Athletics at the 2010 South American Games – Women's 800 metres

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
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The Women's 800m event at the 2010 South American Games was held on March 21 at 18:05.

Medalists[]

Gold	Silver	Bronze
Brazil	Brazil	Argentina

Records[]

Standing records prior to the 2010 South American Games
World record	Jarmila Kratochvílová	Czechoslovakia	1:53.28	Munich, Germany	26 July 1983
World Leading		Australia	2:04.26	Hobart, Australia	12 February 2010
South American record	Letitia Vriesde	Suriname	1:56.68	Gothenburg, Sweden	13 August 1995
South American U23 record	Luciana de Paula Mendes	Brazil	2:00.37	La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland	8 August 1993

Results[]

Results were published.^[1][2][3]

Rank	Athlete	Nationality	Result	Notes
		Brazil	2:09.72
		Brazil	2:10.98
		Argentina	2:11.58	SB
4		Colombia	2:14.91
5		Netherlands Antilles	2:15.66	†
–		Bolivia	DSQ	‡

^†: Not eligible for the South American Under-23 Championships.
^‡: 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	(BRA)
600m	1:37.25	(BRA)

See also[]

• 2010 South American Under-23 Championships in Athletics

References[]

External links[]

• Report