# 1945 South American Championships in Athletics

The 1945 South American Championships in Athletics were held in the Uruguayan capital, Montevideo, between 15 and 22 April.

## Medal summary
### Men's events

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres | José de Assis Brazil | 10.5 CR | Walter Pérez Uruguay | 10.7 | Adelio Márquez Argentina | 10.7 |
| 200 metres | José de Assis Brazil | 21.3 CR | Adelio Márquez Argentina | 21.4 | Rodolfo Carrera Argentina | 22.4 |
| 400 metres | Jorge Ehlers Chile | 49.0 | Agenor da Silva Brazil | 49.2 | Rosalvo Ramos Brazil | 49.4 |
| 800 metres | Agenor da Silva Brazil | 1:55.3 | Nilo Riveros Argentina | 1:55.8 | Alfonso Rozas Chile | 1:56.5 |
| 1500 metres | Roberto Yokota Chile | 4:05.2 | Alfonso Rozas Chile | 4:05.9 | Guillermo García Chile | 4:07.0 |
| 3000 metres | Raúl Ibarra Argentina | 8:39.4 | Raúl Inostroza Chile | 8:41.8 | Delfo Cabrera Argentina | 8:48.8 |
| 5000 metres | Raúl Ibarra Argentina | 15:00.4 | Raúl Inostroza Chile | 15:04.6 | Reinaldo Gorno Argentina | 15:24.2 |
| 10,000 metres | Raúl Ibarra Argentina | 31:52.6 | Reinaldo Gorno Argentina | 32:38.2 | Oscar Ibarra Argentina | 32:48.6 |
| Road race | Corsino Fernández Argentina | 1:46:20 | Julio Montecinos Chile | 1:50:48 | José Berger Brazil | 1:54:12 |
| 110 metres hurdles | Julio Ramírez Uruguay | 14.7 CR | Julio Jaime Uruguay | 14.9 | Hélio Pereira Brazil | 15.0 |
| 400 metres hurdles | José López Argentina | 55.3 | Sylvio Padilha Brazil | 55.3 | Hércules Azcune Uruguay | 56.3 |
| 4 × 100 metres relay | Brazil Edgar dos Santos José de Assis Geraldo da Luz Renato Bastianon | 41.9 CR | Argentina Hector Ravano Lucio Florio Adelio Marquez Carlos Isaack | 42.0 | Uruguay Walter Pérez José Cuneo Julio Jaime Domingo Borallo | 43.3 |
| 4 × 400 metres relay | Brazil Rosalvo Ramos Sobrinho Agenor da Silva José de Assis | 3:16.5 CR | Argentina Adelio Marquez Agustín Martín Leopoldo Monastirsky Antonio Pocovi | 3:20.0 | Uruguay Leal Raimundo Carne Nelson García | 3:28.7 |
| 3000 metres team race | Argentina | 11 | Brazil | 15 | Chile | 24 |
| Cross country | Reinaldo Gorno Argentina | 44:12.4 | Joaquim da Silva Brazil | 44:14.6 | Raúl Ibarra Argentina | 44:29.4 |
| High jump | Hércules Azcune Uruguay | 1.90 | Celso Dória Brazil | 1.85 | Pedro Listur Uruguay | 1.85 |
| Pole vault | Icaro Mello Brazil | 3.90 | Raimundo Rodrigues Brazil | 3.90 | Federico Horn Chile | 3.80 |
| Long jump | José de Assis Brazil | 7.09 | Alfredo Meynet Chile | 6.89 | Alberto Eggeling Chile | 6.78 |
| Triple jump | Geraldo de Oliveira Brazil | 14.43 | Celestino Sarraua Argentina | 14.17 | Néstor Tenorio Argentina | 14.16 |
| Shot put | Emilio Malchiodi Argentina | 14.69 CR | Ricardo Nitz Brazil | 14.39 | Julián Llorente Argentina | 14.21 |
| Discus throw | Emilio Malchiodi Argentina | 44.27 | Celso Dória Brazil | 43.85 | Bento Barros Brazil | 42.77 |
| Hammer throw | Juan Fusé Argentina | 48.33 | Dário Tavares Brazil | 48.18 | Bento Barros Brazil | 47.12 |
| Javelin throw | Raúl Cóccaro Uruguay | 57.08 | Efraín Santibáñez Chile | 56.05 | Rodolfo Correa Chile | 55.26 |
| Decathlon | Mario Recordón Chile | 6338 | Celso Dória Brazil | 6217 | Raimundo Rodrigues Brazil | 6060 |

### Women's events

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres | Beatriz Kretschmer Chile | 12.4 =CR | Noemí Simonetto Argentina | 12.5 | Oldemia Bargiela Argentina | 12.8 |
| 200 metres | Elizabeth Müller Brazil | 26.4 | Oldemia Bargiela Argentina | 27.1 | Beatriz Kretschmer Chile | 27.1 |
| 80 metres hurdles | Noemí Simonetto Argentina | 11.7 CR | Stella Ardinghi Brazil | 12.0 | Erica Renner Brazil | 12.4 |
| 4 × 100 metres relay | Argentina Oldemia Bargiela Camila Gómez Elsa Irigoyen Noemi Simonetto | 50.2 | Chile Ines Kriwizan Annegret Weller Betty Morales Betty Kretschmer | 51.1 | Brazil Erica Renner Stella Ardinghi Lisete Regina Elizabeth Müller | 51.2 |
| High jump | Ilse Barends Chile | 1.58 CR | Noemí Simonetto Argentina | 1.50 | Elizabeth Müller Brazil | 1.50 |
| Long jump | Noemí Simonetto Argentina | 5.44 CR | Elizabeth Müller Brazil | 5.32 | Lucy Lake Chile | 5.03 |
| Shot put | Elizabeth Müller Brazil | 11.79 | Edith Klempau Chile | 11.75 | Lore Zippelius Chile | 11.41 |
| Discus throw | Ivete Mariz Brazil | 37.40 CR | Lore Zippelius Chile | 37.28 | Christel Balde Chile | 36.98 |
| Javelin throw | Ursula Holle Chile | 38.24 CR | Gerda Martín Chile | 36.25 | Edith Klempau Chile | 34.42 |

## Medal table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Argentina (ARG) | 13 | 9 | 9 | 31 |
| 2 | Brazil (BRA) | 11 | 12 | 9 | 32 |
| 3 | Chile (CHI) | 6 | 10 | 11 | 27 |
| 4 | Uruguay (URU) | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 |
| Totals (4 entries) | Totals (4 entries) | 33 | 33 | 33 | 99 |