| 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 1,500m event at the 2010 South American Games was held on March 23 at 18:40.
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Evangelina Thomas | Rocío Huillca | Jenifer Silva |
| Standing records prior to the 2010 South American Games | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record | Yunxia Qu | 3:50.46 | Beijing, China | 11 September 1993 | |
| World Leading | Kaila McKnight | 4:13.97 | Newcastle, Australia | 6 February 2010 | |
| South American record | Letitia Vriesde | 4:05.67 | Tokyo, Japan | 31 August 1991 | |
| South American U23 record | Yessica Quispe | | 4:13.53 | Lima, Peru | 16 October 2004 |
Results were published. [1] [2] [3]
| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evangelina Thomas | 4:38.07 | |||
| Rocío Huillca | | 4:40.39 | ||
| Jenifer Silva | 4:40.90 | |||
| 4 | Charo Inga | | 4:46.20 | |
| 5 | Dina Cid | 4:47.90 | ||
| 6 | Geisiane de Lima | 4:48.82 | ||
| 7 | Wendy Guavita | 5:02.43 | ||
| 8 | Vanessa Philbert | 5:08.57 | † | |
†: Not eligible for the South American Under-23 Championships.
Intermediate times:
| 400m | 1:16.13 | |
| 800m | 2:37.09 | |
| 1200m | 3:49.44 | |