Athletics competitions have been held at the quadrennialSouth American Games since the inaugural edition of the Southern Cross Games in1978 inLa Paz,Bolivia.
| Games | Year | Host city | Country | Events | ||
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| Men | Women | Mixed | ||||
| I | 1978 (details) | La Paz |  Bolivia | 22 | 13 | — |
| II | 1982 (details) | Santa Fe |  Argentina | 23 | 16 | — |
| III | 1986 (details) | Santiago |  Chile | 23 | 17 | — |
| IV | 1990 (details) | Lima |  Peru | 23 | 19 | — |
| V | 1994 (details) | Valencia |  Venezuela | 24 | 19 | — |
| VI | 1998 (details) | Cuenca |  Ecuador | 24 | 21 | — |
| VII | 2002 (details) | Belém |  Brazil | 22 | 22 | — |
| VIII | 2006 (details) | Buenos Aires | Argentina | 22 | 22 | — |
| IX | 2010 (details) | Medellín |  Colombia | 21 | 21 | — |
| X | 2014 (details) | Santiago | Chile | 22 | 22 | — |
| XI | 2018 (details) | Cochabamba | Bolivia | 23 | 22 | — |
| XII | 2022 (details) | Asunción |  Paraguay | 24 | 24 | 1 |
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]
List of South American Games records in athletics
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Championships of theSouth American Athletics Confederation | ||
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| Indoor | ||
| Under-23 | ||
| Under-20 | ||
| Under-18 | ||
| Race Walking | ||
| Cross Country | ||
* U = Unofficial Outdoor Championships · See also:Athletics at the South American Games | ||
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