These are the results of the

1997 South American Championships in Athletics The 1997 South American Championships in Athletics were held in Mar del Plata, Argentina Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Argentina), is a country in the southern half of South America. Argentina ...

which took place at the Estadio Municipal Teodoro Bronzini 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 ...

, on 4, 5 and 6 April.Detailed results
(p 338–345)

Men's results

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

Women's results

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

References

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