The South American Championships in Athletics is a biennial athletics event organized by Atletismo Sudamericano. It is the first and oldest continental athletics competition. The first edition in 1919 was competed between only two countries (Chile and Uruguay), but it has since expanded and has generally been held every two years since 1927.
In addition, 8 unofficial championships were held between 1918 and 1957: the 1918 event was titled "Campeonato de Iniciación". The 1922 event was titled "Campeonato Latino-Americano". The 1931 event was held in celebration of the 100th anniversary of Uruguayan independence. The 1946 event was held in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the modern Olympic Games. The 1948 event was held in celebration of the 100th anniversary of the foundation of La Paz. The 1950 event was held in celebration of the 30th anniversary of the Uruguayan Athletics Federation. The 1957 event was for men only.
Countries are measured by a points system resulting from their respective athletes' performances. The country with the highest total points is declared the winner.
Summary of Championships Edition Year City Country Date Venue No. of Events No. ofAthletes Top of themedal table unofficial 1918 Buenos Aires 24–26 May 1 1919 Montevideo 11–13 April 2 1920 Santiago 23–25 April unofficial 1922 Rio de Janeiro September 3 1924 Buenos Aires 17–22 April 4 1926 Montevideo 15–20 April 5 1927 Santiago 14–19 April 6 1929 Lima 5–10 May 7 1931 Buenos Aires 30 April – 5 May unofficial 1931 Montevideo 8–10 May 8 1933 Montevideo 6–9 April 9 1935 Santiago 11–14 April 10 1937 São Paulo 27–30 May 11 1939 Lima 25–28 May 12 1941 Buenos Aires 26 April – 4 May 13 1943 Santiago 23 April – 2 May 14 1945 Montevideo 15–22 April unofficial 1946 Santiago April 15 1947 Rio de Janeiro 25 April – 3 May unofficial 1948 La Paz October 16 1949 Lima 16–24 April unofficial 1950 Montevideo 17 1952 Buenos Aires 3–11 May unofficial 1953 Santiago 19–26 April Estadio Nacional 18 1954 São Paulo 17–25 April 19 1956 Santiago 14–22 April Estadio Nacional unofficial 1957 Santiago 19-21 AprilEstadio Nacional 22 20 1958 Montevideo 19–27 April Pista del Parque Batlle y Ordoñez 31 unofficial 1959 São Paulo, Brazil 22-24 MayPacaembu Stadium 22 21 1961 Lima 20–28 May Estadio Nacional 31 22 1963 Cali 29 June – 7 July Estadio Pascual Guerrero 31 175 23 1965 Rio de Janeiro 8–16 May Estádio Célio de Barros 31 24 1967 Buenos Aires 7–15 October Pista de Atletismo Parque Chacabuco 32 250 25 1969 Quito 4–12 October Estadio Atahualpa 34 204 26 1971 Lima 9–17 October Estadio Nacional 34 208 27 1974 Santiago 16–21 April Estadio Nacional 37 229 28 1975 Rio de Janeiro 26–31 August Estádio Célio de Barros 37 163 29 1977 Montevideo 4–6 November Pista del Parque Batlle y Ordoñez 37 253 30 1979 Bucaramanga 31 October – 4 November Estadio Alfonso López Pumarejo 37 240 31 1981 La Paz 5–8 November Estadio Olímpico Hernando Siles 39 185 32 1983 Santa Fé 29 September – 2 October Centro de Alto Rendimiento Deportivo Pedro Candioti 39 231 33 1985 Santiago 12–15 September Estadio Nacional 40 252 34 1987 São Paulo 8–11 October Estádio Ícaro de Castro Melo 40 207 35 1989 Medellín 5–8 August Estadio Alfonso Galvis Duque 41 223 36 1991 Manaus 28–30 June Vila Olímpica de Manaus 41 257 37 1993 Lima 2–4 July Villa Deportiva Nacional 41 216 38 1995 Manaus 26–28 May Vila Olímpica de Manaus 43 198 39 1997 Mar del Plata 4–6 April Estadio Municipal Teodoro Bronzini 43 225 40 1999 Bogotá 25–27 June El Salitre 43 260 41 2001 Manaus 18–20 May Vila Olímpica de Manaus 44 217 42 2003 Barquisimeto 20–22 June Polideportivo Máximo Viloria 44 296 43 2005 Cali 21–24 July Estadio Pascual Guerrero 44 44 2006 Tunja 29 September – 1 October Estadio La Independencia 44 229 45 2007 São Paulo 7–9 June Estádio Ícaro de Castro Melo 44 46 2009 Lima 19–21 June Villa Deportiva Nacional 44 47 2011 Buenos Aires 2–5 June CeNARD 44 345 48 2013 Cartagena 5–7 July Parque de Atletismo Campo Elías Gutiérrez 44 322 49 2015 Lima 12–14 June Villa Deportiva Nacional 44 333 50 2017 Asunción 23–25 June Pista Comité Olímpico Paraguayo 44 357 51 2019 Lima 24–26 May Villa Deportiva Nacional 44 325 52 2021 Guayaquil 29–31 May Estadio Modelo Alberto Spencer Herrera 45 377 53 2023 São Paulo 28–30 July COTP Stadium 45 371 54 2025 Mar del Plata 25–27 April Estadio Justo Ernesto Román 45 401
Medals (1919-2025) Source:
Wins by country + Overall points winnersCountryNo. wins351471
See also List of South American Championships in Athletics records
References
External links
Atletismo Sudamericano official website Past championships results