The 5000 metres or 5000-metre run is a common long-distance running event in track and field, approximately equivalent to 3 miles 188 yards or 16,404 feet 2 inches. It is one of the track events in the Olympic Games and the World Championships in Athletics, run over 12+1⁄2 laps of a standard track. The same distance in road running is called a 5K run; referring to the distance in metres rather than kilometres serves to disambiguate the two events. The 5000 m has been present on the Olympic programme since 1912 for men and since 1996 for women. Prior to 1996, women had competed in an Olympic 3000 metres race since 1984. The 5000 m has been held at each of the World Championships in Athletics in men's competition and since 1995 in women's.
The women's 5000 metres competition of the athletics events at the 2011 Pan American Games took place on the 27th October at the Telmex Athletics Stadium. The defending Pan American Games champion was Megan Metcalfe of Canada.
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. The defending Pan American Games champion is Juan Luis Barrios of Mexico.
The women's 5000 metres sprint competition of the athletics events at the 2015 Pan American Games took place on July 21 at the CIBC Pan Am and Parapan Am Athletics Stadium. The defending Pan American Games champion is Marisol Romero of Mexico.
The men's 100 metres competition of the athletics events at the 2019 Pan American Games will take place between the 6 and 7 of August at the 2019 Pan American Games Athletics Stadium. The defending Pan American Games champion is Andre De Grasse from Canada.
The men's 400 metres hurdles competition of the athletics events at the 2019 Pan American Games will take place between the 6 and 8 of August at the 2019 Pan American Games Athletics Stadium. The defending Pan American Games champion is Jeffery Gibson from the Bahamas.
The men's 5000 metres competition of the athletics events at the 2019 Pan American Games will take place between the 6 August at the 2019 Pan American Games Athletics Stadium. The defending Pan American Games champion is Juan Luis Barrios from Mexico.
The men's 800 metres competition of the athletics events at the 2019 Pan American Games will take place between the 9 and 10 of August at the 2019 Pan American Games Athletics Stadium. The defending Pan American Games champion is Clayton Murphy from the United States.
The men's 5000 metres sprint competition of the athletics events at the 1979 Pan American Games took place on 11 July at the Estadio Sixto Escobar. The defending Pan American Games champion was Domingo Tibaduiza of Colombia.
The men's 100 metres competition of the athletics events at the 2023 Pan American Games was held on October 30 - 31 at the Julio Martínez National Stadium of Santiago, Chile.
The men's 1500 metres competition of the athletics events at the 2023 Pan American Games was held on November 2 on the streets of Santiago, Chile.
The men's 400 metres competition of the athletics events at the 2023 Pan American Games was held on October 30 and November 2 at the Julio Martínez National Stadium of Santiago, Chile.
The men's 400 metres competition of the athletics events at the 2023 Pan American Games was held on October 30 and November 1 at the Julio Martínez National Stadium of Santiago, Chile.
The women's 5000 metres competition of the athletics events at the 2023 Pan American Games was held on November 2 at the Julio Martínez National Stadium.
The men's 10,000 metres competition of the athletics events at the 2023 Pan American Games was held on November 3 at the Julio Martínez National Stadium.
The men's 3000 metres steeplechase competition of the athletics events at the 2023 Pan American Games was held on November 4 at the Julio Martínez National Stadium.
The men's 4 × 100 metres relay competition of the athletics events at the 2023 Pan American Games took place on November 2 at the Julio Martínez National Stadium of Santiago, Chile.
The men's 110 metres hurdles competition of the athletics events at the 2023 Pan American Games was held on November 1 at the Julio Martínez National Stadium of Santiago, Chile.
The men's 400 metres hurdles competition of the athletics events at the 2023 Pan American Games was held on November 1 and 3 at the Julio Martínez National Stadium of Santiago, Chile.
