# Athletics at the 2010 South American Games – Men's decathlon

The men's decathlon event at the 2010 South American Games was held on 20–21 March.

## Medalists

| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Diego Pereira de Araújo Brazil | Pedro Lima Brazil | Damián Benedetich Argentina |

## Records

Standing records prior to the 2010 South American Games :
| World record | Roman Šebrle | Czech Republic | 9026 | Götzis, Austria | 27 May 2001 |
| World leading | Keisuke Ushiro | Japan | 7711 | Hamilton, Australia | 14 February 2010 |
| South American record | Tito Steiner | Argentina | 8291 | Provo, United States | 23 June 1983 |
| South American U23 record | Pedro Ferreira da Silva Filho | Brazil | 8266 | Walnut, United States | 23 April 1987 |

## Results

Results were published.

### 100m

| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Reaction | Result | Points |
| 1 | Wuilmer Valor | Venezuela | 0.169 | 11.11 | 836 |
| 2 | Diego Pereira de Araújo | Brazil | 0.191 | 11.19 | 819 |
| 3 | Román Gastaldi | Argentina | 0.187 | 11.20 | 817 |
| 4 | Pedro Lima | Brazil | 0.188 | 11.27 | 801 |
| 5 | Victorio Gotuzzo | Perú | 0.193 | 11.29 | 797 |
| 6 | Damián Benedetich | Argentina | 0.269 | 11.33 | 789 |
| 7 | Raúl Matajira | Colombia | 0.165 | 11.46 | 761 |
| 8 | José Lemos | Colombia | 0.151 | 11.70 | 711 |
| | | | Wind: +1.3 m/s | Wind: +1.3 m/s | Wind: +1.3 m/s |

### Long jump

| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Attempt | Attempt | Attempt | Best result | Points |
| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | 1 | 2 | 3 | Best result | Points |
| 1 | Diego Pereira de Araújo | Brazil | x | 7.31 | x | 7.31 | 888 |
| 2 | Pedro Lima | Brazil | 6.81 | 6.80 | 6.79 | 6.81 | 769 |
| 3 | Victorio Gotuzzo | Perú | 6.66 | 6.74 | 6.62 | 6.74 | 753 |
| 4 | Damián Benedetich | Argentina | 6.73 | 6.67 | 6.56 | 6.73 | 750 |
| 5 | Román Gastaldi | Argentina | 6.61 | x | x | 6.61 | 723 |
| 6 | José Lemos | Colombia | x | 6.28 | – | 6.28 | 648 |
| 7 | Wuilmer Valor | Venezuela | x | 5.18 | 5.51 | 5.51 | 483 |
| – | Raúl Matajira | Colombia | | | | DNS | |

### Shot put

| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Attempt | Attempt | Attempt | Best result | Points |
| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | 1 | 2 | 3 | Best result | Points |
| 1 | José Lemos | Colombia | 12.11 | x | 14.02 | 14.02 | 730 |
| 2 | Damián Benedetich | Argentina | 13.43 | 12.71 | 13.53 | 13.53 | 700 |
| 3 | Román Gastaldi | Argentina | 13.01 | 12.69 | x | 13.01 | 668 |
| 4 | Victorio Gotuzzo | Perú | x | 12.57 | x | 12.57 | 641 |
| 5 | Wuilmer Valor | Venezuela | 11.34 | 11.80 | 11.11 | 11.80 | 594 |
| 6 | Pedro Lima | Brazil | 11.11 | 10.25 | 11.16 | 11.16 | 556 |
| 7 | Diego Pereira de Araújo | Brazil | 9.57 | x | x | 9.57 | 460 |
| – | Raúl Matajira | Colombia | | | | DNS | |

### High jump

| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Attempt | Attempt | Attempt | Attempt | Attempt | Attempt | Attempt | Attempt | Attempt | Attempt | Attempt | Attempt | Attempt | Attempt | Attempt | Attempt | Attempt | Best result | Points |
| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | 1.65 | 1.68 | 1.71 | 1.74 | 1.77 | 1.80 | 1.83 | 1.86 | 1.89 | 1.92 | 1.95 | 1.98 | 2.01 | 2.04 | 2.07 | 2.10 | 2.13 | Best result | Points |
| 1 | Diego Pereira de Araújo | Brazil | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | xo | – | o | o | o | xxo | xxx | 2.10 | 896 |
| 2 | Pedro Lima | Brazil | – | – | – | – | – | xo | o | o | o | o | o | o | xxx | | | | | 1.98 | 785 |
| 3 | Román Gastaldi | Argentina | – | – | – | – | – | o | – | o | o | o | o | xxx | | | | | | 1.95 | 758 |
| 4 | Victorio Gotuzzo | Perú | – | – | – | – | – | – | o | xo | xxx | | | | | | | | | 1.86 | 679 |
| 5 | Damián Benedetich | Argentina | – | – | o | o | o | o | xxx | | | | | | | | | | | 1.80 | 627 |
| 6 | José Lemos | Colombia | – | – | – | o | o | xxx | | | | | | | | | | | | 1.77 | 602 |
| 7 | Wuilmer Valor | Venezuela | xo | o | o | o | o | xxx | | | | | | | | | | | | 1.77 | 602 |
| – | Raúl Matajira | Colombia | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | DNS | |

### 400m

| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Reaction | Result | Points |
| 1 | Pedro Lima | Brazil | 0.212 | 50.39 | 797 |
| 2 | Diego Pereira de Araújo | Brazil | 0.193 | 50.77 | 779 |
| 3 | Victorio Gotuzzo | Perú | 0.206 | 50.96 | 771 |
| 4 | Román Gastaldi | Argentina | 0.184 | 51.65 | 740 |
| 5 | Damián Benedetich | Argentina | 0.204 | 51.88 | 730 |
| 6 | Wuilmer Valor | Venezuela | 0.193 | 52.71 | 694 |
| 7 | José Lemos | Colombia | 0.253 | 54.14 | 634 |
| – | Raúl Matajira | Colombia | | DNS | |

