# 1987 South American Championships in Athletics – Results

These are the results of the 1987 South American Championships in Athletics which took place at the Estádio Ícaro de Castro Melo in São Paulo, Brazil, between 8 and 11 October.

## Men's results
### 100 metres

| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 2 | Carlos Moreno | Chile | 10.56 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Carlos de Oliveira | Brazil | 10.69 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Gerardo Meinardi | Argentina | 10.74 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Fernando Espinosa | Ecuador | 10.81 | q |
| 5 | 2 | Óscar Fernández | Peru | 10.91 | q |
| 6 | 1 | Robson da Silva | Brazil | 10.92 | Q |
| 7 | 2 | Luis Dorrego | Uruguay | 10.96 | |
| 8 | 1 | Héctor Fernández | Chile | 11.02 | Q |
| 9 | 1 | Oscar Barrionuevo | Argentina | 11.03 | Q |
| 10 | 2 | Juan Cuellar | Bolivia | 11.06 | |
| 11 | 1 | Moisés del Castillo | Peru | 11.16 | |
| 12 | 1 | Luis Amarilla | Paraguay | 11.29 | |
| 13 | 1 | Guillermo Saucedo | Bolivia | 11.30 | |
| 14 | 1 | Daniel Ipata | Uruguay | 11.42 | |
| 15 | 1 | Bolívar Luzuriaga | Ecuador | 11.46 | |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time |
| | Robson da Silva | Brazil | 10.39 |
| | Carlos Moreno | Chile | 10.51 |
| | Carlos de Oliveira | Brazil | 10.68 |
| 4 | Gerardo Meinardi | Argentina | 10.75 |
| 5 | Fernando Espinosa | Ecuador | 10.81 |
| 6 | Héctor Fernández | Chile | 10.84 |
| 7 | Óscar Fernández | Peru | 10.88 |
| 8 | Oscar Barrionuevo | Argentina | 11.00 |

### 200 metres

| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 1 | Carlos Moreno | Chile | 21.39 | Q |
| 1 | 2 | Gerardo Meinardi | Argentina | 21.39 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Álvaro Prenafeta | Chile | 21.57 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | Robson da Silva | Brazil | 21.59 | Q |
| 5 | 1 | Carlos Gats | Argentina | 21.77 | Q |
| 6 | 2 | Pedro Miguel da Silva | Brazil | 21.91 | Q |
| 7 | 2 | Fernando Espinosa | Ecuador | 22.06 | q |
| 8 | 1 | Juan Cuellar | Bolivia | 22.09 | q |
| 9 | 2 | Piero Chichizola | Peru | 22.58 | |
| 10 | 1 | Daniel Ipata | Uruguay | 22.67 | |
| 11 | 2 | José Rivero | Uruguay | 22.70 | |
| 12 | 2 | Luis Amarilla | Paraguay | 22.89 | |
| 13 | 1 | Luis Villalba | Paraguay | 23.04 | |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time |
| | Robson da Silva | Brazil | 21.04 |
| | Carlos Moreno | Chile | 21.41 |
| | Álvaro Prenafeta | Chile | 21.48 |
| 4 | Gerardo Meinardi | Argentina | 21.52 |
| 5 | Carlos Gats | Argentina | 21.66 |
| 6 | Pedro Miguel da Silva | Brazil | 21.96 |
| 7 | Fernando Espinosa | Ecuador | 22.15 |
| 8 | Juan Cuellar | Bolivia | 22.38 |

