Americas Continental championships · since 1919 
Lima, Peru 25–28 May 1939
1939 South American Champs
Lima, Peru 25–28 May 1939- events
- 33
- medals awarded
- 99
- nations on the podium
- 5
- world records
- 0
Podiums
200m
400m
800m
1500m
3000m
5000m
10,000m
110m hurdles
400m hurdles
High jump
Pole vault
Long jump
Triple jump
Shot put
Discus throw
Hammer throw
Javelin throw
20 miles road race
Decathlon
4x100m
4x400m
Cross country
Cross country team
1 
Chile 10
Chile 10 2 
Argentina 11
Argentina 11 3 
Brazil 33
Brazil 33 Medal table
5 nations · 99 medals| # | Nation | Total | Share | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chile CHI | 11 | 11 | 11 | 33 | |
| 2 | Brazil BRA | 11 | 6 | 6 | 23 | |
| 3 | Argentina ARG | 7 | 10 | 11 | 28 | |
| 4 | Peru PER | 3 | 5 | 5 | 13 | |
| 5 |  Ecuador ECU | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Records set
10 CR · 1 AR- CR= Jose Bento de Assis 100m · Men 10.6
- CR Jose Bento de Assis 200m · Men 21.4
- AR= Jose Bento de Assis 200m · Men 21.4
- CR Miguel Castro 1500m · Men 3:57.6
- CR Miguel Castro 3000m · Men 8:42.4
- CR Sylvio Padilha 400m hurdles · Men 53.6
- CR Oscar Bringas Triple jump · Men 15.21
- CR Bento Barros Discus throw · Men 44.47
- CR Hugo Egon Falkenberg Javelin throw · Men 62.84
- CR Brazil 4x100m · Men 42.1
- CR Brazil 4x400m · Men 3.19.0