Athletics events at the 1998 South American Games were held at the Coliseo Mayor de Deportes Jefferson Pérez next to the Estadio Alejandro Serrano Aguilar in Cuenca, Ecuador, between October 26–30, 1998. A total of 45 events were contested, 24 by men and 21 by women. Brazil and Venezuela did not participate in the athletics events.

For the first time, a minimum participation of 4 nations per event was required to award a full set of medals. Men's triple jump and women's 4 x 400 m relay events were concerned, where athletes coming in third did not get bronze medals. Women's marathon was completely cancelled, because there would have been only athletes from host country Ecuador.

Medal summary

Medal winners were published in a book by written Argentinian journalist Ernesto Rodríguez III with support of the Argentine Olympic Committee (Spanish: Comité Olímpico Argentino) under the auspices of the Ministry of Education (Spanish: Ministerio de Educación de la Nación) in collaboration with the Office of Sports (Spanish: Secretaría de Deporte de la Nación). Eduardo Biscayart supplied the list of winners and their results. Further results were published elsewhere, or can be found in athlete's IAAF biographies.

All results are marked as "affected by altitude" (A), because the stadium in Cuenca is situated 2536 m above sea level.

Men

100 metres(wind: +0.3 m/s)Ricardo Roach 10.36 ACarlos Gats 10.39 AJuan Pablo Faúndez 10.49 A200 metres(wind: +0.1 m/s)Ricardo Roach 20.4 AHéber Viera 21.0 ADick Perlaza 21.0 A400 metresDick Perlaza 46.90 ACarlos Zbinden 47.22 AFabián Aguilera 48.90 A800 metresMauricio Torres 1:54.7 APablo Ramírez 1:56.1 ACarlos Salcedo 1:56.9 A1500 metresPablo Ramírez 4:01.37 ARichard Arias 4:01.49 AGeovanni Morejón 4:03.84 A5000 metresJacinto López 14:45.09 AJulio Cutipa 14:53.27 AVicente Chura 15:00.47 A10,000 metresJacinto López 30:09.5 AJulio Cutipa 30:10.0 AFranklin Tenorio 30:13.2 AMarathonWilliam Ramírez 2:19:56 AJosé Jami 2:29:08 AVicente Chura 2:29:22 A110 metres hurdles(wind: +0.6 m/s)Carlos Vega 14.57 AJackson Quiñónez 14.58 AOmar Triviño 15.03 A400 metres hurdlesCarlos Zbinden 50.1 A Xavier Caicedo 55.7 ARichard Ayoví 55.9 A3000 metres steeplechaseRichard Arias 9:16.35 APablo Ramírez 9:19.04 AGeovanni Morejón 9:19.94 A4 x 100 metres relayJackson QuiñónezDick PerlazaJulio MárquezFernando Espinoza 40.40 AFabian AguileraRicardo RoachJuan Pablo FaúndezCarlos Vega 40.63 AJhon CórdobaGilmar MayoJacinto LópezJosé Alirio Carrasco 47.42 A4 x 400 metres relayXavier CaicedoCristián GutiérrezReuber NavarroDick Perlaza 3:11.7 AFabián AguileraMauricio TorresJuan Pablo FaúndezCarlos Zbinden 3:12.0 AJulio CutipaEduardo UmbertJuan TelloVicente Chura 4:12.2 A20 Kilometres WalkJefferson Pérez 1:23:11 A Nixon Zambrano 1:29:28 AOmar Aguirre 1:33:25 A50 Kilometres WalkHéctor Moreno 4:27:13 A Patricio Villacorte 4:45:34 AFreddy Choque 4:46:15 AHigh jumpGilmar Mayo 2.24 AJackson Quiñónez 2.13 AWilmer Cortez 2.00 APole vaultFrancisco León 4.60 ADiego Moraga 3.20 AFlavio Corozo 3.05 ALong jumpCristián Antivilo 7.44 AGilmar Mayo 7.29 AWilmer Cortez 7.28 ATriple jumpGilmar Mayo 15.78 AWilmer Cortez 15.40 ACristián Antivilo† Shot putMarco Antonio Verni 17.76 AJuan Tello 16.66 AMarcelo Pugliese 15.46 ADiscus throwMarcelo Pugliese 59.74 A Marco Antonio Verni 51.88 AJuan Tello 49.46 AHammer throwJuan Cerra 68.56 AEduardo Acuña 63.94 AJosé Llano 63.28 AJavelin throwNery Kennedy 71.70 ADiego Moraga 67.94 AFlavio Corozo 57.85 ADecathlonSantiago Lorenzo 6940 A Flavio Corozo 6244 A

