1978 South American Junior Championships in Athletics explained

XII South American Junior Championships in Athletics
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Host City:	São Paulo, Brazil
Dates:	December 15–17
Nations Participating:	8
Athletes Participating:	about 178
Events:	34
Level:	Under-19
Previous:	1976 Maracaibo
Next:	1980 Santiago

The 12th South American Junior Championships in Athletics were held in São Paulo, Brazil, between December 15–17, 1978.

Participation (unofficial)

Detailed result lists can be found on the "World Junior Athletics History" website. An unofficial count yields the number of about 178 athletes from about 8 countries: Argentina (33), Bolivia (6), Brazil (53), Chile (42), Colombia (13), Paraguay (8), Peru (9), Uruguay (14).

Medal summary

Medal winners are published for men and womenComplete results can be found on the "World Junior Athletics History" website.

Men

100 metres		10.6		10.6		10.8
200 metres		22.0		22.1		22.5
400 metres		46.7		48.2		48.3
800 metres		1:50.3		1:50.9		1:51.0
1500 metres		3:58.9		3:59.2		3:59.5
5000 metres		14:53.0		14:57.2		15:16.5
110 metres hurdles		14.6		14.8		15.2
400 metres hurdles		53.0		55.4		55.4
2000 metres steeplechase		6:01.2		6:04.6		6:04.6
4 × 100 metres relay		41.6		42.0		42.0
4 × 400 metres relay		3:15.8		3:16.9	Sidney dos Santos Ricardo Vidal de Oliveira Adir José	3:17.4
High jump		2.00		2.00		2.00
Pole vault		4.45		4.20		4.00
Long jump		7.07		6.82		6.82
Triple jump		14.86		14.72		14.72
Shot put		16.50		16.20		15.92
Discus throw		46.28		43.52		43.34
Hammer throw		56.38		55.66		52.32
Javelin throw		65.12		62.42		59.06
Decathlon		6391		6254		6128

Women

100 metres		12.4		12.4		12.4
200 metres		25.5		25.7		25.9
400 metres		55.9		56.6		57.7
800 metres		2:11.9		2:13.0		2:13.0
1500 metres		4:36.3		4:36.9		4:41.1
100 metres hurdles		14.6		15.1		15.1
4 × 100 metres relay		48.1		48.1		48.2
4 × 400 metres relay		3:47.3		3:47.8		3:56.8
High jump		1.70		1.65		1.65
Long jump		5.67		5.56		5.55
Shot put		12.42		12.41		12.05
Discus throw		39.60		39.16		38.74
Javelin throw		44.40		43.32		41.96
Pentathlon		3712		3490		3242

External links

• World Junior Athletics History