### 110m hurdles

| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Reaction | Result | Points |
| 1 | Diego Pereira de Araújo | Brazil | 0.221 | 15.08 | 840 |
| 2 | Pedro Lima | Brazil | 0.186 | 15.40 | 802 |
| 3 | Victorio Gotuzzo | Perú | 0.170 | 15.85 | 750 |
| 4 | Damián Benedetich | Argentina | 0.182 | 15.94 | 740 |
| 5 | José Lemos | Colombia | 0.200 | 16.00 | 733 |
| – | Román Gastaldi | Argentina | 0.186 | DNF | 0 |
| – | Wuilmer Valor | Venezuela | | DNS | |
| | | | Wind: -0.9 m/s | Wind: -0.9 m/s | Wind: -0.9 m/s |

### Discus throw

| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Attempt | Attempt | Attempt | Best result | Points |
| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | 1 | 2 | 3 | Best result | Points |
| 1 | José Lemos | Colombia | x | 43.29 | x | 43.29 | 732 |
| 2 | Damián Benedetich | Argentina | 39.72 | x | 39.62 | 39.72 | 659 |
| 3 | Victorio Gotuzzo | Perú | 33.07 | x | 38.30 | 38.30 | 630 |
| 4 | Pedro Lima | Brazil | x | 33.32 | 37.02 | 37.02 | 604 |
| 5 | Diego Pereira de Araújo | Brazil | 35.36 | 32.60 | 31.27 | 35.36 | 571 |
| – | Román Gastaldi | Argentina | | | | DNS | |
| – | Wuilmer Valor | Venezuela | | | | DNS | |

### Pole vault

| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Attempt | Attempt | Attempt | Attempt | Attempt | Attempt | Attempt | Attempt | Attempt | Attempt | Attempt | Attempt | Attempt | Attempt | Attempt | Attempt | Attempt | Attempt | Best result | Points |
| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | 3.00 | 3.10 | 3.20 | 3.30 | 3.40 | 3.50 | 3.60 | 3.70 | 3.80 | 3.90 | 4.00 | 4.10 | 4.20 | 4.30 | 4.40 | 4.50 | 4.60 | 4.70 | Best result | Points |
| 1 | Diego Pereira de Araújo | Brazil | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | o | – | o | – | o | – | xo | xxx | 4.60 | 790 |
| 2 | Pedro Lima | Brazil | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | xo | xo | – | o | – | o | – | xxx | | 4.40 | 731 |
| 3 | Damián Benedetich | Argentina | – | – | o | – | o | – | o | o | xxx | | | | | | | | | | 3.70 | 535 |
| 4 | Victorio Gotuzzo | Perú | – | – | o | – | o | xxo | xxo | xo | xxx | | | | | | | | | | 3.70 | 535 |
| 5 | José Lemos | Colombia | o | – | o | o | xxx | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3.30 | 431 |

### Javelin throw

| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Attempt | Attempt | Attempt | Best result | Points |
| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | 1 | 2 | 3 | Best result | Points |
| 1 | José Lemos | Colombia | 60.99 | 59.85 | 64.48 | 64.48 | 805 |
| 2 | Damián Benedetich | Argentina | 55.33 | 54.77 | 54.41 | 55.33 | 668 |
| 3 | Victorio Gotuzzo | Perú | 45.41 | 44.23 | 47.01 | 47.01 | 544 |
| 4 | Diego Pereira de Araújo | Brazil | 41.56 | x | 43.85 | 43.85 | 498 |
| 5 | Pedro Lima | Brazil | 39.55 | 40.32 | 41.87 | 41.87 | 469 |

### 1500m

| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Result | Points |
| 1 | Victorio Gotuzzo | Perú | 4:34.41 | 716 |
| 2 | Pedro Lima | Brazil | 4:35.98 | 706 |
| 3 | Diego Pereira de Araújo | Brazil | 4:42.71 | 663 |
| 4 | Damián Benedetich | Argentina | 4:47.01 | 637 |
| 5 | José Lemos | Colombia | 5:30.72 | 396 |

### Final standings

| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | 100m | LJ | SP | HJ | 400m | 110H | DT | PV | JT | 1K5 | Total |
| | Diego Pereira de Araújo | Brazil | 819 | 888 | 460 | 896 | 779 | 840 | 571 | 790 | 498 | 663 | 7204 |
| | Pedro Lima | Brazil | 801 | 769 | 556 | 785 | 797 | 802 | 604 | 731 | 469 | 706 | 7020 |
| | Damián Benedetich | Argentina | 789 | 750 | 700 | 627 | 730 | 740 | 659 | 535 | 668 | 637 | 6835 |
| 4 | Victorio Gotuzzo | Perú | 797 | 753 | 641 | 679 | 771 | 750 | 630 | 535 | 544 | 716 | 6816 |
| 5 | José Lemos | Colombia | 711 | 648 | 730 | 602 | 634 | 733 | 732 | 431 | 805 | 396 | 6422 |
| – | Román Gastaldi | Argentina | 817 | 723 | 668 | 758 | 740 | 0 | | | | | DNF |
| – | Wuilmer Valor | Venezuela | 836 | 483 | 594 | 602 | 694 | | | | | | DNF |
| – | Raúl Matajira | Colombia | 761 | | | | | | | | | | DNF |