| 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 3,000m Steeplechase event at the 2010 South American Games was held on March 23 at 18:20.
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Marvin Blanco | Luis Orta | Mauricio Valdivia |
| Standing records prior to the 2010 South American Games | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record | Saif Saaeed Shaheen | 7:53.63 | Brussels, Belgium | 3 September 2004 | |
| World Leading | Ruben Ramolefi | 8:25.50 | Durban, South Africa | 26 February 2010 | |
| South American record | Wander do Prado Moura | 8:14.41 | Mar del Plata, Argentina | 22 March 1995 | |
| South American U23 record | Mario Bazán | | 8:28.67 | Berlin, Germany | 16 August 2009 |
Results were published. [1] [2] [3]
| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marvin Blanco | 9:11.63 | |||
| Luis Orta | 9:13.54 | SB | ||
| Mauricio Valdivia | 9:20.58 | |||
| 4 | Jorge Luis Arias | 9:22.47 | ||
| 5 | Jean Machado | 9:29.28 | ||
| 6 | Duvilson Amesquita | 9:29.30 | ||
| 7 | Javier Contreras | 9:38.52 | ||
| 8 | Valdison das Neves Silva | 9:43.85 | ||
| 9 | Matías Schiel | 10:16.82 | ||
| Eduardo Gregorio | DNS | |||
Intermediate times:
| 1000m | 2:57.57 | |
| 2000m | 6:09.94 | |