# 1937 South American Championships in Athletics

The 1937 South American Championships in Athletics were held in São Paulo, Brazil between 27 and 30 May.

## Medal summary
### Men's events

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres | José de Assis Brazil | 10.6 =CR | José Ferraz Brazil | 10.8 | Roberto Cavanna Argentina | |
| 200 metres | Carlos Hoffmeister Argentina | 21.6 CR | Aloisio Queiroz Telles Brazil | 21.7 | Roberto Cavanna Argentina | |
| 400 metres | Antônio Damaso Brazil | 50.0 | Roberto González Argentina | 50.1 | Ciro de Andrade Brazil | 50.1 |
| 800 metres | Inocencio Di Pino Argentina | 1:56.2 | Roberto Gregg Argentina | 1:56.4 | Floriano de Souza Brazil | |
| 1500 metres | Néstor Gomes Brazil | 4:04.4 | Floriano de Souza Brazil | 4:08.6 | Luis Elorga Argentina | 4:10.6 |
| 3000 metres | Ubaldo Ibarra Argentina | 8:53.6 | Carmelo Di Gaeta Uruguay | 8:54.6 | Néstor Gomes Brazil | 8:54.6 |
| 5000 metres | Roger Ceballos Argentina | 15:41.8 | Ubaldo Ibarra Argentina | 15:52.8 | Mário de Oliveira Brazil | 16:23.4 |
| 10,000 metres | Mário de Oliveira Brazil | 33:02.6 | Ubaldo Ibarra Argentina | 33:56.8 | José dos Santos Brazil | |
| Road race | Saturnino Cuello Argentina | 2:07:35 | José Farías Peru | 2:11:21 | Genésio da Silva Brazil | 2:14:30 |
| 110 metres hurdles | Juan Lavenás Argentina | 15.2 | Darcy Guimarães Brazil | 15.3 | Alfredo Mendes Brazil | |
| 400 metres hurdles | Roberto González Argentina | 55.2 | Darcy Guimarães Brazil | 56.1 | Guillermo Sayán Peru | |
| 4 × 100 metres relay | Argentina Guillermo Martínez Bo Thomas Beswick Roberto Cavanna Juan Lavenás | 42.5 | Brazil José de Almeida Aloisio Queiroz Telles José Ferraz Guilherme Puschnik | 42.6 | Peru Camino José Castro Mellet Carlos de la Guerra | |
| 4 × 400 metres relay | Brazil Ciro de Andrade José Ferraz Aloisio Queiroz Telles Antonio Damaso | 3:20.6 CR | Argentina Rodolfo Butori Carlos Hoffmeister Roberto González Guillermo Martínez Bo | 3:20.8 | Uruguay Carlos Baroffio Carlos Jauregui Saarby Rubén Bonifaccino | |
| 3000 metres team race | Brazil | | Argentina | | Uruguay | |
| Cross country | Raúl Ibarra Argentina | 57:45.2 | José Farías Peru | 59:09.8 | Eugenio Andrade Brazil | 59:48.0 |
| High jump | Julio Mera Peru | 1.85 | José Castro Peru | 1.85 | Alfredo Mendes Brazil | 1.85 |
| Pole vault | Walter Rehder Brazil | 3.90 | Lúcio de Castro Brazil | 3.90 | Luís Taliberti Brazil | 3.80 |
| Long jump | Márcio de Oliveira Brazil | 7.37 CR | João Rehder Netto Brazil | 7.31 | Gualberto Castilla Uruguay | 6.94 |
| Triple jump | João Rehder Netto Brazil | 14.59 | Néstor Tenorio Argentina | 14.56 | Carlos Pinto Brazil | 14.28 |
| Shot put | Carmine Di Giorgio Brazil | 14.14 | Héctor Berra Argentina | 14.04 | Rodolfo Butori Argentina | 13.78 |
| Discus throw | Antônio Giusfredi Brazil | 44.32 CR | Bento Barros Brazil | 42.10 | Argos Fiaccadori Argentina | 41.25 |
| Hammer throw | Assis Naban Brazil | 51.39 | Federico Kleger Argentina | 48.85 | Juan Fusé Argentina | 48.38 |
| Javelin throw | Luís Pagliari Brazil | 55.47 | João Vizzone Brazil | 53.62 | Juan Urbán Argentina | 52.40 |
| Decathlon | João Rehder Netto Brazil | 6260 | Pedro Furné Argentina | 6139 | José de Souza Filho Brazil | 6015 |

## Medal table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Brazil (BRA) | 14 | 10 | 12 | 36 |
| 2 | Argentina (ARG) | 9 | 10 | 7 | 26 |
| 3 | Peru (PER) | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 4 | Uruguay (URU) | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Totals (4 entries) | Totals (4 entries) | 24 | 24 | 24 | 72 |