| IX South American Youth Championships in Athletics | |
| Size: | 200px |
| Host City: | Cuenca, Ecuador  |
| Dates: | September 2–4 |
| Nations Participating: | 9 |
| Athletes Participating: | about 190 |
| Events: | 38 |
| Level: | Youth |
| Previous: | 1986 Comodoro Rivadavia |
| Next: | 1990 Lima |
The 9th South American Youth Championships in Athletics were held in Cuenca, Ecuador, from September 2–4, 1988.
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 Cuenca is located at 2,560 metres above sea level.
| 100 metres | 11.0A | 11.1A | 11.4A | ||||
| 200 metres | 22.2A | 22.9A | 23.4A | ||||
| 400 metres | 50.9A | 51.3A | 51.4A | ||||
| 800 metres | 1:58.0A | 2:00.6A | 2:01.8A | ||||
| 1500 metres | 4:19.3A | 4:19.4A | 4:22.2A | ||||
| 3000 metres | 9:18.4A | 9:25.2A | 9:31.1A | ||||
| 5000 metres | 16:40.0A | 16:40.0A | 16:40.0A | ||||
| 1500 metres steeplechase | 4:30.6A | 4:34.7A | 4:41.9A | ||||
| 110 metres hurdles | 14.4A | 14.7A | 14.8A | ||||
| 300 metres hurdles | 39.8A | 40.0A | 40.0A | ||||
| High jump | 2.05A | 1.94A | 1.91A | ||||
| Pole vault | 3.90A | 3.80A | 3.40A | ||||
| Long jump | 7.10A | 6.87A | 6.72A | ||||
| Triple jump | 14.87A | 14.74A | 14.16A | ||||
| Shot put | 16.21A | 15.89A | 14.55A | ||||
| Discus throw | 48.32A | 44.70A | 41.02A | ||||
| Hammer throw | 62.66A | 53.04A | 52.46A | ||||
| Javelin throw | 60.62A | 51.88A | 43.36A | ||||
| Hexathlon | 4020A | 3944A | 3789A | ||||
| 5000 metres track walk | 24:44.4A | 26:11.2A | 26:30.8A | ||||
| 4 × 100 metres relay | 43.3A | 44.3A | Henry Teran Darwin Salazar Juan Ramos Sánchez | 44.4A | |||
| 4 × 400 metres relay | 3:25.5A | 3:31.7A | 3:33.2A |
| 100 metres | 12.2A | 12.3A | 12.4A | ||||
| 200 metres | 25.1A | 25.3A | 25.3A | ||||
| 400 metres | 57.9A | 58.5A | 59.3A | ||||
| 800 metres | 2:20.6A | 2:21.6A | 2:25.2A | ||||
| 1500 metres | 4:55.8A | 4:55.8A | 5:00.6A | ||||
| 3000 metres | 10:42.9A | 10:44.5A | 11:03.2A | ||||
| 100 metres hurdles | 14.7A | 14.9A | 15.4A | ||||
| High jump | 1.58A | 1.58A | 1.55A | ||||
| Long jump | 5.81A | 5.56A | 5.51A | ||||
| Shot put | 13.93A | 12.85A | 10.35A | ||||
| Discus throw | 42.60A | 39.74A | 37.50A | ||||
| Javelin throw | 41.08A | 36.86A | 34.02A | ||||
| Pentathlon | 3222A | 3172A | 2940A | ||||
| 3000 metres track walk | 15:19.1A | 15:30.6A | 18:05.5A | ||||
| 4 × 100 metres relay | 48.3A | Patricia Adaniya Michelle Openshaw Lucia Crosse Cecilia Zereceda | 49.3A | Angelica Garzon Rosa Magaly Segovia Angelica Mendoza Clemencia Ramírez | 49.4A | ||
| 4 × 400 metres relay | 4:02.8A | 4:03.6A | 4:04.4A |
Detailed result lists can be found on the "World Junior Athletics History" website. An unofficial count yields the number of about 190 athletes from about 9 countries:
(11)
(50)
(23)
(17) (49)
(6)
Perú (24)