The South American Championships in Athletics is a biennial athletics event organized by CONSUDATLE. 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.[1]

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. of
Athletes 		Top of the
medal table
unofficial 1918 Buenos Aires  Argentina 24–26 May  Chile
1 1919 Montevideo  Uruguay 11–13 April  Chile
2 1920 Santiago  Chile 23–25 April  Chile
unofficial 1922 Rio de Janeiro  Brazil September  Argentina
3 1924 Buenos Aires  Argentina 17–22 April  Argentina
4 1926 Montevideo  Uruguay 15–20 April  Argentina
5 1927 Santiago  Chile 14–19 April  Argentina
6 1929 Lima  Peru 5–10 May  Argentina
7 1931 Buenos Aires  Argentina 30 April – 5 May  Argentina
unofficial 1931 Montevideo  Uruguay 8–10 May  Argentina
8 1933 Montevideo  Uruguay 6–9 April  Argentina
9 1935 Santiago  Chile 11–14 April  Chile
10 1937 São Paulo  Brazil 27–30 May  Brazil
11 1939 Lima  Peru 25–28 May  Chile
12 1941 Buenos Aires  Argentina 26 April – 4 May  Argentina
13 1943 Santiago  Chile 23 April – 2 May  Chile
14 1945 Montevideo  Uruguay 15–22 April  Argentina
unofficial 1946 Santiago  Chile April  Chile
15 1947 Rio de Janeiro  Brazil 25 April – 3 May  Argentina
unofficial 1948 La Paz  Bolivia October  Peru
16 1949 Lima  Peru 16–24 April  Argentina
unofficial 1950 Montevideo  Uruguay  Uruguay
17 1952 Buenos Aires  Argentina 3–11 May  Argentina
unofficial 1953 Santiago  Chile 19–26 April Estadio Nacional  Brazil
18 1954 São Paulo  Brazil 17–25 April  Brazil
19 1956 Santiago  Chile 14–22 April Estadio Nacional  Argentina
unofficial 1957 Santiago  Chile 19-21 April Estadio Nacional 22  Brazil
20 1958 Montevideo  Uruguay 19–27 April  Brazil
21 1961 Lima  Peru 20–28 May  Argentina
22 1963 Cali  Colombia 29 June – 7 July  Venezuela
23 1965 Rio de Janeiro  Brazil 8–16 May  Argentina
24 1967 Buenos Aires  Argentina 7–15 October  Brazil
25 1969 Quito  Ecuador 4–12 October  Brazil
26 1971 Lima  Peru 9–17 October  Brazil
27 1974 Santiago  Chile 16–21 April  Brazil
28 1975 Rio de Janeiro  Brazil 26–31 August  Brazil
29 1977 Montevideo  Uruguay 4–6 November  Brazil
30 1979 Bucaramanga  Colombia 31 October – 4 November  Brazil
31 1981 La Paz  Bolivia 5–8 November  Brazil
32 1983 Santa Fé  Argentina 29 September – 2 October Centro de Alto Rendimiento Deportivo Pedro Candioti  Brazil
33 1985 Santiago  Chile 12–15 September  Brazil
34 1987 São Paulo  Brazil 8–11 October  Brazil
35 1989 Medellín  Colombia 5–8 August  Brazil
36 1991 Manaus  Brazil 28–30 June  Brazil
37 1993 Lima  Peru 2–4 July Villa Deportiva Nacional 41 216  Brazil
38 1995 Manaus  Brazil 26–28 May Vila Olímpica de Manaus 43 198  Brazil
39 1997 Mar del Plata  Argentina 4–6 April Estadio Municipal Teodoro Bronzini 43 225  Brazil
40 1999 Bogotá  Colombia 25–27 June El Salitre 43 260  Brazil
41 2001 Manaus  Brazil 18–20 May Vila Olímpica de Manaus 44 217  Brazil
42 2003 Barquisimeto  Venezuela 20–22 June Polideportivo Máximo Viloria 44 296  Brazil
43 2005 Cali  Colombia 21–24 July Estadio Pascual Guerrero 44  Brazil
44 2006 Tunja  Colombia 29 September – 1 October Estadio La Independencia 44 229  Brazil
45 2007 São Paulo  Brazil 7–9 June Estádio Ícaro de Castro Melo 44  Brazil
46 2009 Lima  Peru 19–21 June Villa Deportiva Nacional 44  Brazil
47 2011 Buenos Aires  Argentina 2–5 June CeNARD 44 345  Brazil
48 2013 Cartagena, Colombia  Colombia 5–7 July Parque de Atletismo Campo Elías Gutiérrez 44 322  Brazil
49 2015 Lima  Peru 12–14 June Villa Deportiva Nacional 44 333  Brazil
50 2017 Asunción  Paraguay 23–25 June Pista Comité Olímpico Paraguayo 44 357  Brazil
51 2019 Lima  Peru 24–26 May Villa Deportiva Nacional 44 325  Brazil
52 2021 Guayaquil  Ecuador 29–31 May Estadio Modelo Alberto Spencer Herrera 45 377  Brazil
53 2023 São Paulo  Brazil 28–30 July COTP Stadium 45 371  Brazil
54 2025 Mar del Plata  Argentina 2–4 May Parque Municipal de los Deportes 45

Medals (1919-2023)

Source:[2]

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Brazil7445984881830
2 Argentina3733683871128
3 Chile293327371991
4 Colombia206251188645
5 Venezuela86101124311
6 Uruguay516995215
7 Peru497489212
8 Ecuador465671173
9 Panama861327
10 Paraguay771024
11 Bolivia4112237
12 Suriname4138
13 Guyana2259
14 Netherlands Antilles0011
Totals (14 entries)1873187118675611

Wins by country

Overall points winners
Country No. wins
 Brazil 35
 Argentina 14
 Chile 7
 Venezuela 1

See also

References

  1. ^ Athletics Weekly, SOUTH AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIPS (UNOFFICIAL), retrieved July 20, 2011
  2. ^ https://www.athleticspodium.com/champs/south-american-champs

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