# Athletics at the 2010 South American Games

The athletics events at the 2010 South American Games (Spanish: IX Juegos Suramericanos) were held from March 20–23 at the Alfonso Galvis Duque Stadium in Medellín, Colombia. The competition also acted at the 4th South American Under-23 Championships. A total of 42 events were contested, 21 by male athletes and 21 by female athletes. The stadium was 1541 metres above sea level, thus some athletes' performances benefited from altitude assistance.
Brazil topped the medal table with 13 golds and 41 medals overall. Hosts Colombia were the next most successful (11 golds and 35 total) while Venezuela and Peru took third and fourth place respectively. Ana Cláudia Lemos Silva provided one of the highlights of the competition, equalling the South American record in the women's 100 metres with a run of 11.17 seconds. Jorge McFarlane of Peru took victory in both the 110 metres hurdles and the long jump, setting championships and Games records in both events, as well as breaking the Peruvian record in the hurdles.
Two Colombian athletes also set new championships and Games records in their events: María Lucelly Murillo set new best marks of 56.08 m in the women's discus throw and Rafith Rodríguez won in Colombian record time in the 800 metres (1:47.20). Other record breaking performances of note included Ana Camila Pirelli's Paraguayan record in heptathlon, although this was only enough for the bronze in the competition.
The 10,000 m gold medallist and 5000 m runner-up Karina Alvarez of Peru was stripped of her medals after failing a drugs test for cocaine. Bolivian 400 m runner Alison Mariana Delfin – who helped win a relay bronze medal – was also later disqualified and banned for two years due to a doping offence.

## Medal summary
### Men

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 100 m (wind: 2.2 m/s) details | Isidro Valencia Colombia | Álvaro Gómez Colombia | Diego Rivas Venezuela |
| 200 m details | Arturo Ramirez Venezuela | Luis Carlos Nuñez Colombia | Rubens Quirino Brazil |
| 400 m details | Omar Longart Venezuela | Hederson Estefani Brazil | Helder Alves Brazil |
| 800 m details | Rafith Rodríguez Colombia | Lutimar Paes Brazil | Diomar Souza Brazil |
| 1500 m details | Ivan Guido Bilbao Chile | Marvin Blanco Venezuela | Mauricio Gonzalez Colombia |
| 5000 m details | Mauricio Gonzalez Colombia | Javier Andres Cabrera Colombia | Victor Pincheira Chile |
| 10,000 m details | Javier Andres Cabrera Colombia | Daniel Silva Brazil | Gilberto Lopes Brazil |
| 110 m hurdles details | Jorge McFarlane Peru | Jolver Lozano Colombia | Javier McFarlane Peru |
| 400 m hurdles details | Juan Pablo Maturana Colombia | Geormi Jaramillo Venezuela | Brayan Ambuila Colombia |
| 3000 m steeplechase details | Marvin Blanco Venezuela | Luis Millan Venezuela | Mauricio Verdugo Chile |
| 20,000 m walk details | Mauricio Jose Sanchez Ecuador | Omar Sierra Colombia | Caio Bonfim Brazil |
| 4 × 100 m relay details | Isidro Valencia Luis Carlos Nunez Álvaro Gómez Diego Vergara Colombia | Omar Longart Arturo Ramirez Alvaro Cassiani Diego Rivas Venezuela | Gustavo Santos Rubens Quirino Helder Alves Jonathan Henrique Silva Brazil |
| 4 × 400 m relay details | Ruben Headly Georni Jaramillo Arturo Ramirez Omar Longart Venezuela | José Oliveira Hederson Estefani Henrique Souza Helder Alves Brazil | Juan Pablo Maturana Brayan Ambuila Javier Hurtado Rafith Rodríguez Colombia |
| High jump details | Diego Javier Valencia Ecuador | Carlos Izquierdo Colombia | Simon Villa Arango Colombia |
| Pole vault details | Augusto de Oliveira Brazil | Cleber Silva Brazil | Rubén Benítez Argentina |
| Long jump details | Jorge McFarlane Peru | Javier McFarlane Peru | Lourival Almeida Brazil |
| Triple jump details | Robin Mosquera Colombia | Jean Rosa Brazil | Jose Adrian Carreno Ecuador |
| Shot put details | Edder Cesar Lopez Colombia | Nicola Martina Argentina | Michael Kevin Vidal Peru |
| Discus throw details | Andres Rossini Argentina | Michael Kevin Vidal Peru | Nicolas Martina Argentina |
| Javelin throw details | Victor Abel Riveros Paraguay | Lucas Silva Brazil | Tomas Martorell Chile |
| Hammer throw details | Allan Wolski Brazil | Prinston Quailey Venezuela | Guillermo Salazar Ecuador |
| Decathlon details | Diego Pereira de Araujo Brazil | Pedro Lima Brazil | Damian Benedetich Argentina |

