Athletics at the 2011 Pan American Games – Women's 5000 metres
| Women's 5000 metres at the 2011 Pan American Games | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Telmex Athletics Stadium | |||||||||
| Dates | October 27 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 12 from 7 nations | |||||||||
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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.
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 |
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| 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 |
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 | 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]- ^ "Guadalajara 2011 Sessions" (PDF). Guadalajara 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 June 2011. Retrieved 29 October 2011.
- ^ "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) - ^ "Women's 5000 m Final". Guadalajara 2011. Archived from the original on October 30, 2011. Retrieved 29 October 2011.