South American junior records in the sport of
athletics
Athletics may refer to:
Sports
* Sport of athletics, a collection of sporting events that involve competitive running, jumping, throwing, and walking
** Track and field, a sub-category of the above sport
* Athletics (physical culture), competi ...
are ratified by the
CONSUDATLE
Atletismo Sudamericano (''South American Athletics''), formerly CONSUDATLE (Spanish: Confederación Sudamericana de Atletismo; ''South American Athletics Confederation''), is the continental confederation governing body of athletics for national ...
. 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"
to avoid age group switching during a competitive season. CONSUDATLE maintains these records only in a specific list of outdoor events. All other records, including all indoor records, shown on this list are tracked by statisticians not officially sanctioned by CONSUDATLE.
Outdoor
Men
Key to tables:
A = affected by altitude
NWI = no wind information
h = hand timing
Women
Indoor
Men
Women
References
;General
*CONSUDATL
South American Records''28 September 2022 updated''
;Specific
{{National records in athletics
Junior
South American
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