| 1989 South American Championships in Athletics | |
| Host City: | Medellín, Colombia |
| Dates: | 5–8 August |
| Previous: | São Paulo 1987 |
| Next: | Manaus 1991 |
The 1989 South American Championships in Athletics were held in Medellín, Colombia, between 5 and 8 August.
| 100 metres (wind: 0.0 m/s) | John Jairo Mena | 10.4A | Florencio Aguilar | 10.4A | Antônio dos Santos Filho | 10.5A | |
| 200 metres | Robson da Silva | 20.44A | Sérgio Menezes | 20.88A | Jesús Malavé | 21.12A | |
| 400 metres | Sérgio Menezes | 45.88A | Wilson Cañizales | 45.91A | Roberto Bortolotto | 46.38A | |
| 800 metres | Pablo Squella | 1:49.19A | Geraldo de Assis | 1:49.29A | Edgar de Oliveira | 1:49.51A | |
| 1500 metres | Edgar de Oliveira | 3:47.7A | José López | 3:47.9A | José Abel Segura | 3:48.9A | |
| 5000 metres | Gerardo de Assis | 14:09.60A | Silvio Salazar | 14:10.58A | Silvio Guerra | 14:11.20A | |
| 10,000 metres | Rolando Vera | 29:28.1A | Gerardo de Assis | 29:55.5A | Silvio Salazar | 30:14.3A | |
| Marathon | Gustavo Paredes | 2:23:42A | Wilson Pérez | 2:23:47A | Fernando Guio | 2:39:44A | |
| 110 metres hurdles (wind: +0.1 m/s) | Pedro Chiamulera | 14.1A | Eliexer Pulgar | 14.1A | Elvis Cedeño | 14.1A | |
| 400 metres hurdles | Pedro Chiamulera | 50.12A | Antônio Dias Ferreira | 51.26A | Antonio Smith | 51.32A | |
| 3000 metres steeplechase | Adauto Domingues | 8:49.2A | Carlos Ravani | 8:53.9A | Ricardo Vera | 8:57.5A | |
| 4 × 100 metres relay | Fernando Botasso Carlos de Oliveira Arnaldo da Silva Antônio Filho | 39.84A | Robinson Urrutia Fernando Arroyo Wilson Cañizales John Jairo Mena | 39.87A | Edgar Chourio Reinaldo Santana Mervin Solarte Ángel Tovar | 40.81A | |
| 4 × 400 metres relay | Wilfredo Ferrer Jesús Malavé Rafael Díaz Henry Aguiar | 3:05.76A CR | Roberto Bortolotto Pedro Chiamulera Antônio Ferreira Sidnei de Souza | 3:06.33A | Hernán Hevia Alejandro Krauss Pablo Squella Carlos Morales | 3:06.34A | |
| 20 kilometre road walk | Sérgio Galdino | 1:24:51A | Héctor Moreno | 1:24:56A | Querubín Moreno | 1:28:32A | |
| High jump | Milton Riitano Francisco | 2.15A | Santiago Lozada | 2.09A | José Luís Mendes | 2.03A | |
| Pole vault | Renato Bortolocci | 5.10A | Miguel Saldarriaga | 5.10A | Elson de Souza | 4.90A | |
| Long jump | Luis Lorduy | 7.77A | Ángel Tovar | 7.74A | Olivier Cadier | 7.68A | |
| Triple jump | Sergio Saavedra | 16.86A NR | Abcelvio Rodrigues | 16.48A | Jorge da Silva | 16.38A | |
| Shot put | Gert Weil | 19.98A | Adilson Oliveira | 17.49A | João dos Santos | 16.25A | |
| Discus throw | João dos Santos | 58.00A CR | José Jacques | 52.88A | Gert Weil | 52.36A | |
| Hammer throw | Marcelo Pugliese | 67.00A CR | Andrés Charadia | 65.56A | Pedro Rivail Atílio | 63.34A | |
| Javelin throw | Luis Lucumí | 77.80A CR | Antar Martínez | 67.20A | Luis Carrasco | 65.38A | |
| Decathlon | Martín Badano | 7378A | José de Assis | 7324A | Oscar Veit | 7033A |
| 100 metres (wind: 0.0 m/s) | Amparo Caicedo | 11.3A | Ximena Restrepo | 11.4A | Cleide Amaral | 11.5A |
| 200 metres | Olga Conte | 23.33A CR | Jupira da Graça | 23.44A | Amparo Caicedo | 23.68A |
| 400 metres | Norfalia Carabalí | 52.10A CR | Olga Conte | 53.47A | Claudete Alves Pina | 54.26A |
| 800 metres | Maria Andrade | 2:08.79A | Amparo Alba | 2:08.83A | Célia dos Santos | 2:08.99A |
| 1500 metres | Rita de Jesus | 4:31.6A | Silvana Pereira | 4:32.1A | Janeth Caizalitín | 4:32.9A |
| 3000 metres | Carmem de Oliveira | 9:22.58A CR | Janeth Caizalitín | 9:36.43A | Rita de Jesus | 9:36.95A |
| 10,000 metres | Carmem de Oliveira | 35:08.5A | Sandra Ruales | 35:55.2A | Yolanda Quimbita | 35:55.3A |
| 100 metres hurdles (wind: 0.0 m/s) | Juraciara da Silva | 13.5A | Ana María Comaschi | 13.7A | Arlene Phillips | 13.8A |
| 400 metres hurdles | Liliana Chalá | 57.68A CR | Maribelcy Peña | 60.30A | Joana Caetano | 60.69A |
| 4 × 100 metres relay | Cleide Amaral Jupira da Graca Claudileia dos Santos Rosemarie de Sousa | 44.69A CR | Rosa Segovia Alejandra Quiñones Amparo Caicedo Norfalia Carabalí | 45.26A | Claudia Acerenza Margarita Martirena Soledad Acerenza Inés Justet | 46.61A |
| 4 × 400 metres relay | Rosa Segovia Alejandra Quiñones Maribelcy Peña Norfalia Carabalí | 3:37.0A CR | Maria do Carmo Fialho Jupira da Graça Claudete Pina Rosângela de Souza | 3:37.7A | Claudia Acerenza Margarita Martirena Soledad Acerenza Inés Justet | 3:44.0A |
| 10,000 metres track walk | Miriam Ramón | 50:30.3A CR | Luisa Nivicela | 50:30.3A | Liliana Bermeo | 51:02.4A |
| High jump | Orlane dos Santos | 1.85A | Mônica Lunkmoss | 1.79A | Janeth Lagoyete | 1.70A |
| Long jump | Rita Slompo | 6.22A | Maria de Jesus | 6.05A | Ana María Comaschi | 5.96A |
| Shot put | Marinalva dos Santos | 15.16A CR | Alexandra Amaro | 14.95A | Virginia Salomón | 14.20A |
| Discus throw | Rosana Piovesan | 49.36A | Berta Gómez | 47.54A | Amélia Moreira | 44.54A |
| Javelin throw | Mônica Rocha | 54.94A | Marieta Riera | 54.70A | Sueli dos Santos | 52.78A |
| Heptathlon | Conceição Geremias | 5574A | Zorobabelia Córdoba | 5436A | Joelma Souza | 5271A |
A = affected by altitude