The 5th South American Youth Championships in Athletics were held in Montevideo, Uruguay from November 11–13, 1978.
Medal summary
Medal winners are published for boys[1] and girls.[2] Complete results can be found on the "World Junior Athletics History" website.[3]
Men
Women
Medal table (unofficial)
* Host nation (Uruguay)
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() | 15 | 5 | 7 | 27 |
2 | ![]() | 14 | 10 | 10 | 34 |
3 | ![]() | 3 | 14 | 6 | 23 |
4 | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
5 | ![]() | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
6 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
7 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Totals (7 entries) | 33 | 33 | 33 | 99 |
Participation (unofficial)
Detailed result lists can be found on the "World Junior Athletics History" website.[3] An unofficial count yields the number of about 179 athletes from about 7 countries:
References
- ^ "SOUTH AMERICAN YOUTH CHAMPIONSHIPS (BOYS)", Athletics Weekly, retrieved November 11, 2011
- ^ "SOUTH AMERICAN YOUTH CHAMPIONSHIPS (GIRLS)", Athletics Weekly, retrieved November 11, 2011
- ^ a b World Junior Athletics History, WORLD JUNIOR ATHLETICS HISTORY ("WJAH"), retrieved November 11, 2011