South American records in athletics are the best marks set in an event by an athlete who competes for a member nation of Atletismo Sudamericano. The organisation is responsible for ratification and it analyses each record before approving it. Records may be set on any continent and at any competition, providing that the correct measures are in place (such as wind-gauges) to allow for a verifiable and legal mark.
Key to tables:
+ = en route to longer distance
h = hand timing
NWI = no wind reading
at = automatic timing
X = unratified due to doping violation
A = affected by altitude
a = aided road course according to World Athletics rule 260.28
Event | Record | Athlete | Nationality | Date | Meet | Place | Ref | |
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100 m | 10.91 (-0.2 m/s) | Rosângela Santos | 6 August 2017 | World Championships | London, United Kingdom | [33] | ||
150 m (bend) | 17.50 (+2.0 m/s) | Ana Cláudia Lemos | 31 August 2013 | Amsterdam Open & Flame Games | Amsterdam, Netherlands | [34] | ||
150 m (straight) | 16.75 | Franciela Krasucki | 31 March 2013 | Mano a Mano Challenge | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |||
200 m | 22.47 (+1.4 m/s) | Vitória Cristina Rosa | 19 July 2022 | World Championships | Eugene, Oregon | [35] | ||
300 m | 36.90 | Maria Magnólia Figueiredo | 21 July 1996 | Marietta, United States | [36] | |||
400 m | 49.64 | Ximena Restrepo | 5 August 1992 | Olympic Games | Barcelona, Spain | |||
600 m | 1:25.05 | Luciana Mendes | 3 August 2004 | Naimette-Xhovémont, Belgium | ||||
800 m | 1:56.58 | Letitia Vriesde | 13 August 1995 | World Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | |||
1000 m | 2:32.25 | Letitia Vriesde | 10 September 1991 | ISTAF | Berlin, Germany | |||
1500 m | 4:05.67 | Letitia Vriesde | 31 August 1991 | World Championships | Tokyo, Japan | |||
Mile | 4:27.41 | Joselyn Brea | 21 July 2023 | Herculis | Fontvieille, Monaco | [37] | ||
Mile (road) | 4:45.81 | María Pía Fernandez | 1 October 2023 | World Road Running Championships | Riga, Latvia | [38] | ||
2000 m | 5:50.21 | María Pía Fernández | 12 July 2024 | Herculis | Fontvieille, Monaco | [39] | ||
3000 m | 8:43.26 | Joselyn Brea | 16 July 2023 | Kamila Skolimowska Memorial | Chorzów, Poland | [40] | ||
5000 m | 14:36.59 | Joselyn Brea | 17 May 2024 | Los Angeles Grand Prix | Los Angeles, United States | [41] | ||
5 km (road) | 15:39 | Carmem de Oliveira | 6 June 1992 | Freihofer's Run for Women | Albany, United States | [42] | ||
10000 m | 31:33.07 | Florencia Borelli | 16 March 2024 | The TEN | San Juan Capistrano, United States | [43] | ||
31:16.56 X | Simone Alves da Silva | 3 August 2011 | Troféu Brasil de Atletismo | São Paulo, Brazil | [44] | |||
10 km (road) | 32:03 | Carmem de Oliveira | 4 June 1994 | New York City, United States | ||||
15000 m (track) | 53:43.0 | Chiara Mainetti | 18 June 2022 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||||
15 km (road) | 48:38 | Carmem de Oliveira | 26 February 1994 | Tampa, United States | ||||
10 miles (track) | 57:34.0 | Chiara Mainetti | 18 June 2022 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||||
10 miles (road) | 56:55 | Griselda González | 12 October 1997 | Newry, United Kingdom | ||||
