Medal summary
Men's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 metres (wind: 0.0 m/s) |
John Jairo Mena Colombia |
10.4A | Florencio Aguilar Panama |
10.4A | Antônio dos Santos Filho Brazil |
10.5A |
| 200 metres | Robson da Silva Brazil |
20.44A | Sérgio Menezes Brazil |
20.88A | Jesús Malavé Venezuela |
21.12A |
| 400 metres | Sérgio Menezes Brazil |
45.88A | Wilson Cañizales Colombia |
45.91A | Roberto Bortolotto Brazil |
46.38A |
| 800 metres | Pablo Squella Chile |
1:49.19A | Geraldo de Assis Brazil |
1:49.29A | Edgar de Oliveira Brazil |
1:49.51A |
| 1500 metres | Edgar de Oliveira Brazil |
3:47.7A | José López Venezuela |
3:47.9A | José Abel Segura Colombia |
3:48.9A |
| 5000 metres | Gerardo de Assis Brazil |
14:09.60A | Silvio Salazar Colombia |
14:10.58A | Silvio Guerra Ecuador |
14:11.20A |
| 10,000 metres | Rolando Vera Ecuador |
29:28.1A | Gerardo de Assis Brazil |
29:55.5A | Silvio Salazar Colombia |
30:14.3A |
| Marathon | Gustavo Paredes Ecuador |
2:23:42A | Wilson Pérez Ecuador |
2:23:47A | Fernando Guio Colombia |
2:39:44A |
| 110 metres hurdles (wind: +0.1 m/s) |
Pedro Chiamulera Brazil |
14.1A | Eliexer Pulgar Venezuela |
14.1A | Elvis Cedeño Venezuela |
14.1A |
| 400 metres hurdles | Pedro Chiamulera Brazil |
50.12A | Antônio Dias Ferreira Brazil |
51.26A | Antonio Smith Venezuela |
51.32A |
| 3000 metres steeplechase | Adauto Domingues Brazil |
8:49.2A | Carlos Ravani Brazil |
8:53.9A | Ricardo Vera Uruguay |
8:57.5A |
| 4 × 100 metres relay | Brazil Fernando Botasso Carlos de Oliveira Arnaldo da Silva Antônio Filho |
39.84A | Colombia Robinson Urruita Fernando Arroyo Wilson Cañizales John Jairo Mena |
39.87A | Venezuela Edgar Chourio Reinaldo Santana Mervin Solarte Ángel Tovar |
40.81A |
| 4 × 400 metres relay | Venezuela Wilfredo Ferrer Jesús Malavé Rafael Díaz Henry Aguiar |
3:05.76A CR | Brazil Roberto Bortolotto Pedro Chiamulera Antônio Ferreira Sidnei de Souza |
3:06.33A | Chile Hernán Hevia Alejandro Krauss Pablo Squella Carlos Morales |
3:06.34A |
| 20 kilometre road walk | Sérgio Galdino Brazil |
1:24:51A | Héctor Moreno Colombia |
1:24:56A | Querubín Moreno Colombia |
1:28:32A |
| High jump | Milton Riitano Francisco Brazil |
2.15A | Santiago Lozada Peru |
2.09A | José Luís Mendes Brazil |
2.03A |
| Pole vault | Renato Bortolocci Brazil |
5.10A | Miguel Saldarriaga Colombia |
5.10A | Elson de Souza Brazil |
4.90A |
| Long jump | Luis Lorduy Colombia |
7.77A | Ángel Tovar Venezuela |
7.74A | Olivier Cadier Brazil |
7.68A |
| Triple jump | Sergio Saavedra Venezuela |
16.86A NR | Abcelvio Rodrigues Brazil |
16.48A | Jorge da Silva Brazil |
16.38A |
| Shot put | Gert Weil Chile |
19.98A | Adilson Oliveira Brazil |
17.49A | João dos Santos Brazil |
16.25A |
| Discus throw | João dos Santos Brazil |
58.00A CR | José Jacques Brazil |
52.88A | Gert Weil Chile |
52.36A |
| Hammer throw | Marcelo Pugliese Argentina |
67.00A CR | Andrés Charadia Argentina |
