2015 Pan American Games / Athletics - Women's 5000m
The women's 5,000-meter run at the 2015 Pan American Games took place on July 21 at the CIBC Pan Am and Parapan Am Athletics Stadium in Toronto .
13 runners from eight countries took part in the run. The gold medal was won by Juliana Paula dos Santos after 15: 45.97.14 minutes, silver went to Brenda Flores with 14: 47.19 minutes and the bronze medal was won by Kellyn Taylor with 15: 52.78 minutes.
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
July 21, 2015, 10:10 am
| space | Athlete | country | Time (min) |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Juliana Paula dos Santos |
 Brazil
|
15: 45.97 PB |
|
Brenda Flores |
Mexico
|
15: 47.19 |
|
Kellyn Taylor |
 United States
|
15: 52.78 |
| 4th | Yudileyvis Castillo |
 Cuba
|
15: 59.44 PB |
| 5 | Alisha Williams |
United States
|
16: 01.59 |
| 6th | María Pastuña |
 Ecuador
|
16: 06.63 |
| 7th | Jessica O'Connell |
 Canada
|
16: 08.41 |
| 8th | Natasha Labeaud |
Canada
|
16: 17.40 |
| 9 | Carolina Tabares |
 Colombia
|
16: 17.62 |
| 10 | Tatiele de Carvalho |
Brazil
|
16: 27.09 |
| 11 | Jovana de la Cruz |
 Peru
|
16: 31.94 |
| 12 | Jessica Paguay |
Ecuador
|
17: 07.41 |
| 13 | Soledad Torre |
Peru
|
17: 11.83 |
Web links and sources
- Athletics. In: www.toronto2015.org. Archived from the original on August 17, 2015 ; accessed on August 17, 2019 .