| 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 10,000m event at the 2010 South American Games was held on March 21 at 17:00.
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Javier Peña | Daniel Chaves da Silva | Gilberto Silvestre Lopes |
| Standing records prior to the 2010 South American Games | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record | Kenenisa Bekele | 26:17.53 | Brussels, Belgium | 26 August 2005 | |
| World Leading | Solonei da Silva | 29:39.72 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 26 February 2010 | |
| South American record | Marilson dos Santos | 27:28.12 | Neerpelt, Belgium | 2 June 2007 | |
| South American U23 record | Rolando Vera | 28:20.24 | Roma, Italy | 29 August 1987 | |
Results were published. [1] [2] [3]
| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Javier Peña | 30:04.78 | |||
| Daniel Chaves da Silva | 31:03.27 | |||
| Gilberto Silvestre Lopes | 31:22.33 | |||
| 4 | Carlos Aníbal Contreras | 32:59.42 | ||
| 5 | Wily Canchanya | | 33:26.68 | |
| – | Víctor Aravena | DNF | ||
Intermediate times:
| 1000m | 2:57.00 | |
| 2000m | 5:53.30 | |
| 3000m | 8:47.66 | |
| 4000m | 11:45.12 | |
| 5000m | 14:45.76 | |
| 6000m | 17:46.67 | |
| 7000m | 20:50.96 | |
| 8000m | 23:55.39 | |
| 9000m | 27:02.39 | |