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

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

## Medalists

| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| - | - | - |
| Jessica dos Santos Brazil | Geisiane de Lima Brazil | Evangelina Thomas 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 | Holly Noack | 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.

| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Result | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Jessica dos Santos | Brazil | 2:09.72 | |
| | Geisiane de Lima | Brazil | 2:10.98 |
| | Evangelina Thomas | Argentina | 2:11.58 | SB |
| 4 | Rosa Escobar | Colombia | 2:14.91 | |
| 5 | Vanessa Philbert | Netherlands Antilles | 2:15.66 | $^†$ |
| – | Alison Sánchez | Bolivia | DSQ | $^‡$ |

$^†:$ Not eligible for the South American Under-23 Championships. $^‡:$ Alison Sánchez from Bolivia was initially 6th in 2:17.27, but was disqualified, because she was tested positive for nandrolone.

Intermediate times:

| 400m | 1:03.59 | Jessica dos Santos (BRA) |
| - | - | - |
| 600m | 1:37.25 | Jessica dos Santos (BRA) |
