Athletics at the 1995 Pan American Games – Women's 10,000 metres walk explained

Event:	Women's 10 kilometres walk
Win Label:	Winning time

The women's 10,000 metres walk event at the 1995 Pan American Games was held in Mar del Plata on 21 March.^{[1] [2] [3]} This was the last time that this distance was held at the Pan American Games; being later replaced by 20 kilometres.

In hot conditions, the Americans and Mexicans separated from the rest of the field. Martínez was the first to fall off the back. With 800 metres to go, Vaill was disqualified, 200 meters later, Rohl received her second card and she slowed, effectively handing the victory to Mendoza.^[4]

Results

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
			46:31.93
			46:36.52
			47:44.78
			48:29.02
			48:46.69
			50:13.15
			51:04.38
			53:26.97
			55:32.56
				^[5]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Track and Field Statistics : Pan American Games. Trackfield.brinkster.net. 2022-03-11.
2. Web site: Women Athletics Pan-American Games Mar del Plata (ARG) 1995. Todor66.com. 2022-03-11.
3. Web site: PAN-AMERICAN GAMES : Mar del Plata, Argentina 1995. PDF. Atfs.org. 2022-03-11.
4. Web site: Herazo, McGovern Win at National Invitational. PDF. Racewalk.com. April 1995. 2022-03-11.
5. Web site: ATHLETICS : Estadio de Atletismo, Mar del Plata. March 21, 1995. Groups.google.com. 2022-03-11.