One hour (track) | 16.795 m | Chiara Mainetti | 18 June 2022 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||||
20000 m (track) | 1:11:17.6 | Chiara Mainetti | 18 June 2022 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||||
20 km (road) | 1:06:35 | Gladys Tejeda | 26 March 2016 | World Half Marathon Championships | Cardiff, United Kingdom | [45] | ||
Half marathon | 1:09:31 | Florencia Borelli | 21 August 2022 | South American Half Marathon Championships | Buenos Aires, Argentina | [46] | ||
1:09:31 | Carmem de Oliveira | 13 March 1994 | Lisbon, Portugal | |||||
1:04:50 | Leone Justino da Silva | 28 September 2003 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | |||||
25 km (road) | 1:24:56 | Florencia Borelli | 18 February 2024 | Seville Marathon | Seville, Spain | [47] | ||
30 km (road) | 1:41:42 | Florencia Borelli | 18 February 2024 | Seville Marathon | Seville, Spain | [48] | ||
Marathon | 2:24:18 | Florencia Borelli | 18 February 2024 | Seville Marathon | Seville, Spain | [49] | ||
100 km | 7:20:22 # | Maria Venancio | 8 August 1998 | Cubatão, Brazil | ||||
100 m hurdles | 12.49 (+1.3 m/s) | Maribel Caicedo | 23 May 2024 | NCAA Division I West First Rounds | Fayetteville, United States | [50] | ||
200 m hurdles (straight) | 26.12 (-0.2 m/s) | Gianna Woodruff | 4 June 2017 | Boost Boston Games | Boston, United States | [51] | ||
400 m hurdles | 53.69 | Gianna Woodruff | 20 July 2022 | World Championships | Eugene, United States | [52] | ||
2000 m steeplechase | 6:01.47 | Tatiane Raquel da Silva | 18 June 2023 | Czeslaw Cybulski Memorial | Poznań, Poland | [53] | ||
3000 m steeplechase | 9:24.38 | Tatiane Raquel da Silva | 11 June 2022 | British Miler Club International | Watford, United Kingdom | [54] | ||
High jump | 1.96 m | Solange Witteveen | 8 September 1997 | Oristano, Italy | ||||
1.97 m X | Solange Witteveen | 19 May 2001 | South American Championships | Manaus, Brazil | [55] | |||
Pole vault | 4.87 m | Fabiana Murer | 3 July 2016 | Brazilian Championships | São Bernardo do Campo, Brazil | [56] | ||
Long jump | 7.26 m (+1.8 m/s) | Maurren Maggi | 26 June 1999 | Bogotá, Colombia | ||||
Triple jump | 15.67 m (+0.7 m/s) | Yulimar Rojas | 1 August 2021 | Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan | [57] | ||
Shot put | 19.30 m | Elisângela Adriano | 14 July 2001 | Tunja, Colombia | ||||
Discus throw | 65.98 m | Andressa de Morais | 6 August 2019 | Pan American Games | Lima, Peru | [58] | ||
Hammer throw | 73.74 m | Jennifer Dahlgren | 10 April 2010 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | [59] | |||
Javelin throw | 66.70 m | Flor Ruiz | 12 May 2024 | Ibero-American Championships | Cuiabá, Brazil | [60] | ||
Weight throw | 22.48 m | Jennifer Dahlgren | 5 February 2006 | Gainesville, United States | ||||
Heptathlon | 6386 pts | Martha Araújo | 8–9 August 2024 | Olympic Games | Paris, France | [61] | ||
Decathlon | 6570 pts # | Andrea Bordalejo | 27–28 November 2004 | Rosario, Argentina | ||||
(100 m), (discus), (pole vault), (javelin), (400 m) / (100 m hurdles), (long jump), (shot put), (high jump), (1500 m) | ||||||||
5000 m walk (track) | 21:30.33 | Sandra Arenas | 5 March 2023 | Victorian Track & Field Championships | Melbourne, Australia | [62] | ||
