Americas Continental championships · since 1919 
Santiago, Chile 23 Apr – 2 May 1943
1943 South American Champs
Santiago, Chile 23 Apr – 2 May 1943- 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 6
Argentina 6 3 
Bolivia 4
Bolivia 4 Medal table
5 nations · 99 medals| # | Nation | Total | Share | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chile CHI | 19 | 16 | 16 | 51 | |
| 2 | Argentina ARG | 11 | 12 | 12 | 35 | |
| 3 |  Peru PER | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | |
| 4 |  Uruguay URU | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | |
| 5 | Bolivia BOL | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
Records set
8 CR · 1 AR- CR Raul Inostroza 3000m · Men 8:32.4
- CR= Federico Horn Pole vault · Men 4.00
- CR Argentina 4x400m · Men 3.18.8
- CR Noemi Simonetto 100m · Women 12.4
- CR Edith Klempau 80m hurdles · Women 12.0
- CR Noemi Simonetto Long jump · Women 5.27
- CR Lore Zippelius Discus throw · Women 37.16
- AR= Argentina 4x100m · Women 49.5
- CR Argentina 4x100m · Women 49.5