The event was held at the Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos in Santiago, Chile.

[2][3][4][5] A total of 29 games records (GR),[5] (at least) 7 national records (NR), and 11 world leading marks (best mark worldwide in the current season, WL) were set.

This raised the calibre of the competition to an elite South American event, which paralleled the status of other continental multi-sport events, such as the Asian Games and All-Africa Games.

[5] Men's discus thrower Rodolfo Casanova of Uruguay gave the sole positive doping test in the athletics events and he was banned for two years.

[59] *   Host nation (Chile)Team scores were published.