| 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 Hammer Throw event at the 2010 South American Games was held on March 20 at 17:00.
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Andressa de Morais | Carla Michel | Dukina Freytters |
| Standing records prior to the 2010 South American Games | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record | Anita Włodarczyk | 77.96m | Berlin, Germany | 22 August 2009 | |
| World Leading | Tatyana Lysenko | 75.66m | Adler, Russia | 25 February 2010 | |
| South American record | Jennifer Dahlgren | 72.94m | Athens, Greece | 13 April 2007 | |
| South American U23 record | Jennifer Dahlgren | 72.01m | Greensboro, United States | 27 May 2006 | |
Results were published. [1] [2] [3]
| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Attempt | Best Result | Notes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |||||
| Andressa de Morais | 51.01 | 54.57 | x | x | 53.64 | 55.95 | 55.95 | |||
| Carla Michel | 55.24 | x | x | 52.98 | x | 55.42 | 55.42 | |||
| Dukina Freytters | 54.79 | 55.13 | x | 55.38 | 54.08 | 53.06 | 55.38 | |||
| 4 | Valeria Chiliquinga | 51.42 | 52.72 | x | x | x | 46.16 | 52.72 | ||
| 5 | Zuleyma Mina | x | x | x | x | x | 51.48 | 51.48 | ||
| 6 | Fátima Ramos | | x | 48.16 | 50.24 | 51.12 | 49.16 | 50.60 | 51.12 | NR |
| 7 | Julia Núñez | 50.30 | x | 50.70 | x | x | 49.09 | 50.70 | ||
| 8 | Tatiana Martínez | x | 41.53 | 46.50 | x | 45.86 | 44.38 | 46.50 | ||