### 400 metres

| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 2 | Gérson de Souza | Brazil | 46.88 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | Héctor Daley | Panama | 47.26 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | Cristián Courbis | Chile | 47.39 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | Fabián Garbolino | Argentina | 47.63 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | José María Beduino | Argentina | 47.72 | Q |
| 6 | 1 | Geraldo de Assis | Brazil | 47.73 | q |
| 7 | 2 | Jorge Cotito | Peru | 48.35 | Q |
| 8 | 1 | Moisés del Castillo | Peru | 48.40 | q |
| 9 | 1 | Santiago Ramírez | Uruguay | 49.97 | |
| 10 | 2 | Anataniel Guzmán | Uruguay | 50.41 | |
| 11 | 2 | Arturo Piccardo | Paraguay | 50.85 | |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| | Héctor Daley | Panama | 45.80 | CR |
| | Gérson de Souza | Brazil | 46.26 | |
| | Cristián Courbis | Chile | 46.37 | |
| 4 | José María Beduino | Argentina | 46.78 | NR |
| 5 | Moisés del Castillo | Peru | 47.64 | |
| 6 | Jorge Cotito | Peru | 47.70 | |
| 7 | Geraldo de Assis | Brazil | 47.82 | |
| 8 | Fabián Garbolino | Argentina | 48.09 | |

### 800 metres

| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 2 | Luis Migueles | Argentina | 1:53.60 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Valdomiro Manoel | Brazil | 1:53.64 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Porfirio Méndez | Paraguay | 1:53.99 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | Jamir Garcez | Brazil | 1:54.29 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | Fabián Almeida | Ecuador | 1:54.43 | q |
| 6 | 1 | Estebán Ojeda | Argentina | 1:54.64 | Q |
| 7 | 1 | Pablo Squella | Chile | 1:55.11 | Q |
| 8 | 1 | Francisco Figueredo | Paraguay | 1:55.14 | q |
| 9 | 1 | Reinaldo Camacho | Peru | 1:55.53 | |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time |
| | Luis Migueles | Argentina | 1:47.35 |
| | Pablo Squella | Chile | 1:48.64 |
| | Jamir Garcez | Brazil | 1:49.49 |
| 4 | Estebán Ojeda | Argentina | 1:50.13 |
| 5 | Porfirio Méndez | Paraguay | 1:51.55 |
| 6 | Francisco Figueredo | Paraguay | 1:51.69 |
| 7 | Valdomiro Manoel | Brazil | 1:55.70 |
| 8 | Fabián Almeida | Ecuador | 1:56.93 |

### 1500 metres

9 October
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time |
| | Gilson Wiggers | Brazil | 3:46.62 |
| | Emilio Ulloa | Chile | 3:46.69 |
| | Manuel Balmaceda | Chile | 3:47.43 |
| 4 | Elias de Moura | Brazil | 3:48.38 |
| 5 | Eduardo Robles | Argentina | 3:48.61 |
| 6 | Carlos Naput | Argentina | 3:50.30 |
| 7 | Ricardo Vera | Uruguay | 3:50.91 |
| 8 | Francisco Figueredo | Paraguay | 3:54.18 |

### 5000 metres

8 October
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time |
| | Rolando Vera | Ecuador | 14:03.0 |
| | Florindo Correia | Brazil | 14:04.6 |
| | Omar Aguilar | Chile | 14:05.5 |
| 4 | Juan Pablo Juárez | Argentina | 14:07.7 |
| 5 | Néstor Jami | Ecuador | 14:30.8 |
| 6 | Antonio Silio | Argentina | 14:36.0 |
| 7 | Ramón López | Paraguay | 14:42.6 |
| 8 | Jorge Rojas | Chile | 14:50.5 |

### 10,000 metres

9 October
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time |
| | Juan Pablo Juárez | Argentina | 29:18.39 |
| | Rolando Vera | Ecuador | 29:19.16 |
| | Omar Aguilar | Chile | 29:30.01 |
| 4 | Diamantino dos Santos | Brazil | 29:30.64 |
| 5 | Néstor Jami | Ecuador | 30:43.02 |

### Marathon

11 October
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time |
| | Osmiro Silva | Brazil | 2:21:06 |
| | José César Souza | Brazil | 2:24:49 |
| | Wilson Pérez | Ecuador | 2:26:22 |
| 4 | Rubén Aguiar | Argentina | 2:28:18 |
| 5 | Nelson Zamora | Uruguay | 2:30:04 |
| 6 | Luciano Leyton | Chile | 2:42:50 |

