Athletics at the 2011 Pan American Games – Men's 5,000 metres
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The men's 5,000 metres competition of the athletics
events at the 2011 Pan American Games
took place on the 24 of October at the Telmex Athletics Stadium. The defending
Pan American Games
champion is Ed Moran of the United States
.
(NOC) was able to enter up to two entrants providing they had met the minimum standard standard (14.20.00) in the qualifying period (January 1, 2010 to September 14, 2011).
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events at the 2011 Pan American Games
2011 Pan American Games
The 2011 Pan American Games, officially the XVI Pan American Games, was an international multi-sport event that was held from October 14–30, 2011 in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico. Some events were held in the nearby cities of Ciudad Guzmán, Puerto Vallarta, Lagos de Moreno and Tapalpa...
took place on the 24 of October at the Telmex Athletics Stadium. The defending
Athletics at the 2007 Pan American Games – Men's 5000 metres
The Men's 5,000 metres event at the 2007 Pan American Games took place on July 23, 2007 in the Estádio Olímpico João Havelange in Rio de Janeiro. USA's Ed Moran won the race, setting a new Pan Am Record.-Medalists:-Records:-Results:-See also:...
Pan American Games
Pan American Games
The Pan-American or Pan American Games are a major event in the Americas featuring summer and formerly winter sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The Pan American Games are the second largest multi-sport event after the Summer Olympics...
champion is Ed Moran of the United States
United States
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Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Pan American Games records were as follows:| World record | 12:37.35 | Hengelo Hengelo Hengelo is a municipality and a city in the eastern Netherlands, in the province of Overijssel. The city lies along the motorways A1/E30 and A35 and it has a station for the International Amsterdam – Hannover – Berlin service.-Traffic and transport:... , Netherlands Netherlands The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders... |
May 31, 2004 | |
| Pan American Games record | 13:25.60 | Rio de Janiero, 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 23, 2007 |
Qualification
Each National Olympic CommitteeNational Olympic Committee
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(NOC) was able to enter up to two entrants providing they had met the minimum standard standard (14.20.00) in the qualifying period (January 1, 2010 to September 14, 2011).
Schedule
| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| October 25, 2011 | 18:10 | Final |
Abbreviations
- All times shown are in minutes:seconds
PR Pan American games record WR world record NR national record PB personal best SB season best
Final
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Juan Luis Barrios Juan Luis Barrios Juan Luis Barrios Nieves is a Mexican athlete. He is 173 cm tall and weighs 65 kg . He participated at the 2008 Summer Olympics and finished seventh in the men's 5000 metres... |
14:13.77 | |||
| 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... |
14:15.74 | |||
| Joilson da Silva | 14:16.11 | |||
| 4 | Juan Carlos Romero | 14:16.13 | PB | |
| 5 | Brandon Bethke | 14:17.31 | ||
| 6 | José Mauricio González | 14:19.43 | ||
| 7 | Javier Guarín | 14:20.15 | ||
| 8 | Stephen Furst | 14:21.94 | ||
| 9 | Jhon Cusi | 14:28.31 | ||
| 10 | Raul Machahuay | 14:43.05 | ||
| 11 | Miguel Barzola | 14:44.23 | ||
| 12 | Luis Orta | 14:59.00 | ||
| 13 | Jose Raxon | 14:59.78 | ||
| 14 | Ubaldo De Los Santos | 15:23.87 | ||
| 15 | Oneil Williams | 18:01.55 |