The Men's 400m event at the 2010 South American Games was held on March 20, with the heats at 11:30 and the Final at 18:45.
Medalists GoldSilverBronzeOmar LongartHederson EstefaniHélder Alves
Records Standing records prior to the 2010 South American GamesWorld recordMichael Johnson 43.18Seville, Spain26 August 1999World LeadingBen Offereins 44.86Sydney, Australia27 February 2010South American recordSanderlei Parrela 44.29Seville, Spain26 August 1999South American U23 recordAndrés Silva 45.02Fortaleza, Brazil17 May 2006
Results Results were published.
Heats
Heat 1 Rank Athlete Nationality ReactionResult Notes1Hélder Alves 0.19948.30Q2Jorge Eduardo Montero 0.23848.32Q3Javier Palacios 0.40548.34Q4Rubén Headly 0.20948.60q5Julio Alfredo Pérez Perú0.25548.796Diego Lira 0.38549.12
Heat 2 Rank Athlete Nationality ReactionResult Notes1Omar Longart 0.23846.94Q2Hederson Estefani 0.22947.23Q3Terrence Agard 0.22247.95Q, †4Matías Larregle 0.20548.24q5Johan Ramírez 0.23548.796Wilter Cagua 0.22549.73 †: Not eligible for the South American Under-23 Championships.
Final Rank Athlete Nationality ReactionResult NotesOmar Longart 0.51646.09 PBHederson Estefani 0.28146.85Hélder Alves 0.15047.404Terrence Agard 0.29547.47†5Jorge Eduardo Montero 0.28048.046Rubén Headly 0.19448.087Javier Palacios 0.45848.61 –Matías Larregle DNS †: Not eligible for the South American Under-23 Championships.
See also 2010 South American Under-23 Championships in Athletics
References
External links Heat 1 Heat 2 Final