2021 South American U18 Championships in Athletics
# 2021 South American U18 Championships in Athletics

The 25th South American U18 Championships in Athletics were held in Encarnación, Paraguay, on 25 and 26 September 2021.

## Medal summary

### Boys

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 100 metres -1.3 m/s | Tomás Mondino Argentina | 10.59 | Renan Gallina Brazil | 10.65 | Enzo Barros Brazil | 10.93 |
| 200 metres -1.1 m/s | Tomás Mondino Argentina | 21.94 | Jhumiler Sánchez Paraguay | 22.14 | Juan Carlos Anaya Colombia | 22.28 |
| 400 metres | Vinícius Galeno Brazil | 48.73 | Gabriel Tasca Brazil | 48.78 | Hector Broncano Ecuador | 49.49 |
| 800 metres | Gabriel dos Santos Brazil | 1:51.24 | Pedro Alejandro Marín Colombia | 1:53.00 | Samuel Guarín Colombia | 1:53.12 |
| 1500 metres | Gonzalo Gervasini Uruguay | 3:57.03 | David Preciado Colombia | 4:02.65 | Sebastián Dossow Chile | 4:06.89 |
| 3000 metres | Alexander García Colombia | 8:41.08 | Carlos Peñafiel Ecuador | 8:42.99 | Nider Pecho Peru | 8:44.57 |
| 110 metres hurdles (91.4 cm) -1.2 m/s | Thiago dos Santos Brazil | 13.97 | Gustavo Cadan Brazil | 14.27 | Pedro Morales Chile | 14.60 |
| 400 metres hurdles (84 cm) | Leonardo Mendes Brazil | 53.41 | Javier Valentino Molet Argentina | 53.89 | Samuel dos Santos Brazil | 54.08 |
| 2000 m steeplechase | Wilson Navarrete Ecuador | 5:58.61 | Jeronimo Peralta Argentina | 6:04.31 | Bruno do Prado Brazil | 6:05.95 |
| 4 × 100 metres relay | Brazil Renan Gallina Enzo Barros Thamer Villar Eron de Araújo | 41.41 | Argentina Ignacio Cabrera Luis Batista Matías Castro Tomás Mondino | 41.56 | Peru Rodrigo Cornejo Aron Eart Ismael Arevalo Luis Humberto Angulo | 41.78 |
| 10,000 m track walk | Miguel Arcangel Peña Colombia | 45:27.90 | Julian Andrés Alfonso Colombia | 45:46.03 | João Victor Magalhães Brazil | 46:23.22 |
| High jump | Cristobal Sahurie Chile | 2.04 | Eron de Araújo Brazil | 1.95 | Brayan Ganan Ecuador | 1.95 |
| Pole vault | Aurelio Leite Brazil | 4.60 | Ricardo Montes Venezuela | 4.60 | Pedro Henrique Aparecido Brazil | 4.30 |
| Long jump | Matheus de Barros Brazil | 7.30 | Ezequiel Sferra Argentina | 6.96 | Jean Carlos Mosquera Colombia | 6.85 |
| Triple jump | Vinícius de Freitas Brazil | 14.67 | Jarley Cuellar Brazil | 14.58 | Roy Chila Ecuador | 14.50 |
| Shot put (5 kg) | Darwin Meneses Colombia | 17.90 | Juan Anding Brazil | 17.39 | Javier Montejo Argentina | 16.22 |
| Discus throw (1.5 kg) | Holman Villamizar Colombia | 54.13 | Matheus de Barros Brazil | 52.76 | Juan Anding Brazil | 52.49 |
| Hammer throw (5 kg) | Tomás Olivera Argentina | 70.31 | Jean Carlos Ortiz Colombia | 69.45 | Cipriano Riquelme Chile | 66.99 |
| Javelin throw (700 kg) | Pablo Joan Frutos Chile | 65.52 | Arthur Curvo Brazil | 63.92 | Yuri Benites Brazil | 61.52 |
| Decathlon (U18) | Luiz Arthur Santos Brazil | 6342 | Vitor Lazarim Brazil | 6244 | Alejandro Romano Argentina | 5919 |

