Americas Continental championships · since 1919 
Montevideo, Uruguay 19–27 Apr 1958
1958 South American Champs
Montevideo, Uruguay 19–27 Apr 1958- events
- 31
- medals awarded
- 97
- nations on the podium
- 6
- world records
- 0
Podiums
200m
400m
800m
1500m
5000m
10,000m
Half marathon
3000m steeplechase
110m hurdles
400m hurdles
High jump
Pole vault
Long jump
Triple jump
Shot put
Discus throw
Hammer throw
Javelin throw
Decathlon
4x100m
4x400m
Medal table
6 nations · 97 medals| # | Nation | Total | Share | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Brazil BRA | 13 | 15 | 10 | 38 | |
| 2 |  Chile CHI | 8 | 5 | 8 | 21 | |
| 3 |  Argentina ARG | 7 | 8 | 16 | 31 | |
| 4 |  Peru PER | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| 5 | Uruguay URU | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 6 |  Colombia COL | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Records set
10 CR- CR= Jose Da Conceicao 100m · Men 10.5
- CR Ramon Sandoval 1500m · Men 3:47.5
- CR Osvaldo Suarez 5000m · Men 14:26.1
- CR= Jose Infante Pole vault · Men 4.00
- CR Enrique Helf Shot put · Men 15.41
- CR Hernan Haddad Discus throw · Men 49.10
- CR Alejandro Diaz Hammer throw · Men 54.45
- CR= Martha Huby 200m · Women 25.5
- CR Isabel Avellan Shot put · Women 12.69
- CR Isabel Avellan Discus throw · Women 44.57
