title: Athletics at the 2010 South American Games – Women's 3,000 metre steeplechase
text: # Athletics at the 2010 South American Games – Women's 3,000 metre steeplechase
  
  The Women's 3,000m Steeplechase event at the 2010 South American Games was held on March 23 at 18:00.
  
  ## Medalists
  
  | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
  | - | - | - |
  | Rocío Huillca Perú | Jovana de la Cruz Perú | Florencia Borelli Argentina |
  
  ## Records
  
  Standing records prior to the 2010 South American Games :
  
  | World record | Gulnara Galkina | Russia | 8:58.81 | Beijing, China | 17 August 2008 |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | World Leading | Tebogo Masehla | South Africa | 10:10.14 | Port Elizabeth, South Africa | 19 February 2010 |
  | South American record | Sabine Heitling | Brazil | 9:41.22 | London, Great Britain | 25 July 2009 |
  | South American U23 record | Sabine Heitling | Brazil | 9:41.22 | London, Great Britain | 25 July 2009 |
  
  ## Results
  
  Results were published.
  
  | Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Result | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Rocío Huillca | Perú | 10:48.53 | |
  | | Jovana de la Cruz | Perú | 10:52.35 | |
  | | Florencia Borelli | Argentina | 11:10.23 | |
  | 4 | Ingrith Barbosa | Brazil | 11:44.90 | |
  | 5 | Viviana Ruiz | Colombia | 12:06.39 | SB |
  | 6 | Rafaela Ritz dos Santos | Brazil | 12:28.97 | |
  
  Intermediate times:
  
  | 1000m | 3:24.52 | Rocío Huillca (PER) |
  | - | - | - |
  | 2000m | 7:02.01 | Rocío Huillca (PER) |
  