1979 South American Youth Championships in Athletics

The 6th South American Youth Championships in Athletics were held in Cochabamba, Bolivia from August 3–5, 1979.

Medal summary
Medal winners are published for boys and girls. Complete results can be found on the "World Junior Athletics History" website. All results are marked as "affected by altitude" (A), because Cochabamba is located at 2,558 metres above sea level.

Participation (unofficial)
Detailed result lists can be found on the "World Junior Athletics History" website. An unofficial count yields the number of about 113 athletes from about 5 countries:


 * 🇧🇴 bolivia (16)
 * 🇧🇷 brazil (37)
 * 🇵🇾 paraguay (4)
 * 🇵🇪 Perú (31)
 * 🇻🇪 venezuela (25)