Americas Continental championships · since 1919 
Quito ↗ , Ecuador 4–12 Oct 1969
1969 South American Champs
Quito ↗ , Ecuador 4–12 Oct 1969- events
- 34
- medals awarded
- 103
- nations on the podium
- 8
- world records
- 0
Podiums
200m
400m
800m
1500m
5000m
10,000m
Marathon
3000m steeplechase
110m hurdles
400m hurdles
High jump
Pole vault
Long jump
Triple jump
Shot put
Discus throw
Hammer throw
Javelin throw
Decathlon
4x100m
4x400m
1 
Argentina
Argentina Andres Calonge Juan Carlos Dyrzka Carlos Alberto Bertotti Jose Luis Amatti (1950)
CR 3.12.3Medal table
8 nations · 103 medals| # | Nation | Total | Share | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Brazil BRA | 10 | 10 | 4 | 24 | |
| 2 |  Chile CHI | 10 | 3 | 9 | 22 | |
| 3 | Argentina ARG | 6 | 10 | 8 | 24 | |
| 4 |  Colombia COL | 5 | 3 | 3 | 11 | |
| 5 |  Peru PER | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | |
| 6 |  Uruguay URU | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | |
| 7 |  Venezuela VEN | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 8 | Ecuador ECU | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Records set
17 CR- CR= Ivan Moreno 200m · Men 20.9
- CR= Luis Arbulu High jump · Men 2.00
- CR Daniel Argoitia Pole vault · Men 4.40
- CR Admilson Chitarra Long jump · Men 7.60
- CR Nelson Prudencio Triple jump · Men 16.34
- CR Jose Carlos Jacques Shot put · Men 16.88
- CR Jose Vallejo Hammer throw · Men 61.58
- CR Rolf Hoppe Javelin throw · Men 69.76
- CR Colombia 4x100m · Men 40.2
- CR Argentina 4x400m · Men 3.12.3
- CR Silvina Pereira 100m · Women 11.7
- CR Silvina Pereira 200m · Women 24.0
- CR Josefa Vicent 400m · Women 56.1
- CR Carlota Ulloa 80m hurdles · Women 11.0
- CR Maria Cipriano High jump · Women 1.70
- CR Aida Dos Santos Pentathlon · Women 4422
- CR Brazil 4x100m · Women 46.0
About this edition
↗ HIGH ALTITUDE EVENT (2850m)