South American junior records in the sport of athletics are ratified by the Atletismo Sudamericano. Athletics records comprise the best performance of an athlete before the year of their 20th birthday. Technically, in all under 20 age divisions, the age is calculated "on December 31 of the year of competition" [1] to avoid age group switching during a competitive season.
Key to tables: Awaiting ratification Record not kept by Atletismo Sudamericano Not ratified or later rescinded by Atletismo Sudamericano
Event | Record | Athlete | Nationality | Date | Meet | Place | Age | Ref | |||||||||||||||||||
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100 m | 9.99 (+0.8 m/s) | Ronal Longa | Colombia | 28 July 2023 | South American Championships | São Paulo, Brazil | 19 years, 28 days | [2] | |||||||||||||||||||
9.89 (+0.8 m/s) [a] | Issamade Asinga | Suriname | 28 July 2023 | South American Championships | São Paulo, Brazil | 18 years, 211 days | [3] [4] | ||||||||||||||||||||
200 m | 20.12 (+0.8 m/s) | Renan Gallina | Brazil | 18 September 2022 | Brazilian U23 Championships | Cuiabá, Brazil | 18 years, 187 days | [5] | |||||||||||||||||||
19.97 (+1.3 m/s) | Issamade Asinga | Suriname | 29 April 2023 | Corky/Crofoot Shootout | Lubbock, United States | 18 years, 121 days | [6] | ||||||||||||||||||||
300 m | 33.57 | John Valoyes | Colombia | 23 April 2003 | Alicante, Spain | 18 years, 187 days | [7] | ||||||||||||||||||||
400 m | 45.38 A | Andrés Silva | Uruguay | 22 July 2005 | South American Championships | Cali, Colombia | 19 years, 117 days | ||||||||||||||||||||
800 m | 1:44.3 h | Joaquim Cruz | Brazil | 27 June 1981 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 18 years, 107 days | |||||||||||||||||||||
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1500 m | 3:40.59 | Thiago André | Brazil | 14 June 2014 | Torneio FPA | São Paulo, Brazil | |||||||||||||||||||||
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3000 m | 7:59.02 | Thiago André | Brazil | 7 May 2014 | GP Caixa Sesi | Uberlândia, Brazil | |||||||||||||||||||||
5000 m | 13:52.95 | Jacinto Navarrete | Colombia | 24 July 1981 | Leningrad, Soviet Union | ||||||||||||||||||||||
10000 m | 29:13.34 | Daniel Ferreira do Nascimento | Brazil | 9 June 2017 | Troféu Brasil | São Bernardo do Campo, Brazil | 18 years, 285 days | [8] | |||||||||||||||||||
110 m hurdles (99.0 cm) | 13.38 (+0.7 m/s) | Paulo Henrique Romualdo da Silva | Brazil | 1 August 2024 | São Bernardo do Campo, Brazil | [9] | |||||||||||||||||||||
110 m hurdles | 13.79 A (-0.2 m/s) | Eder Antonio de Souza | Brazil | 1 June 2005 | Cochabamba, Bolivia | ||||||||||||||||||||||
13.72 (+1.9 m/s) | Heitor Henrique Coelho | Brazil | 12 June 2016 | Brazilian Junior Championships | Porto Alegre, Brazil | 18 years, 298 days | [10] | ||||||||||||||||||||
400 m hurdles | 48.28 | Alison dos Santos | Brazil | 30 September 2019 | World Championships | Doha, Qatar | 19 years, 119 days | [11] | |||||||||||||||||||
3000 m steeplechase | 8:41.55 | Emerson Vettori | Brazil | 20 September 1992 | World Junior Championships | Seoul, South Korea | |||||||||||||||||||||
8:39.45 | Sergio Arezo | Uruguay | 13 November 2011 | Uruguayan Championships | Montevideo, Uruguay | 17 years, 259 days | [12] | ||||||||||||||||||||
High jump | 2.24 m | Alfredo Deza | Peru | 19 December 1998 | Lima, Peru | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Pole vault | 5.71 m | Germán Chiaraviglio | Argentina | 19 August 2006 | World Junior Championships | Beijing, China | |||||||||||||||||||||
