| 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 Long Jump event at the 2010 South American Games was held on March 20 at 17:30.
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Ana Esperança | Munich Tovar | Melissa Valencia |
| Standing records prior to the 2010 South American Games | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record | Galina Chistyakova | 7.52m | Leningrad, Russia | 11 June 1988 | |
| World Leading | Jacinta Boyd | 6.47m | Perth, Australia | 19 February 2010 | |
| South American record | Maurren Higa Maggi | 7.26m | Bogotá, Colombia | 26 June 1999 | |
| South American U23 record | Keila da Silva Costa | 6.63m | São Paulo, Brazil | 17 June 2005 | |
Results were published. [1] [2] [3]
| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Attempt | Best Result | Notes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |||||
| Ana Esperança | 5.80 | x | x | x | 5.99 | x | 5.99 wind: +1.0 m/s | |||
| Munich Tovar | x | 5.78 | 5.87 | 5.58 | 5.97 | 5.77 | 5.97 wind: +2.2 m/s | w | ||
| Melissa Valencia | x | 5.65 | 5.89 | 5.95 | x | 5.96 | 5.96 wind: +1.4 m/s | |||
| 4 | Bianca dos Santos | 5.81 | 5.95 | x | 5.83 | 5.85 | 5.60 | 5.95 wind: -0.1 m/s | ||
| 5 | Meruska Eduarda | x | 5.34 | 5.83 | 5.78 | x | 5.91 | 5.91 wind: +1.5 m/s | NR, † | |
| 6 | Carla Cavero | x | - | 5.28 | 5.38 | 5.68 | 5.74 | 5.74 wind: +2.2 m/s | w | |
| 7 | Feber Hernández | 5.33 | 5.49 | 5.39 | 5.55 | 5.54 | 5.49 | 5.55 wind: +1.4 m/s | ||
| 8 | Diana Paola Sinisterra | 5.36 | 5.29 | 5.30 | 5.42 | 5.16 | x | 5.42 wind: +2.0 m/s | ||
| 9 | Vanesa Karg | 5.19 | 5.17 | 5.18 | 5.19 wind: -0.6 m/s | |||||
†: Not eligible for the South American Under-23 Championships.