# 1974 South American Championships in Athletics

The 1974 South American Championships in Athletics were held in Santiago, Chile, between 16 and 21 April.
It was the first edition that featured men's 20 kilometres walk, women's 1500 metres and 4 × 400 metres relay.

## Medal summary
### Men's events

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres | Rui da Silva Brazil | 10.5 | Jesús Rico Venezuela | 10.5 | José Chacín Venezuela | 10.6 |
| 200 metres | Rui da Silva Brazil | 21.2 | Erick Phillips Venezuela | 21.5 | Víctor Patínez Venezuela | 21.7 |
| 400 metres | Víctor Patínez Venezuela | 46.6 | Erick Phillips Venezuela | 46.8 | Pedro Teixeira Brazil | 48.1 |
| 800 metres | Héctor López Venezuela | 1:50.4 | Darcy Pereira Brazil | 1:50.6 | Reinel Suárez Colombia | 1:51.6 |
| 1500 metres | José González Venezuela | 3:48.8 | Darcy Pereira Brazil | 3:51.2 | Omar Amdematten Argentina | 3:52.6 |
| 5000 metres | Edmundo Warnke Chile | 14:17.6 | Jairo Correa Colombia | 14:22.4 | José Romão Silva Brazil | 14:22.8 |
| 10000 metres | Jairo Correa Colombia | 29:27.3 | Edmundo Warnke Chile | 29:32.8 | Jairo Cubillos Colombia | 30:25.6 |
| Marathon | José Ramírez Chile | 2:30:42 | Gilberto Cerna Colombia | 2:32:27 | Orides Alves Brazil | 2:34:46 |
| 3000 metres steeplechase | José González Venezuela | 8:59.4 CR | Jorge Grosser Chile | 9:00.0 | Lucirio Garrido Venezuela | 9:01.2 |
| 110 metres hurdles | Oscar Marín Venezuela | 14.6 | Márcio Lomónaco Brazil | 14.9 | Roberto Gonzáles Peru | 15.0 |
| 400 metres hurdles | Francisco Rojas Paraguay | 52.1 | Dorival Negrisoli Brazil | 53.1 | Santiago Gordon Chile | 53.5 |
| 4 × 100 metres relay | Brazil Luiz Gonzaga da Silva Rui da Silva Jorge Mathias João Francisco | 40.3 | Venezuela Víctor Patíñez Erick Phillips Jesús Rico Jose Chacín | 40.7 | Argentina Carlos Martínez Carlos Bertotti Gustavo Dubarbier Alfredo Milano | 41.1 |
| 4 × 400 metres relay | Venezuela Héctor López Víctor Patíñez Erick Phillips José Moisés Zambrano | 3:10.7 CR | Argentina Ruben Buscaglia José Pérez Carlos Intaschi Carlos Bertotti | 3:12.7 | Chile Francisco Bozzo German Jorquera Ariel Santolaya Claudio Muñoz | 3:12.8 |
| 20 kilometres road walk | Adalberto Scorza Argentina | 1:46:24 CR | Rito Molina Argentina | 1:48:27 | Antonio Moraga Colombia | 1:49:00 |
| High jump | Luis Arbulú Peru | 2.06 CR | Luis Barrionuevo Argentina | 2.06 | Roberto Abugattás Peru | 2.03 |
| Pole vault | Ciro Valdés Colombia | 4.40 | Luis Cárdenas Peru | 4.20 | Tulio Moya Chile | 4.00 |
| Long jump | Emilio Mazzeo Argentina | 7.29 | Ronaldo Lobato Brazil | 7.21 | João Carlos de Oliveira Brazil | 7.17 |
| Triple jump | João Carlos de Oliveira Brazil | 16.34 =CR | Nelson Prudêncio Brazil | 16.09 | Edgar Moreno Venezuela | 15.16 |
| Shot put | Juan Turri Argentina | 17.09 CR | Nelson Fernandes Brazil | 15.96 | José Carreño Venezuela | 15.81 |
| Discus throw | Hernán Haddad Chile | 47.12 | José Jacques Brazil | 46.56 | Esteban Drapich Argentina | 46.52 |
| Hammer throw | Darwin Piñeyrúa Uruguay | 62.99 CR | José Vallejo Argentina | 61.55 | Celso de Moraes Brazil | 59.34 |
| Javelin throw | Mario Sotomayor Colombia | 68.86 | Paulo de Faría Brazil | 66.04 | Humberto Vianna Brazil | 65.32 |
| Decathlon | Ramón Montezuma Venezuela | 7000 | Tito Steiner Argentina | 6964 | Alfredo Silva Chile | 6772 |

