Athletics at the 2011 Pan American Games – Men's 5,000 metres
| Men's 5,000 metres at the XVI Pan American Games | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Telmex Athletics Stadium | |||||||||
| Dates | October 24 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 15 from 11 nations | |||||||||
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The men's 5,000 metres competition of the athletics events at the 2011 Pan American Games took place on the 24 of October at the Telmex Athletics Stadium.[1] The defending Pan American Games champion is Ed Moran of the United States.
Records[]
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Pan American Games records were as follows:
| World record |  Kenenisa Bekele (ETH)
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12:37.35 | Hengelo, Netherlands | May 31, 2004 |
| Pan American Games record |  Ed Moran (USA)
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13:25.60 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | July 23, 2007 |
Qualification[]
Each National Olympic Committee (NOC) was able to enter up to two entrants providing they had met the minimum standard (14.20.00) in the qualifying period (January 1, 2010 to September 14, 2011).[2]
Schedule[]
| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| October 25, 2011 | 18:10 | Final |
Abbreviations[]
- All times shown are in minutes:seconds
| PR | Pan American games record |
| WR | world record |
| NR | national record |
| PB | personal best |
| SB | season best |
Results[]
15 athletes from 11 countries competed.[3]
Final[]
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Juan Luis Barrios |  Mexico |
14:13.77 | |
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Byron Piedra |  Ecuador |
14:15.74 | |
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 Brazil |
14:16.11 | ||
| 4 | Juan Carlos Romero | Mexico |
14:16.13 | PB |
| 5 |  United States |
14:17.31 | ||
| 6 |  Colombia |
14:19.43 | ||
| 7 | Colombia |
14:20.15 | ||
| 8 | United States |
14:21.94 | ||
| 9 |  Peru |
14:28.31 | ||
| 10 | Peru |
14:43.05 | ||
| 11 | Miguel Barzola |  Argentina |
14:44.23 | |
| 12 | Luis Orta |  Venezuela |
14:59.00 | |
| 13 |  Guatemala |
14:59.78 | ||
| 14 |  Uruguay |
15:23.87 | ||
| 15 |  Bahamas |
18:01.55 |
References[]
- ^ Guadalajara 2011 sessions Archived 2011-06-26 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Qualification standards[usurped!]
- ^ Men's 5000m Final start list
- ^ Men's 5000m Final results
Categories:
- Athletics at the 2011 Pan American Games
- 5000 metres at the Pan American Games