2002 South American Youth Championships in Athletics

The 16th South American Youth Championships in Athletics were held at the Consejo Nacional de Deportes (CND) in Asunción, Paraguay from October 19–20, 2002.

Medal summary
Medal winners are published for boys and girls. A summary is given, and 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 290 athletes from 11 countries:


 * 🇦🇷 argentina (58)
 * 🇧🇴 bolivia (15)
 * 🇧🇷 brazil (64)
 * 🇨🇱 chile (40)
 * 🇨🇴 colombia (18)
 * 🇪🇨 ecuador (19)
 * 🇵🇦 Panama (1)
 * 🇵🇾 paraguay (31)
 * 🇵🇪 Peru (12)
 * 🇺🇾 uruguay (13)
 * 🇻🇪 venezuela (19)