Long jump | 8.04 m (+1.6 m/s) | Gabriel Luiz Boza | Brazil | 4 September 2021 | Brazil U23 Championships | Bragança Paulista, Brazil | 18 years, 181 days | [13] | |||||||||||||||||||
Triple jump | 16.72 m A | Ricardo Valiente | Peru | 14 November 1987 | Huancayo, Peru | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Shot put (6 kg) | 20.93 m | Nelson Fernandes | Brazil | 18 October 2013 | South American Junior Championships | Resistencia, Argentina | 18 years, 229 days | [14] | |||||||||||||||||||
Shot put (7.26 kg) | 18.94 m | Nazareno Sasia | Argentina | 5 December 2020 | Concepción del Uruguay, Argentina | 19 years, 335 days | |||||||||||||||||||||
19.67 m | Nazareno Sasia | Argentina | 19 December 2020 | Rosario, Argentina | 19 years, 349 days | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Discus throw (1.5 kg) | 63.52 | Lucas Nervi | Chile | 15 May 2019 | World School Championships | Split, Croatia | 17 years, 257 days | [15] | |||||||||||||||||||
Discus throw (1.75 kg) | 66.35 m | Lucas Nervi | Chile | 18 December 2020 | Santiago, Chile | 19 years, 109 days | |||||||||||||||||||||
Discus throw (2.0 kg) | 59.67 m | Mauricio Ortega | Colombia | 27 November 2013 | Bolivarian Games | Trujillo, Peru | 19 years, 115 days | [16] | |||||||||||||||||||
Hammer throw (6 kg) | 80.59 m A | Joaquín Gómez | Argentina | 31 May 2015 | South American Junior Championships | Cuenca, Ecuador | |||||||||||||||||||||
Hammer throw (7.26 kg) | 71.01 m | Humberto Mansilla | Chile | 21 March 2015 | Los Ángeles, Chile | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Javelin throw | 79.87 m | Braian Toledo | Argentina | 24 July 2012 | Memorial Julio Álvarez | Manresa, Spain | |||||||||||||||||||||
Decathlon (6-kg shot, 99-cm hurdles, 1.75-kg discus) | 7762 pts A | Felipe dos Santos | Brazil | 23–24 August 2013 | Pan American Junior Championships | Medellín, Colombia | 19 years, 25 days | [17] | |||||||||||||||||||
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Decathlon (6-kg shot, 106.7-cm hurdles, 1.75-kg discus) | 7641 pts | Andrés Silva | Uruguay | 29–30 July 2005 | Pan American Junior Championships | Windsor, Canada | 19 years, 125 days | [18] | |||||||||||||||||||
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Decathlon (Senior implements) | 7422 pts h NWI | Pedro da Silva | Brazil | 10–11 August 1985 | São Paulo, Brazil | 18 years, 291 days | [18] | ||||||||||||||||||||
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5000 m walk (track) | 20:12.03 | Jhon Castañeda | Colombia | 11 May 2011 | Grande Prêmio Caixa Unifor de Atletismo | Fortaleza, Brazil | 19 years, 81 days | [19] | |||||||||||||||||||
5 km walk (road) | 20:02+ | Paolo Yurivilca | Peru | 3 May 2014 | IAAF World Race Walking Cup | Taicang, China | 18 years, 10 days | [20] | |||||||||||||||||||
10000 m walk (track) | 39:50.73 | Jefferson Pérez | Ecuador | 16 July 1993 | Pan American Junior Championships | Winnipeg, Canada | 19 years, 15 days | [21] | |||||||||||||||||||
10 km walk (road) | 39:41 | David Hurtado | Ecuador | 15 April 2017 | Ecuadorian Race Walking Championships | Sucúa, Ecuador | 17 years, 359 days | [22] | |||||||||||||||||||
20 km walk (road) | 1:21:49 | Éider Arévalo | Colombia | 1 April 2012 | IAAF Race Walking Cup Team Trials | Eugene, United States | 19 years, 23 days | [23] | |||||||||||||||||||
