title: Athletics at the 2010 South American Games – Men's 5,000 metres
text: # Athletics at the 2010 South American Games – Men's 5,000 metres
  
  The Men's 5,000m event at the 2010 South American Games was held on March 23 at 17:30.
  
  ## Medalists
  
  | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
  | - | - | - |
  | José Mauricio González Colombia | Javier Peña Colombia | Víctor Aravena Chile |
  
  ## Records
  
  Standing records prior to the 2010 South American Games :
  
  | World record | Kenenisa Bekele | Ethiopia | 12:37.35 | Hengelo, Netherlands | 31 May 2004 |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | World Leading | Andrew Baddeley | Great Britain | 13:20.85 | Melbourne, Australia | 4 March 2010 |
  | South American record | Marilson dos Santos | Brazil | 13:19.43 | Kassel, Germany | 8 June 2006 |
  | South American U23 record | Valdenor dos Santos | Brazil | 13:36.65 | Maia, Portugal | 20 July 1991 |
  
  ## Results
  
  Results were published.
  
  | Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Result | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | José Mauricio González | Colombia | 14:23.35 | SB |
  | | Javier Peña | Colombia | 14:27.62 | PB |
  | | Víctor Aravena | Chile | 14:45.85 | |
  | 4 | Daniel Chaves da Silva | Brazil | 15:11.65 | |
  | 5 | Carlos Aníbal Contreras | Ecuador | 15:16.15 | |
  | 6 | Ronaldo do Carmo Rocha | Brazil | 15:28.38 | |
  | 7 | Alex Cisneros | Ecuador | 15:47.75 | |
  | 8 | Dennis Horatio | Guyana | 16:47.19 | |
  | – | Wily Canchanya | Perú | DNF | |
  
  Intermediate times:
  
  | 1000m | 2:49.24 | Javier Peña (COL) |
  | - | - | - |
  | 2000m | 5:41.75 | Javier Peña (COL) |
  | 3000m | 8:36.09 | Javier Peña (COL) |
  | 4000m | 11:34.56 | Javier Peña (COL) |
  