Americas Continental championships · since 1919 
São Paulo, Brazil 8–11 Oct 1987
1987 South American Champs
São Paulo, Brazil 8–11 Oct 1987- events
- 40
- medals awarded
- 120
- nations on the podium
- 8
- world records
- 0
Podiums
200m
wind -0.6400m
800m
1500m
5000m
10,000m
Marathon
3000m steeplechase
110m hurdles
wind -0.8400m 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
8 nations · 120 medals| # | Nation | Total | Share | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil BRA | 20 | 16 | 11 | 47 | |
| 2 |  Argentina ARG | 8 | 7 | 9 | 24 | |
| 3 |  Chile CHI | 6 | 9 | 13 | 28 | |
| 4 |  Ecuador ECU | 4 | 4 | 3 | 11 | |
| 5 |  Colombia COL | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
| 6 |  Panama PAN | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 7 |  Uruguay URU | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| 8 |  Peru PER | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Records set
11 CR- CR Hector Daley 400m · Men 45.80
- CR= Fernando Moreno High jump · Men 2.17
- CR Oscar Veit Pole vault · Men 5.25
- CR Carlos Brynner Discus throw · Men 55.34
- CR Andres Charadia Hammer throw · Men 66.72
- CR Nivaldo Beje Filho Javelin throw · Men 64.46
- CR Chile 4x400m · Men 3:07.64
- CR Liliana Chala 400m · Women 52.9
- CR Liliana Chala 400m hurdles · Women 58.46
- CR Sueli Dos Santos Javelin throw · Women 56.00
- CR Brazil 4x400m · Women 3:38.13