The Women's 5,000m event at the 2010 South American Games was held on March 22 at 17:45.
Contents |
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Tatiele Carvalho Brazil |
Karina Alvarez Peru |
Aura Maria Hincapie Colombia |
| Standing records prior to the 2010 South American Games | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record | Tirunesh Dibaba (ETH) | 14:11.15 | Oslo, Norway | 6 June 2008 |
| World Leading | Mary Cullen (IRL) | 15:27.75 | Melbourne, Australia | 4 March 2010 |
| South American record | Carmen Oliveira (BRA) | 15:22.01 | Hechtel, Belgium | 31 July 1993 |
| South American U23 record | Erika Alejandra Olivera (CHI) | 15:52.27 | Mar del Plata, Argentina | 6 April 1997 |
| Rank | Athlete | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tatiele Carvalho (BRA) | 17:13.53 | ||
| Karina Alvarez (PER) | 17:24.31 | SB | |
| Aura Maria Hincapie (COL) | 17:35.45 | SB | |
| 4 | Charo Inga Quinto (PER) | 17:49.41 | |
| 5 | Dina Lizbeth Gajardo (CHI) | 18:37.68 | |
| 6 | Drielle Severiano (BRA) | 18:50.79 |
Intermediate times:
| 1000m | 3:17.41 | Charo Inga Quinto (PER) |
| 2000m | 6:45.21 | Charo Inga Quinto (PER) |
| 3000m | 10:18.66 | Charo Inga Quinto (PER) |
| 4000m | 14:00.72 | Karina Alvarez (PER) |