65.56A | Pedro Rivail Atílio Brazil |
63.34A |
| Javelin throw | Luis Lucumí Colombia |
77.80A CR | Antar Martínez Colombia |
67.20A | Luis Carrasco Venezuela |
65.38A |
| Decathlon | Martín Badano Argentina |
7378A | José de Assis Brazil |
7324A | Oscar Veit Argentina |
7033A |
Women's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 metres (wind: 0.0 m/s) |
Amparo Caicedo Colombia |
11.3A | Ximena Restrepo Colombia |
11.4A | Cleide Amaral Brazil |
11.5A |
| 200 metres | Olga Conte Argentina |
23.33A CR | Jupira da Graça Brazil |
23.44A | Amparo Caicedo Colombia |
23.68A |
| 400 metres | Norfalia Carabalí Colombia |
52.10A CR | Olga Conte Argentina |
53.47A | Claudete Alves Pina Brazil |
54.26A |
| 800 metres | Maria Andrade Brazil |
2:08.79A | Amparo Alba Colombia |
2:08.83A | Célia dos Santos Brazil |
2:08.99A |
| 1500 metres | Rita de Jesus Brazil |
4:31.6A | Silvana Pereira Brazil |
4:32.1A | Janeth Caizalitín Ecuador |
4:32.9A |
| 3000 metres | Carmem de Oliveira Brazil |
9:22.58A CR | Janeth Caizalitín Ecuador |
9:36.43A | Rita de Jesus Brazil |
9:36.95A |
| 10,000 metres | Carmem de Oliveira Brazil |
35:08.5A | Sandra Ruales Ecuador |
35:55.2A | Yolanda Quimbita Ecuador |
35:55.3A |
| 100 metres hurdles (wind: 0.0 m/s) |
Juraciara da Silva Brazil |
13.5A | Ana María Comaschi Argentina |
13.7A | Arlene Phillips Venezuela |
13.8A |
| 400 metres hurdles | Liliana Chalá Ecuador |
57.68A CR | Maribelsy Peña Colombia |
60.30A | Joana Caetano Brazil |
60.69A |
| 4 × 100 metres relay | Brazil Cleide Amaral Jupira da Graca Claudileia dos Santos Rosemarie de Sousa |
44.69A CR | Colombia Rosa Segovia Alejandra Quiñones Amparo Caicedo Norfalia Carabalí |
45.26A | Uruguay Claudia Acerenza Margarita Martirena Soledad Acerenza Inés Justet |
46.61A |
| 4 × 400 metres relay | Colombia Rosa Segovia Alejandra Quiñones Maribelcy Pena Norfalia Carabalí |
3:37.0A CR | Brazil Maria do Carmo Fialho Jupira da Graça Claudete Pina Rosângela de Souza |
3:37.7A | Uruguay Claudia Acerenza Margarita Martirena Soledad Acerenza Inés Justet |
3:44.0A |
| 10,000 metres track walk | Miriam Ramón Ecuador |
50:30.3A CR | Luisa Nivicela Ecuador |
50:30.3A | Liliana Bermeo Colombia |
51:02.4A |
| High jump | Orlane dos Santos Brazil |
1.85A | Mônica Lunkmoss Brazil |
1.79A | Janeth Lagoyete Colombia |
1.70A |
| Long jump | Rita Slompo Brazil |
6.22A | Maria de Jesus Brazil |
6.05A | Ana María Comaschi Argentina |
5.96A |
| Shot put | Marinalva dos Santos Brazil |
15.16A CR | Alexandra Amaro Brazil |
14.95A | Virginia Salomón Venezuela |
14.20A |
| Discus throw | Rosana Piovesan Brazil |
49.36A | Berta Gómez Colombia |
47.54A | Amélia Moreira Brazil |
44.54A |
| Javelin throw | Mônica Rocha Brazil |
54.94A | Marieta Riera Venezuela |
54.70A | Sueli dos Santos Brazil |
52.78A |
| Heptathlon | Conceição Geremias Brazil |
5574A | Zorobabelia Córdoba Colombia |
5436A | Joelma Souza Brazil |
5271A |
A = affected by altitude
