2011 Pan American Games / Athletics - Women's 5000m
The women's 5,000-meter run at the 2011 Pan American Games took place on October 27 at the Telmex Athletics Stadium in Guadalajara .
Twelve athletes from seven countries took part in the competition. The gold medal was won by Marisol Romero after 16: 24.08 min, silver went to Cruz da Silva with 16: 29.75 min and the bronze medal went to Inés Melchor with 16: 41.50 min.
Records
Before the competition, the following records were in place:
| World record |
.svg){kind=small} Tirunesh Dibaba
|
14: 11.15 min | Bislett Games , Oslo , Norway | June 6, 2008 |
| Record of games |
 Adriana Fernández
|
15: 30.65 min | Pan American Games in Santo Domingo , Dominican Republic | August 6, 2003 |
Result
October 27, 2011, 5:30 p.m.
| space | Athlete | country | Time (min) |
|---|---|---|---|
 |
Marisol Romero |
Mexico
|
16: 24.08 |
 |
Cruz da Silva |
 Brazil
|
16: 29.75 |
 |
Inés Melchor |
 Peru
|
16: 41.50 |
| 4th | Sandra Lopez |
Mexico
|
16: 47.19 |
| 5 | Yudileyvis Castillo |
 Cuba
|
16: 49.63 |
| 6th | Yolanda Caballero |
 Colombia
|
16: 54.62 |
| 7th | Kim Conley |
 United States
|
17:00.90 |
| 8th | Neely Spence |
United States
|
17: 01.11 |
| 9 | Wilma Arizapana |
Peru
|
17: 06.99 |
| 10 | Nadia Rodriguez |
 Argentina
|
17: 14.91 |
| 11 | Yudisleidis Fuente |
Cuba
|
17: 23.76 |
| 12 | Rosa Godoy |
Argentina
|
17: 33.77 |
Web links and sources
- Women's 5000m Final. In: www.guadalajara2011.org.mx. Archived from the original on December 6, 2011 ; accessed on October 28, 2019 (English).
- Results on todor66.com (English)
- Guadalajara 2011 Sesiones Deportivas. (PDF) In: www.guadalajara2011.org.mx. Archived from the original on June 26, 2011 ; accessed on October 6, 2019 (Spanish).