Athletics at the 1998 South American Games
Athletics events at the 1998 South American Games were held at the Coliseo Mayor de Deportes Jefferson Pérez next to the Estadio Alejandro Serrano Aguilar in Cuenca, Ecuador, between October 26–30, 1998.[1] A total of 45 events were contested, 24 by men and 21 by women. Brazil and Venezuela did not participate in the athletics events.
| Athletics at the VI South American Games | |
|---|---|
 Estadio Alejandro Serrano Aguilar | |
| Dates | October 26–30 |
| Host city | Cuenca, Ecuador  |
| Venue | Estadio Alejandro Serrano Aguilar |
| Level | Senior |
| Events | 45 (24 men, 21 women) |
For the first time, a minimum participation of 4 nations per event was required to award a full set of medals. Men's triple jump and women's 4 x 400 m relay events were concerned, where athletes coming in third did not get bronze medals.[2] Women's marathon was completely cancelled, because there would have been only athletes from host country Ecuador.[3]
Medal summary
Medal winners were published in a book by written Argentinian journalist Ernesto Rodríguez III with support of the Argentine Olympic Committee (Spanish: Comité Olímpico Argentino) under the auspices of the Ministry of Education (Spanish: Ministerio de Educación de la Nación) in collaboration with the Office of Sports (Spanish: Secretaría de Deporte de la Nación).[2] Eduardo Biscayart supplied the list of winners and their results.[4] Further results were published elsewhere,[3][5][6][7][8][9][10] or can be found in athlete's IAAF biographies.[11]
All results are marked as "affected by altitude" (A), because the stadium in Cuenca is situated 2536 m above sea level.
Men
Notes
†: No medal because of lack of minimum participation.
Women
Notes
†: No medal because of lack of minimum participation.
Medal table (unofficial)
* Host nation (Ecuador)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ecuador* | 16 | 16 | 20 | 52 |
| 2 |  Colombia | 12 | 5 | 2 | 19 |
| 3 |  Chile | 7 | 12 | 9 | 28 |
| 4 |  Argentina | 7 | 2 | 1 | 10 |
| 5 |  Peru | 1 | 4 | 6 | 11 |
| 6 |  Uruguay | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 7 |  Paraguay | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 |  Bolivia | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| Totals (8 nations) | 45 | 45 | 42 | 132 | |
Notes
†: In contrast to the unofficial count above, only 15 gold, 14 silver and 19 bronze medals for Ecuador are published.[10] There might have been further events than marked above falling short of participants leading to a reduced number of medals.
References
- CUENCA 98, ECUADOR, VI JUEGOS SUDAMERICANOS, Fecha de apertura: 21 de octubre de 1998, Fecha de clausura: 31 de octubre de 1998 (in Spanish), ODESUR, archived from the original on 2014-03-15, retrieved June 15, 2012
- Rodríguez III, Ernesto (2010), LIBROS DEL CICLO OLÍMPICO ARGENTINO - Libro I de los Juegos Odesur 1978-2010 (in Spanish) (1a. ed.), Buenos Aires: Alarco Ediciones, p. 192, ISBN 978-987-1367-18-4, archived from the original on 2012-01-04, retrieved June 3, 2012
- ORO PARA ECUADOR EN LA PISTA (in Spanish), Explored, Quito, Ecuador, 27 October 1998, archived from the original on 6 January 2013, retrieved 15 June 2012
- SOUTH AMERICAN (ODESUR) GAMES, Athletics Weekly, retrieved June 3, 2012
- ECUADOR BRILLA EN ATLETISMO (in Spanish), Explored, Quito, Ecuador, 28 October 1998, archived from the original on 6 January 2013, retrieved 15 June 2012
- TRES BAäO DE ORO PARA ECUADOR (in Spanish), Explored, Quito, Ecuador, 29 October 1998, archived from the original on 6 January 2013, retrieved 15 June 2012
- 20 KILOMETROS DE SOLEDAD (in Spanish), Explored, Quito, Ecuador, 30 October 1998, archived from the original on 6 January 2013, retrieved 15 June 2012
- ECUADOR CERRO CON MAS (in Spanish), Explored, Quito, Ecuador, 31 October 1998, archived from the original on 23 September 2018, retrieved 15 June 2012
- EN CUENCA CAYERON RECORDS (in Spanish), Explored, Quito, Ecuador, 1 November 1998, archived from the original on 6 January 2013, retrieved 15 June 2012
- EL ATLETISMO DIO MUCHAS ALEGRIAS A LOS ECUATORIANOS (in Spanish), Explored, Quito, Ecuador, 1 November 1998, archived from the original on 6 January 2013, retrieved 15 June 2012
- Welcome to the Athletes’ Biographies section., IAAF, archived from the original on 18 June 2012, retrieved 15 June 2012
