| Athletics at the 2010 South American Games | ||
|---|---|---|
| | ||
| Track events | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| 800 m | men | women |
| 1500 m | men | women |
| 5000 m | men | women |
| 10,000 m | men | women |
| 100 m hurdles | women | |
| 110 m hurdles | men | |
| 400 m hurdles | men | women |
| 3000 m steeplechase | men | women |
| 4×100 m relay | men | women |
| 4×400 m relay | men | women |
| Field events | ||
| Long jump | men | women |
| Triple jump | men | women |
| High jump | men | women |
| Pole vault | men | women |
| Shot put | men | women |
| Discus throw | men | women |
| Javelin throw | men | women |
| Hammer throw | men | women |
| Combined events | ||
| Heptathlon | women | |
| Decathlon | men | |
The Women's 5,000m event at the 2010 South American Games was held on March 22 at 17:45.
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Tatiele de Carvalho | Aura Rojas | Charo Inga |
| Standing records prior to the 2010 South American Games | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record | Tirunesh Dibaba | 14:11.15 | Oslo, Norway | 6 June 2008 | |
| World Leading | Mary Cullen | 15:27.75 | Melbourne, Australia | 4 March 2010 | |
| South American record | Carmem de Oliveira | 15:22.01 | Hechtel, Belgium | 31 July 1993 | |
| South American U23 record | Erika Alejandra Olivera | 15:52.27 | Mar del Plata, Argentina | 6 April 1997 | |
Results were published. [1] [2] [3]
| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tatiele de Carvalho | 17:13.53 | |||
| Aura Rojas | 17:35.45 | SB | ||
| Charo Inga | | 17:49.41 | ||
| 4 | Dina Cid | 18:37.68 | ||
| 5 | Drielle Severiano | 18:50.79 | ||
| – | Karina Villazana | | DSQ | † |
†: Karina Villazana from
Perú was initially 2nd in 17:24.31, but was disqualified, because being tested positive for cocaine abuse. [4]
Intermediate times:
| 1000m | 3:17.41 | Charo Inga | |
| 2000m | 6:45.21 | Charo Inga | |
| 3000m | 10:18.66 | Charo Inga | |
| 4000m | 14:00.72 | Karina Villazana | |