1997 South American Championships in Athletics – Results

These are the results of the 1997 South American Championships in Athletics which took place at the Estadio Municipal Teodoro Bronzini in Mar del Plata, Argentina, on 4, 5 and 6 April.

100 metres
Heats – 4 April Wind: Heat 1: +2.1 m/s, Heat 2: +6.6 m/s Final – 4 April Wind:+2.0 m/s

200 metres
Heats – 5 April Wind: Heat 1: +2.5 m/s, Heat 2: -2.2 m/s Final – 6 April Wind:-4.2 m/s

400 metres
Heats – 4 April Final – 4 April

800 metres
6 April

1500 metres
4 April

5000 metres
6 April

10,000 metres
4 April

110 metres hurdles
4 April Wind: +3.8 m/s

400 metres hurdles
6 April

3000 metres steeplechase
5 April

4 × 100 metres relay
5 April

4 × 400 metres relay
6 April

20,000 metres walk
5 April

High jump
5 April

Pole vault
4 April

Long jump
4 April

Triple jump
6 April

Shot put
4 April

Discus throw
6 April

Hammer throw
4 April

Javelin throw
5 April

Decathlon
4–5 April {{legend|#F2F5A9|The highest mark recorded in each event is highlighted in yellow|border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}}

100 metres
4 April Wind: +4.5 m/s

200 metres
6 April Wind: -0.8 m/s

400 metres
4 April

800 metres
Heats – 5 April Final – 6 April

1500 metres
4 April

5000 metres
6 April

10,000 metres
4 April

100 metres hurdles
4 April Wind: +8.0 m/s

400 metres hurdles
6 April

4 × 100 metres relay
5 April

4 × 400 metres relay
6 April

10,000 metres walk
5 April

High jump
5 April

Pole vault
6 April

Long jump
4 April

Triple jump
6 April

Shot put
4 April

Discus throw
6 April

Hammer throw
4 April

Javelin throw
4 April

Heptathlon
4–5 April {{legend|#F2F5A9|The highest mark recorded in each event is highlighted in yellow|border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}}