Americas Continental championships · since 1919 
Bucaramanga, Colombia 31 Oct – 4 Nov 1979
1979 South American Champs
Bucaramanga, Colombia 31 Oct – 4 Nov 1979- events
- 37
- medals awarded
- 111
- nations on the podium
- 10
- 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
10 nations · 111 medals| # | Nation | Total | Share | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Brazil BRA | 13 | 18 | 12 | 43 | |
| 2 |  Argentina ARG | 7 | 4 | 7 | 18 | |
| 3 |  Chile CHI | 7 | 2 | 2 | 11 | |
| 4 | Colombia COL | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 | |
| 5 |  Venezuela VEN | 4 | 6 | 6 | 16 | |
| 6 |  Uruguay URU | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 7 |  Peru PER | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 8 |  Bolivia BOL | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 9 |  Panama PAN | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 10 |  Paraguay PAR | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Records set
17 CR- CR Altevir De Araujo 100m · Men 10.1
- CR Altevir De Araujo 200m · Men 20.5
- CR Geraldo Jose Pegado 400m · Men 46.2
- CR Cristian Molina 800m · Men 1:47.8
- CR Emilio Ulloa 1500m · Men 3:47.0
- CR Alejandro Silva 5000m · Men 13:57.2
- CR Antonio Diaz Ferreira 400m hurdles · Men 50.7
- CR Daniel Mamet High jump · Men 2.12
- CR Fernando Ruocco Pole vault · Men 4.70
- CR Ramon Angel Garmendia Javelin throw · Men 72.32
- CR Venezuela 4x100m · Men 40.0
- CR= Beatriz Allocco 100m · Women 11.7
- CR Tania Miranda 400m · Women 54.2
- CR Alejandra Ramos 800m · Women 2:04.2
- CR Alejandra Ramos 1500m · Women 4:23.2
- CR Marli Dos Santos Javelin throw · Women 50.92
- CR Brazil 4x400m · Women 3:42.0