title: Athletics at the 2010 South American Games – Men's 10,000 metres
text: # Athletics at the 2010 South American Games – Men's 10,000 metres
  
  The Men's 10,000m event at the 2010 South American Games was held on March 21 at 17:00.
  
  ## Medalists
  
  | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
  | - | - | - |
  | Javier Peña Colombia | Daniel Chaves da Silva Brazil | Gilberto Silvestre Lopes Brazil |
  
  ## Records
  
  Standing records prior to the 2010 South American Games :
  
  | World record | Kenenisa Bekele | Ethiopia | 26:17.53 | Brussels, Belgium | 26 August 2005 |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | World Leading | Solonei da Silva | Brazil | 29:39.72 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 26 February 2010 |
  | South American record | Marilson dos Santos | Brazil | 27:28.12 | Neerpelt, Belgium | 2 June 2007 |
  | South American U23 record | Rolando Vera | Ecuador | 28:20.24 | Roma, Italy | 29 August 1987 |
  
  ## Results
  
  Results were published.
  
  | Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Result |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | Javier Peña | Colombia | 30:04.78 |
  | | Daniel Chaves da Silva | Brazil | 31:03.27 |
  | | Gilberto Silvestre Lopes | Brazil | 31:22.33 |
  | 4 | Carlos Aníbal Contreras | Ecuador | 32:59.42 |
  | 5 | Wily Canchanya | Perú | 33:26.68 |
  | – | Víctor Aravena | Chile | DNF |
  
  Intermediate times:
  
  | 1000m | 2:57.00 | Javier Peña (COL) |
  | - | - | - |
  | 2000m | 5:53.30 | Javier Peña (COL) |
  | 3000m | 8:47.66 | Javier Peña (COL) |
  | 4000m | 11:45.12 | Javier Peña (COL) |
  | 5000m | 14:45.76 | Javier Peña (COL) |
  | 6000m | 17:46.67 | Javier Peña (COL) |
  | 7000m | 20:50.96 | Javier Peña (COL) |
  | 8000m | 23:55.39 | Javier Peña (COL) |
  | 9000m | 27:02.39 | Javier Peña (COL) |
  