| 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 800m event at the 2010 South American Games was held on March 21 at 18:05.
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Jessica dos Santos | Geisiane de Lima | Evangelina Thomas |
| Standing records prior to the 2010 South American Games | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record | Jarmila Kratochvílová | 1:53.28 | Munich, Germany | 26 July 1983 | |
| World Leading | Holly Noack | 2:04.26 | Hobart, Australia | 12 February 2010 | |
| South American record | Letitia Vriesde | 1:56.68 | Gothenburg, Sweden | 13 August 1995 | |
| South American U23 record | Luciana de Paula Mendes | 2:00.37 | La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland | 8 August 1993 | |
Results were published. [1] [2] [3]
| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jessica dos Santos | 2:09.72 | |||
| Geisiane de Lima | 2:10.98 | |||
| Evangelina Thomas | 2:11.58 | SB | ||
| 4 | Rosa Escobar | 2:14.91 | ||
| 5 | Vanessa Philbert | 2:15.66 | † | |
| – | Alison Sánchez | DSQ | ‡ | |
†: Not eligible for the South American Under-23 Championships.
‡: Alison Sánchez from
Bolivia was initially 6th in 2:17.27, but was disqualified, because she was tested positive for nandrolone. [4]
Intermediate times:
| 400m | 1:03.59 | |
| 600m | 1:37.25 | |