The women's 3000 metres steeplechase competition of the athletics

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took place on the 28th October at the Telmex Athletics Stadium. The defending

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 champion was Sabine Heitling of Brazil.

Records

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

World record		8:58.81	Beijing Beijing Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's... , China China Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...	August 17, 2008
Pan American Games record		9:51.13	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 28, 2007

Qualification

Each National Olympic Committee

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 (NOC) was able to enter two athletes regardless if they had met the qualification standard.

Schedule

Date	Time	Round
October 28, 2011	16:35	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 28th.

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	Sara Hall Sara Hall Sara Hall is a professional American middle distance runner. She has won several notable mile road races including the Drake Relays Grand Blue Mile and the US National Road Mile Championships. She also has won prestigious 1500 meter titles including one at the Millrose Games...		10:03.16
	Ángela Figueroa		10:10.14
	Sabine Heitling		10:10.98
4	Mason Cathey		10:19.10
5	Sara Prieto		10:23.22	PB
6	Sandra Lopez		10:34.90
7	Yoni Ninahuaman		11:00.30
8	Zuna Portillo		11:18.40
9	Marlene Acuña		11:24.12
10	Evonne Marroquin		11:50.31
11	Hilaria Patzy		11:56.42
	Beverly Ramos		DNF