Athletics at the 2011 Pan American Games – Women's 5000 metres

The women's 5000 metres competition of the athletics events at the 2011 Pan American Games took place on the 27th October at the Telmex Athletics Stadium.[1] The defending Pan American Games champion was Megan Metcalfe of Canada.

Women's 5000 metres at the 2011 Pan American Games
VenueTelmex Athletics Stadium
DatesOctober 27
Competitors12 from 7 nations
Medalists
Gold medal   Mexico
Silver medal   Brazil
Bronze medal   Peru
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Records edit

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

World record   Tirunesh Dibaba (ETH) 14:11.15 Oslo, Norway June 6, 2008
Pan American Games record   Adriana Fernandez (MEX) 15:30.65 Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic August 6, 2003

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 (17:00.0) in the qualifying period (January 1, 2010 to September 14, 2011).[2]

Schedule edit

Date Time Round
October 27, 2011 17:20 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 27.

Rank Name Nationality Time[3] Notes
  Marisol Romero   Mexico 16:24.08
  Cruz da Silva   Brazil 16:29.75
  Inés Melchor   Peru 16:41.50
4 Sandra Lopez   Mexico 16:47.19
5 Yudileyvis Castillo   Cuba 16:49.63
6 Yolanda Caballero   Colombia 16:54.62
7 Kim Conley   United States 17:00.90
8 Neely Spence   United States 17:01.11
9 Wilma Arizapana   Peru 17:06.99
10 Nadia Rodriguez   Argentina 17:14.91
11 Yudisleidis Fuente   Cuba 17:23.76
12 Rosa Godoy   Argentina 17:33.77

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 16 September 2012. Retrieved 29 October 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  3. ^ "Women's 5000 m Final". Guadalajara 2011. Archived from the original on October 30, 2011. Retrieved 29 October 2011.