5 km walk (road) | 21:35 | Kimberly García | 1 August 2024 | Olympic Games | Paris, France | [63] | ||
21:16 | Glenda Morejón | 15 April 2017 | National Racewalking Championships | Sucúa, Ecuador | [64] | |||
10000 m walk (track) | 42:02.99 | Sandra Arenas | 25 August 2018 | Ibero-American Championships | Trujillo, Peru | [65] | ||
10 km walk (road) | 42:58 | Glenda Morejón | 8 June 2019 | Gran Premio Cantones de Marcha | A Coruña, Spain | [66] | ||
15 km walk (road) | 1:05:34 | Érica de Sena | 13 August 2017 | World Championships | London, United Kingdom | [67] | ||
20000 m walk (track) | 1:29:07.5 | Mary Luz Andía | 28 July 2023 | South American Championships | São Paulo, Brazil | [68] | ||
20 km walk (road) | 1:25:29 | Glenda Morejón | 8 June 2019 | Gran Premio Cantones de Marcha | A Coruña, Spain | |||
30 km walk (road) | 2:24:33 | Paola Pérez | 22 October 2017 | Hauppauge, United States | ||||
35 km walk (road) | 2:37:44 | Kimberly García | 25 March 2023 | Dudinská Päťdesiatka | Dudince, Slovakia | [69] | ||
50 km walk (road) | 4:11:12 | Johana Ordóñez | 11 August 2019 | Pan American Games | Lima, Peru | [70] | ||
4×100 m relay | 42.29 | Evelyn dos Santos Ana Claudia Silva Franciela Krasucki Rosângela Santos | 18 August 2013 | World Championships | Moscow, Russia | [71] | ||
4×200 m relay | 1:35.91 | Virginia Villalba Anahí Suárez Marizol Landázuri Ángela Tenorio | 12 May 2019 | World Relays | Yokohama, Japan | [72] | ||
Sprint medley relay (1,1,2,4) | 1:42.36 | Jasmine Abrams (100 m) Chante Moore (100 m) Shenika King (200 m) Jenea McCammon (400 m) | 28 April 2018 | Penn Relays | Philadelphia, United States | [73] | ||
4×400 m relay | 3:26.68 | BM&F Bovespa Geisa Aparecida Coutinho Bárbara de Oliveira Joelma Sousa Jailma de Lima | 7 August 2011 | Troféu Brasil de Atletismo | São Paulo, Brazil | |||
4×800 m relay | 9:29.10 | C.R. Flamengo Cristiane Barbosa Cintia Fragoso Lorena Oliveira Ana Paula Pereira | 21 December 2000 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | ||||
4 × 1500 m relay | 20:11.0 | Olga Caccaviello Iris Fernández Liliana Angelucci Beatriz Vázquez | 21 August 1977 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||||
Marathon road relay (Ekiden) | 2:32:55 | Ana de Souza (16.59) Maria Lúcia Vieira (37.01) Célia dos Santos (17.08) Rosângela Faria (37.03) Solange de Souza (17.42) Selma dos Reis (27.02) | 18 April 1998 | World Road Relay Championships | Manaus, Brazil | [74] |
Event | Record | Athlete | Nationality | Date | Meet | Place | Ref | |
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50 m | 5.75 | Vicente de Lima | 10 February 2009 | Meeting Pas de Calais | Liévin, France | |||
5.6 | Fernando Acevedo | 28 January 1978 | Böblingen, Germany | |||||
José Bento de Assis Junior | 22 August 1942 | São Paulo, Brazil | ||||||
60 m | 6.52 | José Carlos Moreira | 13 February 2009 | Paris, France | ||||
100 m | 10.42 | Vicente de Lima | 4 February 2006 | Tähtien kisat | Tampere, Finland | [76] | ||
200 m | 20.65 | Robson da Silva | 26 February 1989 | Sindelfingen, Germany | ||||
300 m | 32.19 | Robson da Silva | 24 February 1989 | BW-Bank Meeting | Karlsruhe, Germany | |||
