The Women's 78 kg event at the 2010 South American Games was held on March 19.
Medalists edit
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Lorena Briceño Argentina
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Anny Cortez Colombia
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Diana Zamora EcuadorKeivi Pinto  Venezuela
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Results edit
Round Robin edit
| Class | Athlete | Contest | Points | ||||
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| Pld | W | L | W | L | Diff | ||
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Lorena Briceño (ARG) |
4 | 4 | 0 | 32 | 0 | +32 |
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Anny Cortez (COL) |
4 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 10 | +7 |
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Diana Zamora (ECU) |
4 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 12 | +3 |
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Keivi Pinto (VEN) |
4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 27 | -17 |
| 5 |  Steffani Lupetti (BRA) |
4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 25 | -25 |
Points system:
| 10 | Ippon/Hansoku Make |
| 7 | Waza-ari/Shido(3) |
| 5 | Yuko/Shido (2) |
| 1 | Yusei-gachi (decision) |
Contests edit
| 1 | Steffani Lupetti (BRA)
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(0) 0001 | — | 001 (5) | Diana Zamora (ECU)
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| 2 | Lorena Briceño (ARG)
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(10) 1001 | — | 0101 | Anny Cortez (COL)
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| 3 | Steffani Lupetti (BRA)
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(0) 000 | — | 1001 (10) | Keivi Pinto (VEN)
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| 4 | Diana Zamora (ECU)
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(0) 0102 | — | 0113 (7) | Lorena Briceño (ARG)
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| 5 | Anny Cortez (COL)
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(7) 010 | — | 0023 (0) | Keivi Pinto (VEN)
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| 6 | Steffani Lupetti (BRA)
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(0) 0002 | — | 0031 (5) | Lorena Briceño (ARG)
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| 7 | Diana Zamora (ECU)
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(10) 1212 | — | 0022 (0) | Keivi Pinto (VEN)
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| 8 | Steffani Lupetti (BRA)
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(0) 0001 | — | 0021 (5) | Anny Cortez (COL)
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| 9 | Lorena Briceño (ARG)
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(10) 100 | — | 000 (0) | Keivi Pinto (VEN)
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| 10 | Diana Zamora (ECU)
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(0) 0001 | — | 001 (5) | Anny Cortez (COL)
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