Athletics at the 2011 Pan American Games – Women's 5000 metres

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. 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: World record14:11.15Oslo, NorwayJune 6, 2008Pan American Games record15:30.65Santo Domingo, Dominican RepublicAugust 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).

Schedule Date Time RoundOctober 27, 2011 17:20 Final

Results All times shown are in seconds.

KEY:qFastest non-qualifiersQQualifiedNRNational recordPBPersonal bestSBSeasonal bestDQDisqualified

Final Held on October 27.

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes Marisol Romero 16:24.08 Cruz da Silva 16:29.75 Inés Melchor 16:41.50 4 Sandra Lopez 16:47.19 5 Yudileyvis Castillo 16:49.63 6 Yolanda Caballero 16:54.62 7 Kim Conley 17:00.90 8 Neely Spence 17:01.11 9 Wilma Arizapana 17:06.99 10 Nadia Rodriguez 17:14.91 11 Yudisleidis Fuente 17:23.76 12 Rosa Godoy 17:33.77

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