Americas Continental championships · since 1919 
Montevideo, Uruguay 15–22 Apr 1945
1945 South American Champs
Montevideo, Uruguay 15–22 Apr 1945- events
- 33
- medals awarded
- 99
- nations on the podium
- 4
- 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 
Argentina 11
Argentina 11 2 
Brazil 15
Brazil 15 3 
Chile 24
Chile 24 Medal table
4 nations · 99 medals| # | Nation | Total | Share | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Argentina ARG | 13 | 9 | 9 | 31 | |
| 2 | Brazil BRA | 11 | 12 | 9 | 32 | |
| 3 | Chile CHI | 6 | 10 | 11 | 27 | |
| 4 | Uruguay URU | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 |
Records set
12 CR- CR Jose Bento de Assis 100m · Men 10.5
- CR Jose Bento de Assis 200m · Men 21.3
- CR Julio Ramirez 110m hurdles · Men 14.7
- CR Emilio Malchiodi Shot put · Men 14.69
- CR Brazil 4x100m · Men 41.9
- CR Brazil 4x400m · Men 3.16.5
- CR= Betty Kretschmer 100m · Women 12.4
- CR Noemi Simonetto 80m hurdles · Women 11.7
- CR Ilse Barends High jump · Women 1.58
- CR Noemi Simonetto Long jump · Women 5.44
- CR Ivette Mariz Discus throw · Women 37.40
- CR Ursula Holle Javelin throw · Women 38.24