400 m | 46.07 | Jhon Perlaza | 9 March 2019 | NCAA Division I Championships | Birmingham, United States | [77] | ||
500 m | 1:01.35 | Jhon Perlaza | 26 January 2019 | Liberty Kickoff | Lynchburg, United States | [78] | ||
600 m | 1:15.90 | Osmar dos Santos | 31 January 2004 | Boston, United States | ||||
800 m | 1:45.43 | José Luíz Barbosa | 8 March 1989 | Piraeus, Greece | ||||
1000 m | 2:16.99 | Joaquim Cruz | 12 February 1989 | Sparkassen Cup | Stuttgart, Germany | |||
1500 m | 3:39.13 | Thiago André | 8 February 2020 | Copernicus Cup | Toruń, Poland | [79] | ||
Mile | 3:56.26 | Hudson de Souza | 10 February 2001 | Tyson Invitational | Fayetteville, United States | |||
2000 m | 5:09.61 | Federico Bruno | 26 January 2013 | Bordeaux, France | [80] | |||
3000 m | 7:49.46 | Jacinto Navarrete | 10 March 1991 | World Championships | Sevilla, Spain | |||
Two miles | 8:29.0 | Jacinto Navarrete | 22 February 1987 | San Diego, United States | [81] | |||
5000 m | 13:42.54 | Antonio Silio | 20 February 1990 | San Sebastián, Spain | ||||
50 m hurdles | 6.57 | Redelén Melo dos Santos | 28 January 2006 | Groningen, Netherlands | ||||
60 m hurdles | 7.58 | Rafael Pereira | 4 February 2022 | ISTAF Indoor | Berlin, Germany | [82] | ||
Rafael Pereira | 9 February 2022 | Mondeville, France | [83] | |||||
Rafael Pereira | 14 February 2022 | Meeting de l’Eure | Val-de-Reuil, France | [84] | ||||
7.58 | Rafael Pereira | 20 February 2022 | South American Championships | Cochabamba, Bolivia | [85] | |||
7.58 | Rafael Pereira | 20 March 2022 | World Championships | Belgrade, Serbia | [86] | |||
7.58 | Eduardo de Deus | 28 January 2024 | South American Championships | Cochabamba, Bolivia | [87] | |||
High jump | 2.31 m | Thiago Moura | 20 March 2022 | World Championships | Belgrade, Serbia | [88] | ||
Pole vault | 5.95 m | Thiago Braz | 20 March 2022 | World Championships | Belgrade, Serbia | [89] | ||
Long jump | 8.42 m | Irving Saladino | 13 February 2008 | Paiania, Greece | ||||
Triple jump | 17.56 m | Jadel Gregório | 12 March 2006 | World Championships | Moscow, Russia | [90] | ||
Shot put | 22.53 m | Darlan Romani | 19 March 2022 | World Championships | Belgrade, Serbia | [91] | ||
Discus throw | 57.62 m | Mauricio Ortega | 10 February 2017 | ISTAF Indoor | Berlin, Germany | [92] | ||
Heptathlon | 5951 pts | Gonzalo Barroilhet | 14–15 March 2008 | NCAA Indoor Championships | Fayetteville, United States | |||
7.19 (60 m), 7.42 m (long jump), 13.74 m(shot put), 2.02 m (high jump) / 7.98 (60 m hurdles), 5.05 m (pole vault), 2:40.30 (1000 m) | ||||||||
5951 pts | Carlos Chinin | 7–8 February 2014 | Combined Events International Meeting | Tallinn, Estonia | [93] [94] | |||
7.01 (60 m), 7.41 m (long jump), 14.27 m (shot put), 2.01 m (high jump) / 8.01 (60 m hurdles), 4.64 m (pole vault), 2:44.88 (1000 m) | ||||||||
5000 m walk | 19:28.87 | Sérgio Galdino | 13 March 1993 | World Championships | Toronto, Canada | |||
4 × 200 m relay | 1:28.08 | Jeremy Bascom Winston George Ken Nelson Stefan Smith | 27 January 2018 | Dr. Norb Sander Invitational | New York City, United States | [95] | ||
4×400 m relay | 3:10.50 | Claudinei da Silva Osmar dos Santos Flávio Godoy Geraldo Maranhao | 8 March 1997 | World Championships | Paris, France |
Event | Record | Athlete | Nationality | Date | Meet | Place | Ref |
