Gymnastics at the 1978 South American Games
# Gymnastics at the 1978 South American Games

Gymnastics events were competed at the 1978 Southern Cross Games in La Paz, Bolivia.

## Medal summary

### Medal table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Chile (CHI) | 8 | 6 | 3 | 17 |
| 2 | Argentina (ARG) | 6 | 6 | 9 | 21 |
| 3 | Bolivia (BOL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (3 entries) | Totals (3 entries) | 14 | 12 | 13 | 39 |

### Artistic gymnastics

**Men**

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| - | - | - | - |
| Team all-around details | Argentina Raimundo Blanco Walter Quintero Néstor Schettino Juan Carlos D'Andrea Miguel Angel Palmeiro | — | — |
| Individual all-around details | Hugo Vergara (CHI) | Raimundo Blanco (ARG) | Walter Quintero (ARG) |
| Floor exercise details | Juan Carlos D'Andrea (ARG) | Walter Quintero (ARG) | Enrique González (CHI) |
| Pommel horse details | Miguel Angel Palmeiro (ARG) | Raimundo Blanco (ARG) | Enrique González (CHI) |
| Rings details | Raimundo Blanco (ARG) | Néstor Schettino (ARG) | Alex Ticona (BOL) |
| Vault details | Néstor Schettino (ARG) | Hugo Vergara (CHI) | Walter Quintero (ARG) |
| Parallel bars details | Hugo Vergara (CHI) | Néstor Schettino (ARG) | Juan Carlos D'Andrea (ARG) |
| Horizontal bar details | Hugo Vergara (CHI) | Juan Carlos D'Andrea (ARG) | Raimundo Blanco (ARG) |

**Women**

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| - | - | - | - |
| Team all-around details | Argentina Elena Lario Cecilia Almada Patricia Miracle Silvia Moreno Marisa Grigioni | — | — |
| Individual all-around details | Maria Luiza Andueza (CHI) | Consuelo Sáenz (CHI) | Elena Lario (ARG) |
| Vault details | Maria Luiza Andueza (CHI) | Consuelo Sáenz (CHI) | Marisa Grigioni (ARG) |
| Uneven bars details | Consuelo Sáenz (CHI) | Maria Luiza Andueza (CHI) | Elena Lario (ARG) |
| Balance beam details | Maria Luiza Andueza (CHI) | Consuelo Sáenz (CHI) | Elena Lario (ARG) |
| Floor exercise details | Consuelo Sáenz (CHI) | Maria Luiza Andueza (CHI) | Silvia Moreno (ARG) Isabel Pérez de Castro (CHI) |
