| VI South American Youth Championships in Athletics | |
| Size: | 200px |
| Dates: | August 3–5 |
| Nations Participating: | 5 |
| Athletes Participating: | about 113 |
| Events: | 32 |
| Level: | Youth |
| Previous: | 1978 Montevideo |
| Next: | 1984 Tarija |
The 6th South American Youth Championships in Athletics were held in Cochabamba, Bolivia from August 3–5, 1979.
Medal winners are published for boys and girls. Complete results can be found on the "World Junior Athletics History" website. All results are marked as "affected by altitude" (A), because Cochabamba is located at 2,558 metres above sea level.
| 100 metres | 10.8A | 11.0A | 11.2A | ||||
| 200 metres | 22.3A | 22.4A | 22.6A | ||||
| 400 metres | 48.3A | 48.6A | 50.6A | ||||
| 800 metres | 1:58.6A | 2:02.4A | 2:03.4A | ||||
| 1500 metres | 4:15.5A | 4:22.9A | 4:23.7A | ||||
| 3000 metres | 9:58.2A | 10:00.2A | 10:05.6A | ||||
| 1500 metres steeplechase | 4:57.4A | 4:57.7A | 5:03.3A | ||||
| 110 metres hurdles | 15.3A | 15.4A | 15.6A | ||||
| 300 metres hurdles | 40.5A | 40.8A | 41.5A | ||||
| High jump | 1.90A | 1.70A | 1.70A | ||||
| Long jump | 6.93A | 6.82A | 6.42A | ||||
| Triple jump | 14.16A | 13.78A | 13.12A | ||||
| Shot put | 14.37A | 14.29A | 12.86A | ||||
| Discus throw | 43.92A | 43.52A | 40.72A | ||||
| Hammer throw | 56.58A | 38.58A | 25.50A | ||||
| Javelin throw | 44.88A | 43.22A | 42.44A | ||||
| Hexathlon | 3532A | 3308A | 3171A | ||||
| 4 × 100 metres relay | Robson da Silva Romeu Emigdio Akitisi de Souza | 43.1A | 43.4A | 44.4A | |||
| 4 × 400 metres relay | 3:24.7A | 3:28.6A | J. Taira F. Vaca Gabriel Mariaca G. Julian | 3:34.4A |
| 100 metres | 12.0A | 12.1A | 12.4A | ||||
| 200 metres | 24.8A | 25.1A | 26.0A | ||||
| 400 metres | 58.0A | 58.9A | 59.6A | ||||
| 800 metres | 2:25.3A | 2:26.7A | 2:26.7A | ||||
| 80 metres hurdles | 12.6A | 12.8A | 13.8A | ||||
| High jump | 1.50A | 1.50A | 1.45A | ||||
| Long jump | 5.71A | 5.51A | 5.48A | ||||
| Shot put | 11.56A | 11.35A | 10.10A | ||||
| Discus throw | 37.38A | 36.62A | 34.94A | ||||
| Javelin throw | 38.86A | 34.96A | 29.94A | ||||
| Pentathlon | 3025A | 2918A | 2648A | ||||
| 4 × 100 metres relay | 49.2A | 49.8A | 52.5A | ||||
| 4 × 400 metres relay | Cláudia Adolfo Maria Simões Sueli Machado S. de Souza | 4:00.0A | 4:20.3A | 4:30.5A |
Detailed result lists can be found on the "World Junior Athletics History" website. An unofficial count yields the number of about 113 athletes from about 5 countries:
(37)
(4)
Perú (31)