Americas Continental championships · since 1919 
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 25 Apr – 3 May 1947
1947 South American Champs
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 25 Apr – 3 May 1947- events
- 32
- medals awarded
- 96
- 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
Medal table
5 nations · 96 medals| # | Nation | Total | Share | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Argentina ARG | 18 | 11 | 8 | 37 | |
| 2 |  Chile CHI | 9 | 7 | 14 | 30 | |
| 3 | Brazil BRA | 5 | 9 | 10 | 24 | |
| 4 |  Peru PER | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
| 5 |  Uruguay URU | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Records set
8 CR · 1 AR- CR Adan Torres 800m · Men 1:53.7
- CR= Alberto Triulzi 110m hurdles · Men 14.7
- CR Enrique Kistenmacher Decathlon · Men 7011
- AR Enrique Kistenmacher Decathlon · Men 7011
- CR Argentina 4x400m · Men 3.16.0
- CR= Noemi Simonetto 100m · Women 12.4
- CR Noemi Simonetto 80m hurdles · Women 11.5
- CR Ilse Barends High jump · Women 1.60
- CR Ingeborg Mello Discus throw · Women 38.40