| 1969 South American Championships in Athletics | |
| Host City: | Quito, Ecuador |
| Dates: | 4–12 October |
| Previous: | Buenos Aires 1967 |
| Next: | Lima 1971 |
The 1969 South American Championships in Athletics were held in Quito, Ecuador, between 4 and 12 October.
| 100 metres | Iván Moreno | 10.6A | Fernando Acevedo | 10.6A | Andrés Calonge | 10.7A | |
| 200 metres | Iván Moreno | 20.9A =CR | Fernando Acevedo | 21.0A | Andrés Calonge | 21.1A | |
| 400 metres | Andrés Calonge | 46.9A | Raúl Dome | 47.6A | José Rabaça | 47.9A | |
| 800 metres | Jorge Grosser | 1:54.1A | Darcy Pereira | 1:55.5A | Roberto Salmona | 1:55.9A | |
| 1500 metres | Jorge Grosser | 4:04.7A | Roberto Salmona | 4:06.5A | Clelio Jacome | 4:08.5A | |
| 5000 metres | Víctor Mora | 15:36.6A | Clelio Jacome | 15:41.4A | José Ramírez | 15:49.3A | |
| 10000 metres | Víctor Mora | 32:27.2A | Mario Cutropia | 32:28.6A | José Ramírez | 32:41.0A | |
| Marathon | Pedro Cárdenas | 2:36:36A | José Ramírez | 2:43:41A | Mario Cutropia | 2:46:56A | |
| 3000 metres steeplechase | Jorge Grosser | 9:51.2A | Víctor Mora | 9:53.2A | Rafael Baracaldo | 9:53.2A | |
| 110 metres hurdles | Patricio Saavedra | 14.6A | Alfredo Deza | 14.6A | Enrique Rendón | 14.7A | |
| 400 metres hurdles | Juan Carlos Dyrzka | 52.0A | Jorge Vallecilla | 52.7A | Santiago Gordon | 52.8A | |
| 4 × 100 metres relay | Pedro Grajales Arquímides Mina Jimmy Sierra Wenceslao Ferrín Sr. | 40.2A CR | Fernando Acevedo Jorge Alemán Vela Roberto Lay Su | 40.7A | Einar Erlandsen Iván Moreno Patricio Saavedra Juan Santiago Gordón | 40.7A | |
| 4 × 400 metres relay | Andrés Calonge Juan Carlos Dyrzka Carlos Bertotti José Luis Amatti | 3:12.3A CR | José Rabaca Darcy Pereira Napoleão Menezes Juradir Ienne | 3:13.2A | Fernando Acevedo Jorge Alemán Rosales Alfredo Deza | 3:13.7A | |
| High jump | Luis Arbulú | 2.00A =CR | Luis Barrionuevo José Dalmastro | 1.95A | |||
| Pole vault | Daniel Argoitía | 4.40A CR | Ciro Valdés | 4.10A | Augusto León Piqueras | 3.70A | |
| Long jump | Admilson Chitarra | 7.60A CR | Iván Moreno | 7.54A | Eduardo Labalta | 7.21A | |
| Triple jump | Nelson Prudêncio | 16.34A CR | Joel Dias | 14.80A | Ariel González | 14.65A | |
| Shot put | José Jacques | 16.88A CR | Mario Peretti | 15.65A | Juan Turri | 15.64A | |
| Discus throw | Dagoberto González | 51.66A | José Jacques | 50.88A | Gustavo Gutiérrez | 50.64A | |
| Hammer throw | José Vallejo | 61.58A CR | Celso de Moraes | 56.50A | Darwin Piñeyrúa | 56.48A | |
| Javelin throw | Rolf Hoppe | 69.76A CR | Paulo de Faría | 63.50A | Jorge Peña | 62.98A | |
| Decathlon | Héctor Thomas | 6720A | Paulo Matschinske | 6124A | Arno Lagies | 5948A |
| 100 metres | Silvina Pereira | 11.7A CR | Josefa Vicent | 11.9A | María Luisa Vilca | 12.3A | |
| 200 metres | Silvina Pereira | 24.0A CR | Josefa Vicent | 24.6A | Cristina Filgueira | 25.0A | |
| 400 metres | Josefa Vicent | 56.1A CR | Melania Fontanarrosa | 57.4A | Cristina Filgueira | 57.5A | |
| 800 metres | Melania Fontanarrosa | 2:17.8A | Nilda Fernández | 2:18.4A | Lourdes Vega | 2:32.3A | |
| 80 metres hurdles | Carlota Ulloa | 11.0A CR | Graciela Paviotti | 11.4A | Ana Udini | 11.4A | |
| 4 × 100 metres relay | Aída dos Santos Silvina Pereira Gloria Ferraz Elisabeth Nunes | 46.0A CR | Liliana Cragno Cristina Filgueira Alicia Kaufmanas Alicia Masuccio | 47.0A | Gloria González Silvia Kinzel Aurora Saez Sara Montecinos | 48.6A | |
| High jump | Maria da Conceição | 1.70A CR | Aída dos Santos | 1.60A | Patricia Montero Ana Udini | 1.55A | |
| Long jump | Silvina Pereira | 5.85A | Alicia Kaufmanas | 5.70A | Ana Akiko Omote | 5.61A | |
| Shot put | Rosa Molina | 13.30A | Neide Gomes | 13.02A | Maria Boso | 12.68A | |
| Discus throw | Odete Domingos | 42.92A | Gladys Ortega | 41.92A | Isolina Vergara | 40.48A | |
| Javelin throw | Rosa Molina | 45.52A | Flor Umaña | 43.74A | Kiyomi Nakagawa | 41.02A | |
| Pentathlon | Aída dos Santos | 4422A CR | Elisabeth Nunes | 4234A | Carlota Ulloa | 4107A |
A = affected by altitude