Americas Continental championships · since 1919 
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 26–31 Aug 1975
1975 South American Champs
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 26–31 Aug 1975- events
- 37
- medals awarded
- 111
- nations on the podium
- 7
- 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
20 km race walk
Decathlon
4x100m
4x400m
Medal table
7 nations · 111 medals| # | Nation | Total | Share | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil BRA | 21 | 16 | 12 | 49 | |
| 2 |  Colombia COL | 7 | 10 | 1 | 18 | |
| 3 |  Argentina ARG | 6 | 9 | 10 | 25 | |
| 4 |  Chile CHI | 2 | 1 | 8 | 11 | |
| 5 |  Uruguay URU | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |
| 6 |  Peru PER | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 7 |  Ecuador ECU | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Records set
24 CR · 3 AR- CR= Rui Da Silva 200m · Men 20.9
- CR Domingo Tibaduiza 5000m · Men 14:01.2
- CR Victor Mora 10,000m · Men 28:45.8
- AR Hector Rodriguez (1946) Marathon · Men 2:12:09
- CR Jose Romao Silva 3000m steeplechase · Men 8:46.0
- CR Marcio Lomonaco 110m hurdles · Men 14.2
- CR Jesus Villegas 400m hurdles · Men 50.8
- CR Benedito Francisco High jump · Men 2.10
- CR= Renato Bortolocci Ferreira Pole vault · Men 4.50
- CR Joao Carlos De Oliveira Long jump · Men 7.66
- CR Joao Carlos De Oliveira Triple jump · Men 16.48
- CR Juan Turri Shot put · Men 18.21
- CR Jorge Pena Javelin throw · Men 71.74
- CR Ernesto Alfaro 20 km race walk · Men 1:39:12
- CR Tito Steiner Decathlon · Men 7615
- AR Tito Steiner Decathlon · Men 7615
- CR Brazil 4x400m · Men 3.09.2
- CR= Silvina Pereira 100m · Women 11.7
- CR Silvina Pereira 200m · Women 23.4
- CR Ana Maria Nielsen 800m · Women 2:10.7
- CR Ana Maria Nielsen 1500m · Women 4:27.0
- CR= Maria Luisa Betioli High jump · Women 1.75
- CR Silvina Pereira Long jump · Women 6.11
- CR Odete Valentino Domingos Discus throw · Women 50.78
- CR Argentina 4x100m · Women 45.9
- AR Brazil 4x400m · Women 3:43.8
- CR Brazil 4x400m · Women 3:43.8