Americas Continental championships · since 1959 
San Carlos, Uruguay 20–21 Jun 1997
1997 South American Junior Athletics Champs
San Carlos, Uruguay 20–21 Jun 1997- events
- 43
- medals awarded
- 129
- nations on the podium
- 8
- world records
- 0
Podiums
200m
wind +0.3400m
800m
1500m
5000m
10,000m
3000m steeplechase
110m hurdles
wind -1.1400m hurdles
High jump
Pole vault
Long jump
Triple jump
Shot put
Discus throw
Hammer throw
Javelin throw
10,000m race walk
Decathlon
4x100m
4x400m
Medal table
8 nations · 129 medals| # | Nation | Total | Share | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Brazil BRA | 15 | 15 | 17 | 47 | |
| 2 |  Argentina ARG | 8 | 9 | 6 | 23 | |
| 3 |  Venezuela VEN | 7 | 3 | 7 | 17 | |
| 4 |  Colombia COL | 5 | 9 | 5 | 19 | |
| 5 | Uruguay URU | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 | |
| 6 |  Ecuador ECU | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 | |
| 7 |  Peru PER | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 8 |  Chile CHI | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |