Americas Continental championships · since 1973 
Cuenca ↗ , Ecuador 2–4 Sep 1988
1988 South American U18 CH
Cuenca ↗ , Ecuador 2–4 Sep 1988- events
- 38
- medals awarded
- 114
- nations on the podium
- 8
- world records
- 0
Podiums
200m
400m
800m
1500m
3000m
5000m
1500m steeplechase
110m hurdles (91.4 cm)
300m hurdles (83.8 cm)
High jump
Pole vault
Long jump
Triple jump
Shot put (5 kg)
Discus throw (1.5 kg)
Hammer throw (5 kg)
Javelin throw (700 g)
5000m race walk
Hexathlon
4x100m
4x400m
1 
Brazil
Brazil 3:25.5
2 
Chile
Chile 3:31.7
3 Ecuador
Ecuador 3:33.2
Medal table
8 nations · 114 medals| # | Nation | Total | Share | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil BRA | 18 | 16 | 8 | 42 | |
| 2 | Ecuador ECU | 5 | 5 | 7 | 17 | |
| 3 |  Argentina ARG | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 | |
| 4 | Chile CHI | 3 | 8 | 4 | 15 | |
| 5 |  Paraguay PAR | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |
| 6 |  Colombia COL | 2 | 5 | 8 | 15 | |
| 7 |  Peru PER | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 | |
| 8 |  Venezuela VEN | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Records set
6 CR- CR Alcides Silva High jump · Men 2.05
- CR Jefferson Ilario Long jump · Men 7.10
- CR Jefferson Ilario Triple jump · Men 14.87
- CR Marcos Balbuena Javelin throw (700 g) · Men 60.62
- CR Natalia Toledo Long jump · Women 5.81
- CR Alexandra Amaro Shot put · Women 13.93
About this edition
↗ HIGH ALTITUDE EVENT (2560m)