South American Youth Championships in Athletics

The South American Youth Championships in Athletics (Campeonato Sudamericano de Atletismo de Menores) is a biennial athletics event organized by "Confederación Sudamericana de Atletismo" (CONSUDATLE), the South American area association of the International Amateur Athletic Federation (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.^[1][2] 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.^[3]

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^[3] 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):^[4]

• 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.^[3]

Summary of championships

	Year	City	Country	Date	Venue
1	1973	Comodoro Rivadavia	Argentina	2–4 November
2	1975	Quito	Ecuador	8–11 November	Estadio Atahualpa
3	1976	Santiago	Chile	4–7 November
4	1977	Rio de Janeiro	Brazil	22–24 July
5	1978	Montevideo	Uruguay	11–13 November
6	1979	Cochabamba	Bolivia	3–5 August
7	1984	Tarija	Bolivia	13–16 September
8	1986	Comodoro Rivadavia	Argentina	17–19 October
9	1988	Cuenca	Ecuador	2–4 November
10	1990	Lima	Peru	22–24 November
11	1992	Santiago	Chile	2–4 October
12	1994	Cochabamba	Bolivia	30 September – 2 October
13	1996	Asunción	Paraguay	18–20 October
14	1998	Manaus	Brazil	23–25 October
15	2000	Bogotá	Colombia	4–5 November	El Salitre
16	2002	Asunción	Paraguay	19–20 October	Consejo Nacional de Deportes
17	2004	Guayaquil	Ecuador	25–26 September	Estadio Modelo
18	2006	Caracas	Venezuela	14–15 October	Estadio Nacional “Brígido Iriarte”
19	2008	Lima	Peru	29–30 November	Villa Deportiva Nacional (VIDENA)
20	2010	Santiago	Chile	9–10 October	Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos
21	2012	Mendoza	Argentina	27–28 October	Parque San Martín
22	2014	Cali	Colombia	29–30 November	Estadio Olímpico Pascual Guerrero
23	2016	Concordia	Argentina	12–13 November	Centro de Desarrollo Deportivo

See also

• List of South American Youth Championships records

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")

Championships of the South American Athletics Confederation
Senior Championships (records) Cross Country Championships Race Walking Championships Marathon Championships Half Marathon Championships Road Mile Championships Mountain Running Championships Under-23 Championships in Athletics (records) Junior Championships in Athletics Youth Championships in Athletics (records)
Senior	1919 1920 1924 1926 1927 1929 1931 1933 1935 1937 1939 1941 1943 1945 1947 1949 1952 1954 1956 1958 1961 1963 1965 1967 1969 1971 1974 1975 1977 1979 1981 1983 1985 1987 1989 1991 1993 1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005 2006 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015
Senior (unofficial)	1918 1922 1931 1946 1948 1950 1953 1957
Under-23	2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016
Junior	1959 1960 1961 1962 1964 1966 1968 1970 1972 1974 1976 1978 1980 1981 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015
Youth	1973 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1984 1986 1988 1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016
Race Walking	1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014
Cross Country	1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
See also: Athletics at the South American Games