Athletics at the 2015 Pan American Games – Men's 5000 metres

The men's 5000 metres sprint competition of the athletics events at the 2015 Pan American Games took place on July 25 at the CIBC Pan Am and Parapan Am Athletics Stadium in Toronto, Canada.[1] The defending Pan American Games champion is Juan Luis Barrios of Mexico.

Men's 5,000 metres at the 2015 Pan American Games
VenueCIBC Pan Am and Parapan Am Athletics Stadium
DatesJuly 25
Competitors16 from 10 nations
Winning time13:46.47
Medalists
Gold medal   Mexico
Silver medal   United States
Bronze medal   Chile
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Records

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

World record  Kenenisa Bekele (ETH) 12:37.35 Hengelo, Netherlands May 31, 2004
Pan American Games record  Ed Moran (USA) 13:25.60 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil July 23, 2007

Qualification

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Each National Olympic Committee (NOC) was able to enter up to two entrants providing they had met the minimum standard (14.23.00) in the qualifying period (January 1, 2014 to June 28, 2015).[2]

Schedule

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Date Time Round
July 25, 201520:50Final

Results

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All times shown are in seconds.

KEY: qFastest non-qualifiers QQualified NRNational record PBPersonal best SBSeasonal best DQDisqualified

Final

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References

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  1. "Toronto 2015 Pan Am Games Ticket Program Guide" (PDF). toronto2015.org. TO2015. 20 April 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 April 2015. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
  2. "Athletics Technical Manual" (PDF). americasathletics.org. TO2015. 11 January 2015. Archived from the original on 21 April 2015. Retrieved 29 January 2015.