Pan American Games 2011 / Athletics - Men's 3000m Obstacle
The men's 3000 meter obstacle course at the 2011 Pan American Games took place on October 28, 2011 at the Telmex Athletics Stadium in Guadalajara .
Twelve athletes from nine countries took part in the competition. The gold medal was won by José Peña after 8: 48.19 minutes, silver went to Hudson de Souza with 8: 48.75 minutes and the bronze medal was secured by José Alberto Sánchez with 8: 49.75 minutes.
Records
Before the competition, the following records were in place:
| World record |
 Saif Saaeed Shaheen
|
7: 53.63 min | Memorial Van Damme , Brussels , Belgium | September 3, 2004 |
| Record of games |
 Wander do Prado Moura
|
8: 14.41 min | Pan American Games in Mar del Plata , Argentina | March 22, 1995 |
Result
October 28, 2011, 5:05 p.m.
| space | athlete | country | Time (min) |
|---|---|---|---|
 |
José Peña |
 Venezuela
|
8: 48.19 |
 |
Hudson de Souza |
Brazil
|
8: 48.75 |
 |
José Alberto Sánchez |
 Cuba
|
8: 49.75 |
| 4th | Donald Cowart |
 United States
|
8: 49.97 |
| 5 | Marvin Blanco |
Venezuela
|
8: 50.85 |
| 6th | Derek Scott |
United States
|
8: 55.03 |
| 7th | Mario Bazan |
 Peru
|
8.56.31 |
| 8th | Jose Bañales |
 Mexico
|
9: 02.78 |
| 9 | Enzo Yañez |
 Chile
|
9: 07.63 |
| 10 | Mariano Mastromarino |
 Argentina
|
9: 09.42 |
| Cristian Patiño |
 Ecuador
|
DNF | |
| Yosvany Rodriguez |
Cuba
|
||
| Alexander Greaux |
 Puerto Rico
|
DNS |
Web links and sources
- Results on todor66.com (English)
- Guadalajara 2011 Sesiones Deportivas. (PDF; 3.6 MB) In: www.guadalajara2011.org.mx. Archived from the original on June 26, 2011 ; accessed on October 6, 2019 (Spanish).