The Men's 5,000m event at the 2010 South American Games was held on March 23 at 17:30.
Contents |
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Mauricio Gonzalez Colombia |
Javier Andres Cabrera Colombia |
Victor Pincheira Chile |
| Standing records prior to the 2010 South American Games | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record | Kenenisa Bekele (ETH) | 12:37.35 | Hengelo, Netherland | 31 May 2004 |
| World Leading | Andrew Baddeley (GBR) | 13:20.85 | Melbourne, Australia | 4 March 2010 |
| South American record | Marilson dos Santos (BRA) | 13:19.43 | Kassel, Germany | 8 June 2006 |
| South American U23 record | Valdenor dos Santos (BRA) | 13:36.65 | Maia, Portugal | 20 July 1991 |
| Rank | Athlete | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauricio Gonzalez (COL) | 14:23.35 | ||
| Javier Andres Cabrera (COL) | 14:27.62 | ||
| Victor Pincheira (CHI) | 14:45.85 | ||
| 4 | Daniel Silva (BRA) | 15:11.65 | |
| 5 | Carlos Anibal Narvaez (ECU) | 15:16.15 | |
| 6 | Ronaldo Rocha (BRA) | 15:28.38 | |
| 7 | Alex Fernando Portilla (ECU) | 15:47.75 | |
| 8 | Dennis Horatio (GUY) | 16:47.19 | |
| Wily David Canchanya (PER) | DNF |
Intermediate times:
| 1000m | 2:49.24 | Javier Andres Cabrera (COL) |
| 2000m | 5:41.75 | Javier Andres Cabrera (COL) |
| 3000m | 8:36.09 | Javier Andres Cabrera (COL) |
| 4000m | 11:34.56 | Javier Andres Cabrera (COL) |