampionshipsSantiago, Chile 1500 m steeplechase4:18.89Julián Peralta2 October 19921992 ChampionshipsSantiago, Chile Hexathlon4172 ptsMoisés Pereira2–3 October 19921992 ChampionshipsSantiago, Chile 14.24 (100 m hurdles), 12.16 m (shot put), 6.74 m (long jump), 43.56 m (javelin), 1.98 m (high jump), 2:10.53 (800 m)Octathlon6141 ptsJefferson de Carvalho Santos27–28 October 20122012 ChampionshipsMendoza, Argentina 5000 m walk19:49.54Jefferson Pérez22 November 19901990 ChampionshipsLima, Peru 4 × 400 m relay3:18.42Humberto de Oliveira Cristian Dunker Carlos Santos Rodolfo dos Santos20 October 19961996 ChampionshipsAsunción, Paraguay Swedish relay1:51.65Diego Venâncio (100m) Jorge Célio da Rocha Sena (200m) Bruno de Alcántara Góes (300m) Rafael da Silva Ribeiro (400m)20 October 20022002 ChampionshipsAsunción, Paraguay
Women EventRecordNameNationDateMeetPlace600 m1:33.1Marcela López Espinosa7 November 19761976 ChampionshipsSantiago, Chile80 metres hurdles11.75Beatriz Capotosto11 November 19781978 ChampionshipsMontevideo, Uruguay 300 m hurdles43.18Rúbia dos Santos19 October 19961996 ChampionshipsAsunción, Paraguay Shot put (4 kg)15.67 mNatalia Ducó15 October 20062006 ChampionshipsCaracas, VenezuelaHammer throw (4 kg)56.68 m Jennifer Dahlgren4 November 20002000 ChampionshipsBogotá, ColombiaJavelin throw (600 g)48.04 mJucilene Sales de Lima25 September 20042004 ChampionshipsGuayaquil, EcuadorPentathlon 3642 pts Rosemarie BoeckNovember 19751975 ChampionshipsQuito, Ecuador Heptathlon (old implements)5347 ptsTamara de Sousa9–10 October 20102010 ChampionshipsSantiago, Chile3000 m walk14:04.99 Luisa Paltín23 October 19981998 ChampionshipsManaus, Brazil 4 × 400 m relay3:49.67Flávia da Silva Mislene da Silva Adriana da Silva Rúbia dos Santos20 October 19961996 ChampionshipsAsunción, Paraguay Swedish relay2:11.6Franciela das Graças Krasucki (100m) Fernanda Aprigio (200m) Gisele de Oliveira Cruz (300m) Kamilla Felix Miranda (400m)26 September 20042004 ChampionshipsGuayaquil, Ecuador
References
External links List of winners (boys) until 2004. List of medallists courtesy of Eduardo Biscayart. List of winners (girls) until 2004. List of medallists courtesy of Eduardo Biscayart. World Junior Athletics History ("WJAH")