2010 South American Under-23 Championships in Athletics

Participation

13 countries participated in the Under-23 Championships. 12 countries: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Paraguay, Perú, Suriname, Uruguay, and Venezuela competed in both the South American Games and in the Under-23 Championships. | access-date = January 14, 2012 Panamá competed only in the Under-23 Championships, but did not register for the athletics section of the South American Games.{{Citation | access-date = January 15, 2012 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100329082434/http://mensual.prensa.com/mensual/contenido/2010/03/23/hoy/deportes/2132388.asp | archive-date = 29 March 2010 | url-status = dead The Netherlands Antilles are only member of ODESUR, but not of CONSUDATLE. Their athletes participated in the South American Games, but acted as guest athletes in the South American Under-23 Championships.

Medal summary

Medal winners are published. Detailed results can be found on the website of Todor Krastev, |access-date=January 14, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101124024338/http://www.todor66.com/Panam_Games/ODESUR_2010/Athletics/index.html |archive-date=November 24, 2010 and on the Tilastopaja website. | access-date = January 14, 2012

Men

• Jhamal Bowen from Panamá, won the silver medal in the men's long jump event of the South American Under-23 Championships. However, he was not eligible for gaining a medal at the South American Games, because Panamá did not register for the athletics section of the games.

Women

††: The women's 10.000 metres competition was not part of the South American Games, because the minimum number of 4 participating nations was not reached. |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130416064854/http://www.laestrella.com.pa/mensual/2010/03/12/contenido/212842.asp |url-status=dead |archive-date=16 April 2013 |access-date=January 15, 2012

Doping

**Karina Villazana from Perú who initially was listed as winner of the women's 10,000 metres event (in 36:48.53) and as silver medalist in the women's 5,000 metres event (in 17:24.31) was disqualified for violating the doping rules by being tested positive for cocaine abuse.{{Citation | access-date = January 14, 2012 | archive-date = 23 September 2018 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180923082935/http://www.netjoven.pe/deportes/38187/Juegos-Odesur-2010-Peruana-pierde-el-oro-por-dar-positivo-en-cocaina.html | url-status = dead |access-date = January 14, 2012 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121005173027/http://archivo.univision.com/contentroot/wirefeeds/30deportes/mas/8175677.shtml |archive-date = 2012-10-05 |url-status = dead

***Alison Sánchez from Bolivia was tested positive for nandrolone. Therefore, the Bolivian 4 x 400 metres relay team where she competed together with Lindy Carla Cavero Garcia, Marysabel Romero Lea Plaza, and Leslie Fernanda Arnez Rivero, lost its bronze medal (in 3:51.04) to Argentina.

Medal table (unofficial)

Team trophies

Brazil won the overall team trophy of the South American Under-23 Championships for the 4th time in the role, and additionally the team trophy in the women category. Colombia won the team trophy in the men category for the first time.{{ Citation |access-date = January 15, 2012 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160303171007/http://sincelejoherald.com/issue/marzo-24-de-2010/article/brasil-campeon-del-atletismo-en-los-juegos-suramericanos |archive-date = 2016-03-03 |url-status = usurped

Total

Male

Female

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