1979 South American Championships in Athletics
The XXX. Athletics South America Championships were held from October 31 to November 4, 1979 in the Colombian city of Bucaramanga instead.
The most successful competitor was the Brazilian sprinter Altevir de Araujo with two gold medals and one silver medal. For women, the Argentinean Beatriz Allocco won three gold medals.
- 2.1 100 - meter race women
- 2.2 200 - meter race women
- 2.3 400 - meter race women
- 2.4 800 - meter race women
- 2.5 1500 - meter race women
- 2.6 100 - meter hurdles women
- 2.7 4 x 100 meters relay women
- 2.8 4 x 400 meters relay women
- 2.9 High Jump Women
- 2:10 Long Jump Women
- 2:11 Shot Put Women
- 2:12 Discus Throw Women
- 2:13 Javelin Throw Women
- 2:14 Pentathlon Women
Men's competitions
The team competition was won with men, the Brazilian team with 189 points, ahead of Venezuelans with 145 points and the team of Colombia with 105 points and the Chileans to 94 and the Argentines with 90 points. Behind the Peruvians with 14 points reached the Uruguayan just 10 points as Panama, Bolivia and Paraguay received 9 points 8 points.
100 - meter dash Men
Final: November 1
200 - meter dash Men
Final: November 4
400 - meter dash Men
Final: November 1
800 - meter dash Men
Final: November 4
1500 - meter race Men
Final: November 2
5000 - meter race Men
Final: November 4
10,000 - meter race Men
Final: October 31
Marathon men
Final: November 4
The length of the course was about 37 kilometers.
110- meter hurdles men
Final: November 1
400 - meter hurdles men
Final: November 4
3,000-meter steeplechase men
Final: October 31
4 x 100 meters relay men
Final: November 2
4 x 400 meters relay men
Final: November 4
20 - kilometer walk
Final: November 1
The distance was less than 20 kilometers.
High Jump Men
Final: November 3
Pole Vault Men
Final: November 1
Long Jump Men
Final: November 2
Triple Jump Men
Final: November 4
Shot Put Men
Final: November 1
Discus Throw Men
Final: October 31
Instead of the prescribed 2 -kilogram disk a disk of 1.75 kg was thrown.
Hammer Throw Men
Final: November 4
Javelin Men
Final: November 2
Decathlon Men
November 1st and 2nd
Women's Competitions
The team standings in the women won the Brazilians with 174 points, ahead of the Argentines with 93 points and the team in Chile with 59 points. Behind the Colombians with 48 points reached the Venezuelan women with 37 points, 24 points and Peru Uruguay 7 points.
100 - meter race women
Final: November 1
200 - meter race women
Final: November 4
400 - meter race women
Final: November 1
800 - meter race women
Final: November 3
1500 - meter race women
Final: October 31
100 - meter hurdles women
Final: November 2
4 x 100 meters relay women
Final: November 2
4 x 400 meters relay women
Final: November 4
High Jump Women
Final: November 1
Long Jump Women
Final: November 3
Shot Put Women
Final: November 2
Discus Throw Women
Final: November 2
Javelin Women
Final: October 31
Pentathlon Women
October 31 and November 1