### 110 metres hurdles

11 October Wind: -0.8 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time |
| | Lyndon Campos | Brazil | 14.13 |
| | Joilto Bonfim | Brazil | 14.54 |
| | Carlos Varas | Argentina | 14.55 |
| 4 | Juan Carlos Fuentes | Chile | 14.70 |
| 5 | Javier del Río | Peru | 14.76 |
| 6 | Fernando Valiente | Peru | 15.24 |
| 7 | Rubén Bortolín | Argentina | 15.76 |

### 400 metres hurdles

9 October
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time |
| | Pablo Squella | Chile | 50.42 |
| | Antônio Ferreira | Brazil | 50.67 |
| | Carlos dos Santos | Brazil | 52.43 |
| 4 | Dardo Angerami | Argentina | 52.55 |
| 5 | Fernando Marzano | Argentina | 53.91 |
| 6 | Javier Rodríguez | Ecuador | 56.74 |

### 3000 metres steeplchase

10 October
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time |
| | Emilio Ulloa | Chile | 8:51.41 |
| | Carlos Naput | Argentina | 8:53.84 |
| | Ricardo Vera | Uruguay | 8:58.99 |
| 4 | Ramón López | Paraguay | 9:05.17 |
| 5 | Pedro Graciotti | Brazil | 9:10.99 |
| 6 | Wilson de Santana | Brazil | 9:20.46 |

### 4 × 100 metres relay

11 October
| Rank | Nation | Competitors | Time |
| | Brazil | Carlos de Oliveira, Pedro Miguel da Silva, Reginaldo Sanches, Robson da Silva | 40.17 |
| | Argentina | Oscar Barrionuevo, Carlos Gats, José María Beduino, Gerardo Meinardi | 40.72 |
| | Chile | Carlos Moreno, Álvaro Prenafeta, Juan Carlos Fuentes, Héctor Fernández | 40.75 |
| 4 | Peru | Óscar Fernández, Moisés del Castillo, Jorge Cotito, Javier del Río | 42.04 |
| 5 | Uruguay | Anataniel Guzmán, Luis Dorrego, Daniel Ipata, José Rivero | 42.26 |
| 6 | Paraguay | Juan Cabrera, Luis Amarilla, Luis Villalba, Arturo Piccardo | 43.18 |
| 7 | Ecuador | Bolívar Luzuriaga, Fabián Almeida, Fernando Espinosa, Fidel Solórzano | 43.36 |

### 4 × 400 metres relay

9 October
| Rank | Nation | Competitors | Time | Notes |
| | Chile | Cristián Courbis, Manuel Balmaceda, Pablo Squella, Carlos Morales | 3:07.64 | CR |
| | Brazil | Nilson Neri, Paulo César de Souza, Gérson de Souza, Geraldo de Assis | 3:08.43 | |
| | Argentina | Fabián Garbolino, Dardo Angerami, Luis Migueles, José María Beduino | 3:10.36 | |
| 4 | Peru | Piero Chichizola, Jorge Cotito, Javier del Río, Moisés del Castillo | 3:12.62 | |
| 5 | Uruguay | Daniel Ipata, José Rivero, Santiago Ramírez, Anataniel Guzmán | 3:18.68 | |
| 6 | Ecuador | José Quiñaliza, Javier Rodríguez, Fabián Almeida, Fernando Espinosa | 3:18.81 | |
| 7 | Paraguay | Porfirio Méndez, Francisco Figueredo, Luis Villalba, Arturo Piccardo | 3:22.00 | |

### 20 kilometres walk

10 October
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time |
| | Cláudio Bertolino | Brazil | 1:38:34 |
| | Jorge Yannone | Argentina | 1:39:12 |
| | Juan Pablo Canevaro | Chile | 1:40:51 |
| 4 | Luis Alberto Parada | Chile | 1:43:09 |
| 5 | Juan Rojas | Ecuador | 1:44:24 |

