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

The Women's 5,000 metres event at the 2003 Pan American Games took place on Wednesday August 6, 2003. For the third time in a row the title went to Mexico's Adriana Fernández. She set a new Pan Am record in the final, beating her own record (15:46.32) established in 1995 (Mar del Plata).

## Medalists

| Gold | Adriana Fernández Mexico |
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| Silver | Nora Rocha Mexico |
| Bronze | Nicole Jefferson United States |

## Records

| World Record | Jiang Bo (CHN) | 14:28.09 | October 23, 1997 | Shanghai, PR China |
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| Pan Am Record | Adriana Fernández (MEX) | 15:46.32 | March 24, 1995 | Mar del Plata, Argentina |

## Results

| Rank | Athlete | Time |
| - | - | - |
| 1 | Adriana Fernández (MEX) | 15:30.65 |
| 2 | Nora Rocha (MEX) | 15:40.98 |
| 3 | Nicole Jefferson (USA) | 15:42.40 |
| 4 | Yudelkis Martínez (CUB) | 16:09.33 |
| 5 | Bertha Sánchez (COL) | 16:13.59 |
| 6 | Ann Marie Brooks (USA) | 16:31.51 |
| 7 | Rosa Apaza (BOL) | 17:01.41 |
| 8 | Elsa Monterroso (GUA) | 17:13.72 |
| 9 | Silvia Paredes (ECU) | 17:46.03 |
