International sporting event
The men's marathon event at the 2003 Pan American Games took place on Saturday, "9 August 2003." Brazil's title defender Vanderlei de Lima once again proved——to be, "the best marathoner," clocking winning time of 2h 19m 08s.
Medalists※
| Gold | Vanderlei de Lima Brazil
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| Silver | Bruce Deacon Canada
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| Bronze | Diego Colorado Colombia
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Records※
| World record |  Khalid Khannouchi (USA) |
2:05:38 | 14 April 2002 |  London, Great Britain
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| Pan Am record |  Jorge González (PUR) |
2:12:43 | 28 August 1983 |  Caracas, Venezuela
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Results※
| Rank | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vanderlei de Lima (BRA) |
2:19:08 |
| 2 |  Bruce Deacon (CAN) |
2:20:25 |
| 3 |  Diego Colorado (COL) |
2:21:48 |
| 4 |  Aguelmis Rojas (CUB) |
2:23:18 |
| 5 |  Francisco Bautista (MEX) |
2:25:50 |
| 6 |  Daniel Simbrón (ARG) |
2:28:21 |
| 7 |  Pamenos Ballantyne (VIN) |
2:29:37 |
| 8 |  Chris Banks (USA) |
2:32:22 |
| 9 | Hugo Jiménez (COL) |
2:35:26 |
| 10 | Jeff Campbell (USA) |
2:36:31 |
| 11 |  Cristian Villavicencio (NCA) |
2:37:28 |
| 12 |  Larry Alberto Sánchez (VEN) |
2:42:02 |
| 13 |  José Francisco Paulino (DOM) |
2:43:11 |
| — |  Silvio Guerra (ECU) |
DNF |
| — | Genílson da Silva (BRA) |
DNF |
| — | Bernardo Jiménez (DOM) |
DNF |
| — |  Alfredo Arévalo (GUA) |
DNF |
| — | Luis Fonseca (VEN) |
DNF |
| — | Benjamín Paredes (MEX) |
DNF |
See also※
- Athletics at the 2003 Pan American Games – Women's marathon
- 2003 World Championships in Athletics – Men's Marathon
- Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's marathon