Athletics at the 2011 Pan American Games – Men's 3000 metres steeplechase

The men's 3000 metres steeplechase competition of the athletics events at the 2011 Pan American Games took place on the 28th October at the Telmex Athletics Stadium.^[1] The 2007 champion Pan American Games Joshua McAdams of the United States, did not compete.

Men's 3000 metres steeplechase at the 2011 Pan American Games
Venue	Telmex Athletics Stadium
Dates	October 28
Competitors	13 from 10 nations
Winning time	8:48.19
Medalists
José Peña   Venezuela   Hudson de Souza   Brazil   José Alberto Sánchez   Cuba
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Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Pan American Games records were as follows:

World record	Saif Saaeed Shaheen (QAT)	7:53.63	Brussels, Belgium	September 3, 2004
Pan American Games record	Wander do Prado Moura (BRA)	8:14.41	Mar del Plata, Argentina	March 22, 1995

Qualification

Each National Olympic Committee (NOC) was able to enter two athletes regardless if they had met the qualification standard.^[2]

Schedule

Date	Time	Round
October 28, 2011	17:05	Final

Results

All times shown are in seconds.

KEY:

q

Fastest non-qualifiers

Q

Qualified

NR

National record

PB

Personal best

SB

Seasonal best

DQ

Disqualified

Final

Held on October 28.

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time[3]	Notes
	José Peña	Venezuela	8:48.19
	Hudson de Souza	Brazil	8:48.75
	José Alberto Sánchez	Cuba	8:49.75
4	Donald Cowart	United States	8:49.97
5	Marvin Blanco	Venezuela	8:50.85
6	Derek Scott	United States	8:55.03
7	Mario Bazan	Peru	8:56.31
8	Jose Bañales	Mexico	9:02.78
9	Enzo Yañez	Chile	9:07.63
10	Mariano Mastromarino	Argentina	9:09.42
	Cristian Patiño	Ecuador	DNF
	Yosvany Rodriguez	Cuba	DNF
	Alexander Greaux	Puerto Rico	DNS

References

1. "Guadalajara 2011 Sessions" (PDF). Guadalajara 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 June 2011. Retrieved 29 October 2011.
2. "Athlete's Qualification Manual" (PDF). Guadalajara 2011. Archived from the original on 27 March 2012. Retrieved 29 October 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
3. "Men's 3000m Steeplechase Final". Guadalajara 2011. Archived from the original on October 31, 2011. Retrieved 29 October 2011.