| Unofficial South American Championships in Athletics | |
| Size: | 200px |
| Host City: | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil  |
| Events: | 22 |
| Level: | Senior |
| Previous: | 1918 Santiago |
| Next: | 1924 Buenos Aires |
Unofficial South American Championships in Athletics were held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in 1922. They were part of the "Jogos Olímpicos Latino-Americanos" held in celebration of the 100th anniversary of Brazilian independence under the patronage of the IOC.
Medal winners are published.
| 100 metres | 11.2 | 11.4 | |||||
| 200 metres | |||||||
| 400 metres | 50.6 | 50.8 | |||||
| 800 metres | 2:05.2 | 2:06.8 | |||||
| 1500 metres | 4:05.6 | 4:06.2 | |||||
| 3000 metres | 9:08.8 | ||||||
| 5000 metres | 16:06.6 | 16:10.8 | |||||
| 10,000 metres | 33:17.0 | ||||||
| Marathon | |||||||
| 110 metres hurdles | 16.0 | ||||||
| 400 metres hurdles | 56.8 | ||||||
| High jump | 1.815 | 1.815 | 1.75 | ||||
| Pole vault | 3.40 | 3.40 | 3.30 | ||||
| Long jump | 6.695 | 6.49 | 6.455 | ||||
| Shot put | 12.275 | 12.175 | 11.835 | ||||
| Discus throw | 39.25 | 39.14 | 38.14 | ||||
| Hammer throw | 41.29 | 39.24 | 36.35 | ||||
| Javelin throw | 56.885 | 50.30 | 44.76 | ||||
| Pentathlon | | ||||||
| 4 × 100 metres relay | 44.0 | 45.2 | |||||
| 4 × 400 metres relay | |||||||
| Cross country 10,000 metres | 34:56.6 |