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National Stadium in Santiago, Chile
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Santiago, Chile |
| Main stadium | Estadio Nacional |
| Level | Senior |
| Events | 40 (23 men, 17 women) |
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Athletics events at the 1986 South American Games were held at the Estadio Nacional in Santiago, Chile. A total of 40 events were contested, 23 by men and 17 by women.
Medal winners were published in a book by written Argentinian journalist Ernesto Rodríguez III with support of the Argentine Olympic Committee (Spanish: Comité Olímpico Argentino) under the auspices of the Ministry of Education (Spanish: Ministerio de Educación de la Nación) in collaboration with the Office of Sports (Spanish: Secretaría de Deporte de la Nación). Eduardo Biscayart supplied the list of winners and their results.