South America South America is a continent entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere at the northern tip of the continent. It can also be described as the southe ...

n records in

athletics Athletics may refer to: Sports * Sport of athletics, a collection of sporting events that involve competitive running, jumping, throwing, and walking ** Track and field, a sub-category of the above sport * Athletics (physical culture), competi ...

are the best marks set in an event by an athlete who competes for a member nation of the

CONSUDATLE Atletismo Sudamericano (''South American Athletics''), formerly CONSUDATLE (Spanish: Confederación Sudamericana de Atletismo; ''South American Athletics Confederation''), is the continental confederation governing body of athletics for national ...

. The organisation is responsible for ratification and it analyses each record before approving it. Records may be set in any continent and at any competition, providing that the correct measures are in place (such as wind-gauges) to allow for a verifiable and legal mark.

Outdoor

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to longer distance
h = hand timing
NWI = no wind reading
at = automatic timing
X = unratified due to doping violation
A = affected by altitude
a = aided road course according to IAAF rule 260.28
# = not officially ratified by CONSUDATLE and IAAF

Men

Women

Mixed

Indoor

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Women

Notes

References

;General *CONSUDATL
South American Records
''28 September 2022 updated'' ;Specific

External links

*World Athletics
South American Records
{{National records in athletics