| Athletics at the 9th South American Games | |
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| Host City: | Medellín, Colombia |
| Dates: | March 20 – March 23 |
| Stadium: | Alfonso Galvis Duque Stadium |
| Nations Participating: | 13 |
| Events: | 42 |
| Level: | U23 |
| Previous: | 2006 Buenos Aires |
| Next: | 2014 Santiago |
| Games: | 2010 South American Games |
The athletics events at the 2010 South American Games (Spanish; Castilian: 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.[1]
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.[1]
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.[1]
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.[2] 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.[3]
| 100 m (wind: 2.2 m/s) | Isidro Valencia | Álvaro Gómez | Diego Rivas | |
| 200 m | Arturo Ramirez | Luis Carlos Nuñez | Rubens Quirino | |
| 400 m | Omar Longart | Hederson Estefani | Helder Alves | |
| 800 m | Rafith Rodríguez | Lutimar Paes | Diomar Souza | |
| 1500 m | Ivan Guido Bilbao | Marvin Blanco | Mauricio Gonzalez | |
| 5000 m | Mauricio Gonzalez | Javier Andres Cabrera | Victor Pincheira | |
| 10,000 m | Javier Andres Cabrera | Daniel Silva | Gilberto Lopes | |
| 110 m hurdles | Jorge McFarlane | Jolver Lozano | Javier McFarlane | |
| 400 m hurdles | Juan Pablo Maturana | Geormi Jaramillo | Brayan Ambuila | |
| 3000 m steeplechase | Marvin Blanco | Luis Millan | Mauricio Verdugo | |
| 20,000 m walk | Mauricio Jose Sanchez | Omar Sierra | Caio Bonfim | |
| 4 × 100 m relay | Isidro Valencia Luis Carlos Nunez Álvaro Gómez Diego Vergara | Omar Longart Arturo Ramirez Alvaro Cassiani Diego Rivas | Gustavo Santos Rubens Quirino Helder Alves Jonathan Henrique Silva | |
| 4 × 400 m relay | Ruben Headly Georni Jaramillo Arturo Ramirez Omar Longart | José Oliveira Hederson Estefani Henrique Souza Helder Alves | Juan Pablo Maturana Brayan Ambuila Javier Hurtado Rafith Rodríguez | |
| High jump | Diego Javier Valencia | Carlos Izquierdo | Simon Villa Arango | |
| Pole vault | Augusto de Oliveira | Cleber Silva | Ruben Benitez | |
| Long jump | Jorge McFarlane | Javier McFarlane | Lourival Almeida | |
| Triple jump | Robin Mosquera | Jean Rosa | Jose Adrian Carreno | |
| Shot put | Edder Cesar Lopez | Nicola Martina | Michael Kevin Vidal | |
| Discus throw | Andres Rossini | Michael Kevin Vidal | Nicolas Martina | |
| Javelin throw | Victor Abel Riveros | Lucas Silva | Tomas Martorell | |
| Hammer throw | Allan Wolski | Prinston Quailey | Guillermo Salazar | |
| Decathlon | Diego Pereira de Araujo | Pedro Lima | Damian Benedetich |
| 100 m | Ana Claudia Silva | Yomara Hinestroza | Nelcy Caicedo | |
| 200 m | Ericka Belinda Quinteros | Vanda Gomes | Bárbara Leôncio | |
| 400 m | Barbara Oliveira | Yenifer Padilla | Yanet Largacha | |
| 800 m | Jessica Santos | Geisiane Lima | Evangelina Thomas | |
| 1500 m | Evangelina Thomas | Rocio Alvarez | Jenifer Silva | |
| 5000 m | Tatiele Carvalho | Aura Maria Hincapie | Charo Quinto | |
| 10,000 m | Yony Umiyauri | Aura Maria Hincapie | Ana Brandao | |
| 100 m hurdles | Agustina Zerboni | Anita Souza | Giuliana Maria Tovar | |
| 400 m hurdles | Magdalena Mendoza | Déborah Rodríguez | Elaine Paixão | |
| 3000 m steeplechase | Rocio Huillca Alvarez | Jovana Capani | Florencia Borelli | |
| 20,000 m walk | ||||
| 4 × 100 m relay | Vanusa Santos Vanda Gomes Ana Claudia Silva Franciela Krasucki | Nelcy Caicedo Yenifer Padilla Maria Alejandra Paz Yomara Hinestroza | Maria Ayelen Diogo Florencia Lamboglia Constanza Eckhardt Agustina Zerboni | |
| 4 × 400 m relay | Time: 3:40.09 Yanet Largacha Maria Alejandra Paz Marcela Caicedo Yenifer Gonzalez | Time: 3:40.68 Barbara Leoncio Elaine Paixão Ana Claudia Silva Barbara Oliveira | Time: 3:51.74 Maria Ayelen Diogo Agustina Zerboni Juliana Menedez Florencia Lamboglia | |
| High jump | Valdileia Martins | Lais Silva | Sara Grisales | |
| Pole vault | Sara Pereira | Raissa Schubert | Diana Leyton | |
| Long jump | Ana Esperança | Munich Tovar | Melissa Valencia | |
| Triple jump | Munich Tovar | Bianca Santos | Feber Hernandez | |
| Shot put | Natalia Duco Soler | Angela Marcela Moreno | Luz Leyni Montano | |
| Discus throw | Fernanda Martins | Andressa Morais | Luz Leyni Montano | |
| Javelin throw | María Lucelly Murillo | Olga Katryna Cabrera | Rafaela Gonçalves | |
| Hammer throw | Andressa Morais | Carla Michel | Dukina Freytters | |
| Heptathlon | Agustina Zerboni | Cynthia Alves | Anna Camila Cubas |