Americas Continental championships · since 1959 
São Paulo, Brazil 15–17 Dec 1978
1978 South American Junior Athletics Champs
São Paulo, Brazil 15–17 Dec 1978- events
- 34
- medals awarded
- 102
- nations on the podium
- 6
- world records
- 0
Podiums
200m
wind +0.9400m
800m
1500m
5000m
2000m steeplechase
110m hurdles
wind -0.2400m hurdles
High jump
Pole vault
Long jump
Triple jump
Shot put
Discus throw
Hammer throw
Javelin throw
Decathlon
4x100m
4x400m
Medal table
6 nations · 102 medals| # | Nation | Total | Share | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil BRA | 13 | 16 | 13 | 42 | |
| 2 |  Chile CHI | 9 | 11 | 8 | 28 | |
| 3 |  Argentina ARG | 9 | 4 | 3 | 16 | |
| 4 |  Peru PER | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | |
| 5 |  Colombia COL | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | |
| 6 |  Uruguay URU | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
Records set
6 CR- CR Claudio Ribeiro 5000m · Men 14:53.0
- CR Wellington Araujo 110m hurdles · Men 14.6
- CR Juan Carlos Fuentes 400m hurdles · Men 53.0
- CR Carlos Da Silva (1960) Pole vault · Men 4.45
- CR Juan Garmendia Javelin throw · Men 65.12
- CR Miro Ronac Decathlon · Men 6391