Athletics at the South American Games

Athletics competitions have been held at the quadrennial South American Games since the inaugural edition of the Southern Cross Games in 1978 in La Paz, Bolivia.

Editions

Games Year Host city CountryEventsMen WomenMixed I 1978 () La Paz 22 13— II 1982 () Santa Fe 23 16— III 1986 () Santiago 23 17— IV 1990 () Lima 23 19— V 1994 () Valencia 24 19— VI 1998 () Cuenca 24 21— VII 2002 () Belém 22 22— VIII 2006 () Buenos Aires 22 22— IX 2010 () Medellín 21 21— X 2014 () Santiago 22 22— XI 2018 () Cochabamba 23 22 —XII 2022 () Asunción 24 24 1XIII 2026 () Santa Fe 22 20 2

Medals

Medal winners for the South American Games 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). Eduardo Biscayart supplied the list of winners in athletics and their results.

See also List of South American Games records in athletics

External links Athletics gold medallists from 1978–2002 South American Games

References