Americas Continental championships · since 1959 
Asunción, Paraguay 21–25 Oct 1972
1972 South American Junior Athletics Champs
Asunción, Paraguay 21–25 Oct 1972- events
- 33
- medals awarded
- 99
- nations on the podium
- 8
- world records
- 0
Podiums
200m
400m
800m
1500m
3000m
1500m steeplechase
110m hurdles
400m hurdles
High jump
Pole vault
Long jump
Triple jump
Shot put
Discus throw
Hammer throw
Javelin throw
Hexathlon
4x100m
4x400m
Medal table
8 nations · 99 medals| # | Nation | Total | Share | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Brazil BRA | 14 | 10 | 8 | 32 | |
| 2 |  Chile CHI | 6 | 4 | 3 | 13 | |
| 3 |  Argentina ARG | 5 | 4 | 11 | 20 | |
| 4 |  Peru PER | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 | |
| 5 |  Colombia COL | 3 | 6 | 3 | 12 | |
| 6 | Paraguay PAR | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | |
| 7 |  Uruguay URU | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | |
| 8 |  Ecuador ECU | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Records set
2 CR- CR Francisco Rojas 400m hurdles · Men 53.9
- CR= Ernesto Koike Pole vault · Men 4.00