South American U18 Championships

The world's oldest youth-level contest at continental level. It's inaugurated in Argentina in autumn of 1973 with a presence of 182 athletes from seven countries. Original name is Campeonato Sudamericano U18 de atletismo.

First fourteen edition up to 1998 was contested by under 17-year olds, but beginning from 2000, age rule changed to under-18 according to IAAF rules. Until now, 10 different countries have been hosted the event. All thirteen members of organizer CONSUDATLE secured to medals in the past, but Suriname hasn't won a gold medal yet. Brazil is most successful country by far with more than double its follower Argentina. They collected 933 medals in 24 editions with 39 medals on average per event.

Event or implement changes:
Men: 1500SC until 1998 / 2000SC from 2000
Men: 300H 83.8 until 1998 / 400H 83.8 from 2000
Men: Hexathlon until 1998 / Octathlon until 2012 / Decathlon U18 from 2014
Women: SP 4 kg until 2010 / SP 3 kg from 2012
Women: HT 4 kg 2000-2010/ HT 3 kg from 2012
Women: JT 600g until 2010 / JT 500g from 2012
Medley Relay (2000-2012)
Women: Pentathlon until 1998 / Heptathlon 2000-2008 / Heptathlon U18 from 2010
 

PARTICIPATION FIGURES
Brazil and Peru are the nations that contested in all 24 previous editions.
>> Argentina (23), Paraguay (23), Chile (22), Bolivia (21), Uruguay (20), Colombia (19), Venezuela (19), Ecuador (18), Panama (13), Guyana (9), Suriname (4).

PARTICIPATION BY EDITIONS
* Red indicated countries are the host nations.
1973: (7) ARG, BRA, CHI, ECU, PAR, PER, URU
1975: (7) ARG, BRA, BOL, CHI, COL, ECU, PER
1976: (6) ARG, BRA, CHI, PAR, PER, URU
1977: (7) ARG, BOL, BRA, CHI, PAR, PER, VEN
1978: (7) ARG, BRA, CHI, PAR, PER, URU, VEN
1979: (5) BOL, BRA, PAR, PER, VEN
1984: (7) ARG, BOL, BRA, COL, PAR, PER, URU
1986: (9) ARG, BOL, BRA, CHI, ECU, PAR, PER, URU, VEN
1988: (9) ARG, BOL, BRA, CHI, COL, ECU, PAR, PER, VEN
1990: (10) ARG, BOL, BRA, CHI, COL, ECU, PAN, PAR, PER, URU
1992: (11) ARG, BOL, BRA, CHI, COL, ECU, PAN, PAR, PER, URU, VEN
1994: (11) ARG, BOL, BRA, CHI, COL, ECU, PAN, PAR, PER, URU, VEN
1996: (10) ARG, BOL, BRA, CHI, COL, ECU, PAR, PER, URU, VEN
1998: (13) ARG, BOL, BRA, CHI, COL, ECU, GUY, PAN, PAR, PER, SUR, URU, VEN
2000: (12) ARG, BOL, BRA, CHI, COL, ECU, GUY, PAN, PAR, PER, URU, VEN
2002: (11) ARG, BOL, BRA, CHI, COL, ECU, PAN, PAR, PER, URU, VEN
2004: (12) ARG, BOL, BRA, CHI, COL, ECU, GUY, PAN, PAR, PER, URU, VEN
2006: (13) ARG, BOL, BRA, CHI, COL, ECU, GUY, PAN, PAR, PER, SUR, URU, VEN
2008: (12) ARG, BOL, BRA, CHI, COL, ECU, GUY, PAN, PAR, PER, URU, VEN
2010: (13) ARG, BOL, BRA, CHI, COL, ECU, GUY, PAN, PAR, PER, SUR, URU, VEN
2012: (10) ARG, BOL, BRA, CHI, COL, PAN, PAR, PER, URU, VEN - Guest: CRC
2014: (12) ARG, BOL, BRA, CHI, COL, ECU, GUY, PAN, PAR, PER, URU, VEN - Guest: 77 athletes
2016: (11) ARG, BOL, BRA, CHI, COL, ECU, GUY, PAR, PER, URU, VEN
2018: (12) ARG, BOL, BRA, CHI, COL, ECU, PAN, PAR, PER, SUR, URU, VEN - Guests: GUA, ESA

MOST SUCCESSFUL NATION IN ONE EDITION
Brazil in Lima 2008 (23-20-12)

MOST GOLDS IN ONE EDITION
4 Adriana Pero (ARG) in 1978 (100m, 200m, 4x100m, 4x400m)
4 Joaquim Cruz (BRA) in 1979 (400m, 800m, 1500m, 4x400m)
4 Jupira de Graca (BRA) in 1986 (200m, 400m, 4x100m, 4x400m)
4 Lizette London (CHI) in 1990 (100m, 200m, 4x100m, 4x400m)
4 Jorge Celio Cena (BRA) in 2002 (100m, 200m, 4x100m, Medley relay)
4 Evelyn Carolina dos Santos (BRA) in 2002 (100m, 200m, 4x100m, Medley relay)
4 Franciela Krasucki (BRA) in 2004 (100m, 200m, 4x100m, Medley relay)
4 Barbara Leoncio (BRA) in 2006 (100m, 200m, 4x100m, Medley relay)

OLDEST ACTIVE CHAMPIONSHIP RECORDS
Men's TJ: Marcio Rogerio da Cruz (BRA), 15.83 in Lima 1990
Women's 400m: Yusmelis Garcia (COL); 53.94 in Bogota 2000
Women's 4x100m: Colombia, 45.99 in Bogota 2000