Americas Continental championships · since 1959 
Cubatão, Brazil 30–3 Jul 1988
1988 South American Junior Athletics Champs
Cubatão, Brazil 30–3 Jul 1988- events
- 40
- medals awarded
- 120
- nations on the podium
- 8
- world records
- 0
Podiums
200m
wind -0.1400m
800m
1500m
5000m
10,000m
2000m steeplechase
110m hurdles
wind -1.3400m hurdles
High jump
Pole vault
Long jump
Triple jump
Shot put
Discus throw
Hammer throw
Javelin throw
10,000m race walk
Decathlon
4x100m
4x400m
Medal table
8 nations · 120 medals| # | Nation | Total | Share | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil BRA | 25 | 18 | 13 | 56 | |
| 2 |  Argentina ARG | 6 | 6 | 12 | 24 | |
| 3 |  Ecuador ECU | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8 | |
| 4 |  Venezuela VEN | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 | |
| 5 |  Colombia COL | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | |
| 6 |  Chile CHI | 1 | 4 | 8 | 13 | |
| 7 |  Paraguay PAR | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
| 8 |  Peru PER | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
Records set
2 CR- CR Wander Moura 1500m · Men 3:51.8
- CR Paulo Rodrigues 400m hurdles · Men 52.0