The men's 10,000 metres sprint competition of the athletics

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 took place on the 27th of October at the Telmex Athletics Stadium. The defending

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 champion was José David Galván of Mexico.

Records

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

World record		26:17.53	Brussels Brussels Brussels , officially the Brussels Region or Brussels-Capital Region , is the capital of Belgium and the de facto capital of the European Union... , Belgium Belgium Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...	August 26, 2005
Pan American Games record		28:08.74	Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro , commonly referred to simply as Rio, is the capital city of the State of Rio de Janeiro, the second largest city of Brazil, and the third largest metropolitan area and agglomeration in South America, boasting approximately 6.3 million people within the city proper, making it the 6th... , Brazil Brazil Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...	July 27, 2007

Qualification

Each National Olympic Committee

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 (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).

Schedule

Date	Time	Round
October 27, 2011	16:00	Final

Results

All times shown are in seconds.

KEY:

q

Fastest non-qualifiers

Q

Qualified

NR

National record

PB

Personal best

SB

Seasonal best

DQ

Disqualifed

Final

Held on October 26th.

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	Marilson Santos		29:00.64
	Juan Romero		29:41.00
	Giovani dos Santos		29:51.71
4	James Strang		29:51.93
5	Ryan Vail		29:52.04
6	Miguel Barzola		30:12.82
7	Raul Machahuay		30:55.05
8	John Tello		31:04.32
9	Julio Perez		31:48.49
10	Santos Pirir		32:30.64
	Jhon Cusi		DNF
	Javier Guarin		DNF
	Byron Piedra Byron Piedra Byron Efrén Piedra Ávilés is an Ecuadorian middle distance and long-distance runner.He won the 2007 edition of the Guayaquil Marathon...		DNF