Notes †: No medal because of lack of minimum participation.

Women

100 metres(wind: -0.2 m/s)Ana Caicedo 11.57 A Felipa Palacios 11.62 ALisette Rondón 11.76 A200 metres(wind: +0.1 m/s)Felipa Palacios 22.78 A Lisette Rondón 23.79 AAna Caicedo 23.9 A400 metresFelipa Palacios 53.45 ASulay Nazareno 55.03 AHannelore Grosser 55.64 A800 metresJaneth Caizalitín 2:07.14 ANiusha Mansilla 2:07.85 AMercy Colorado 2:09.65 A1500 metresJaneth Caizalitín 4:23.07 ANiusha Mansilla 4:25.42 ABertha Sánchez 4:26.29 A5000 metresMartha Tenorio 16:27.6 A Janeth Caizalitín 16:48.6 ANiusha Mansilla 17:17.9 A10,000 metresMartha Tenorio 34:23.6 A Erika Olivera 36:00.0 ARaquel Aceituno 37:26.1 A100 metres hurdles(wind: +0.5 m/s)Verónica Depaoli 13.62 A María Quiñones 13.69 AOndina Rodríguez 14.68 A400 metres hurdlesOndina Rodríguez 60.0 AMartha González 65.6 AMinerva Navarrete 4 x 100 metres relaySulay Nazareno Ondina Rodríguez Maritza Valencia Ana Caicedo 45.9 AMaría QuiñonesFelipa PalaciosZorobabelia CórdobaSabina Moya 46.6 AMinerva NavarreteMaría Isabel ColomaHannelore GrosserLisette Rondón 53.0 A4 x 400 metres relayMercy ColoradoOndina RodríguezSulay NazarenoMaritza Quiñónez 3:44.12 A † 10 Kilometres WalkBertha Vera 47:59.2 A Geovana Irusta 48:22.0 AMiriam Ramón 48:30.0 AHigh jumpSolange Witteveen 1.75 A =Paula Palma 1.45 APaola Ruiz 1.40 APole vaultAlejandra García 4.05 A Déborah Gyurcsek 4.00 AIrina Castillo 3.30 ALong jumpMónica Falcioni 6.47 AAndrea Ávila 6.36 AAna Caicedo 6.05 ATriple jumpAndrea Ávila 13.60 A Mónica Falcioni 13.55 AAna Gabriela Villacís 11.90 AShot putZorobabelia Córdoba 13.92 AKarina Díaz 12.26 APaula Palma 11.84 ADiscus throwMaría Eugenia Villamizar 41.00 AKarina Córdova 38.26 AKarina Díaz 36.64 AHammer throwMaría Eugenia Villamizar 57.84 A Ana Cuastumal 50.00 AKarina Córdova 48.93 AJavelin throwSabina Moya 54.08 ADaniela Masoli 47.64 APaula Palma 46.30 AHeptathlonZorobabelia Córdoba 4868 AMinerva Navarrete 4604 ADolores Martínez 3305 A

Notes †: No medal because of lack of minimum participation.

Medal table (unofficial)

Notes †: In contrast to the unofficial count above, only 15 gold, 14 silver and 19 bronze medals for Ecuador are published. There might have been further events than marked above falling short of participants leading to a reduced number of medals.

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