4×100 metres relay | 39.29 | Leandro de Araújo Yuri Monteiro Renato dos Santos Junior Rodrigo Rocha | Brazil | 13 July 2012 | World Junior Championships | Barcelona, Spain | 19 years, 142 days | [24] | |||||||||||||||||||
4×400 metres relay | 3:02.84 A | Lucas Rodrigues Bruno Benedito Lucas Vilar Douglas Hernandes | Brazil | 21 July 2019 | Pan American U20 Championships | San José, Costa Rica | [25] |
Event | Record | Athlete | Nationality | Date | Meet | Place | Age | Ref |
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100 m | 10.99 (+0.9 m/s) | Ángela Tenorio | Ecuador | 22 July 2015 | Pan American Games | Toronto, Canada | 19 years, 176 days | [26] |
200 m | 22.84 A (-0.5 m/s) | Ángela Tenorio | Ecuador | 31 May 2015 | South American Junior Championships | Cuenca, Ecuador | 19 years, 124 days | [27] |
300 m | 39.43 A | Laura Martínez | Colombia | 7 September 2018 | Bogotá, Colombia | 14 years, 13 days | [28] | |
400 m | 51.04 | Kadecia Baird | Guyana | 13 July 2012 | World Junior Championships | Barcelona, Spain | 17 years, 140 days | [29] |
800 m | 2:02.59 | Fabiane dos Santos | Brazil | 14 May 1995 | São Paulo, Brazil | |||
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1500 m | 4:13.53 | Yessica Quispe | Peru | 16 October 2004 | Lima, Peru | |||
Mile | 4:40.82 | Lily Alder | Ecuador | 5 April 2024 | Arcadia Invitational | Arcadia, United States | 16 years, 130 days | [30] |
3000 m | 9:19.92 | Yessica Quispe | Peru | 11 September 2004 | Lima, Peru | |||
5000 m | 16:13.76 | Érika Olivera | Chile | 24 March 1995 | Pan American Games | Mar del Plata, Argentina | 19 years, 79 days | |
10000 m | 34:13.57 | Érika Olivera | Chile | 13 May 1995 | Santiago, Chile | 19 years, 129 days | ||
100 m hurdles | 13.04 A NWI | Maribel Caicedo | Ecuador | 7 April 2017 | Ecuadorian Junior Championships | Quito, Ecuador | 19 years, 6 days | [31] |
400 m hurdles | 55.94 A | Jessica Moreira | Brazil | 21 July 2019 | Pan American U20 Championships | San José, Costa Rica | 17 years, 247 days | [32] |
2000 m steeplechase | 6:34.7 h | Sabine Heitling | Brazil | 26 September 2004 | South American Youth Championships | Guayaquil, Ecuador | 17 years, 86 days | [33] |
3000 m steeplechase | 9:53.42 | Zulema Arenas | Peru | 1 August 2014 | Ibero-American Championships | São Paulo, Brazil | [34] | |
High jump | 1.90 m A | María Fernanda Murillo | Colombia | 28 April 2018 | Grand Prix Ximena Restrepo | Medellín, Colombia | 19 years, 97 days | |
1.90 m A | María Fernanda Murillo | Colombia | 5 June 2018 | South American Games | Cochabamba, Bolivia | 19 years, 135 days | [35] | |
1.90 m | María Fernanda Murillo | Colombia | 15 July 2018 | World U20 Championships | Tampere, Finland | 19 years, 175 days | [36] | |
Pole vault | 4.60 m | Robeilys Peinado | Venezuela | 20 May 2015 | Barquisimeto, Venezuela | 17 years, 175 days | ||
Long jump | 6.68 m (+1.8 m/s) | Natalia Linares | Colombia | 2 July 2022 | Bolivarian Games | Valledupar, Colombia | 19 years, 180 days | [37] |
Triple jump | 14.22 m (+1.0 m/s) | Núbia Soares | Brazil | 12 October 2014 | 33rd Troféu Brasil | São Paulo, Brazil | 18 years, 200 days | [38] |
Shot put | 18.65 m | Natalia Duco | Chile | 13 June 2008 | Ibero-American Championships | Iquique, Chile | ||
Discus throw | 58.78 m | Rocío Comba | Argentina | 3 June 2006 | Argentinian Junior Championships | Córdoba, Argentina | ||
Hammer throw | 65.63 m A | Silennis Vargas | Venezuela | 4 December 2021 | Junior Pan American Games | Cali, Colombia | 19 years, 253 days | [39] |