### Girls

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 100 metres -1.0 m/s | Laura Martínez Colombia | 11.92 | Melany Bolaño Colombia | 12.00 | Suellen de Santanna Brazil | 12.17 |
| 200 metres -1.4 m/s | Melany Bolaño Colombia | 24.73 | Marleth Ospino Colombia | 25.21 | Suellen de Santanna Brazil | 25.30 |
| 400 metres | Martina Bonaudi Uruguay | 57.39 | Ana Luiza dos Santos Brazil | 57.73 | Paola Loboa Colombia | 57.79 |
| 800 metres | Anita Poma Peru | 2:11.75 | Caroline Gomes Brazil | 2:13.64 | Julia Gonçalves Brazil | 2:14.06 |
| 1500 metres | Danna Michel Pinchao Colombia | 4:44.58 | Ana Valerio Brazil | 4:47.04 | Stefany Ribeiro Brazil | 4:50.10 |
| 3000 metres | Gabriela Tardivo Brazil | 10:02.39 | Lilian Mateo Bolivia | 10:14.62 | Vanessa Alder Ecuador | 10:22.91 |
| 100 metres hurdles (76.2 cm) -1.5 m/s | María Alejandra Murillo Colombia | 13.66 CR | Lays Silva Brazil | 14.08 | Catalina Rozas Chile | 14.23 |
| 400 metres hurdles | Letícia de Oliveira Brazil | 59.33 CR | María Alejandra Murillo Colombia | 59.55 | Camille de Oliveira Brazil | 61.16 |
| 2000 m steeplechase | Eunice Lescano Argentina | 7:19.63 | Amanda Silva Brazil | 7:27.60 | Jomayra Tite Ecuador | 7:28.49 |
| 4 × 100 metres relay | Colombia Laura Martínez Melany Bolaño María Alejandra Murillo Marlet Ospino | 46.18 | Brazil Tainara Mees Suellen de Santanna Nicole Domene Isadora Sorriano | 46.61 | Argentina Victoria Zanolli Helen Bernard Valentina Napolitano Malena Gobbo | 48.06 |
| 5000 m track walk | Natalia Pulido Colombia | 23:16.00 | Sara Encalada Ecuador | 23:49.23 | Mariana Rincón Colombia | 24:23.86 |
| High jump | Silvina Gil Uruguay | 1.72 | Gabriela de Sá Brazil | 1.72 | Joaquina Dura Argentina | 1.63 |
| Pole vault | Asunción Dreyfus Chile | 3.60 | Julia Calabretti Brazil | 3.60 | Iraynelli Bravo Venezuela | 3.55 |
| Long jump | Vanessa dos Santos Brazil | 6.15 (w) | Nerly Cantoni Colombia | 6.14 | Ornelys Ortiz Venezuela | 5.86 (w) |
| Triple jump | Joaquina Dura Argentina | 12.52 | Beatriz dos Santos Brazil | 12.37 | Katerine Pinillo Colombia | 12.35 |
| Shot put (3 kg) | Taniele da Silva Brazil | 14.64 | Alison Torres Ecuador | 14.30 | Laira Ordoñez Colombia | 13.76 |
| Discus throw | Florencia Dupans Argentina | 43.86 | Valentina Ulloa Chile | 43.15 | Maria Eduarda de Matos Brazil | 41.45 |
| Hammer throw (3 kg) | Catalina Rodríguez Colombia | 61.89 | Katerine Tantalean Peru | 56.89 | Sara Antonia Vera Chile | 55.30 |
| Javelin throw (500 g) | Manuela Rotundo Uruguay | 47.15 | Martina Prieto Argentina | 43.29 | Laira Ordoñez Colombia | 43.01 |
| Heptathlon (U18) | Renata Godoy Argentina | 4983 | Sofhia Antonio Brazil | 4882 | María Paula Reinoso Colombia | 4591 |

### Mixed

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 8 × 300 metres relay | Brazil Ana Luiza dos Santos (W) Letícia de Oliveira (W) Nicole Domene (W) Camille de Oliveira (W) Vinícius Galeno (M) Gabriel Tasca (M) Samuel dos Santos (M) Leonardo Mendes (M) | 5:01.86 | Ecuador Ignacio Cabrera (M) Mateo Duran (M) Joaquina Dura (W) Malena Gobbo (W) Helen Bernard (W) Abril Molina (W) Luis Batista (M) Tomás Mondino (M) | 5:07.17 | Colombia Samuel Guarín (M) Paola Loboa (W) Freddy Jiménez (M) Juan Carlos Anaya (M) Raúl Ararat (M) Marleth Ospino (W) Melany Bolaño (W) Laura Martínez (W) | 5:16.39 |

## Medal table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Brazil (BRA) | 15 | 19 | 13 | 47 |
| 2 | Colombia (COL) | 11 | 8 | 11 | 30 |
| 3 | Argentina (ARG) | 7 | 7 | 5 | 19 |
| 4 | Uruguay (URU) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 | Chile (CHI) | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9 |
| 6 | Ecuador (ECU) | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 |
| 7 | Peru (PER) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 8 | Venezuela (VEN) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 9 | Bolivia (BOL) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Paraguay (PAR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals (10 entries) | Totals (10 entries) | 42 | 42 | 43 | 127 |
