South American youth records in the sport of athletics are the all-time best marks set in competition by aged 17 or younger throughout the entire calendar year of the performance and competing for a member nation of the South American Athletics Confederation (CONSUDATLE). CONSUDATLE maintains these records only in a specific list of outdoor events. All other records, including all indoor records, shown on this list are tracked by statisticians not officially sanctioned by CONSUDATLE.

Outdoor

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Key:   Awaiting ratification   Record not kept by CONSUDATLE   Not ratified or later rescinded by CONSUDATLE

A = affected by altitude
h = hand timing

Boys

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Event Record Athlete Nationality Date Meet Place Age Ref
100 m 10.30
(+1.9 m/s) 		Paulo André de Oliveira  Brazil 14 November 2015 Maringá, Brazil 17 years, 86 days
200 m 20.67
(-1.0 m/s) 		Vítor Hugo dos Santos  Brazil 14 July 2013 World Youth Championships Donetsk, Ukraine 17 years, 163 days
400 m 46.23 Andrés Silva  Uruguay 21 June 2003 South American Championships Barquisimeto, Venezuela 17 years, 89 days
800 m 1:47.85 Joaquim Cruz  Brazil 30 August 1980 Sudbury, Canada 17 years, 171 days
1500 m 3:47.35 Federico Bruno  Argentina 4 May 2010 Mar del Plata, Argentina 16 years, 320 days
3000 m 8:23.51 Federico Bruno  Argentina 6 November 2010 Buenos Aires, Argentina 17 years, 141 days
5000 m 14:31.81 Daniel do Nascimento  Brazil 31 July 2015 Edmonton, Canada 17 years, 3 days
10000 m
110 m hurdles
(91.4 cm) 		13.20 (+1.7 m/s) Vinicius de Brito  Brazil 2 September 2023 Jogos da Juventude Pirassununga, Brazil 17 years, 183 days [1]
400 m hurdles
(84 cm) 		51.12 Mikael de Jesus  Brazil 22 August 2014 Youth Olympics Nanjing, China 17 years, 3 days
2000 m steeplechase 5:45.22 Daniel do Nascimento  Brazil 14 June 2015 Brazilian U18 Championships São Bernardo do Campo, Brazil 16 years, 321 days
3000 m steeplechase 8:39.45 Sergio Arezo  Uruguay 13 November 2011 Uruguayan Championships Montevideo, Uruguay 17 years, 259 days [2]
High jump 2.18 m Luciano Bacelli  Brazil 26 June 1983 São Paulo, Brazil
Pole vault 5.51 m Germán Chiaraviglio  Argentina 1 May 2004 Porto Alegre, Brazil 17 years, 15 days
Long jump 7.97 m
(+1.4 m/s) 		Jamal Bowen  Panama 11 May 2008 Barquisimeto, Venezuela
Triple jump 16.33 m
(+2.0 m/s) 		Miguel van Assen  Surinam 19 April 2014 CARIFTA Games Fort-de-France, Martinique 16 years, 263 days
Shot put
(5 kg) 		21.94 m Nazareno Sasia  Argentina 12 October 2018 Youth Olympic Games Buenos Aires, Argentina 17 years, 280 days [3]
Discus throw
(1.5 kg) 		67.05 m Claudio Romero  Chile 23 September 2017 Santiago, Chile 17 years, 75 days
Hammer throw
(5 kg) 		85.38 m Joaquin Gomez  Argentina 30 November 2013 "Profesor Hugo La Nasa" Meet Buenos Aires, Argentina 17 years, 47 days [4]
Javelin throw
(800 g) 		75.41 m Edwin Cuesta  Venezuela 19 August 1998 Maracaibo, Venezuela
Javelin throw
(700 g) 		89.34 m Braian Toledo  Argentina 6 March 2010 Mar del Plata, Argentina 16 years, 179 days
Octathlon 6456 pts Andrés Silva  Uruguay 10–11 July 2003 World Youth Championships Sherbrooke, Canada 17 years, 106 days
10.74 (+0.7 m/s) (100 m), 6.87 m (-0.3 m/s) (long jump), 14.76 m (shot put), 48.09 (400 m) /
13.74 (+1.6 m/s) (110 m hurdles), 1.83 m (high jump), 43.58 m (javelin), 2:35.91 (1000 m)
Decathlon 7396 pts Caio da Silva  Brazil 16 October 2016 São Bernardo do Campo, Brazil
100 m (wind) Long jump (wind) Shot put High jump 400 m 110 m h (wind) Discus Pole vault Javelin 1500 m
5000 m walk (track) 20:13.69 Óscar Patín  Ecuador 11 October 2018 Youth Olympic Games Buenos Aires, Argentina 17 years, 252 days [5]
10000 m walk
(track) 		40:08.23 [a] Jefferson Pérez  Ecuador 10 August 1990 World Junior Championships Plovdiv, Bulgaria 16 years, 40 days
10 km walk
(road) 		41:32 David Hurtado  Ecuador 6 November 2016 Hauppauge, United States 17 years, 199 days
20 km walk
(road)
4 × 100 m relay 40.77 A  Brazil 4 November 2000 Bogotá, Colombia
4 × 400 m relay 3:14.39  Colombia 20 November 2011 Panama City, Panama
Swedish medley relay 1:51.65  Brazil
Rafael da Silva Ribeiro
Bruno de Alcántara Goes
Jorge Celio da Rocha Sena
Diego Venancio 		20 October 2002 Asunción, Paraguay

