# 1969 South American Championships in Athletics

The 1969 South American Championships in Athletics were held in Quito, Ecuador, between 4 and 12 October.
It was the first edition to feature women's pentathlon. It was also the last edition to feature women's 80 metres hurdles which was replaced with 100 metres hurdles from the next edition on.

## Medal summary
### Men's events

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres | Iván Moreno Chile | 10.6A | Fernando Acevedo Peru | 10.6A | Andrés Calonge Argentina | 10.7A |
| 200 metres | Iván Moreno Chile | 20.9A =CR | Fernando Acevedo Peru | 21.0A | Andrés Calonge Argentina | 21.1A |
| 400 metres | Andrés Calonge Argentina | 46.9A | Raúl Dome Venezuela | 47.6A | José Rabaça Brazil | 47.9A |
| 800 metres | Jorge Grosser Chile | 1:54.1A | Darcy Pereira Brazil | 1:55.5A | Roberto Salmona Chile | 1:55.9A |
| 1500 metres | Jorge Grosser Chile | 4:04.7A | Roberto Salmona Chile | 4:06.5A | Clelio Jacome Ecuador | 4:08.5A |
| 5000 metres | Víctor Mora Colombia | 15:36.6A | Clelio Jacome Ecuador | 15:41.4A | José Ramírez Chile | 15:49.3A |
| 10000 metres | Víctor Mora Colombia | 32:27.2A | Mario Cutropia Argentina | 32:28.6A | José Ramírez Chile | 32:41.0A |
| Marathon | Pedro Cárdenas Colombia | 2:36:36A | José Ramírez Chile | 2:43:41A | Mario Cutropia Argentina | 2:46:56A |
| 3000 metres steeplechase | Jorge Grosser Chile | 9:51.2A | Víctor Mora Colombia | 9:53.2A | Rafael Baracaldo Colombia | 9:53.2A |
| 110 metres hurdles | Patricio Saavedra Chile | 14.6A | Alfredo Deza Peru | 14.6A | Enrique Rendón Venezuela | 14.7A |
| 400 metres hurdles | Juan Carlos Dyrzka Argentina | 52.0A | Jorge Vallecilla Ecuador | 52.7A | Santiago Gordon Chile | 52.8A |
| 4 × 100 metres relay | Colombia Pedro Grajales Arquímides Mina Jimmy Sierra Wenceslao Ferrín Sr. | 40.2A CR | Peru Fernando Acevedo Jorge Alemán Vela Roberto Lay Su | 40.7A | Chile Einar Erlandsen Iván Moreno Patricio Saavedra Juan Santiago Gordón | 40.7A |
| 4 × 400 metres relay | Argentina Andrés Calonge Juan Carlos Dyrzka Carlos Bertotti José Luis Amatti | 3:12.3A CR | Brazil José Rabaca Darcy Pereira Napoleão Menezes Juradir Ienne | 3:13.2A | Peru Fernando Acevedo Jorge Alemán Rosales Alfredo Deza | 3:13.7A |
| High jump | Luis Arbulú Peru | 2.00A =CR | Luis Barrionuevo Argentina José Dalmastro Argentina | 1.95A | | |
| Pole vault | Daniel Argoitía Argentina | 4.40A CR | Ciro Valdés Colombia | 4.10A | Augusto León Piqueras Peru | 3.70A |
| Long jump | Admilson Chitarra Brazil | 7.60A CR | Iván Moreno Chile | 7.54A | Eduardo Labalta Argentina | 7.21A |
| Triple jump | Nelson Prudêncio Brazil | 16.34A CR | Joel Dias Brazil | 14.80A | Ariel González Argentina | 14.65A |
| Shot put | José Jacques Brazil | 16.88A CR | Mario Peretti Argentina | 15.65A | Juan Turri Argentina | 15.64A |
| Discus throw | Dagoberto González Colombia | 51.66A | José Jacques Brazil | 50.88A | Gustavo Gutiérrez Colombia | 50.64A |
| Hammer throw | José Vallejo Argentina | 61.58A CR | Celso de Moraes Brazil | 56.50A | Darwin Piñeyrúa Uruguay | 56.48A |
| Javelin throw | Rolf Hoppe Chile | 69.76A CR | Paulo de Faría Brazil | 63.50A | Jorge Peña Chile | 62.98A |
| Decathlon | Héctor Thomas Venezuela | 6720A | Paulo Matschinske Brazil | 6124A | Arno Lagies Chile | 5948A |

### Women's events

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres | Silvina Pereira Brazil | 11.7A CR | Josefa Vicent Uruguay | 11.9A | María Luisa Vilca Peru | 12.3A |
| 200 metres | Silvina Pereira Brazil | 24.0A CR | Josefa Vicent Uruguay | 24.6A | Cristina Filgueira Argentina | 25.0A |
| 400 metres | Josefa Vicent Uruguay | 56.1A CR | Melania Fontanarrosa Argentina | 57.4A | Cristina Filgueira Argentina | 57.5A |
| 800 metres | Melania Fontanarrosa Argentina | 2:17.8A | Nilda Fernández Argentina | 2:18.4A | Lourdes Vega Ecuador | 2:32.3A |
| 80 metres hurdles | Carlota Ulloa Chile | 11.0A CR | Graciela Paviotti Argentina | 11.4A | Ana Udini Uruguay | 11.4A |
| 4 × 100 metres relay | Brazil Aída dos Santos Silvina Pereira Gloria Ferraz Elisabeth Nunes | 46.0A CR | Argentina Liliana Cragno Cristina Filgueira Alicia Kaufmanas Alicia Masuccio | 47.0A | Chile Gloria González Silvia Kinzel Aurora Saez Sara Montecinos | 48.6A |
| High jump | Maria da Conceição Brazil | 1.70A CR | Aída dos Santos Brazil | 1.60A | Patricia Montero Peru Ana Udini Uruguay | 1.55A |
| Long jump | Silvina Pereira Brazil | 5.85A | Alicia Kaufmanas Argentina | 5.70A | Ana Akiko Omote Brazil | 5.61A |
| Shot put | Rosa Molina Chile | 13.30A | Neide Gomes Brazil | 13.02A | Maria Boso Brazil | 12.68A |
| Discus throw | Odete Domingos Brazil | 42.92A | Gladys Ortega Argentina | 41.92A | Isolina Vergara Colombia | 40.48A |
| Javelin throw | Rosa Molina Chile | 45.52A | Flor Umaña Colombia | 43.74A | Kiyomi Nakagawa Brazil | 41.02A |
| Pentathlon | Aída dos Santos Brazil | 4422A CR | Elisabeth Nunes Brazil | 4234A | Carlota Ulloa Chile | 4107A |

## Medal table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Brazil (BRA) | 10 | 10 | 4 | 24 |
| 2 | Chile (CHI) | 10 | 3 | 9 | 22 |
| 3 | Argentina (ARG) | 6 | 10 | 8 | 24 |
| 4 | Colombia (COL) | 5 | 3 | 3 | 11 |
| 5 | Peru (PER) | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 |
| 6 | Uruguay (URU) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 7 | Venezuela (VEN) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | Ecuador (ECU) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Totals (8 entries) | Totals (8 entries) | 34 | 35 | 34 | 103 |
A = affected by altitude