title: Athletics at the 2010 South American Games – Men's discus throw
text: # Athletics at the 2010 South American Games – Men's discus throw
  
  The Men's Discus Throw event at the 2010 South American Games was held on March 21 at 18:00.
  
  ## Medalists
  
  | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
  | - | - | - |
  | Andrés Rossini Argentina | Michael Putman Perú | Nicolás Martina Argentina |
  
  ## Records
  
  Standing records prior to the 2010 South American Games :
  
  | World record | Jürgen Schult | East Germany | 74.08m | Neubrandenburg, Germany | 6 June 1986 |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | World Leading | Jorge Fernández | Cuba | 66.00m | Havana, Cuba | 11 March 2010 |
  | South American record | Jorge Balliengo | Argentina | 66.32m | Rosario, Argentina | 15 April 2006 |
  | South American U23 record | Ramón Jiménez Gaona | Paraguay | 62.14m | Modesto, United States | 11 May 1991 |
  
  ## Results
  
  Results were published.
  
  ### Final
  
  | Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Attempt | Attempt | Attempt | Attempt | Attempt | Attempt | Best Result | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Rank | Athlete | Nationality | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Best Result | Notes |
  | | Andrés Rossini | Argentina | 52.23 | 53.91 | 56.28 | 51.61 | 53.55 | x | 56.28 | |
  | | Michael Putman | Perú | 48.23 | 48.24 | x | 51.53 | x | x | 51.53 | |
  | | Nicolás Martina | Argentina | 50.14 | x | x | 48.10 | 50.37 | x | 50.37 | |
  | 4 | Gerson Carvalho dos Santos | Brazil | 40.66 | 46.14 | 38.11 | 49.86 | 48.58 | 47.92 | 49.86 | |
  | 5 | Juan Andrés Aguilera | Ecuador | x | 44.32 | 48.62 | 45.62 | 47.85 | x | 48.62 | |
  | 6 | Levin Moreno | Colombia | 47.91 | 48.61 | 43.60 | 46.93 | 46.04 | 46.37 | 48.61 | |
  | 7 | Luis Schneider | Brazil | x | 46.18 | 48.01 | 46.14 | 46.72 | 47.52 | 48.01 | |
  | 8 | Luis Alberto Castro | Chile | 46.85 | 45.47 | x | 45.32 | x | x | 46.85 | |
  | 9 | Felipe Nicolás Martínez | Chile | 44.86 | 43.13 | 43.89 | | | | 44.86 | |
  | – | Josnner Ortiz | Venezuela | x | x | x | | | | NM | |
  