Athletics at the 2003 Pan American Games – Men's 5000 metres

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Men's 5000 metres at the Pan American Games

The Men's 5,000 metres event at the 2003 Pan American Games took place on Tuesday August 5, 2003.

Contents

Medalists

Gold Hudson de Souza
Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil
Silver David Galván
Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico
Bronze Marílson dos Santos
Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil

Records

World Record Flag of Ethiopia (1996-2009).svg  Haile Gebrselassie  (ETH)12:39.36June 13, 1998 Flag of Finland.svg Helsinki, Finland
Pan Am Record Flag of Mexico.svg  Armando Quintanilla  (MEX)13:30.35March 25, 1995 Flag of Argentina.svg Mar del Plata, Argentina

Results

RankAthleteTime
1Flag of Brazil.svg  Hudson de Souza  (BRA)13:50.71
2Flag of Mexico.svg  David Galván  (MEX)13:52.92
3Flag of Brazil.svg  Marílson dos Santos  (BRA)13:56.90
4Flag of Mexico.svg  Alejandro Suárez  (MEX)13:58.19
5Flag of Chile.svg  Mauricio Díaz  (CHI)13:58.85
6Flag of Venezuela (1954-2006).png  Freddy González  (VEN)14:21.53
7Flag of Colombia.svg  William Naranjo  (COL)14:25.70
8Flag of Belize (1981-2019).svg  Patrick Fuller  (BIZ)14:39.23 [1]
9Flag of the United States.svg  Seth Hejny  (USA)14:50.33
10Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Jesús Ramírez  (DOM)15:55.17
Flag of Guatemala.svg  José Amado García  (GUA)DNF

Notes

  1. National record

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