title: Athletics at the 2010 South American Games – Men's 800 metres
text: # 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) |
  