2000 South American Youth Championships in Athletics

The 15th South American Youth Championships in Athletics were held at the Estadio El Salitre in Bogotá, Colombia from November 4–5, 2000. For the first time, the competition was open for athletes from the age group under 18 (U18) rather than under 17 (U17) as before.

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 Bogotá is located at 2,625 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 228 athletes from about 12 countries:


 * 🇦🇷 argentina (22)
 * 🇧🇴 bolivia (6)
 * 🇧🇷 brazil (63)
 * 🇨🇱 chile (22)
 * 🇨🇴 colombia (39)
 * 🇪🇨 ecuador (29)
 * 🇬🇾 guyana (2)
 * 🇵🇦 Panama (3)
 * 🇵🇾 paraguay (3)
 * 🇵🇪 Peru (8)
 * 🇺🇾 uruguay (11)
 * 🇻🇪 venezuela (20)