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