Athletics at the 2018 South American Games

There were 45 athletics events at the 2018 South American Games in Cochabamba, Bolivia. 23 for men and 22 for women. The events were held between June 5 and 8 at the Estadio de Atletismo GAMC.

The winner of each individual event qualifies for the 2019 Pan American Games, granted their NOC enters them into the competition.

Participating nations

 * 🇦🇷 (24)
 * (1)
 * 🇧🇴 (58)
 * 🇧🇷 (36)
 * (28)
 * 🇨🇴 (41)
 * 🇪🇨 (22)
 * 🇬🇾 (4)
 * 🇵🇦 (7)
 * (12)
 * 🇵🇪 (27)
 * 🇸🇷 (2)
 * (7)
 * 🇻🇪 (26)