Athletics at the 2010 South American Games – Women's 10,000 metres
# Athletics at the 2010 South American Games – Women's 10,000 metres

The Women's 10,000m event at the 2010 South American Games was held on March 20 at 17:15. The competition was not part of the South American Games, because the minimum number of 4 participating nations was not reached, but counted only for the South American Under-23 Championships.

## Medalists

| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| - | - | - |
| Yoni Ninahuaman Perú | Aura Rojas Colombia | |

## Records

Standing records prior to the 2010 South American Games :

| World record | Wang Junxia | China | 29:31.78 | Beijing, China | 8 September 1993 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| World Leading | Andrea Woodvine | Great Britain | 33:29.90 | Tauranga, New Zealand | 6 January 2010 |
| South American record | Carmem de Oliveira | Brazil | 31:47.76 | Stuttgart, Germany | 21 August 1993 |
| South American U23 record | Erika Alejandra Olivera | Chile | 33:23.12 | Concepción, Chile | 30 November 1996 |

## Results

Results were published.

| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Result | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Yoni Ninahuaman | Perú | 37:09.92 | |
| | Aura Rojas | Colombia | 37:26.67 | |
| – | Ana Brandão | Brazil | DNF | |
| – | Nayara Chagas | Brazil | DNF | |
| – | Karina Villazana | Perú | DSQ | $^†$ |

$^†:$ Karina Villazana from Perú was initially 1st in 36:48.53, but was disqualified, because being tested positive for cocaine abuse.

Intermediate times:

| 1000m | 3:35.29 | Karina Villazana | Perú |
| - | - | - | - |
| 2000m | 7:00.94 | Karina Villazana | Perú |
| 3000m | 10:35.41 | Karina Villazana | Perú |
| 4000m | 14:13.28 | Karina Villazana | Perú |
| 5000m | 17:54.23 | Karina Villazana | Perú |
| 6000m | 21:38.33 | Karina Villazana | Perú |
| 7000m | 25:25.04 | Karina Villazana | Perú |
| 8000m | 29:13.62 | Karina Villazana | Perú |
| 9000m | 33:03.77 | Karina Villazana | Perú |