### Women

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 100 m details | Ana Claudia Silva Brazil | Yomara Hinestroza Colombia | Nelcy Caicedo Colombia |
| 200 m details | Ericka Belinda Quinteros Ecuador | Vanda Gomes Brazil | Bárbara Leôncio Brazil |
| 400 m details | Barbara Oliveira Brazil | Jennifer Padilla Colombia | Yanet Largacha Colombia |
| 800 m details | Jessica Santos Brazil | Geisiane Lima Brazil | Evangelina Thomas Argentina |
| 1500 m details | Evangelina Thomas Argentina | Rocio Alvarez Peru | Jenifer Silva Brazil |
| 5000 m details | Tatiele Carvalho Brazil | Aura Maria Hincapie Colombia | Charo Quinto Peru |
| 10,000 m details | Yony Umiyauri Peru | Aura Maria Hincapie Colombia | Ana Brandao Brazil |
| 100 m hurdles details | Agustina Zerboni Argentina | Anita Souza Brazil | Giuliana Maria Tovar Peru |
| 400 m hurdles details | Magdalena Mendoza Venezuela | Déborah Rodríguez Uruguay | Elaine Paixão Brazil |
| 3000 m steeplechase details | Rocio Huillca Alvarez Peru | Jovana Capani Peru | Florencia Borelli Argentina |
| 20,000 m walk details | Ingrid Hernández (COL) | Arabelly Orjuela (COL) | Paola Pérez (ECU) |
| 4 × 100 m relay details | Vanusa Santos Vanda Gomes Ana Claudia Silva Franciela Krasucki Brazil | Nelcy Caicedo Jennifer Padilla María Alejandra Idrobo Yomara Hinestroza Colombia | Maria Ayelen Diogo Florencia Lamboglia Constanza Eckhardt Agustina Zerboni Argentina |
| 4 × 400 m relay details | Time: 3:40.09 Yanet Largacha María Alejandra Idrobo Marcela Caicedo Jennifer Padilla Colombia | Time: 3:40.68 Barbara Leoncio Elaine Paixão Ana Claudia Silva Barbara Oliveira Brazil | Time: 3:51.74 Maria Ayelen Diogo Agustina Zerboni Juliana Menedez Florencia Lamboglia Argentina |
| High jump details | Valdileia Martins Brazil | Lais Silva Brazil | Sara Grisales Colombia |
| Pole vault details | Sara Pereira Brazil | Raissa Schubert Brazil | Diana Leyton Colombia |
| Long jump details | Ana Esperança Brazil | Munich Tovar Venezuela | Melissa Valencia Colombia |
| Triple jump details | Munich Tovar Venezuela | Bianca Santos Brazil | Feber Hernandez Venezuela |
| Shot put details | Natalia Duco Soler Chile | Angela Marcela Moreno Colombia | Luz Leyni Montano Colombia |
| Discus throw details | Fernanda Martins Brazil | Andressa Morais Brazil | Luz Leyni Montano Colombia |
| Javelin throw details | María Lucelly Murillo Colombia | Olga Katryna Cabrera Paraguay | Rafaela Gonçalves Brazil |
| Hammer throw details | Andressa Morais Brazil | Carla Michel Brazil | Dukina Freytters Venezuela |
| Heptathlon details | Agustina Zerboni Argentina | Cynthia Alves Brazil | Anna Camila Cubas Paraguay |

## Medal table

* Host nation (Colombia)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Brazil (BRA) | 13 | 18 | 11 | 42 |
| 2 | Colombia (COL)* | 11 | 11 | 13 | 35 |
| 3 | Venezuela (VEN) | 6 | 6 | 3 | 15 |
| 4 | Peru (PER) | 4 | 6 | 3 | 13 |
| 5 | Argentina (ARG) | 4 | 1 | 6 | 11 |
| 6 | Ecuador (ECU) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 7 | Chile (CHI) | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 8 | Paraguay (PAR) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 9 | Uruguay (URU) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Bolivia (BOL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (10 entries) | Totals (10 entries) | 44 | 44 | 44 | 132 |