Girls

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Event Record Athlete Nationality Date Meet Place Age Ref
100 m 11.39 (+1.1 m/s) Franciela Krasucki  Brazil 13 July 2005 World Youth Championships Marrakesh, Morocco 17 years, 48 days
11.39 (+1.6 m/s) 1 October 2005 South American Junior Championships Rosario, Argentina 17 years, 128 days
11.30 Ángela Tenorio  Ecuador 29 June 2013 Ecuadorian Junior Championships Quito, Ecuador 17 years, 153 days [6]
200 m 23.13 (-0.1 m/s) Angela Tenorio  Ecuador 14 July 2013 World Youth Championships Donetsk, Ukraine 17 years, 168 days [7]
400 m 51.04 Kadecia Baird  Guyana 13 July 2012 World Junior Championships Barcelona, Spain 17 years, 140 days
800 m 2:06.81 Juliana Paula dos Santos  Brazil 6 August 2000 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 17 years, 25 days
1500 m 4:13.53 Yessica Quispe  Peru 16 October 2004 Lima, Peru 17 years, 269 days
3000 m 9:19.92 Yessica Quispe  Peru 11 September 2004 Lima, Peru 17 years, 234 days
5000 m
10000 m
Marathon
100 m hurdles
(76.2 cm) 		13.04 A (+0.1) Maribel Caicedo  Ecuador 16 July 2015 World Youth Championships Cali, Colombia 17 years, 106 days [8]
100 m hurdles
(84 cm) 		13.72 (+0.6 m/s) Gilda Massa  Peru 19 June 1993 Puerto la Cruz, Venezuela
400 m hurdles 57.74 Valeria Cabezas  Colombia 25 August 2018 Ibero-American Championships Trujillo, Peru 17 years, 221 days
2000 m steeplechase 6:34.7 h Sabine Heitling  Brazil 26 September 2004 South American Youth Championships Guayaquil, Ecuador 17 years, 86 days
3000 m steeplechase 10:14.52 Zulema Arenas  Peru 22 September 2012 South American Under-23 Championships São Paulo, Brazil 16 years, 312 days [9]
High jump 1.85 m A Orlane dos Santos  Brazil 17 June 1983 Mexico City, Mexico 16 years, 190 days
1.85 m María Fernanda Murillo  Colombia 13 November 2016 South American U18 Championships Concordia, Entre Ríos, Argentina 17 years, 297 days
Pole vault 4.40 m A Robeilys Peinado  Venezuela 25 August 2013 Pan American Junior Championships Medellín, Colombia 15 years, 272 days [10]
Long jump 6.41 m A (-0.2 m/s) Natalia Linares  Colombia 13 December 2020 Grand Prix de Ecuador Quito, Ecuador 17 years, 345 days [11]
Triple jump 13.60 m (+0.8 m/s) Núbia Soares  Brazil 12 July 2013 World Youth Championships Donetsk, Ukraine 17 years, 108 days
Shot put (3 kg) 17.24 m Dayna Toledo  Chile 12 November 2016 South American Youth Championships Concordia, Argentina 17 years, 261 days [12]
Shot put (4 kg) 16.36 m Natalia Duco  Chile 11 November 2006 South American U23 Championships Buenos Aires, Argentina 17 years, 284 days
Discus throw
Hammer throw
Javelin throw (500 g) 59.82 m Yuleixi Angulo  Ecuador 13 October 2018 Youth Olympic Games Buenos Aires, Argentina 17 years, 284 days [13]
Javelin throw (600 g) 54.95 m A Yuleixi Angulo  Ecuador 29 September 2018 South American U-23 Championships Cuenca, Ecuador 17 years, 270 days [14]
Heptathlon
100m H (wind) High jump Shot put 200m (wind) Long jump (wind) Javelin 800m
5000 m walk (track) 21:53.8 h Yuli Capcha  Peru 14 May 2011 Grand Prix Internacional de Marcha Lima, Peru 16 years, 277 days [15]
5 km walk (road) 22:42+ Glenda Morejón  Ecuador 13 May 2017 Pan American Race Walking Cup Lima, Peru 16 years, 348 days [16]
21:16 Glenda Morejón  Ecuador 15 April 2017 National Racewalking Championships Sucúa, Ecuador 16 years, 320 days [17]
21:59 Paula Milena Torres 16 years, 180 days
10000 m walk (track)
4 × 100 m relay 45.75  Brazil 31 July 2005
4 × 400 m relay 3:49.67  Brazil 20 October 1996 Asunción, Paraguay
Swedish medley relay 2:06.60 Tatiane Ferraz
Vanda Gomes
Franciela Krasucki
Josiane Valentim 		 Brazil 17 July 2005 World Youth Championships Marrakesh, Morocco
16 years, 252 days
17 years, 82 days

