title: Athletics at the 2010 South American Games – Women's 1500 metres
text: # Athletics at the 2010 South American Games – Women's 1500 metres
  
  The Women's 1,500m event at the 2010 South American Games was held on March 23 at 18:40.
  
  ## Medalists
  
  | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
  | - | - | - |
  | Evangelina Thomas Argentina | Rocío Huillca Perú | Jenifer Silva Brazil |
  
  ## Records
  
  Standing records prior to the 2010 South American Games :
  
  | World record | Yunxia Qu | China | 3:50.46 | Beijing, China | 11 September 1993 |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | World Leading | Kaila McKnight | Australia | 4:13.97 | Newcastle, Australia | 6 February 2010 |
  | South American record | Letitia Vriesde | Suriname | 4:05.67 | Tokyo, Japan | 31 August 1991 |
  | South American U23 record | Yessica Quispe | Perú | 4:13.53 | Lima, Peru | 16 October 2004 |
  
  ## Results
  
  Results were published.
  
  | Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Result | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Evangelina Thomas | Argentina | 4:38.07 | |
  | | Rocío Huillca | Perú | 4:40.39 | |
  | | Jenifer Silva | Brazil | 4:40.90 | |
  | 4 | Charo Inga | Perú | 4:46.20 | |
  | 5 | Dina Cid | Chile | 4:47.90 | |
  | 6 | Geisiane de Lima | Brazil | 4:48.82 | |
  | 7 | Wendy Guavita | Colombia | 5:02.43 | |
  | 8 | Vanessa Philbert | Netherlands Antilles | 5:08.57 | $^†$ |
  
  $^†:$ Not eligible for the South American Under-23 Championships.
  
  Intermediate times:
  
  | 400m | 1:16.13 | Geisiane de Lima (BRA) |
  | - | - | - |
  | 800m | 2:37.09 | Jenifer Silva (BRA) |
  | 1200m | 3:49.44 | Jenifer Silva (BRA) |
  