Athletics at the 2011 Pan American Games – Men's 10,000 metres

The men's 10,000 metres sprint competition of the athletics events at the 2011 Pan American Games took place on the 27th of October at the Telmex Athletics Stadium. The defending Pan American Games champion was José David Galván of Mexico.

Records Prior to this competition, the existing world and Pan American Games records were as follows: World record26:17.53Brussels, BelgiumAugust 26, 2005Pan American Games record28:08.74Rio de Janeiro, BrazilJuly 27, 2007

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 (29:50.0) in the qualifying period (January 1, 2010 to September 14, 2011).

Schedule Date Time RoundOctober 27, 2011 16:00 Final

Results All times shown are in seconds.

KEY:qFastest non-qualifiersQQualifiedNRNational recordPBPersonal bestSBSeasonal bestDQDisqualified

Final Held on October 26.

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes Marilson Santos 29:00.64 Juan Romero 29:41.00 Giovani dos Santos 29:51.71 4 James Strang 29:51.93 5 Ryan Vail 29:52.04 6 Miguel Barzola 30:12.82 7 Raul Machahuay 30:55.05 8 John Tello 31:04.32 9 Julio Perez 31:48.49 10 Santos Pirir 32:30.64 Jhon Cusi DNF Javier Guarin DNF Byron Piedra DNF

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