100 metres | {{flagcountry>Brazil}} | 10.3 | {{flagcountry>Brazil}} | 10.5 | {{flagcountry>Peru}} | 10.5 |
200 metres | {{flagcountry>Brazil}} | 21.3 | {{flagcountry>Brazil}} | 21.5 | {{flagcountry>Argentina}} | 21.7 |
400 metres | {{flagcountry>Brazil}} | 46.8 | {{flagcountry>Brazil}} | 47.4 | {{flagcountry>Colombia}} | 47.5 |
800 metres | {{flagcountry>Brazil}} | 1:49.1 | {{flagcountry>Chile}} | 1:49.2 | {{flagcountry>Argentina}} | 1:50.5 |
1500 metres | {{flagcountry>Chile}} | 3:48.3 | {{flagcountry>Argentina}} | 3:48.9 | {{flagcountry>Brazil}} | 3:50.8 |
5000 metres | {{flagcountry>Chile}} | 14:00.9 | {{flagcountry>Brazil}} | 14:01.2 | {{flagcountry>Colombia}} | 14:03.1 |
10000 metres | {{flagcountry>Chile}} | 29:12.1 | {{flagcountry>Brazil}} | 29:13.4 | {{flagcountry>Colombia}} | 29:22.7 |
Marathon | {{flagcountry>Chile}} | 2:15:50 | {{flagcountry>Colombia}} | 2:17:43 | {{flagcountry>Colombia}} | 2:19:42 |
3000 metres steeplechase | {{flagcountry>Chile}} | 8:44.6 CR | {{flagcountry>Brazil}} | 8:47.7 | {{flagcountry>Brazil}} | 8:50.8 |
110 metres hurdles | {{flagcountry>Brazil}} | 14.3 | {{flagcountry>Brazil}} | 14.5 | {{flagcountry>Argentina}} | 14.9 |
400 metres hurdles | {{flagcountry>Brazil}} | 52.2 | {{flagcountry>Chile}} | 52.7 | {{flagcountry>Brazil}} | 52.8 |
High jump | {{flagcountry>Brazil}} | 2.14 | {{flagcountry>Argentina}} | 2.14 | {{flagcountry>Chile}} | 2.04 |
Pole vault | {{flagcountry>Chile}} | 4.70 | {{flagcountry>Brazil}} | 4.60 | {{flagcountry>Argentina}} Oscar Veit {{flagcountry|Argentina}} | 4.50 |
Long jump | {{flagcountry>Argentina}} | 7.51 | {{flagcountry>Brazil}} | 7.41 | {{flagcountry>Brazil}} | 7.28 |
Triple jump | {{flagcountry>Chile}} | 15.64 | {{flagcountry>Ecuador}} | 15.52 | {{flagcountry>Brazil}} | 15.44 |
Shot put | {{flagcountry>Chile}} | 18.29 CR | {{flagcountry>Argentina}} | 16.56 | {{flagcountry>Brazil}} | 15.70 |
Discus throw | {{flagcountry>Brazil}} | 51.86 | {{flagcountry>Brazil}} | 50.50 | {{flagcountry>Chile}} | 49.24 |
Hammer throw | {{flagcountry>Brazil}} | 61.16 | {{flagcountry>Argentina}} | 60.56 | {{flagcountry>Brazil}} | 59.74 |
Javelin throw | {{flagcountry>Brazil}} | 74.54 | {{flagcountry>Colombia}} | 71.48 | {{flagcountry>Brazil}} | 71.24 |
Decathlon | {{flagcountry>Argentina}} | 7252 | {{flagcountry>Brazil}} | 7096 | {{flagcountry>Brazil}} | 6959 |
20 kilometres road walk | {{flagcountry>Colombia}} | 1:24:12 CR | {{flagcountry>Colombia}} | 1:25:35 | {{flagcountry>Bolivia}} | 1:32:20 |
4 × 100 metres relay | Brazil}} | 40.7 | Argentina}} | 40.8 | Uruguay}} | 41.4 |
4 × 400 metres relay | Brazil}} | 3:10.8 | Chile}} | 3:13.6 | Argentina}} | 3:14.5 |
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