### High jump

11 October
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes |
| | Fernando Moreno | Argentina | 2.17 | =CR |
| | Fernando Pastoriza | Argentina | 2.17 | |
| | Milton Francisco | Brazil | 2.14 | |
| 4 | Luciano Bacelli | Brazil | 2.08 | |
| 5 | Juan Carlos Silva | Uruguay | 2.05 | |
| 6 | Fernando Valiente | Peru | 2.00 | |
| 7 | Luis Villar | Chile | 1.95 | |
| 7 | Claudio Pinto | Bolivia | 1.95 | |

### Pole vault

10 October
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes |
| | Oscar Veit | Argentina | 5.25 | CR |
| | Thomas Riether | Chile | 5.15 | |
| | Renato Bortolocci | Brazil | 5.05 | |
| 4 | Fernando Moreno | Argentina | 4.60 | |

### Long jump

9 October
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result |
| | Paulo de Oliveira | Brazil | 7.65 |
| | Fernando Valiente | Peru | 7.56 |
| | Ricardo Valiente | Peru | 7.45 |
| 4 | Jorge da Silva | Brazil | 7.35 |
| 5 | Fidel Solórzano | Ecuador | 7.11 |
| 6 | Olegario Olmedo | Paraguay | 7.10 |
| 7 | Oscar Diesel | Paraguay | 6.99 |
| 8 | José Quiñaliza | Ecuador | 6.92 |

### Triple jump

8 October
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result |
| | Jorge da Silva | Brazil | 16.24 |
| | Abcélvio Rodrigues | Brazil | 16.11 |
| | José Quiñaliza | Ecuador | 15.77 |
| 4 | Ricardo Valiente | Peru | 15.58 |
| 5 | Oscar Diesel | Paraguay | 14.99 |
| 6 | Alejandro Gats | Argentina | 14.91 |
| 7 | Arturo Piccardo | Paraguay | 14.80 |
| 8 | Francisco Pichott | Chile | 14.14 |

### Shot put

9 October
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result |
| | Gert Weil | Chile | 19.35 |
| | Adilson Oliveira | Brazil | 18.04 |
| | Gerardo Carucci | Argentina | 16.70 |
| 4 | Idi de Paula | Brazil | 16.36 |
| 5 | Ubaldo Peñalba | Argentina | 15.53 |
| 6 | Oscar Gadea | Uruguay | 14.70 |

### Discus throw

10 October
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes |
| | Carlos Bryner | Argentina | 55.34 | CR |
| | José Jacques | Brazil | 54.46 | |
| | João Joaquim dos Santos | Brazil | 51.16 | |
| 4 | Gert Weil | Chile | 50.66 | |
| 5 | Ubaldo Peñalba | Argentina | 47.86 | |
| 6 | Jorge Herrán | Uruguay | 42.58 | |
| 7 | Oscar Gadea | Uruguay | 40.04 | |

### Hammer throw

8 October
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes |
| | Andrés Charadía | Argentina | 66.72 | CR |
| | Pedro Rivail Atílio | Brazil | 62.68 | |
| | Adrián Marzo | Argentina | 59.94 | |
| 4 | Raúl Ramón | Ecuador | 47.52 | |
| 5 | Ivam Bertelli | Brazil | 43.84 | |

### Javelin throw

11 October
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes |
| | Nivaldo Beje Filho | Brazil | 64.46 | CR |
| | Rodrigo Zelaya | Chile | 64.06 | |
| | Jorge Parraguirre | Chile | 63.98 | |
| 4 | Fernando Gubinelli | Argentina | 63.24 | |
| 5 | Orion Pedroso | Brazil | 62.64 | |
| 6 | Walter Franzantti | Argentina | 61.68 | |
| 7 | Mario Alaniz | Uruguay | 61.68 | |
| 8 | Fernando Peñafiel | Ecuador | 59.98 | |

