Medal summary
Men's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 metres | Rui da Silva Brazil |
10.5 | Jesús Rico Venezuela |
10.5 | José Chacín Venezuela |
10.6 |
| 200 metres | Rui da Silva Brazil |
21.2 | Erick Phillips Venezuela |
21.5 | Víctor Patínez Venezuela |
21.7 |
| 400 metres | Víctor Patínez Venezuela |
46.6 | Erick Phillips Venezuela |
46.8 | Pedro Teixeira Brazil |
48.1 |
| 800 metres | Héctor López Venezuela |
1:50.4 | Darcy Pereira Brazil |
1:50.6 | Reinel Suárez Colombia |
1:51.6 |
| 1500 metres | José González Venezuela |
3:48.8 | Darcy Pereira Brazil |
3:51.2 | Omar Amdematten Argentina |
3:52.6 |
| 5000 metres | Edmundo Warnke Chile |
14:17.6 | Jairo Correa Colombia |
14:22.4 | José Romão Silva Brazil |
14:22.8 |
| 10000 metres | Jairo Correa Colombia |
29:27.3 | Edmundo Warnke Chile |
29:32.8 | Jairo Cubillos Colombia |
30:25.6 |
| Marathon | José Ramírez Chile |
2:30:42 | Gilberto Cerna Colombia |
2:32:27 | Orides Alves Brazil |
2:34:46 |
| 3000 metres steeplechase | José González Venezuela |
8:59.4 CR | Jorge Grosser Chile |
9:00.0 | Lucirio Garrido Venezuela |
9:01.2 |
| 110 metres hurdles | Oscar Marín Venezuela |
14.6 | Márcio Lomónaco Brazil |
14.9 | Roberto Gonzáles Peru |
15.0 |
| 400 metres hurdles | Francisco Rojas Paraguay |
52.1 | Dorival Negrisoli Brazil |
53.1 | Santiago Gordon Chile |
53.5 |
| 4 × 100 metres relay | Brazil Luiz Gonzaga da Silva Rui da Silva Jorge Mathias João Francisco |
40.3 | Venezuela Víctor Patíñez Erick Phillips Jesús Rico Jose Chacín |
40.7 | Argentina Carlos Martínez Carlos Bertotti Gustavo Dubarbier Alfredo Milano |
41.1 |
| 4 × 400 metres relay | Venezuela Héctor López Víctor Patíñez Erick Phillips José Moisés Zambrano |
3:10.7 CR | Argentina Ruben Buscaglia José Pérez Carlos Intaschi Carlos Bertotti |
3:12.7 | Chile Francisco Bozzo German Jorquera Ariel Santolaya Claudio Muñoz |
3:12.8 |
| 20 kilometres road walk | Adalberto Scorza Argentina |
1:46:24 CR | Rito Molina Argentina |
1:48:27 | Antonio Moraga Colombia |
1:49:00 |
| High jump | Luis Arbulú Peru |
2.06 CR | Luis Barrionuevo Argentina |
2.06 | Roberto Abugattás Peru |
2.03 |
| Pole vault | Ciro Valdés Colombia |
4.40 | Luis Cárdenas Peru |
4.20 | Tulio Moya Chile |
4.00 |
| Long jump | Emilio Mazzeo Argentina |
7.29 | Ronaldo Lobato Brazil |
7.21 | João Carlos de Oliveira Brazil |
7.17 |
| Triple jump | João Carlos de Oliveira Brazil |
16.34 =CR | Nelson Prudêncio Brazil |
16.09 | Edgar Moreno Venezuela |
15.16 |
| Shot put | Juan Turri Argentina |
17.09 CR | Nelson Fernandes Brazil |
15.96 | José Carreño Venezuela |
15.81 |
| Discus throw | Hernán Haddad Chile |
47.12 | José Jacques Brazil |
46.56 | Esteban Drapich Argentina |
46.52 |
| Hammer throw | Darwin Piñeyrúa Uruguay |
62.99 CR | José Vallejo Argentina |
61.55 | Celso de Moraes Brazil |
59.34 |
| Javelin throw | Mario Sotomayor Colombia |
68.86 | Paulo de Faría Brazil |
66.04 | Humberto Vianna Brazil |
65.32 |
| Decathlon | Ramón Montezuma Venezuela |
7000 | Tito Steiner Argentina |
6964 | Alfredo Silva Chile |
6772 |
Women's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 metres | Conceição Geremias Brazil |
12.1 | Elsy Rivas Colombia |
12.1 | Belkis Fava Argentina |
12.1 |
| 200 metres | Elsy Rivas Colombia |
24.1 | Ángela Godoy Argentina |
24.7 | Conceição Geremias Brazil |
24.7 |
| 400 metres | Eucaris Caicedo Colombia |
56.1 | Adriana Marchena Venezuela |
57.0 | Rosângela Verissimo Brazil |
57.1 |
| 800 metres | Ana María Nielsen Argentina |
2:11.9 CR | Rosângela Verissimo Brazil |
2:12.6 | Carmen Oyé Chile |
2:13.9 |
| 1500 metres | Carmen Oyé Chile |
4:32.1 CR | Ana María Nielsen Argentina |
4:33.5 | Iris Fernández Argentina |
4:41.7 |
| 100 metres hurdles | Edith Noeding Peru |
13.9 CR | Elisabeth Nunes Brazil |
14.4 | Maria Luisa Betioli Brazil |
15.0 |
| 4 × 100 metres relay | Brazil Conceição Geremias Elisabeth Nunes Geralda Maria de Souza Ivette Barbosa |
47.3 | Peru Carmela Bolivár Edith Noeding Magaly Zumaeta Simone Krauthausen |
47.5 | Venezuela Elsa Antúnez Trinidad Castillo Alix Castillo Doris Rivas |
47.8 |
| 4 × 400 metres relay | Brazil Rosângela Verissimo Ivette Barbosa Valdea Chagas Conceição Geremias |
3:47.4 CR | Chile Aurora Saenz Carmen Oye Oriana Salas Victoria Roa |
3:54.0 | Venezuela Adriana Marchena Elsa Antúnez Julia González Ana Rojas |
3:55.0 |
| High jump | Maria Luisa Betioli Brazil |
1.75 CR | Edith Noeding Peru |
1.65 | Beatriz Bonfim Brazil |
1.65 |
| Long jump | Elisabeth Nunes Brazil |
6.06 CR | Conceição Geremias Brazil |
6.03 | Edith Noeding Peru |
5.91 |
| Shot put | Rosa Molina Chile |
14.93 CR | Maria Boso Brazil |
13.99 | Miriam Yutronic Chile |
13.23 |
| Discus throw | Miriam Yutronic Chile |
49.36 CR | Odete Domingos Brazil |
48.22 | Gladys Ortega Argentina |
42.90 |
| Javelin throw | Gladys González Venezuela |
49.86 CR | Ana María Campillay Argentina |
43.18 | Verónica Díaz Chile |
42.46 |
| Pentathlon | Edith Noeding Peru |
4170 | Elisabeth Nunes Brazil |
3975 | Maria Luisa Betioli Brazil |
3741 |