### Women's events

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres | Conceição Geremias Brazil | 12.1 | Elsy Rivas Colombia | 12.1 | Belkis Fava Argentina | 12.1 |
| 200 metres | Elsy Rivas Colombia | 24.1 | Angela Godoy Argentina | 24.7 | Conceição Geremias Brazil | 24.7 |
| 400 metres | Eucaris Caicedo Colombia | 56.1 | Adriana Marchena Venezuela | 57.0 | Rosângela Verissimo Brazil | 57.1 |
| 800 metres | Ana María Nielsen Argentina | 2:11.9 CR | Rosângela Verissimo Brazil | 2:12.6 | Carmen Oyé Chile | 2:13.9 |
| 1500 metres | Carmen Oyé Chile | 4:32.1 CR | Ana María Nielsen Argentina | 4:33.5 | Iris Fernández Argentina | 4:41.7 |
| 100 metres hurdles | Edith Noeding Peru | 13.9 CR | Elisabeth Nunes Brazil | 14.4 | Maria Luisa Betioli Brazil | 15.0 |
| 4 × 100 metres relay | Brazil Conceição Geremias Elisabeth Nunes Geralda Maria de Souza Ivette Barbosa | 47.3 | Peru Carmela Bolivár Edith Noeding Magaly Zumaeta Simone Krauthausen | 47.5 | Venezuela Elsa Antúnez Trinidad Castillo Alix Castillo Doris Rivas | 47.8 |
| 4 × 400 metres relay | Brazil Rosângela Verissimo Ivette Barbosa Valdea Chagas Conceição Geremias | 3:47.4 CR | Chile Aurora Saenz Carmen Oye Oriana Salas Victoria Roa | 3:54.0 | Venezuela Adriana Marchena Elsa Antúnez Julia González Ana Rojas | 3:55.0 |
| High jump | Maria Luisa Betioli Brazil | 1.75 CR | Edith Noeding Peru | 1.65 | Beatriz Bonfim Brazil | 1.65 |
| Long jump | Elisabeth Nunes Brazil | 6.06 CR | Conceição Geremias Brazil | 6.03 | Edith Noeding Peru | 5.91 |
| Shot put | Rosa Molina Chile | 14.93 CR | Maria Boso Brazil | 13.99 | Miriam Yutronic Chile | 13.23 |
| Discus throw | Miriam Yutronic Chile | 49.36 CR | Odete Domingos Brazil | 48.22 | Gladys Ortega Argentina | 42.90 |
| Javelin throw | Gladys González Venezuela | 49.86 CR | Ana María Campillay Argentina | 43.18 | Verónica Díaz Chile | 42.46 |
| Pentathlon | Edith Noeding Peru | 4170 | Elisabeth Nunes Brazil | 3975 | Maria Luisa Betioli Brazil | 3741 |

## Medal table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Brazil | 9 | 15 | 11 | 35 |
| 2 | Venezuela | 8 | 5 | 7 | 20 |
| 3 | Chile | 6 | 3 | 7 | 16 |
| 4 | Colombia | 5 | 3 | 3 | 11 |
| 5 | Argentina | 4 | 8 | 6 | 18 |
| 6 | Peru | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
| 7 | Paraguay | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Uruguay | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals (8 entries) | Totals (8 entries) | 37 | 37 | 37 | 111 |