### Decathlon

8–9 October
| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | 100m | LJ | SP | HJ | 400m | 110m H | DT | PV | JT | 1500m | Points |
| | Paulo Lima | Brazil | 10.96 | 6.61 | 14.69 | 1.87 | 47.77 | 15.79 | 45.20 | 4.20 | 54.36 | 4:48.6 | 7491 |
| | Fidel Solórzano | Ecuador | 11.06 | 7.47 | 10.07 | 2.02 | 50.29 | 15.39 | 37.98 | 3.60 | 49.48 | 5:03.0 | 6947 |
| | Carlos Martín | Argentina | 11.37 | 6.61 | 13.45 | 1.90 | 50.37 | 16.29 | 41.28 | 4.00 | 47.84 | 4:45.0 | 6924 |
| 4 | Antônio Balbuena | Brazil | 11.44 | 6.47 | 12.28 | 1.84 | 51.39 | 16.06 | 35.68 | 4.00 | 47.46 | 4:42.0 | 6631 |
| 5 | Rubén Bortolín | Argentina | 11.56 | 6.29 | 10.99 | 2.02 | 50.98 | 15.49 | 34.02 | 3.90 | 41.54 | 4:40.7 | 6596 |
| 6 | Alberto Bejarano | Bolivia | 12.07 | 6.03 | 10.31 | 1.75 | 54.78 | 16.07 | 31.40 | 2.50 | 37.36 | 4:56.5 | 5370 |
| 7 | Jorge Herrán | Uruguay | 11.8 | 6.29 | 11.99 | 1.78 | 56.27 | 19.72 | 32.72 | 2.20 | 51.24 | 5:20.5 | 5219 |

## Women's results
### 100 metres

| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 2 | Deborah Bell | Argentina | 11.83 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Ximena Restrepo | Colombia | 12.01 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | Inês Ribeiro | Brazil | 12.10 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | Claudia Acerenza | Uruguay | 12.13 | Q |
| 5 | 1 | Liliana Chalá | Ecuador | 12.19 | Q |
| 6 | 2 | Roberta Correa | Brazil | 12.36 | Q |
| 7 | 2 | Margarita Martiarena | Uruguay | 12.37 | q |
| 8 | 1 | Milagros Allende | Argentina | 12.44 | q |
| 9 | 2 | Daysi Salas | Chile | 12.45 | |
| 10 | 1 | Claudia Hoelzel | Chile | 12.50 | |
| 11 | 2 | Corina Ordóñez | Ecuador | 12.63 | |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time |
| | Deborah Bell | Argentina | 11.68 |
| | Ximena Restrepo | Colombia | 11.77 |
| | Inês Ribeiro | Brazil | 11.91 |
| 4 | Claudia Acerenza | Uruguay | 11.96 |
| 5 | Liliana Chalá | Ecuador | 11.97 |
| 6 | Milagros Allende | Argentina | 12.21 |
| 7 | Margarita Martiarena | Uruguay | 12.34 |
| 8 | Roberta Correa | Brazil | 12.35 |

### 200 metres

| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 1 | Ximena Restrepo | Colombia | 24.00 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Liliana Chalá | Ecuador | 24.28 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Deborah Bell | Argentina | 24.42 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | Claudia Acerenza | Uruguay | 24.48 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | Inês Ribeiro | Brazil | 24.60 | Q |
| 6 | 1 | Olga Conte | Argentina | 24.75 | Q |
| 7 | 1 | Jupira da Graça | Brazil | 24.78 | q |
| 8 | 2 | Margarita Martiarena | Uruguay | 25.31 | q |
| 9 | 1 | Daysi Salas | Chile | 25.54 | |
| 10 | 2 | Claudia Hoelzel | Chile | 25.59 | |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time |
| | Ximena Restrepo | Colombia | 23.49 |
| | Liliana Chalá | Ecuador | 23.74 |
| | Deborah Bell | Argentina | 23.87 |
| 4 | Claudia Acerenza | Uruguay | 24.16 |
| 5 | Inês Ribeiro | Brazil | 24.22 |
| 6 | Jupira da Graça | Brazil | 24.57 |
| 7 | Olga Conte | Argentina | 24.60 |
| 8 | Margarita Martiarena | Uruguay | 25.35 |

