Medal summary
Men's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 metres | Katsuhiko Nakaia Brazil |
10.1A =CR | Altevir de Araújo Brazil |
10.3A | Luis Schneider Chile |
10.3A |
| 200 metres | Paulo Correia Brazil |
20.2A CR | Héctor Daley Panama |
20.5A | Luis Schneider Chile |
20.5A |
| 400 metres | Geraldo Pegado Brazil |
46.8A | Gerson de Souza Brazil |
47.8A | Pablo Squella Chile |
48.0A |
| 800 metres | Cristián Molina Chile |
1:53.6A | José Luíz Barbosa Brazil |
1:54.7A | Wilson dos Santos Brazil |
1:55.9A |
| 1500 metres | Emilio Ulloa Chile |
4:07.1A | Johnny Pérez Bolivia |
4:08.0A | Jaime Punina Ecuador |
4:09.0A |
| 5000 metres | Víctor Mora Colombia |
15:23.9A | Silvio Salazar Colombia |
15:51.4A | Johnny Pérez Bolivia |
15:59.4A |
| 10,000 metres | Víctor Mora Colombia |
31:56.4A | Silvio Salazar Colombia |
32:57.1A | Hugo Gavino Peru |
33:30.9A |
| Half marathon | Víctor Mora Colombia |
1:10:42A | Alfonso Torres Colombia |
1:13:20A | René Moldez Bolivia |
1:14:54A |
| 110 metres hurdles | Juan Carlos Fuentes Chile |
14.2A | Wellington da Nobrega Brazil |
14.4A | Andrés Lyon Chile |
14.4A |
| 400 metres hurdles | Antônio Dias Ferreira Brazil |
52.3A | Pablo Squella Chile |
52.7A | Donizete Soares Brazil |
53.0A |
| 3000 metres steeplechase | Emilio Ulloa Chile |
9:53.2A | Johnny Pérez Bolivia |
9:54.2A | Elói Schleder Brazil |
10:19.8A |
| 4 × 100 metres relay | Brazil Paulo Correia Paulo Antonio Lima Katsuhiko Nakaia Altevir de Araújo |
39.6A CR | Chile Luis Alberto Schneider Francisco Pichott Héctor Fernández Juan Carlos Fuentes |
40.4A | Peru Giorgino Mautino Ronald Raborg José Luis Valverde Marco Mautino |
40.8A |
| 4 × 400 metres relay | Brazil Agberto Guimarães Geraldo Pegado Gerson de Souza José Luíz Barbosa |
3:09.5A | Chile Rodrigo Muñoz Pablo Squella Francisco Pichott Emilio Ulloa |
3:11.8A |  ArgentinaJorge Díaz Nicolas Glass Rapez Capuano Carlos Capuano |
3:12.2A |
| 20 kilometres road walk | Osvaldo Morejón Bolivia |
1:51:22A | Ernesto Alfaro Colombia |
1:52:52A | Waldemar da Silva Brazil |
1:53:10A |
| High jump | Jorge Archanjo Brazil |
2.15A CR | Cláudio Freire Brazil |
2.10A | Daniel Wolfberg Chile |
2.05A |
| Pole vault | Fernando Hoces Chile |
4.90A CR | Fernando Ruocco Uruguay |
4.70A | Renato Bortolocci Brazil |
4.60A |
| Long jump | Francisco Pichott Chile |
7.55A | Luís de Souza Brazil |
7.25A | Cláudio Flores Brazil |
7.25A |
| Triple jump | João Carlos de Oliveira Brazil |
17.05A CR | Francisco Pichott Chile |
16.23A | Ángel Gagliano Argentina |
15.95A |
| Shot put | Gert Weil Chile |
17.48A | Juan Turri Argentina |
16.54A | José Jacques Brazil |
16.31A |
| Discus throw | José Jacques Brazil |
52.10A | Alejandro Serrano Chile |
48.94A | Andrés Pérez Chile |
45.44A |
| Hammer throw | Ivam Bertelli Brazil |
62.40A | Celso de Moraes Brazil |
61.22A | Daniel Gómez Argentina |
59.72A |
| Javelin throw | José de Souza Brazil |
75.02A CR | Luis Lucumí Colombia |
71.76A | Amilcar de Barros Brazil |
70.12A |
| Decathlon | Paulo Lima Brazil |
7383A | Claudio Escauriza Paraguay |
6702A | Fernando Brito Brazil |
6607A |
Women's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 metres | Carmela Bolívar Peru |
11.2A CR | Daisy Salas Chile |
11.4A | Sueli Machado Brazil |
11.4A |
| 200 metres | Eucaris Caicedo Colombia |
23.6A | Sueli Machado Brazil |
23.8A | Carmela Bolívar Peru |
24.0A |
| 400 metres | Eucaris Caicedo Colombia |
53.6A CR | Tânia Miranda Brazil |
55.7A | Silvia Augsburger Argentina |
56.0A |
| 800 metres | Gloria González Chile |
2:17.7A | Luz Villa Colombia |
2:19.1A | Sandra Ferreira Brazil |
2:21.5A |
| 1500 metres | Norma Vallejos Chile |
4:57.9A | Nancy Chiliquinga Ecuador |
5:01.9A | Mery Rojas Bolivia |
5:04.0A |
| 3000 metres | Maricruz Sangines Bolivia |
11:04.2A CR | Norma Vallejos Chile |
11:09.0A | Mery Rojas Bolivia |
11:20.5A |
| 100 metres hurdles | Juraciara da Silva Brazil |
13.5A CR | Nancy Vallecilla Ecuador |
13.8A | Beatriz Capotosto Argentina |
13.9A |
| 400 metres hurdles | Conceição Geremias Brazil |
60.0A CR | Nancy Vallecilla Ecuador |
62.2A | Maria Ferreira Brazil |
62.7A |
| 4 × 100 metres relay | Brazil Conceição Geremias Sueli Ferreira Sheila de Oliveira Juraciara da Silva |
45.3A CR | Peru Carmela Bolivár Brigitte Winter Maria Bustios Rocío Roca |
46.7A (NR) | Argentina Beatriz Capotosto Araceli Bruschini Marisol Besada Susana Jenkins |
46.9A |
| 4 × 400 metres relay | Brazil Tânia Miranda Sheila de Oliveira Sueli Ferreira Elba Barbosa |
3:49.4A | Argentina Silvia Augsburger Silvia Augsburger Marcela López Anabella Dal Lago |
3:51.0A | Chile Nancy González Leslie Cooper Graciela Mardones Patricia Pérez |
3:59.3A |
| High jump | Ana Maria Marcón Brazil |
1.84A CR | Beatriz Bonfim Brazil |
1.77A | Liliana Arigoni Argentina |
1.71A |
| Long jump | Conceição Geremias Brazil |
6.26A CR | Araceli Bruschini Argentina |
6.22A | Graciela Acosta Uruguay |
5.97A |
| Shot put | Marinalva dos Santos Brazil |
14.80A | Maria Fernandes Brazil |
13.18A | Patricia Guerrero Peru |
12.97A |
| Discus throw | Odete Domingos Brazil |
47.62A | Selene Saldarriaga Colombia |
44.22A | Gloria Martínez Chile |
41.36A |
| Javelin throw | Marli dos Santos Brazil |
50.52A | Carolina Weil Chile |
49.96A | Ana María Campillay Argentina |
47.70A |
| Heptathlon | Yvonne Neddermann Argentina |
5451A CR | Olga Verissimo Brazil |
5116A | Paola Raab Chile |
5081 |
A = affected by altitude
