South American Athletics Championships

Editions

Edition	Host City	Country	Held	Events	Competitors	Countries
1918 South American Athletics Championships	Buenos Aires	ARG	24 – 26 May 1918	17	31	3
1919 South American Athletics Championships	Montevideo	URU	11 – 13 April 1919	19	35	2
1920 South American Athletics Championships	Santiago	CHI	23 – 25 April 1920	21	48	3
1922 South American Athletics Championships	Rio de Janeiro	BRA	9 – 13 September 1922	22	60	4
1924 South American Athletics Championships	Buenos Aires	ARG	17 – 22 April 1924	24	63	3
1926 South American Athletics Championships	Montevideo	URU	15 – 20 April 1926	23	57	3
1927 South American Athletics Championships	Santiago	CHI	14 – 19 April 1927	23	56	3
1929 South American Athletics Championships	Lima	PER	5 – 10 May 1929	23	66	3
1931 South American Athletics Championships	Buenos Aires	ARG	30 April – 5 May 1931	23	70	5
1931 South American Athletics Championships	Montevideo	URU	8 – 10 May 1931	9	31	4
1933 South American Athletics Championships	Montevideo	URU	6 – 9 April 1933	24	60	4
1935 South American Athletics Championships	Santiago	CHI	11 – 14 April 1935	24	62	5
1937 South American Athletics Championships	São Paulo	BRA	27 – 30 May 1937	24	68	4
1939 South American Athletics Championships	Lima	PER	25 – 28 August 1939	33	89	5
1941 South American Athletics Championships	Buenos Aires	ARG	26 April – 4 May 1941	33	96	6
1943 South American Athletics Championships	Santiago	CHI	23 April – 2 May 1943	33	80	5
1945 South American Athletics Championships	Montevideo	URU	15 – 22 April 1945	33	86	4
1946 South American Athletics Championships	Santiago	CHI	27 April – 5 May 1946	31	79	5
1947 South American Athletics Championships	Rio de Janeiro	BRA	25 April – 3 May 1947	32	88	5
1948 South American Athletics Championships	La Paz	BOL	12 – 17 October 1948	24	40	4
1949 South American Athletics Championships	Lima	PER	16 – 24 April 1949	32	89	5
1950 South American Athletics Championships	Montevideo	URU	11 – 19 February 1950	30	57	7
1952 South American Athletics Championships	Buenos Aires	ARG	3 – 11 May 1952	31	84	5
1953 South American Athletics Championships	Santiago	CHI	18 – 26 April 1953	31	86	6
1954 South American Athletics Championships	São Paulo	BRA	17 – 25 April 1954	31	73	6
1956 South American Athletics Championships	Santiago	CHI	14 – 22 April 1956	31	87	6
1957 South American Athletics Championships	Santiago	CHI	19 – 21 April 1957	22	53	3
1958 South American Athletics Championships	Montevideo	URU	19 – 27 April 1958	31	94	6
1961 South American Athletics Championships	Lima	PER	20 – 28 May 1961	31	83	7
1963 South American Athletics Championships	Cali	COL	29 June – 7 July 1963	31	84	6
1965 South American Athletics Championships	Rio de Janeiro	BRA	8 – 16 May 1965	31	85	7
1967 South American Athletics Championships	Buenos Aires	ARG	7 – 15 October 1967	32	91	7
1969 South American Athletics Championships	Quito	ECU	4 – 12 October 1969	34	89	8
1971 South American Athletics Championships	Lima	PER	9 – 17 October 1971	34	91	7
1974 South American Athletics Championships	Santiago	CHI	16 – 21 April 1974	37	107	8
1975 South American Athletics Championships	Rio de Janeiro	BRA	26 – 31 August 1975	37	105	7
1977 South American Athletics Championships	Montevideo	URU	4 – 6 November 1977	37	112	8
1979 South American Athletics Championships	Bucaramanga	COL	31 October – 4 November 1979	37	107	10
1981 South American Athletics Championships	La Paz	BOL	5 – 8 November 1981	39	111	10
1983 South American Athletics Championships	Santa Fé	ARG	29 September – 2 October 1983	39	108	9
1985 South American Athletics Championships	Santiago	CHI	12 – 15 September 1985	40	110	10
1987 South American Athletics Championships	São Paulo	BRA	8 – 11 October 1987	40	118	8
1989 South American Athletics Championships	Medellín	COL	5 – 8 August 1989	41	124	9
1991 South American Athletics Championships	Manaus	BRA	28 – 30 June 1991	41	123	10
1993 South American Athletics Championships	Lima	PER	2 – 4 July 1993	41	106	9
1995 South American Athletics Championships	Manaus	BRA	26 – 28 May 1995	43	120	8
1997 South American Athletics Championships	Mar del Plata	ARG	4 – 6 April 1997	43	122	9
1999 South American Athletics Championships	Bogotá	COL	25 – 27 June 1999	43	124	10
2001 South American Athletics Championships	Manaus	BRA	18 – 20 May 2001	44	133	11
2003 South American Athletics Championships	Barquisimeto	VEN	20 – 22 June 2003	44	138	11
2005 South American Athletics Championships	Cali	COL	21 – 24 July 2005	44	133	9
2006 South American Athletics Championships	Tunja	COL	29 September – 1 October 2006	44	129	10
2007 South American Athletics Championships	São Paulo	BRA	7 – 9 June 2007	44	132	11
2009 South American Athletics Championships	Lima	PER	19 – 21 June 2009	44	128	9
2011 South American Athletics Championships	Buenos Aires	ARG	2 – 5 June 2011	44	134	10
2013 South American Athletics Championships	Cartagena	COL	5 – 7 July 2013	44	137	12
2015 South American Athletics Championships	Lima	PER	12 – 14 June 2015	44	136	11
2017 South American Athletics Championships	Asunción	PAR	23 – 25 June 2017	44	146	13
2019 South American Athletics Championships	Lima	PER	24 – 26 May 2019	44	139	12
2021 South American Athletics Championships	Guayaquil	ECU	29 – 31 May 2021	45	151	12
2023 South American Athletics Championships	São Paulo	BRA	28 – 30 July 2023	45	154	11
2025 South American Athletics Championships	Mar del Plata	ARG	25 – 27 April 2025	45	153	11

Medal table

Pos	Country		🥇 Gold	🥈 Silver	🥉 Bronze	Total
1	Brazil	BRA	796	652	523	1971
2	Argentina	ARG	415	421	428	1264
3	Chile	CHI	364	396	445	1205
4	Colombia	COL	213	258	189	660
5	Venezuela	VEN	89	103	131	323
6	Uruguay	URU	79	87	135	301
7	Peru	PER	66	89	101	256
8	Ecuador	ECU	47	61	78	186
9	Bolivia	BOL	11	16	27	54
10	Panama	PAN	9	7	14	30
11	Paraguay	PAR	8	9	13	30
12	Suriname	SUR	4	1	3	8
13	Guyana	GUY	2	3	6	11
14	Mixed team	MIX	0	1	0	1
15	Netherlands Antilles	AHO	0	0	1	1