| 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 400m Hurdles event at the 2010 South American Games was held on March 22 at 17:30.
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Juan Pablo Maturana | Georni Jaramillo | Brayan Ambuila |
| Standing records prior to the 2010 South American Games | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record | Kevin Young | 46.78 | Barcelona, Spain | 6 August 1992 | |
| World Leading | Danny McFarlane | 49.12 | Sydney, Australia | 27 February 2010 | |
| South American record | Bayano Kamani | | 47.84 | Helsinki, Finland | 7 August 2005 |
| South American U23 record | Everson da Silva Teixeira | 48.28 | Atlanta, United States | 30 July 1996 | |
Results were published. [1] [2] [3]
| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Juan Pablo Maturana | 50.95 | |||
| Georni Jaramillo | 51.50 | |||
| Brayan Ambuila | 51.79 | |||
| 4 | Hederson Estefani | 52.43 | ||
| 5 | Thiago Nogueira de Souza | 52.47 | ||
| 6 | Wilter Cagua | 53.72 | ||
| 7 | Matías Agustín Cruz | 53.75 | SB | |
| 8 | Emerson Chala | 54.43 | ||