Athletics at the 2011 Pan American Games – Women's 10,000 metres
The women's 10,000 metres competition of the athletics events at the 2011 Pan American Games took place on the 24 of October at the Telmex Athletics Stadium. The defending Pan American Games champion is Sara Slattery of the United States.
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Pan American Games records were as follows:| World record | 29:31.78 | Beijing, China | September 8, 1993 | |
| Pan American Games record | 32:54.41 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | July 23, 2007 |
Qualification
Each National Olympic Committee was able to enter up to two entrants providing they had met the minimum standard in the qualifying period.Schedule
Abbreviations
- All times shown are in minutes:seconds
| PR | Pan American games record |
| WR | world record |
| NR | national record |
| PB | personal best |
| SB | season best |
Results
8 athletes from 6 countries competed.Final
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| Marisol Romero | 34:07:24 | |||
| Cruz da Silva | 34:22:44 | |||
| Yolanda Caballero | 34:39:14 | |||
| Annie Bersagel | 35:23:31 | |||
| Yudileyvis Castillo | 35:35:43 | |||
| Julia Rivera | 35:46:21 | |||
| Cassie Ficken Slade | 36:14:96 | |||
| Hortencia Arzapalo | 37:10:63 |