| Unofficial South American Championships in Athletics | |
| Size: | 200px |
| Host City: | Buenos Aires, Argentina  |
| Dates: | May 24 - 26, 1918 |
| Nations Participating: | 3 |
| Events: | 17 |
| Level: | Senior |
| Next: | 1919 Montevideo |
Unofficial South American Championships in Athletics were held inBuenos Aires, Argentina on May 24 - 26, 1918. The event was entitled"Campeonato de Iniciación". It was organized by the"Federación Pedestre Argentina", the predecessor of the "Federación AtléticaArgentina" (founded in 1919) and the "Confederación Argentina de Atletismo" (founded in 1954), andwas then representing Argentinian athletics.
In a historical meeting on May 24, 1918, in the "salón de honor" (hall of fame) of thenewspaper "La Razón", its director, Eloy María Prieto, together with Leopoldo Falconi, Carlos Fanta and Alfredo Betteley, representatives from Chile, andDr. Francisco Ghigliani, representative from Uruguay, decided the foundation of the ConfederaciónSudamericana de Atletismo nowadays known as ConSudAtle.
Medal winners are published.
| 100 metres | 12.0 | ||||||
| 200 metres | 24.2 | ||||||
| 400 metres | 53.0 | ||||||
| 800 metres | 2:14.0 | ||||||
| 1 Mile | 4:37.8 | ||||||
| Marathon | 3:28:04 | ||||||
| 200 metres hurdles | 30.8 | ||||||
| 400 metres hurdles | |||||||
| High jump | | 1.70 | |||||
| Standing high jump | 1.45 | 1.45 | 1.45 | ||||
| Pole vault | 3.15 | 3.10 | 3.10 | ||||
| Long jump | 5.95 | 5.89 | 5.78 | ||||
| Standing long jump | 2.905 | 2.89 | 2.81 | ||||
| Shot put | 11.83 | 11.65 | 11.35 | ||||
| Discus throw | 30.29 | 29.93 | 29.57 | ||||
| Hammer throw | 26.70 | 25.40 | 20.57 | ||||
| 4×400 metres relay |