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

The Men's 800m event at the 2010 South American Games was held on March 21 at 18:20.

## Medalists

| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| - | - | - |
| Rafith Rodríguez Colombia | Lutimar Paes Brazil | Diomar de Souza Brazil |

## Records

Standing records prior to the 2010 South American Games :

| World record | Wilson Kipketer | Denmark | 1:41.11 | Köln, Germany | 24 August 1997 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| World Leading | David Rudisha | Kenya | 1:43.15 | Melbourne, Australia | 4 March 2010 |
| South American record | Joaquim Cruz | Brazil | 1:41.77 | Köln, Germany | 26 August 1984 |
| South American U23 record | Joaquim Cruz | Brazil | 1:41.77 | Köln, Germany | 26 August 1984 |

The following records were set during the competition:

| Date | Event | Athlete | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 21 March | Final | Rafith Rodríguez (COL) | 1:47.20 s | NR |

## Results

Results were published.

| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Result | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Rafith Rodríguez | Colombia | 1:47.20 | NR |
| | Lutimar Paes | Brazil | 1:47.52 | |
| | Diomar de Souza | Brazil | 1:50.14 | |
| 4 | Tomás Squella | Chile | 1:50.62 | |
| 5 | Julio Alfredo Pérez | Perú | 1:50.66 | SB |
| 6 | Diego Rincón | Colombia | 1:52.31 | SB |
| 7 | Luciano Joaquín Almirón | Argentina | 1:53.06 | SB |
| 8 | José Alarcón | Chile | 1:53.08 | |
| 9 | David Washco | Ecuador | 1:53.46 | |
| 10 | Franco Díaz | Argentina | 2:05.55 | |

Intermediate times:

| 400m | 52.48 | Diomar de Souza (BRA) |
| - | - | - |
| 600m | 1:20.39 | Diomar de Souza (BRA) |