### 400 metres

11 October
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| | Liliana Chalá | Ecuador | 52.9 | CR |
| | Suzette Montalvão | Brazil | 53.7 | |
| | Soledad Acerenza | Uruguay | 55.2 | |
| 4 | Ismenia Guzmán | Chile | 55.5 | |
| 5 | Laura de Falco | Argentina | 56.0 | |
| 6 | Olga Conte | Argentina | 56.2 | |
| 7 | Ingrid Rosero | Ecuador | 57.7 | |
| 8 | Virginia Guerra | Uruguay | 59.7 | |

### 800 metres

11 October
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time |
| | Soraya Telles | Brazil | 2:07.71 |
| | Graciela Mardones | Chile | 2:09.21 |
| | Luiza do Nascimento | Brazil | 2:09.39 |
| 4 | Gina Toledo | Chile | 2:12.97 |
| 5 | Viviana Cortés | Argentina | 2:16.95 |
| 6 | Sonia Galdos | Peru | 2:17.51 |

### 1500 metres

8 October
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time |
| | Soraya Telles | Brazil | 4:29.9 |
| | Rita de Jesus | Brazil | 4:30.9 |
| | Graciela Mardones | Chile | 4:33.9 |
| 4 | Gina Toledo | Chile | 4:35.7 |
| 5 | María Martínez | Argentina | 4:38.2 |
| 6 | Sonia Galdos | Peru | 4:40.2 |
| 7 | María Medina | Ecuador | 4:50.7 |

### 3000 metres

11 October
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time |
| | Mónica Regonesi | Chile | 9:47.30 |
| | Martha Tenorio | Ecuador | 10:02.63 |
| | María Martínez | Argentina | 10:05.93 |
| 4 | Olga Caccaviello | Argentina | 10:13.77 |
| 5 | María Medina | Ecuador | 10:32.32 |
| 6 | Claudia do Nascimento | Brazil | 10:36.90 |
| 7 | Maria Santana | Brazil | 10:48.90 |

### 10,000 metres

8 October
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time |
| | Angélica de Almeida | Brazil | 34:59.2 |
| | Mónica Regonesi | Chile | 35:00.6 |
| | Martha Tenorio | Ecuador | 35:11.5 |
| 4 | María Teresa Paucar | Ecuador | 35:34.4 |
| 5 | Stella Selles | Argentina | 35:45.4 |
| 6 | Magaly dos Santos | Brazil | 37:24.2 |
| 7 | Olga Caccaviello | Argentina | 38:01.3 |

### 100 metres hurdles

11 October Wind: -0.3 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time |
| | Carmen Bezanilla | Chile | 14.22 |
| | Carolina Gutiérrez | Argentina | 14.34 |
| | Alejandra Martínez | Chile | 14.49 |
| 4 | Lucy da Conceição | Brazil | 14.71 |
| 5 | Ana María Núñez | Uruguay | 15.32 |
| 6 | Margit Weise | Brazil | 15.38 |

### 400 metres hurdles

9 October
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| | Liliana Chalá | Ecuador | 58.46 | CR |
| | Maria do Carmo Fialho | Brazil | 59.92 | |
| | Margit Weise | Brazil | 1:00.05 | |
| 4 | Adriana Martínez | Ecuador | 1:03.12 | |
| 5 | Anabella von Kesselstatt | Argentina | 1:03.35 | |
| 6 | Ana María Núñez | Uruguay | 1:03.56 | |
| 7 | Ismenia Guzmán | Chile | 1:04.98 | |
| 8 | Mónica Delfino | Chile | 1:05.77 | |

### 4 × 100 metres relay

11 October
| Rank | Nation | Competitors | Time |
| | Argentina | Milagros Allende, Olga Conte, Laura de Falco, Deborah Bell | 45.45 |
| | Brazil | Iara Ribeiro, Jupira da Graça, Roberta Correa, Inês Ribeiro | 45.78 |
| | Uruguay | Rossana Biasco, Margarita Martiarena, Soledad Acerenza, Claudia Acerenza | 46.54 |
| 4 | Chile | Alejandra Martínez, Carmen Bezanilla, Daysi Salas, Claudia Hoelzel | 46.63 |
| 5 | Ecuador | Adriana Martínez, Corina Ordóñez, Ingrid Rosero, Liliana Chalá | 49.13 |

