| VII South American Youth Championships in Athletics | |
| Size: | 200px |
| Dates: | September 13–16 |
| Nations Participating: | 7 |
| Athletes Participating: | about 136 |
| Events: | 34 |
| Level: | Youth |
| Previous: | 1979 Cochabamba |
| Next: | 1986 Comodoro Rivadavia |
The 7th South American Youth Championships in Athletics were held in Tarija, Bolivia from September 13–16, 1984.
Medal winners are published for boys and girls. Complete results can be found on the "World Junior Athletics History" website. All results are marked as "affected by altitude" (A), because Tarija is located at 1,854 metres above sea level.
| 100 metres | 11.0A | 11.1A | 11.2A | ||||
| 200 metres | 22.8A | 23.2A | 23.3A | ||||
| 400 metres | 51.0A | 52.7A | 53.7A | ||||
| 800 metres | 2:02.1A | 2:02.6A | 2:03.5A | ||||
| 1500 metres | 4:10.0A | 4:10.1A | 4:20.0A | ||||
| 3000 metres | 9:00.1A | 9:19.8A | 9:19.9A | ||||
| 1500 metres steeplechase | 4:25.2A | 4:33.2A | 4:50.4A | ||||
| 110 metres hurdles | 14.4A | 15.7A | 15.8A | ||||
| 300 metres hurdles | 40.8A | 41.6A | 41.9A | ||||
| High jump | 1.95A | 1.86A | 1.80A | ||||
| Pole vault | 3.60A | 3.50A | |||||
| Long jump | 6.66A | 6.58A | 6.42A | ||||
| Triple jump | 14.14A | 13.69A | 13.59A | ||||
| Shot put | 15.78A | 14.97A | 13.52A | ||||
| Discus throw | 46.78A | 41.44A | 40.40A | ||||
| Hammer throw | 59.14A | 53.72A | 42.00A | ||||
| Javelin throw | 50.40A | 48.72A | 44.06A | ||||
| Hexathlon | 3713A | 3392A | 3366A | ||||
| 4 × 100 metres relay | 44.1A | 45.4A | 45.5A | ||||
| 4 × 400 metres relay | 3:31.7A | 3:38.2A | 3:39.1A |
| 100 metres | 12.6A | 12.7A | 12.9A | ||||
| 200 metres | 25.7A | 26.5A | 26.5A | ||||
| 400 metres | 57.1A | 57.8A | 60.0A | ||||
| 800 metres | 2:19.8A | 2:20.3A | 2:24.8A | ||||
| 1500 metres | 4:55.1A | 4:56.6A | 4:59.1A | ||||
| 100 metres hurdles | 15.2A | 15.3A | 15.5A | ||||
| High jump | 1.63A | 1.63A | 1.55A | ||||
| Long jump | 5.54A | 5.32A | 5.27A | ||||
| Shot put | 10.84A | 10.24A | 10.17A | ||||
| Discus throw | 37.26A | 34.00A | 31.86A | ||||
| Javelin throw | 35.64A | 34.36A | 28.86A | ||||
| Pentathlon | 3086A | 2985A | 2959A | ||||
| 4 × 100 metres relay | 49.9A | 50.9A | 51.7A | ||||
| 4 × 400 metres relay | 4:03.3A | 4:15.3A | 4:20.5A |
Detailed result lists can be found on the "World Junior Athletics History" website. An unofficial count yields the number of about 136 athletes from about 7 countries:
(39)
(28)
(5)
(18)
Perú (21)
(3)