The 48th South American Championships in Athletics were held at the Parque de Atletismo Campo Elías Gutiérrez in Cartagena, Colombia, between July 5-7, 2013.

Detailed reports on the championships were given by Eduardo Biscayart.

[5] The results were published by the Federación Colombiana de Atletismo.

[6][7][8][9][10] *   Host nation (Colombia) Brazil won the team trophies in all three categories.

All 13 member federations of CONSUDATLE were participating summing up to about 322 athletes.