### 4 × 400 metres relay

9 October
| Rank | Nation | Competitors | Time | Notes |
| | Brazil | Suzette Montalvão, Soraya Telles, Maria do Carmo Fialho, Eliane Silva | 3:38.13 | CR |
| | Argentina | Viviana Cortés, Olga Conte, Milagros Allende, Laura de Falco | 3:43.56 | |
| | Chile | Carmen Bezanilla, Claudia Hoelzel, Graciela Mardones, Ismenia Guzmán | 3:43.61 | |
| 4 | Uruguay | Virginia Guerra, Soledad Acerenza, Margarita Martiarena, Claudia Acerenza | 3:47.46 | |
| 5 | Ecuador | Liliana Chalá, Cristina Bustamante, Adriana Martínez, Ingrid Rosero | 3:49.64 | |

### High jump

8 October
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result |
| | Orlane dos Santos | Brazil | 1.80 |
| | Liliana Lohmann | Brazil | 1.73 |
| | Carmen Garib | Chile | 1.70 |
| 4 | Carmen Bezanilla | Chile | 1.70 |
| 5 | Claudia Blotto | Argentina | 1.65 |

### Long jump

10 October
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result |
| | Rita Slompo | Brazil | 6.17 |
| | Ana Martina Vizioli | Argentina | 6.01 |
| | Orlane dos Santos | Brazil | 5.90 |
| 4 | Isabel Oliva | Chile | 5.89 |
| 5 | Carolina Gutiérrez | Argentina | 5.66 |
| 6 | Carmen Garib | Chile | 5.12 |

### Shot put

11 October
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result |
| | Maria Fernandes | Brazil | 14.49 |
| | Berenice da Silva | Uruguay | 14.36 |
| | Eliane Campos | Brazil | 13.88 |
| 4 | Luz María Quiñonez | Ecuador | 12.34 |
| 5 | Sonia Favre | Argentina | 12.21 |
| 6 | Daphne Birnios | Argentina | 12.14 |
| 7 | Gloria Martínez | Chile | 10.88 |
| 8 | Elvira Yufra | Peru | 10.70 |

### Discus throw

9 October
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result |
| | Luz María Quiñonez | Ecuador | 48.00 |
| | Marcia Barbosa | Brazil | 45.66 |
| | Gloria Martínez | Chile | 44.66 |
| 4 | Daphne Birnios | Argentina | 44.26 |
| 5 | Elvira Yufra | Peru | 43.62 |
| 6 | Berenice da Silva | Uruguay | 43.28 |
| 7 | Liliana Olguín | Argentina | 42.52 |
| 8 | Patricia Alcarraz | Uruguay | 41.66 |

### Javelin throw

8 October
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes |
| | Sueli dos Santos | Brazil | 56.00 | CR |
| | Bertha Gómez | Colombia | 47.62 | |
| | Sonia Favre | Argentina | 46.68 | |
| 4 | Carolina Weil | Chile | 44.08 | |
| 5 | Carla Bispo | Brazil | 43.60 | |

### Heptathlon

10–11 October
| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | 100m H | HJ | SP | 200m | LJ | JT | 800m | Points |
| | Conceição Geremias | Brazil | 14.29 | 1.75 | 13.34 | 25.68 | 5.80 | 37.30 | 2:28.18 | 5550 |
| | Carmen Bezanilla | Chile | 14.27 | 1.63 | 10.67 | 25.15 | 5.65 | 30.20 | 2:28.48 | 5066 |
| | Carolina Gutiérrez | Argentina | 14.28 | 1.60 | 10.71 | 25.74 | 5.65 | 23.88 | 2:32.49 | 4765 |
| 4 | Liliana Lohmann | Brazil | 17.69 | 1.72 | 10.59 | 32.07 | 4.95 | 28.42 | 3:16.23 | 3557 |