Javelin throw | 58.96 m A | Yuleisy Angulo | Ecuador | 21 July 2019 | Pan American U20 Championships | San José, Costa Rica | 18 years, 200 days | [40] |
Heptathlon | 5900 pts | Tamara de Sousa | Brazil | 12–13 July 2012 | World Junior Championships | Barcelona, Spain | 18 years, 309 days | [41] |
14.13 (−1.0 m/s) (100 m hurdles), 1.75 m (high jump), 13.89 m (shot put), 24.06 (−0.9 m/s) (200 m) / 6.06 m (+4.4 m/s) (long jump), 42.51 m (javelin), 2:31.23 (800 m) | ||||||||
5000 m walk | 21:53.8 h | Yuli Capcha | Peru | 14 May 2011 | Grand Prix Internacional de Marcha | Barranco, Peru | 16 years, 277 days | |
5 km walk (road) | 21:43+ | Glenda Morejón | Ecuador | 8 June 2019 | Gran Premio Cantones de Marcha | A Coruña, Spain | 19 years, 9 days | [42] |
21:16 | Glenda Morejón | Ecuador | 15 April 2017 | National Racewalking Championships | Sucúa, Ecuador | 16 years, 320 days | [43] | |
10000 m walk (track) | 44:12.75 | Glenda Morejón | Ecuador | 25 August 2018 | Ibero-American Championships | Trujillo, Peru | 18 years, 87 days | |
10 km walk (road) | 42:58+ | Glenda Morejón | Ecuador | 8 June 2019 | Gran Premio Cantones de Marcha | A Coruña, Spain | 19 years, 9 days | [42] |
20000 m walk (track) | 1:35:02.6 | Gabriela Muniz | Brazil | 25 April 2021 | Bragança Paulista, Brazil | [44] | ||
20 km walk (road) | 1:25:29 | Glenda Morejón | Ecuador | 8 June 2019 | Gran Premio Cantones de Marcha | A Coruña, Spain | 19 years, 9 days | [42] |
4×100 metres relay | 43.98 | Ana Cláudia Lemos Bárbara Leôncio Franciela Krasucki Rosângela Santos | Brazil | 7 July 2007 | Pan American Junior Championships | São Paulo, Brazil | ||
4×400 metres relay | 3:34.52 A | Jéssica de Oliveira Chayenne Pereira Micaela de Melo Maria Belo de Sena | Brazil | 21 July 2019 | Pan American U20 Championships | San José, Costa Rica |
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60 m | 6.76 | Dax Danns | Guyana | 14 December 2007 | Intra-Squad Meet | Lincoln, United States | 19 years, 262 days | [45] | |||||||||||||
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Pole vault | 5.57 m | Ricardo David Montes de Oca | Venezuela | 18 January 2025 | Virginia Tech Invitational | Blacksburg, United States | 18 years, 118 days | [46] | |||||||||||||
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Heptathlon (junior) | 4978 pts | Romeo Alexander Männel | Paraguay | 21 January 2024 | Frankfurt, Germany | 17 years, 184 days | |||||||||||||||
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Heptathlon (senior) | 5193 pts | Romeo Alexander Männel | Paraguay | 24 January 2025 | 5th Annual Brant Tolsma Invitational | Blacksburg, United States | 18 years, 187 days | [47] | |||||||||||||
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200 m | 23.70 | Kadecia Baird | Guyana | 18 January 2014 | Holiday Inn Invitational | Lincoln, United States | 18 years, 328 days | [48] | |||||||||
400 m | 53.34 | Kadecia Baird | Guyana | 14 February 2014 | Tyson Invitational | Fayetteville, United States | 18 years, 355 days | [49] | |||||||||
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3000 m | 9:15.70 | Nadia Rodríguez | Argentina | 1 March 2003 | Spanish Championships | Valencia, Spain | 19 years, 58 days | [50] | |||||||||
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Pole vault | 4.52 m | Robeilys Peinado | Venezuela | 21 February 2016 | All Star Pole Vault Meet | Clermont-Ferrand, France | 18 years, 87 days | [51] | |||||||||
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