Athletics at the 2010 South American Games – Men's 400 metre hurdles
# Athletics at the 2010 South American Games – Men's 400 metre hurdles

The Men's 400m Hurdles event at the 2010 South American Games was held on March 22 at 17:30.

## Medalists

| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| - | - | - |
| Juan Pablo Maturana Colombia | Georni Jaramillo Venezuela | Brayan Ambuila Colombia |

## Records

Standing records prior to the 2010 South American Games :

| World record | Kevin Young | United States | 46.78 | Barcelona, Spain | 6 August 1992 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| World Leading | Danny McFarlane | Jamaica | 49.12 | Sydney, Australia | 27 February 2010 |
| South American record | Bayano Kamani | Panamá | 47.84 | Helsinki, Finland | 7 August 2005 |
| South American U23 record | Everson da Silva Teixeira | Brazil | 48.28 | Atlanta, United States | 30 July 1996 |

## Results

Results were published.

| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Result | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Juan Pablo Maturana | Colombia | 50.95 | |
| | Georni Jaramillo | Venezuela | 51.50 | |
| | Brayan Ambuila | Colombia | 51.79 | |
| 4 | Hederson Estefani | Brazil | 52.43 | |
| 5 | Thiago Nogueira de Souza | Brazil | 52.47 | |
| 6 | Wilter Cagua | Ecuador | 53.72 | |
| 7 | Matías Agustín Cruz | Chile | 53.75 | SB |
| 8 | Emerson Chala | Ecuador | 54.43 | |
