title: Athletics at the 2010 South American Games – Women's 800 metres
text: # Athletics at the 2010 South American Games – Women's 800 metres
  
  The Women's 800m event at the 2010 South American Games was held on March 21 at 18:05.
  
  ## Medalists
  
  | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
  | - | - | - |
  | Jessica dos Santos Brazil | Geisiane de Lima Brazil | Evangelina Thomas Argentina |
  
  ## Records
  
  Standing records prior to the 2010 South American Games :
  
  | World record | Jarmila Kratochvílová | Czechoslovakia | 1:53.28 | Munich, Germany | 26 July 1983 |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | World Leading | Holly Noack | Australia | 2:04.26 | Hobart, Australia | 12 February 2010 |
  | South American record | Letitia Vriesde | Suriname | 1:56.68 | Gothenburg, Sweden | 13 August 1995 |
  | South American U23 record | Luciana de Paula Mendes | Brazil | 2:00.37 | La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland | 8 August 1993 |
  
  ## Results
  
  Results were published.
  
  | Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Result | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Jessica dos Santos | Brazil | 2:09.72 | |
  | | Geisiane de Lima | Brazil | 2:10.98 |
  | | Evangelina Thomas | Argentina | 2:11.58 | SB |
  | 4 | Rosa Escobar | Colombia | 2:14.91 | |
  | 5 | Vanessa Philbert | Netherlands Antilles | 2:15.66 | $^†$ |
  | – | Alison Sánchez | Bolivia | DSQ | $^‡$ |
  
  $^†:$ Not eligible for the South American Under-23 Championships. $^‡:$ Alison Sánchez from Bolivia was initially 6th in 2:17.27, but was disqualified, because she was tested positive for nandrolone.
  
  Intermediate times:
  
  | 400m | 1:03.59 | Jessica dos Santos (BRA) |
  | - | - | - |
  | 600m | 1:37.25 | Jessica dos Santos (BRA) |
  