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	Country	Events
				Men	Women
I	1978 ()	La Paz	Bolivia	22	13
II	1982 ()	Santa Fe	Argentina	23	16
III	1986 ()	Santiago	Chile	23	17
IV	1990 ()	Lima	Peru	23	19
V	1994 ()	Valencia	Venezuela	24	19
VI	1998 ()	Cuenca	Ecuador	24	21
VII	2002 ()	Belém	Brazil	22	22
VIII	2006 ()	Buenos Aires	Argentina	22	22
IX	2010 ()	Medellín	Colombia	21	21
X	2014 ()	Santiago	Chile

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).^[1] Eduardo Biscayart supplied the list of winners in athletics and their results.^[2]

See also

List of South American Games records in athletics

External links

• Athletics gold medallists from 1978–2002 South American Games

References

Athletics at the South American Games
	1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018

Athletics at multi-sport events
World events Olympic Games Paralympic Games Youth Olympics Gymnasiade Goodwill Games Military World Games Universiade
Asia Asian Games Asian Indoor Games Asian Para Games Asian Youth Games Regional Games: West Central East Southeast South ASEAN Para Games ASEAN University Games ASEAN School Games National Games of China Sukma Games Far Eastern Championship Games Africa All-Africa Games Central African Games African Youth Games North America Central American and Caribbean Games Central American Games South America South American Games Bolivarian Games Oceania Pacific Games Pacific Mini Games Micronesian Games Europe European Games European Youth Olympic Festival Island Games Games of the Small States of Europe
Community Afro-Asian Games ALBA Games Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Youth Games Friendship Games Inter-Allied Games Islamic Solidarity Games Jeux de la Francophonie Lusophony Games Maccabiah Games Mediterranean Games Pacific Ocean Games Pan American Games Parapan American Games Pan Arab Games

Championships of the South American Athletics Confederation
Senior Championships (records) Cross Country Championships Race Walking Championships Marathon Championships Half Marathon Championships Road Mile Championships Mountain Running Championships Under-23 Championships in Athletics (records) Junior Championships in Athletics Youth Championships in Athletics (records)
Senior	1919 1920 1924 1926 1927 1929 1931 1933 1935 1937 1939 1941 1943 1945 1947 1949 1952 1954 1956 1958 1961 1963 1965 1967 1969 1971 1974 1975 1977 1979 1981 1983 1985 1987 1989 1991 1993 1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005 2006 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015
Senior (unofficial)	1918 1922 1931 1946 1948 1950 1953 1957
Under-23	2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016
Junior	1959 1960 1961 1962 1964 1966 1968 1970 1972 1974 1976 1978 1980 1981 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015
Youth	1973 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1984 1986 1988 1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016
Race Walking	1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014
Cross Country	1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
See also: Athletics at the South American Games