Indoor

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Boys

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Event Record Athlete Nationality Date Meet Place Age Ref
60 m
200 m
400 m
800 m
1500 m
3000 m
60 m hurdles
High jump
Pole vault 5.41 m Germán Chiaraviglio  Argentina 6 October 2004 Festival Sudamericano de Garrocha Santa Fe, Argentina 17 years, 173 days [18]
Long jump
Triple jump
Shot put
Heptathlon
60m Long jump Shot put High jump 60m H Pole vault 1000m
5000 m walk
4 × 400 m relay

Girls

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Event Record Athlete Nationality Date Meet Place Age Ref
60 m 7.42 A Natalia Linares  Colombia 1 February 2020 South American Championships Cochabamba, Bolivia 17 years, 29 days [19]
200 m 24.19 A Natalia Linares  Colombia 2 February 2020 South American Championships Cochabamba, Bolivia 17 years, 30 days [20]
400 m
800 m
1500 m
3000 m
60 m hurdles
High jump
Pole vault
Long jump
Triple jump
Shot put
Pentathlon
60m H High jump Shot put Long jump 800m
3000 m walk
4 × 400 m relay

Notes

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  1. ^ by official result source; 40:14.50 by CONSUDATLE, probably a typo

References

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General
Specific
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  2. ^ "All time Top lists – 3000 Metres Steeplechase Men". World Athletics. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
  3. ^ "Shot Put Results". IAAF. 12 October 2018. Retrieved 18 October 2018.
  4. ^ "JOAQUIN GOMEZ: 85.38, MEJOR MARCA MUNDIAL" (in Spanish). www.cada-atletismo.org. 30 November 2013. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 2 December 2013.
  5. ^ "5000 Metres Race Walk men". World Athletics. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
  6. ^ "Ángela Tenorio marca nuevo record nacional". deporte.gob.ec (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 November 2020.
  7. ^ "200m Result". IAAF. 10 July 2013. Retrieved 22 October 2013.
  8. ^ "Girls' 100m Hurdles Results" (PDF). IAAF. 16 July 2017. Retrieved 12 April 2017.
  9. ^ Eduardo Biscayart (24 September 2012). "Brazil dominates South American Under-23 Champs". IAAF. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
  10. ^ Alfons Juck, Kevin Mangan (27 May 2013). "EME News May 26th". www.american-trackandfield.com. Retrieved 29 May 2013.
  11. ^ "Triunfos y récords de atletas colombiano en GP de Quito". acordcolombia.com.co. 21 December 2020. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
  12. ^ Eduardo Biscayart (15 November 2016). "Brazil's Rocha Morães shines at South American Youth Championships". IAAF. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
  13. ^ "Javelin Throw Results". IAAF. 13 October 2018. Retrieved 18 October 2018.
  14. ^ "Javelin Throw Results". resultadosonline.org. 29 September 2018. Retrieved 3 November 2018.
  15. ^ "Yuli Capcha Se Lució En Grand Prix De Marcha Atletica" (in Spanish). Atletismo Peruano. 19 May 2011. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
  16. ^ "RESULTADOS INDIVIDUALES XVIII COPA PANAMERICANA DE MARCHA LIMA 2017" (PDF). North American, Central American and Caribbean Athletic Association (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 November 2020.
  17. ^ "Azuay e Imbabura se llevan los aplausos en campeonato de marcha". El Universo (in Spanish). 20 April 2017. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
  18. ^ "All time Top lists – Pole Vault Men". World Athletics. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
  19. ^ "Jornada Del 01/02/2020 Desde Las 08.30 Hasta Las 11.30 – Campeonato Sudamericano Indoor" (PDF). resultadosonline.org (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 March 2021.
  20. ^ "Jornada Del 02/02/2020 Desde Las 09.00 Hasta Las 13.20 – Campeonato Sudamericano Indoor" (PDF). resultadosonline.org (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 March 2021.
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