2008 South American Under-23 Championships in Athletics

The 3rd South American Under-23 Championships in Athletics were held in Lima, Peru, at the Estadio de la Villa Deportiva Nacional (VIDENA) on September 5–7, 2008.

Participation
Between 220 and 260 athletes from 11 countries were reported to participate in the event. An unofficial count through the result lists resulted in 230 participating athletes:


 * 🇦🇷 argentina (16)
 * 🇧🇴 bolivia (9)
 * 🇧🇷 brazil (74)
 * undefined (34)
 * 🇨🇴 colombia (18)
 * 🇪🇨 ecuador (14)
 * 🇵🇦 panama (5)
 * undefined (1)
 * 🇵🇪 peru (40)
 * undefined (4)
 * 🇻🇪 venezuela (15)

Medal summary
Detailed results can be found on the CBAt website, on the Fecodatle website, on the FEDACHI website and on the Tilastopaja website.

Team trophies
The placing tables for team trophy (overall team, men and women categories) were published.

Total
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Male
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Female
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