| 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 Javelin Throw event at the 2010 South American Games was held on March 23 at 17:00.
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| María Lucelly Murillo | Katryna Subeldía | Rafaela Gonçalves |
| Standing records prior to the 2010 South American Games | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record | Barbora Špotáková | 72.28m | Stuttgart, Germany | 13 September 2008 | |
| World Leading | Mariya Abakumova | 68.31m | Adler, Russia | 25 February 2010 | |
| South American record | Sabina Moya | 62.62m | Guatemala City, Guatemala | 12 May 2002 | |
| South American U23 record | Sabina Moya | 58.81m | Bogotá, Colombia | 25 June 1999 | |
Results were published. [1] [2] [3]
| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Attempt | Best Result | Notes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |||||
| María Lucelly Murillo | x | 56.08 | 51.81 | 50.87 | x | – | 56.08 | |||
| Katryna Subeldía | 47.41 | 49.36 | 52.27 | 49.29 | 50.43 | x | 52.27 | |||
| Rafaela Gonçalves | 48.15 | 50.11 | 46.28 | 41.46 | 47.64 | x | 50.11 | |||
| 4 | Flor Ruiz | 48.65 | 49.08 | x | x | x | x | 49.08 | ||
| 5 | María Paz Ríos | 39.25 | 43.14 | 44.11 | x | 41.60 | x | 44.11 | ||
| 6 | Madelaine Santa Cruz | 32.95 | 33.87 | 35.59 | – | – | – | 35.59 | ||