title: Athletics at the 2010 South American Games – Men's 200 metres
text: # Athletics at the 2010 South American Games – Men's 200 metres
  
  The Men's 200m event at the 2010 South American Games was held on March 21, with the heats at 10:50 and the Final at 18:50.
  
  ## Medalists
  
  | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
  | - | - | - |
  | Arturo Ramírez Venezuela | Luis Carlos Núñez Colombia | Rubens Quirino Brazil |
  
  ## Records
  
  Standing records prior to the 2010 South American Games :
  
  | World record | Usain Bolt | Jamaica | 19.19 | Berlin, Germany | 20 August 2009 |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | World Leading | Matt Davies | Australia | 20.54 | Perth, Australia | 19 February 2010 |
  | South American record | Alonso Edward | Panama | 19.81 | Berlin, Germany | 20 August 2009 |
  | South American U23 record | Alonso Edward | Panama | 19.81 | Berlin, Germany | 20 August 2009 |
  
  ## Results
  
  Results were published.
  
  ### Heats
  
  **Heat 1**
  
  | Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Reaction | Result | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Arturo Ramírez | Venezuela | 0.200 | 21.04 | w, Q |
  | 2 | Luis Carlos Núñez | Colombia | 0.255 | 21.14 | w, Q |
  | 3 | Michel Mary | Uruguay | 0.198 | 21.23 | w, Q |
  | 4 | Rubens Quirino | Brazil | 0.168 | 21.27 | w, q |
  | 5 | Chavez Ageday | Guyana | 0.253 | 22.25 | w, q |
  | 6 | Felipe Balcazar | Chile | 0.187 | 22.31 | w |
  | | Juan Manuel Jassid | Argentina | | DNS | |
  | | | | Wind: +2.4 m/s | Wind: +2.4 m/s | Wind: +2.4 m/s |
  
  **Heat 2**
  
  | Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Reaction | Result | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Diego Rivas | Venezuela | 0.234 | 21.57 | w, Q |
  | 2 | Gustavo dos Santos | Brazil | 0.176 | 21.89 | w, Q |
  | 3 | Fernando Tomás Gómez | Chile | 0.219 | 22.05 | w, Q |
  | 4 | Stiven Valois | Colombia | 0.152 | 22.49 | |
  | | Ifrish Alberg | Suriname | | DNS | |
  | | Hensley Paulina | Netherlands Antilles | | DNS | $^†$ |
  | | | | Wind: +3.0 m/s | Wind: +3.0 m/s | Wind: +3.0 m/s |
  
  $^†:$ Not eligible for the South American Under-23 Championships.
  
  ### Final
  
  | Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Reaction | Result | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Arturo Ramírez | Venezuela | 0.225 | 20.99 | |
  | | Luis Carlos Núñez | Colombia | 0.194 | 21.05 | PB |
  | | Rubens Quirino | Brazil | 0.180 | 21.29 | SB |
  | 4 | Michel Mary | Uruguay | 0.192 | 21.29 | |
  | 5 | Diego Rivas | Venezuela | 0.214 | 21.31 | |
  | 6 | Fernando Tomás Gómez | Chile | 0.233 | 21.88 | |
  | 7 | Chavez Ageday | Guyana | 0.232 | 22.07 | |
  | 8 | Gustavo dos Santos | Brazil | 0.226 | 22.16 | |
  | | | | Wind: +1.3 m/s | Wind: +1.3 m/s | Wind: +1.3 m/s |
  