1998 South American Youth Championships in Athletics

The 14th South American Youth Championships in Athletics were held in Manaus, Brazil from October 23–25, 1998.

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 190 athletes from about 13 countries:


 * 🇦🇷 argentina (17)
 * 🇧🇴 bolivia (5)
 * 🇧🇷 brazil (54)
 * 🇨🇱 chile (33)
 * 🇨🇴 colombia (22)
 * 🇪🇨 ecuador (7)
 * 🇬🇾 guyana (4)
 * 🇵🇦 Panama (2)
 * 🇵🇾 paraguay (6)
 * 🇵🇪 Peru (12)
 * 🇸🇷 suriname (1)
 * 🇺🇾 uruguay (7)
 * 🇻🇪 venezuela (20)