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
[edit]| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Jessica dos Santos Brazil | Geisiane de Lima Brazil | Evangelina Thomas Argentina |
Records
[edit]| 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
[edit]Results were published.[1][2][3]
| 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.[4]
Intermediate times:
| 400m | 1:03.59 | Jessica dos Santos (BRA) |
| 600m | 1:37.25 | Jessica dos Santos (BRA) |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Krastev, Todor (March 21, 2010), Women 800m Athletics ODESUR Games 2010 Medellin (COL) - Sunday 21.03, archived from the original on December 19, 2013, retrieved March 12, 2014
- ^ SAmG Medellín COL 20–23 March, Tilastopaja Oy, Littoinen, Finland, retrieved March 12, 2014
- ^ ATHLETICS - 800m Women - Final - Atletismo - 800m Mujeres - Final (PDF), sportfieber.pytalhost.com, March 21, 2010, archived from the original (PDF) on March 13, 2014, retrieved March 12, 2014
- ^ Sudamericanos: Peruana y boliviana pierden medallas por dopaje (in Spanish), Terra Perú, March 27, 2010, retrieved March 12, 2014