| 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 Women's 400m Hurdles event at the 2010 South American Games was held on March 22 at 17:15.
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Magdalena Mendoza | Déborah Rodríguez | Elaine Paixão |
| Standing records prior to the 2010 South American Games | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record | Yuliya Pechenkina | 52.34 | Tula, Russia | 8 August 2003 | |
| World Leading | Lauren Boden | 55.75 | Sydney, Australia | 27 February 2010 | |
| South American record | Lucimar Teodoro | 55.84 | Belém, Brazil | 25 April 2009 | |
| South American U23 record | Perla Regina dos Santos | 56.08 | São Caetano, Brazil | 25 April 2003 | |
Results were published. [1] [2] [3]
| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Magdalena Mendoza | 59.22 | |||
| Déborah Rodríguez | 59.76 | |||
| Elaine Paixão | 1:00.89 | |||
| 4 | Wanessa Zavolski | 1:01.16 | ||
| 5 | Rocío Rodrich | | 1:02.96 | |
| 6 | Marcela Cuesta | 1:03.74 | ||
| 7 | Natalia Pinzón | 1:07.51 | ||