| 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 High Jump event at the 2010 South American Games was held on March 23 at 17:15.
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Valdileia Martins | Lais da Silva | Sara Muñoz |
| Standing records prior to the 2010 South American Games | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record | Stefka Kostadinova | 2.09m | Rome, Italy | 30 August 1987 | |
| World Leading | Lesyanis Mayor | 1.93m | Havana, Cuba | 11 February 2010 | |
| South American record | Solange Witteveen | 1.96m | Oristano, Italy | 8 September 1997 | |
| South American U23 record | Solange Witteveen | 1.96m | Oristano, Italy | 8 September 1997 | |
Results were published. [1] [2] [3]
| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Attempt | Best Result | Notes | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.55 | 1.60 | 1.65 | 1.68 | 1.71 | 1.74 | 1.77 | 1.80 | 1.83 | 1.85 | |||||
| Valdileia Martins | – | – | o | o | xo | o | o | o | xxo | xxx | 1.83 | |||
| Lais da Silva | – | o | o | – | o | xo | xxo | xxx | 1.77 | |||||
| Sara Muñoz | – | – | o | – | o | xo | xxx | 1.74 | ||||||
| 4 | Florencia Vergara | – | o | o | – | xo | xxx | 1.71 | ||||||
| 5 | Gabriela Saravia | | – | o | xxx | 1.60 | ||||||||