Athletics at the 1983 Pan American Games – Men's 5000 metres

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The men's 5000 metres event at the 1983 Pan American Games was held in Caracas, Venezuela on 28 August. [1] [2]

Results

[3] [4]

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
Gold medal icon.svg Eduardo Castro Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 13:54.11
Silver medal icon.svg Gerardo Alcalá Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 13:54.37
Bronze medal icon.svg Domingo Tibaduiza Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 13:59.68
4 José da Silva Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 14:08.02
5 Don Clary Flag of the United States.svg  United States 14:09.07
6 Germán Peña Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 14:17.53
7 Omar Aguilar Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 14:27.68
8 Chris Fox Flag of the United States.svg  United States 14:33.50
9 Ricardo Vera Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay 14:34.57
10 Greg Duhaime Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 14:40.07
11 Víctor Maldonado Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela 14:57.96
12 Ramón López Flag of Paraguay.svg  Paraguay 15:20.77
13 William Aguirre Flag of Nicaragua.svg  Nicaragua 15:50.44
14 Tyrone Thibou Flag of Antigua and Barbuda.svg  Antigua and Barbuda 17:44.93
Eduardo Navas Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela DNF

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References

  1. Results
  2. Full results
  3. "The Spokesman-Review". August 29, 1983. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
  4. "The Vancouver Sun". 29 August 1983. p. 20. Retrieved 30 December 2019.