The Men's 800m freestyle event at the 2010 South American Games was held on March 26, with the slow heat at 10:12 and the fast heat at 18:06.
Medalists
edit| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Lucas Kanieski Brazil
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Luiz Arapiraca Brazil
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Alejandro Gomez Venezuela
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Records
edit| Standing records prior to the 2010 South American Games | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record |  Zhang Lin (CHN)
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7:32.12 | Rome, Italy | 29 July 2009 |
| Competition Record | Luiz Lima (BRA)
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8:11.87 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | 15 November 2006 |
| South American record | Luiz Arapiraca (BRA)
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7:58.20 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 9 May 2009 |
Results
editFinal
edit| Rank | Heat | Lane | Athlete | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
2 | 5 | Lucas Kanieski (BRA)
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8:09.81 | CR |
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2 | 4 | Luiz Arapiraca (BRA)
|
8:16.93 | |
 |
2 | 2 | Alejandro Gomez (VEN)
|
8:17.68 | |
| 4 | 2 | 3 |  Esteban Paz (ARG)
|
8:18.49 | |
| 5 | 2 | 6 | Ricardo Monasterio (VEN)
|
8:23.07 | |
| 6 | 2 | 7 | Martin Naidich (ARG)
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8:32.50 | |
| 7 | 1 | 4 |  Miguel Peñaloza (COL)
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8:33.95 | |
| 8 | 2 | 1 | Mateo de Angulo (COL)
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8:35.62 | |
| 9 | 1 | 5 |  Alvaro Pfeifer (CHI)
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8:54.16 | |
| 10 | 1 | 3 |  Julio Laurentino (PAR)
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9:38.04 |