title: Gymnastics at the 1978 South American Games
text: # Gymnastics at the 1978 South American Games
  
  Gymnastics events were competed at the 1978 Southern Cross Games in La Paz, Bolivia.
  
  ## Medal summary
  
  ### Medal table
  
  | Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Chile (CHI) | 8 | 6 | 3 | 17 |
  | 2 | Argentina (ARG) | 6 | 6 | 9 | 21 |
  | 3 | Bolivia (BOL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
  | Totals (3 entries) | Totals (3 entries) | 14 | 12 | 13 | 39 |
  
  ### Artistic gymnastics
  
  **Men**
  
  | Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Team all-around details | Argentina Raimundo Blanco Walter Quintero Néstor Schettino Juan Carlos D'Andrea Miguel Angel Palmeiro | — | — |
  | Individual all-around details | Hugo Vergara (CHI) | Raimundo Blanco (ARG) | Walter Quintero (ARG) |
  | Floor exercise details | Juan Carlos D'Andrea (ARG) | Walter Quintero (ARG) | Enrique González (CHI) |
  | Pommel horse details | Miguel Angel Palmeiro (ARG) | Raimundo Blanco (ARG) | Enrique González (CHI) |
  | Rings details | Raimundo Blanco (ARG) | Néstor Schettino (ARG) | Alex Ticona (BOL) |
  | Vault details | Néstor Schettino (ARG) | Hugo Vergara (CHI) | Walter Quintero (ARG) |
  | Parallel bars details | Hugo Vergara (CHI) | Néstor Schettino (ARG) | Juan Carlos D'Andrea (ARG) |
  | Horizontal bar details | Hugo Vergara (CHI) | Juan Carlos D'Andrea (ARG) | Raimundo Blanco (ARG) |
  
  **Women**
  
  | Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Team all-around details | Argentina Elena Lario Cecilia Almada Patricia Miracle Silvia Moreno Marisa Grigioni | — | — |
  | Individual all-around details | Maria Luiza Andueza (CHI) | Consuelo Sáenz (CHI) | Elena Lario (ARG) |
  | Vault details | Maria Luiza Andueza (CHI) | Consuelo Sáenz (CHI) | Marisa Grigioni (ARG) |
  | Uneven bars details | Consuelo Sáenz (CHI) | Maria Luiza Andueza (CHI) | Elena Lario (ARG) |
  | Balance beam details | Maria Luiza Andueza (CHI) | Consuelo Sáenz (CHI) | Elena Lario (ARG) |
  | Floor exercise details | Consuelo Sáenz (CHI) | Maria Luiza Andueza (CHI) | Silvia Moreno (ARG) Isabel Pérez de Castro (CHI) |
  