| 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 10,000m event at the 2010 South American Games was held in March 20 at 17:15. The competition was not part of the South American Games, because the minimum number of 4 participating nations was not reached, but counted only for the South American Under-23 Championships. [1]
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Yoni Ninahuaman | Aura Rojas |
| Standing records prior to the 2010 South American Games | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record | Wang Junxia | 29:31.78 | Beijing, China | 8 September 1993 | |
| World Leading | Andrea Woodvine | 33:29.90 | Tauranga, New Zealand | 6 January 2010 | |
| South American record | Carmem de Oliveira | 31:47.76 | Stuttgart, Germany | 21 August 1993 | |
| South American U23 record | Erika Alejandra Olivera | 33:23.12 | Concepción, Chile | 30 November 1996 | |
Results were published. [2] [3] [4]
| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yoni Ninahuaman | | 37:09.92 | ||
| Aura Rojas | 37:26.67 | |||
| – | Ana Brandão | DNF | ||
| – | Nayara Chagas | DNF | ||
| – | Karina Villazana | | DSQ | † |
†: Karina Villazana from
Perú was initially 1st in 36:48.53, but was disqualified, because being tested positive for cocaine abuse. [5]
Intermediate times:
| 1000m | 3:35.29 | Karina Villazana | |
| 2000m | 7:00.94 | Karina Villazana | |
| 3000m | 10:35.41 | Karina Villazana | |
| 4000m | 14:13.28 | Karina Villazana | |
| 5000m | 17:54.23 | Karina Villazana | |
| 6000m | 21:38.33 | Karina Villazana | |
| 7000m | 25:25.04 | Karina Villazana | |
| 8000m | 29:13.62 | Karina Villazana | |
| 9000m | 33:03.77 | Karina Villazana | |