The athletics events at the 2010 South American Games

2010 South American Games

The IX South American Games was a multi-sport event held between 19–30 March 2010 in Medellín, Colombia...

were held from March 20–23 at the Alfonso Galvis Duque Stadium in Medellín

Medellín

Medellín , officially the Municipio de Medellín or Municipality of Medellín, is the second largest city in Colombia. It is in the Aburrá Valley, one of the more northerly of the Andes in South America. It has a population of 2.3 million...

, Colombia

Colombia

Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...

. 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

Brazil

Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...

 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

Venezuela

Venezuela , officially called the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a tropical country on the northern coast of South America. It borders Colombia to the west, Guyana to the east, and Brazil to the south...

 and Peru

Peru

Peru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean....

 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

100 metres

The 100 metres, or 100-metre dash, is a sprint race in track and field competitions. The shortest common outdoor running distance, it is one of the most popular and prestigious events in the sport of athletics. It has been contested at the Summer Olympics since 1896...

 with a run of 11.17 seconds. Jorge McFarlane

Jorge McFarlane

Jorge Armando McFarlane Olazábal is a Peruvian athlete competing in the 110 metres hurdles and long jump events...

 of Peru took victory in both the 110 metres hurdles

110 metres hurdles

The 110 metres hurdles is a hurdling track and field event for men. It is incuded in the athletics programme at the Summer Olympic Games. The female counterpart is the 100 metre hurdles. As part of a racing event, ten hurdles of 1.067 metres in height are evenly spaced along a straight...

 and the long jump

Long jump

The long jump is a track and field event in which athletes combine speed, strength, and agility in an attempt to leap as far as possible from a take off point...

, setting championships and Games records in both events, as well as breaking the Peruvian record

Peruvian records in athletics

The following are the national records in athletics in Peru maintained by its national athletics federation: Federacion Deportiva Peruana de Atletismo .-Men:-Women:-Men:-Women:ht = hand timingOT = oversized trackA = affected by altitude...

 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

Discus throw

The discus throw is an event in track and field athletics competition, in which an athlete throws a heavy disc—called a discus—in an attempt to mark a farther distance than his or her competitors. It is an ancient sport, as evidenced by the 5th century BC Myron statue, Discobolus...

 and Rafith Rodríguez

Rafith Rodríguez

Rafith Rodríguez Lleneres is a Colombian athlete competing predominantly in the 800 meters. His personal best in the event is 1:44.31 achieved in 2011 in Belém.-Achievements:-External links:...

 won in Colombian record

Colombian records in athletics

The following are the national records in athletics in Colombia maintained by its national athletics federation: Federación Colombiana de Atletismo .-Men:-Women:-Men:-Women:A = affected by altitude# = not officially ratified by IAAF...

 time in the 800 metres

800 metres

The 800 meter race is a common track running event. It is the shortest common middle distance track event. The 800 meter is run over two laps of the track and has always been an Olympic event. During indoor track season the event is usually run on a 200 meter track, therefore requiring four laps...

 (1:47.20). Other record breaking performances of note included Ana Camila Pirelli's Paraguayan record

Paraguayan records in athletics

The following are the national records in athletics in Paraguay maintained by its national athletics federation: Federación Paraguaya de Atletismo .-Men:-Women:-Men:-Women:A = affected by altitudex = mark was made in a mixed race-External links:...

 in heptathlon

Heptathlon

A heptathlon is a track and field athletics combined events contest made up of seven events. The name derives from the Greek hepta and athlon . A competitor in a heptathlon is referred to as a heptathlete.-Women's 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

Cocaine

Cocaine is a crystalline tropane alkaloid that is obtained from the leaves of the coca plant. The name comes from "coca" in addition to the alkaloid suffix -ine, forming cocaine. It is a stimulant of the central nervous system, an appetite suppressant, and a topical anesthetic...

. 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.