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50 m | 6.31 | Jennifer Inniss | 11 February 1983 | S.F. Examiner Games | Daly City, United States | ||
55 m | 6.76 | Jennifer Inniss | 25 February 1983 | USA Championships | New York City, United States | [96] | |
60 m | 7.14 | Vitória Cristina Rosa | 18 March 2022 | World Championships | Belgrade, Serbia | [97] | |
200 m | 23.02 | Brenessa Thompson | 26 January 2019 | Texas Tech Classic | Lubbock, United States | [98] | |
300 m | 37.09 | Aliyah Abrams | 12 February 2022 | American Track League | Louisville, United States | [99] | |
400 m | 51.57 | Aliyah Abrams | 18 March 2022 | World Championships | Belgrade, Serbia | [100] | |
500 m | 1:09.23 | Aliann Pompey | 5 March 2000 | Boston, United States | |||
600 m | 1:29.75 | Déborah Rodríguez | 26 January 2019 | New Balance Indoor Grand Prix | Boston, United States | [101] | |
800 m | 1:59.21 | Letitia Vriesde | 23 February 1997 | AVIVA Indoor Grand Prix | Birmingham, United Kingdom | ||
1000 m | 2:38.30 | Letitia Vriesde | 25 February 1999 | GE Galan | Stockholm, Sweden | ||
1500 m | 4:12.95 | Fedra Luna | 28 January 2023 | Meeting Internacional Catalunya | Sabadell, Spain | [102] | |
Mile | 4:38.86 | Rolanda Bell | 21 January 2017 | New Balance Games | New York City, United States | [103] | |
3000 m | 8:57.59 | Fedra Luna | 4 February 2023 | Val-de-Reuil, France | |||
5000 m | 16:12.58 | María Elena Calle | 10 March 2000 | NCAA Indoor Championships | Fayetteville, United States | ||
50 m hurdles | 7.1 | Edith Noeding | 28 January 1976 | Munich, Germany | |||
60 m hurdles | 7.91 | Yvette Lewis | 7 March 2014 | World Championships | Sopot, Poland | [104] | |
High jump | 1.94 m | Solange Witteveen | 9 February 2000 | Brno, Czech Republic | |||
Pole vault | 4.83 m | Fabiana Murer | 7 February 2015 | Perche Elite Tour | Nevers, France | [105] | |
Long jump | 6.89 m | Maurren Maggi | 9 March 2008 | World Championships | Valencia, Spain | [106] | |
Triple jump | 15.74 m | Yulimar Rojas | 20 March 2022 | World Championships | Belgrade, Serbia | [107] | |
Shot put | 18.33 m | Elisângela Adriano | 24 February 1999 | Piraeus, Greece | |||
Weight throw | 24.04 m | Jennifer Dahlgren | 10 March 2006 | Fayetteville, United States | |||
Pentathlon | 4292 pts | Vanessa Spínola | 14 February 2016 | European Permit Combined Events Meeting | Tallinn, Estonia | [108] | |
8.81 (60 m hurdles), 1.75 m (high jump), 13.62 m (shot put), 5.87 m (long jump), 2:18.25 (800 m) | |||||||
4295 pts # | Najuma Fletcher | 18 February 1995 | Syracuse, United States | ||||
(55 m hurdles), (high jump), (shot put), (long jump), (800 m) | |||||||
3000 m walk | 13:24.95 | Miriam Ramón | 9 March 1991 | World Championships | Seville, Spain | ||
4 × 200 m relay | 1:40.14 | Shenika King Iana Amsterdam Natricia Hooper Jenea McCammon | 27 January 2018 | Dr. Norb Sander Invitational | New York City, United States | ||
4 × 400 m relay | 3:47.37 | Lucía Sotomayor Mariana Arce Norelia Guasace Cecilia Gómez | 20 February 2022 | South American Championships | Cochabamba, Bolivia | [109] | |
3:33.78 | Atletismo BM & F Coelho Neto Almirao P. dos Santos L. de Oliveira | 24 September 2006 | São Paulo, Brazil |