These are the results of the 1987 South American Championships in Athletics which took place at the Estádio Ícaro de Castro Melo in São Paulo, Brazil, between 8 and 11 October.
Men's results.
100 metres.
Heats – 8 October<br>Wind:<br>Heat 1: -1.7 m/s, Heat 2: 0.0 m/s
Final – 9 October<br><br>Wind: 0.0 m/s
200 metres.
Heats – 10 October<br>Wind:<br>Heat 1: +0.2 m/s, Heat 2: -0.7 m/s
Final – 11 October<br><br>Wind: -0.6 m/s
400 metres.
Heats – 10 October
Final – 11 October
800 metres.
Heats – 10 October
Final – 11 October
1500 metres.
9 October
5000 metres.
8 October
10,000 metres.
9 October
Marathon.
11 October
110 metres hurdles.
11 October<br>Wind: -0.8 m/s
400 metres hurdles.
9 October
3000 metres steeplchase.
10 October
4 × 100 metres relay.
11 October
4 × 400 metres relay.
9 October
20 kilometres walk.
10 October
High jump.
11 October
Pole vault.
10 October
Long jump.
9 October
Triple jump.
8 October
Shot put.
9 October
Discus throw.
10 October
Hammer throw.
8 October
Javelin throw.
11 October
Decathlon.
8–9 October
Women's results.
100 metres.
Heats – 10 October<br>Wind:<br>Heat 1: -0.2 m/s, Heat 2: 0.0 m/s
Final – 11 October<br><br>Wind: 0.0 m/s
200 metres.
Heats – 8 October<br>Wind:<br>Heat 1: -0.1 m/s, Heat 2: -1.3 m/s
Final – 9 October<br><br>Wind: +0.9 m/s
400 metres.
11 October
800 metres.
11 October
1500 metres.
8 October
3000 metres.
11 October
10,000 metres.
8 October
100 metres hurdles.
11 October<br>Wind: -0.3 m/s
400 metres hurdles.
9 October
4 × 100 metres relay.
11 October
4 × 400 metres relay.
9 October
High jump.
8 October
Long jump.
10 October
Shot put.
11 October
Discus throw.
9 October
Javelin throw.
8 October
Heptathlon.
10–11 October