Men

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 Rafith Rodríguez Rafith Rodríguez Lleneres is a Colombian athlete competing predominantly in the 800 meters. His personal best in the event is 1:44.31 achieved in 2011 in Belém.-Achievements:-External links:...	Lutimar Paes	Diomar Souza
1500 m	Ivan Guido Bilbao	Marvin Blanco	Mauricio Gonzalez Mauricio González (athlete) Mauricio González is a retired long-distance runner from Mexico. He won the gold medal in the men's 5000 metres event at the 1986 Central American and Caribbean Games, and competed for his native country at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea.Mexican record holder 5000m and 10000m...
5000 m	Mauricio Gonzalez Mauricio González (athlete) Mauricio González is a retired long-distance runner from Mexico. He won the gold medal in the men's 5000 metres event at the 1986 Central American and Caribbean Games, and competed for his native country at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea.Mexican record holder 5000m and 10000m...	Javier Andres Cabrera	Victor Pincheira
10,000 m	Javier Andres Cabrera	Daniel Silva	Gilberto Lopes
110 m hurdles	Jorge McFarlane Jorge McFarlane Jorge Armando McFarlane Olazábal is a Peruvian athlete competing in the 110 metres hurdles and long jump events...	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 Silva
4×400 m relay	Ruben Headly Geomi Jaramillo Arturo Ramirez Omar Longart	José Oliveira Hederson Estefani Henrique Souza Helder Alves	Juan Pablo Maturana Brayan Ambuila Javier Hurtado Rafith Rodríguez Rafith Rodríguez Rafith Rodríguez Lleneres is a Colombian athlete competing predominantly in the 800 meters. His personal best in the event is 1:44.31 achieved in 2011 in Belém.-Achievements:-External links:...
High jump	Diego Javier Valencia	Carlos Izquierdo	Simon Villa Arango
Pole vault	Augusto Oliveira	Cleber Silva	Ruben Benitez
Long jump	Jorge McFarlane Jorge McFarlane Jorge Armando McFarlane Olazábal is a Peruvian athlete competing in the 110 metres hurdles and long jump events...	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 Woski	Prinston Quailey	Guillermo Salazar
Decathlon	Diego Pereira de Araujo	Pedro Lima	Damian Benedetich

Women

100 m	Ana Claudia Silva	Yomara Hinestroza Yomara Hinestroza Yomara Hinestroza Murillo is a track and field sprint athlete who competes internationally for Colombia....	Nelcy Caicedo
200 m	Ericka Belinda Quinteros	Vanda Gomes	Bárbara Leôncio Bárbara Leôncio Bárbara Leôncio is a young Brazilian athlete, world champion in the 200 meters at the 2007 World Youth Championships in Athletics held in Ostrava, Czech Republic. In the same edition, Bárbara was placed fourth in the 100 meters...
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	Deborah Rodriguez	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 Yomara Hinestroza Yomara Hinestroza Murillo is a track and field sprint athlete who competes internationally for Colombia....	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 Bárbara Leôncio Bárbara Leôncio is a young Brazilian athlete, world champion in the 200 meters at the 2007 World Youth Championships in Athletics held in Ostrava, Czech Republic. In the same edition, Bárbara was placed fourth in the 100 meters... 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 Borges	Andressa Morais	Luz Leyni Montano
Javelin throw	Maria Lucelly Murillo	Olga Katryna Cabrera	Rafaela Gonçalves
Hammer throw	Andressa Morais	Carla Michel	Dukina Freytters
Heptathlon	Agustina Zerboni	Cynthia Alves	Anna Camila Cubas

Medal table

Key:

1		13	18	11	41
2		11	11	13	35
3		6	6	3	15
4		4	6	3	13
5		4	1	6	11
6		3	0	3	6
7		2	0	3	5
8		1	1	1	3
9		0	1	0	1
10		0	0	1	1
Total		43	43	43	129

External links

• Athletics at the official 2010 Games website