Athletics at the 2011 Pan American Games – Women's 5000 metres
{{Infobox Pan American Games event
|event = Women's 5000 metres
|games = 2011
|image = Athletics pictogram.svg
|image_size = 80
|caption =
|venue = Telmex Athletics Stadium
|dates = October 27
|competitors = 12
|nations = 7
|win_value =
|win_label = Winning score
|gold = Marisol Romero
|goldNOC = MEX
|silver = Cruz da Silva
|silverNOC = BRA
|bronze = Inés Melchor
|bronzeNOC = PER
|prev = 2007
|next = 2015
}}
{{AthleticsAt2011PanAmericanGames}}
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.{{cite web|title=Guadalajara 2011 Sessions |url=http://guadalajara2011.org.mx/documentos/boletaje/lista-de-sesiones.pdf |publisher=Guadalajara 2011 |accessdate=29 October 2011 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110626223053/http://www.guadalajara2011.org.mx/documentos/boletaje/lista-de-sesiones.pdf |archivedate=26 June 2011 }} The defending Pan American Games champion was Megan Metcalfe of Canada.
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Pan American Games records were as follows:
| class="wikitable" |
| World record
|{{flagathlete|Tirunesh Dibaba|ETH}} |14:11.15 |June 6, 2008 |
| Pan American Games record
|{{flagathlete|Adriana Fernandez|MEX}} |15:30.65 |Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic |August 6, 2003 |
Qualification
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).{{cite web |title=Athlete's Qualification Manual |url=http://www.mayaguez2010.com/results/pdf/odecabe/odecabe3.pdf |archive-url=https://wayback.archive-it.org/all/20120916034515/http://www.mayaguez2010.com/results/pdf/odecabe/odecabe3.pdf |url-status=usurped |archive-date=16 September 2012 |publisher=Guadalajara 2011 |accessdate=29 October 2011 }}
Schedule
| class="wikitable"
! Date ! Time ! Round | ||
| style=background:lemonchiffon
|October 27, 2011 | 17:20 | Final |
Results
All times shown are in seconds.
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| KEY:
|bgcolor=ccffcc align=center|q | Fastest non-qualifiers
|bgcolor=ccffcc align=center|Q | Qualified
|align=center|NR | National record
|align=center|PB | Personal best
|align=center|SB | Seasonal best
|align=center|DQ | Disqualified |
= Final =
Held on October 27.
| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" | ||||
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time{{cite web|title=Women's 5000 m Final |url=http://info.guadalajara2011.org.mx/ENG/AT/ATR173A_ATW05005050000001ENG.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111030012811/http://info.guadalajara2011.org.mx/ENG/AT/ATR173A_ATW05005050000001ENG.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=October 30, 2011 |publisher=Guadalajara 2011 |accessdate=29 October 2011 }} | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| {{gold01}} | align=left| Marisol Romero | align=left| {{FlagPASO|MEX|2011}} | 16:24.08 | |
| {{silver02}} | align=left| Cruz da Silva | align=left| {{FlagPASO|BRA|2011}} | 16:29.75 | |
| {{bronze03}} | align=left| Inés Melchor | align=left| {{FlagPASO|PER|2011}} | 16:41.50 | |
| 4 | align=left| Sandra Lopez | align=left| {{FlagPASO|MEX|2011}} | 16:47.19 | |
| 5 | align=left| Yudileyvis Castillo | align=left| {{FlagPASO|CUB|2011}} | 16:49.63 | |
| 6 | align=left| Yolanda Caballero | align=left| {{FlagPASO|COL|2011}} | 16:54.62 | |
| 7 | align=left| Kim Conley | align=left| {{FlagPASO|USA|2011}} | 17:00.90 | |
| 8 | align=left| Neely Spence | align=left| {{FlagPASO|USA|2011}} | 17:01.11 | |
| 9 | align=left| Wilma Arizapana | align=left| {{FlagPASO|PER|2011}} | 17:06.99 | |
| 10 | align=left| Nadia Rodriguez | align=left| {{FlagPASO|ARG|2011}} | 17:14.91 | |
| 11 | align=left| Yudisleidis Fuente | align=left| {{FlagPASO|CUB|2011}} | 17:23.76 | |
| 12 | align=left| Rosa Godoy | align=left| {{FlagPASO|ARG|2011}} | 17:33.77 |
References
{{reflist}}{{Footer Pan American Champions 5000m Women}}{{PanAmG5000metres}}
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