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 ...
competitions have been held at the quadrennial
South American Games
The South American Games (also known as ODESUR Games; Spanish: ''Juegos Suramericanos''; Portuguese: ''Jogos Sul-Americanos''), formerly the Southern Cross Games (Spanish: ''Juegos Cruz del Sur'') is a regional multi-sport event held between nati ...
since the inaugural edition of the Southern Cross Games in
1978 in
La Paz,
Bolivia.
Editions
Medals
Medal winners for the South American Games were published in a book by written Argentinian journalist Ernesto Rodríguez III with support of the Argentine Olympic Committee (Spanish: ''Comité Olímpico Argentino'') under the auspices of the Ministry of Education (Spanish:'' Ministerio de Educación de la Nación'') in collaboration with the Office of Sports (Spanish: ''Secretaría de Deporte de la Nación'').
Eduardo Biscayart supplied the list of winners in athletics and their results.
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See also
List of South American Games records in athletics
The South American Games is a quadrennial event which began in 1978. The Games records in athletics are set by athletes who are representing one of the
ODESUR's member federations. The following list of records is assembled
from different sour ...
External links
Athletics gold medallists from 1978–2002 South American Games
References
{{South American athletics championships
South American Games
The South American Games (also known as ODESUR Games; Spanish: ''Juegos Suramericanos''; Portuguese: ''Jogos Sul-Americanos''), formerly the Southern Cross Games (Spanish: ''Juegos Cruz del Sur'') is a regional multi-sport event held between nati ...
South American Games
The South American Games (also known as ODESUR Games; Spanish: ''Juegos Suramericanos''; Portuguese: ''Jogos Sul-Americanos''), formerly the Southern Cross Games (Spanish: ''Juegos Cruz del Sur'') is a regional multi-sport event held between nati ...
Sports at the South American Games