100 metres | {{flagcountry>Colombia}} | 10.4A | {{flagcountry>Panama}} | 10.4A | {{flagcountry>Brazil}} | 10.5A |
200 metres | {{flagcountry>Brazil}} | 20.44A | {{flagcountry>Brazil}} | 20.88A | {{flagcountry>Venezuela}} | 21.12A |
400 metres | {{flagcountry>Brazil}} | 45.88A | {{flagcountry>Colombia}} | 45.91A | {{flagcountry>Brazil}} | 46.38A |
800 metres | {{flagcountry>Chile}} | 1:49.19A | {{flagcountry>Brazil}} | 1:49.29A | {{flagcountry>Brazil}} | 1:49.51A |
1500 metres | {{flagcountry>Brazil}} | 3:47.7A | {{flagcountry>Venezuela}} | 3:47.9A | {{flagcountry>Colombia}} | 3:48.9A |
5000 metres | {{flagcountry>Brazil}} | 14:09.60A | {{flagcountry>Colombia}} | 14:10.58A | {{flagcountry>Ecuador}} | 14:11.20A |
10000 metres | {{flagcountry>Ecuador}} | 29:28.1A | {{flagcountry>Brazil}} | 29:55.5A | {{flagcountry>Colombia}} | 30:14.3A |
Marathon | {{flagcountry>Ecuador}} | 2:23:42A | {{flagcountry>Ecuador}} | 2:23:47A | {{flagcountry>Colombia}} | 2:39:44A |
3000 metres steeplechase | {{flagcountry>Brazil}} | 8:49.2A | {{flagcountry>Brazil}} | 8:53.9A | {{flagcountry>Uruguay}} | 8:57.5A |
110 metres hurdles | {{flagcountry>Brazil}} | 14.1A | {{flagcountry>Venezuela}} | 14.1A | {{flagcountry>Venezuela}} | 14.1A |
400 metres hurdles | {{flagcountry>Brazil}} | 50.12A | {{flagcountry>Brazil}} | 51.26A | {{flagcountry>Venezuela}} | 51.32A |
High jump | {{flagcountry>Brazil}} | 2.15A | {{flagcountry>Peru}} | 2.09A | {{flagcountry>Brazil}} | 2.03A |
Pole vault | {{flagcountry>Brazil}} | 5.10A | {{flagcountry>Colombia}} | 5.10A | {{flagcountry>Brazil}} | 4.90A |
Long jump | {{flagcountry>Colombia}} | 7.77A | {{flagcountry>Venezuela}} | 7.74A | {{flagcountry>Brazil}} | 7.68A |
Triple jump | {{flagcountry>Venezuela}} | 16.86A NR | {{flagcountry>Brazil}} | 16.48A | {{flagcountry>Brazil}} | 16.38A |
Shot put | {{flagcountry>Chile}} | 19.98A | {{flagcountry>Brazil}} | 17.49A | {{flagcountry>Brazil}} | 16.25A |
Discus throw | {{flagcountry>Brazil}} | 58.00A CR | {{flagcountry>Brazil}} | 52.88A | {{flagcountry>Chile}} | 52.36A |
Hammer throw | {{flagcountry>Argentina}} | 67.00A CR | {{flagcountry>Argentina}} | 65.56A | {{flagcountry>Brazil}} | 63.34A |
Javelin throw | {{flagcountry>Colombia}} | 77.80A CR | {{flagcountry>Colombia}} | 67.20A | {{flagcountry>Venezuela}} | 65.38A |
Decathlon | {{flagcountry>Argentina}} | 7378A | {{flagcountry>Brazil}} | 7324A | {{flagcountry>Argentina}} | 7033A |
20 kilometre road walk | {{flagcountry>Brazil}} | 1:24:51A | {{flagcountry>Colombia}} | 1:24:56A | {{flagcountry>Colombia}} | 1:28:32A |
4 × 100 metres relay | Brazil}} | 39.84A | Colombia}} | 39.87A | Venezuela}} | 40.81A |
4 × 400 metres relay | Venezuela}} | 3:05.76A CR | Brazil}} | 3:06.33A | Chile}} | 3:06.34A |
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