| Men's 5000 metres at the Pan American Games |
|---|
| Athletics at the 1987 Pan American Games | ||
|---|---|---|
| Track events | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| 800 m | men | women |
| 1500 m | men | women |
| 3000 m | women | |
| 5000 m | men | |
| 10,000 m | men | women |
| 100 m hurdles | women | |
| 110 m hurdles | men | |
| 400 m hurdles | men | women |
| 3000 m steeplechase | men | |
| 4 × 100 m relay | men | women |
| 4 × 400 m relay | men | women |
| Road events | ||
| Marathon | men | women |
| 10,000 m walk | women | |
| 20 km walk | men | |
| 50 km walk | men | |
| Field events | ||
| High jump | men | women |
| Pole vault | men | |
| Long jump | men | women |
| Triple jump | men | |
| Shot put | men | women |
| Discus throw | men | women |
| Hammer throw | men | |
| Javelin throw | men | women |
| Combined events | ||
| Heptathlon | women | |
| Decathlon | men | |
The men's 5000 metres event at the 1987 Pan American Games was held in Indianapolis, United States on 13 August. [1] [2]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arturo Barrios | 13:31.40 | GR | ||
| Adauto Domingues | 13:46.41 | |||
| Omar Aguilar | 13:47.86 | |||
| 4 | Carey Nelson | 13:53.61 | ||
| 5 | Marcelo Cascabelo | 13:56.91 | ||
| 6 | Antonio Silio | 14:13.44 | ||
| 7 | Marcos Barreto | 14:15.57 | ||
| 8 | Carlos Quiñones | 14:16.13 | ||
| 9 | Hugo Allan García | 14:37.62 | ||
| 10 | Rob Lonergan | 14:40.17 | ||
| 11 | Ricardo Vera | 14:48.97 | [4] | |
| Terry Brahm | DQ* | |||
| Doug Padilla | DQ* | |||
| Mark Elliott | DNS | |||
| Victor Sánchez | DNS |
*Terry Brahm originally finished second in 13:37.56 but was later disqualified for being helped by his lapped compatriot Doug Padilla (also disqualified). [5]