Athletics at the 1979 Pan American Games – Men's 5000 metres
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.[1][2] The defending Pan American Games champion was Domingo Tibaduiza of Colombia.
| Men's 5000 metres at the VIII Pan American Games | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Estadio Sixto Escobar | |||||||||
| Dates | 11 July | |||||||||
| Winning time | 14:01.0 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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«1975 1983» | ||||||||||
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Pan American Games records were as follows:
| World record |  |
13:08.4 | Berkeley, United States | April 8, 1978 |
| Pan American Games record |  |
13:47.4 | Winnipeg, Canada | 1967 |
Results
| KEY: | WR | World Record | GR | Pan American Record |
Final
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time[3] | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Matt Centrowitz | |
14:01.0 | |
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Herb Lindsay | |
14:04.1 | |
 |
Rodolfo Gómez |  |
14:05.0 | |
| 4 | Enrique Aquino | |
14:05.9 | |
| 5 | Peter Butler |  |
14:07.6 | |
| 6 | Jaime Vélez | .svg.png){kind=small} |
14:17.2 | |
| 7 | Víctor Mora |  |
14:17.7 | |
| 8 | Jorge Monín |  |
14:21.3 | |
| 9 | Luis Tipán | .svg.png){kind=small} |
14:29.1 | |
| 10 | José Cobo |  |
15:00.5 | |
| 11 | Sergio Gregorio da Silva | .svg.png){kind=small} |
15:07.7 | |
| 12 | Luis Aquillón |  |
15:22.5 | |
| Silvio Salazar | |
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| Domingo Tibaduiza | |
DNS | ||
| Errol Drakes |  |
DNS | ||
| Michael Fuertado |  |
DNS | ||
| Luis Hernández | |
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| Lucirio Garrido | .png){kind=small} |
DNS | ||
| Víctor Gil | |
DNS |
References
- Memoria VIII Juegos Deportivos Panamericanos San Juan, Puerto Rico 1979 (PDF) (in Spanish). 1979 Pan American Games Organising Committee (COPAN 79). 1981. p. 197. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-08-11. Retrieved 2019-08-15.
- Full results
- Memoria VIII Juegos Deportivos Panamericanos San Juan, Puerto Rico 1979 (PDF) (in Spanish). 1979 Pan American Games Organising Committee (COPAN 79). 1981. p. 250. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-08-11. Retrieved 2019-08-15.
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