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