Athletics at the 2011 Pan American Games – Men's 10,000 metres

The men's 10,000 metres sprint competition of the athletics events at the 2011 Pan American Games took place on the 27th of October at the Telmex Athletics Stadium.[1] The defending Pan American Games champion was José David Galván of Mexico.

Men's 10,00 metres at the 2011 Pan American Games
VenueTelmex Athletics Stadium
DatesOctober 27
Competitors13 from 8 nations
Medalists
Gold medal   Brazil
Silver medal   Mexico
Bronze medal   Brazil
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Records edit

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Pan American Games records were as follows:

World record   Kenenisa Bekele (ETH) 26:17.53 Brussels, Belgium August 26, 2005
Pan American Games record   José David Galván (MEX) 28:08.74 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil July 27, 2007

Qualification edit

Each National Olympic Committee (NOC) was able to enter one athlete regardless if they had met the qualification standard. To enter two entrants both athletes had to have met the minimum standard (29:50.0) in the qualifying period (January 1, 2010 to September 14, 2011).[2]

Schedule edit

Date Time Round
October 27, 2011 16:00 Final

Results edit

All times shown are in seconds.

KEY: q Fastest non-qualifiers Q Qualified NR National record PB Personal best SB Seasonal best DQ Disqualified

Final edit

Held on October 26.

Rank Name Nationality Time[3] Notes
  Marilson Santos   Brazil 29:00.64
  Juan Romero   Mexico 29:41.00
  Giovani dos Santos   Brazil 29:51.71
4 James Strang   United States 29:51.93
5 Ryan Vail   United States 29:52.04
6 Miguel Barzola   Argentina 30:12.82
7 Raul Machahuay   Peru 30:55.05
8 John Tello   Colombia 31:04.32
9 Julio Perez   Mexico 31:48.49
10 Santos Pirir   Guatemala 32:30.64
Jhon Cusi   Peru DNF
Javier Guarin   Colombia DNF
Byron Piedra   Ecuador DNF

References edit

  1. ^ "Guadalajara 2011 Sessions" (PDF). Guadalajara 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 June 2011. Retrieved 29 October 2011.
  2. ^ "Athlete's Qualification Manual" (PDF). Guadalajara 2011. Archived from the original on 27 March 2012. Retrieved 29 October 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  3. ^ "Men's 10,000m Final". Guadalajara 2011. Archived from the original on October 30, 2011. Retrieved 29 October 2011.