2004 South American Youth Championships in Athletics

The 17th South American Youth Championships in Athletics were held at the Estadio Modelo in Guayaquil, Ecuador from September 25–26, 2004.

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

Trophies
Final scoring for the three best countries were published.

Overall team
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Individual
The trophies for the most outstanding performance were awarded to Jonathan Davis (Venezuela) and Franciela Krasucki (Brazil). Jessica Quispe (Peru) gained the trophy for the most improved athlete.

Participation (unofficial)
Detailed result lists can be found on the "World Junior Athletics History" website. An unofficial count yields the number of about 259 athletes from about 12 countries:


 * 🇦🇷 argentina (28)
 * 🇧🇴 bolivia (4)
 * 🇧🇷 brazil (61)
 * 🇨🇱 chile (33)
 * 🇨🇴 colombia (27)
 * 🇪🇨 ecuador (49)
 * 🇬🇾 guyana (5)
 * 🇵🇦 Panama (3)
 * 🇵🇾 paraguay (5)
 * 🇵🇪 Peru (24)
 * 🇺🇾 uruguay (2)
 * 🇻🇪 venezuela (18)