| XIV South American Youth Championships in Athletics | |
| Size: | 200px |
| Host City: | Manaus, Brazil  |
| Dates: | October 23–25 |
| Nations Participating: | 13 |
| Athletes Participating: | about 190 |
| Events: | 41 |
| Level: | Youth |
| Previous: | 1996 Asunción |
| Next: | 2000 Bogotá |
The 14th South American Youth Championships in Athletics were held in Manaus, Brazil from October 23–25, 1998.
Medal winners are published for boys and girls. Complete results can be found on the "World Junior Athletics History" website.
| 100 metres (wind: -1.9 m/s) | 10.6 | 10.8 | 10.8 | ||||
| 200 metres (wind: 0.0 m/s) | 21.70 | 21.72 | 22.31 | ||||
| 400 metres | 49.57 | 49.78 | 50.34 | ||||
| 800 metres | 1:58.54 | 1:58.69 | 1:59.58 | ||||
| 1500 metres | 4:05.10 | 4:05.43 | 4:05.53 | ||||
| 5000 metres | 15:11.76 | 15:14.74 | 15:22.24 | ||||
| 1500 metres steeplechase | 4:22.77 | 4:24.75 | 4:26.60 | ||||
| 110 metres hurdles (wind: 0.0 m/s) | 14.30 | 14.60 | 14.76 | ||||
| 300 metres hurdles | 38.66 | 38.81 | 39.08 | ||||
| High jump | 2.01 | 1.98 | 1.95 | ||||
| Pole vault | 4.40 | 4.20 | 3.90 | ||||
| Long jump | 6.85 | 6.75 | 6.55 | ||||
| Triple jump | 13.89 | 13.71 | 13.66 | ||||
| Shot put | 16.90 | 15.54 | 15.38 | ||||
| Discus throw | 47.60 | 47.16 | 46.62 | ||||
| Hammer throw | 61.77 | 60.24 | 55.69 | ||||
| Javelin throw | 57.39 | 53.96 | 53.71 | ||||
| Hexathlon | 3915 | 3382 | 3347 | ||||
| 5000 metres track walk | 23:07.69 | 23:09.16 | 25:33.67 | ||||
| 4 × 100 metres relay | 42.70 | 43.09 | 43.22 | ||||
| 4 × 400 metres relay | 3:22.36 | 3:23.23 | 3:23.96 |
| 100 metres (wind: +0.7 m/s) | 12.04 | 12.43 | 12.54 | ||||
| 200 metres (wind: +0.7 m/s) | 24.35 | 25.00 | 25.13 | ||||
| 400 metres | 55.40 | 57.35 | 58.21 | ||||
| 800 metres | 2:13.60 | 2:14.88 | 2:17.41 | ||||
| 1500 metres | 4:38.92 | 4:39.41 | 4:39.42 | ||||
| 3000 metres | 10:09.54 | 10:22.65 | 10:24.08 | ||||
| 100 metres hurdles (wind: 0.0 m/s) | 14.58 | 14.65 | 14.94 | ||||
| 300 metres hurdles | 44.64 | 45.01 | 48.23 | ||||
| High jump | 1.67 | 1.64 | 1.64 | ||||
| Pole vault | 3.30 | 2.90 | 2.90 | ||||
| Long jump | 5.75 | 5.64 | 5.60 | ||||
| Triple jump | 12.21 | 12.02 | 11.31 | ||||
| Shot put | 11.77 | 11.65 | 11.58 | ||||
| Discus throw | 36.86 | 36.06 | 35.84 | ||||
| Hammer throw | 51.38* | 51.24* | 49.50* | ||||
| Javelin throw | 40.26 | 38.04 | 37.06 | ||||
| Pentathlon | 3573 | 3294 | 3110 | ||||
| 3000 metres Track Walk | 14:04.99 | 14:18.38 | 15:21.37 | ||||
| 4 × 100 metres relay | 47.89 | 48.48 | 48.87 | ||||
| 4 × 400 metres relay | 3:54.20 | 3:54.25 | 3:56.12 |
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 13 countries:
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