| Athletics at the 2010 South American Games | ||
|---|---|---|
| | ||
| Track events | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| 800 m | men | women |
| 1500 m | men | women |
| 5000 m | men | women |
| 10,000 m | men | women |
| 100 m hurdles | women | |
| 110 m hurdles | men | |
| 400 m hurdles | men | women |
| 3000 m steeplechase | men | women |
| 4×100 m relay | men | women |
| 4×400 m relay | men | women |
| Field events | ||
| Long jump | men | women |
| Triple jump | men | women |
| High jump | men | women |
| Pole vault | men | women |
| Shot put | men | women |
| Discus throw | men | women |
| Javelin throw | men | women |
| Hammer throw | men | women |
| Combined events | ||
| Heptathlon | women | |
| Decathlon | men | |
The Men's 5,000m event at the 2010 South American Games was held on March 23 at 17:30.
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| José Mauricio González | Javier Peña | Víctor Aravena |
| Standing records prior to the 2010 South American Games | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record | Kenenisa Bekele | 12:37.35 | Hengelo, Netherlands | 31 May 2004 | |
| World Leading | Andrew Baddeley | 13:20.85 | Melbourne, Australia | 4 March 2010 | |
| South American record | Marilson dos Santos | 13:19.43 | Kassel, Germany | 8 June 2006 | |
| South American U23 record | Valdenor dos Santos | 13:36.65 | Maia, Portugal | 20 July 1991 | |
Results were published. [1] [2] [3]
| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| José Mauricio González | 14:23.35 | SB | ||
| Javier Peña | 14:27.62 | PB | ||
| Víctor Aravena | 14:45.85 | |||
| 4 | Daniel Chaves da Silva | 15:11.65 | ||
| 5 | Carlos Aníbal Contreras | 15:16.15 | ||
| 6 | Ronaldo do Carmo Rocha | 15:28.38 | ||
| 7 | Alex Cisneros | 15:47.75 | ||
| 8 | Dennis Horatio | 16:47.19 | ||
| – | Wily Canchanya | | DNF | |
Intermediate times:
| 1000m | 2:49.24 | |
| 2000m | 5:41.75 | |
| 3000m | 8:36.09 | |
| 4000m | 11:34.56 |