1978 South American Youth Championships in Athletics

The 5th South American Youth Championships in Athletics were held in Montevideo, Uruguay from November 11–13, 1978.

Medal summary
Medal winners are published for boys and girls. Complete results can be found on the "World Junior Athletics History" website.

Participation (unofficial)
Detailed result lists can be found on the "World Junior Athletics History" website. An unofficial count yields the number of about 179 athletes from about 7 countries:


 * 🇦🇷 argentina (39)
 * 🇧🇷 brazil (38)
 * 🇨🇱 chile (38)
 * 🇵🇾 paraguay (14)
 * 🇵🇪 Perú (15)
 * 🇺🇾 uruguay (22)
 * 🇻🇪 venezuela (13)