The men's
long jump event of the
athletics events at the
2011 Pan American Games
The 2011 Pan American Games, officially the XVI Pan American Games, was an international multi-sport event that was held from October 14–30, 2011, in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico. Some events were held in the nearby cities of Ciudad Guzmán, ...
was held between the 24 and 25 of October at the
Telmex Athletics Stadium
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.
[Guadalajara 2011 sessions](_blank)
The
defending Pan American Games
The Pan American Games (also known colloquially as the Pan Am Games) is a continental multi-sport event in the Americas featuring summer sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The competition is held ...
champion is
Irving Saladino of the
Panama.
On November 9, 2011 the winner
Victor Castillo of
Venezuela was disqualified after testing positive for
methylhexaneamine.
Venezuelan Castillo forced to forfeit Pan Am medal after doping
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Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Pan American Games records were as follows:
Qualification
Each National Olympic Committee
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(NOC) was able to enter up to two entrants providing they had met the minimum standard (7.65) in the qualifying period (January 1, 2010 to September 14, 2011).
Schedule
Results
''All distances shown are in meters:centimeters''
Qualification
Qualification was held on October 24. Qualifying Performance 7.80 (Q) or at least 12 best performers (q) advance to the final.
Final
The final was held on October 25.
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Athletics at the 2011 Pan American Games - Men's long jump
Athletics at the 2011 Pan American Games
2011
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