The 1997

South American Championships in Athletics The South American Championships in Athletics is a biennial athletics event organized by CONSUDATLE. The first edition in 1919 was competed between only two countries (Chile and Uruguay), but it has since expanded and has generally been held every t ...

were held in

Mar del Plata Mar del Plata is a city on the coast of the Atlantic Ocean, in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. It is the seat of General Pueyrredón district. Mar del Plata is the second largest city in Buenos Aires Province. The name "Mar del Plata" is a s ...

Argentina Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Argentina), is a country in the southern half of South America. Argentina covers an area of , making it the second-largest country in South America after Brazil, th ...

between 4 and 6 April.

Medal summary

Men's events

Women's events

Medal table

External links

Men Results
– GBR Athletics

– GBR Athletics {{South American athletics championships S South American Championships in Athletics 1997 in South American sport International athletics competitions hosted by Argentina 1997 in Argentine sport