# Athletics at the 2011 Pan American Games – Women's heptathlon

The women's heptathlon event of the athletics events at the 2011 Pan American Games was held the 25 and 26 of October at the Telmex Athletics Stadium. The defending Pan American Games champion is Jessica Zelinka of the Canada.

## Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Pan American Games records were as follows:
| World record | Jackie Joyner-Kersee (USA) | 7291 | Seoul, South Korea | September 24, 1988 |
| Pan American Games record | Magalys García (CUB) | 6290 | Winnipeg, Canada | July 28, 1999 |

## Qualification

Each National Olympic Committee (NOC) was able to enter up to two entrants providing they had met the minimum standard (4850) in the qualifying period (January 1, 2010 to September 14, 2011).

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Round |
| October 25, 2011 | 13:20 | 100 metres hurdles |
| October 25, 2011 | 14:00 | High jump |
| October 25, 2011 | 16:40 | Shot put |
| October 25, 2011 | 18:00 | 200 metres |
| October 26, 2011 | 15:30 | Long jump |
| October 26, 2011 | 17:10 | Javelin throw |
| October 26, 2011 | 18:20 | 800 metres |
| October 26, 2011 | 18:20 | Final standings |

## Results

All distances shown are in meters:centimeters
| KEY: | q | Fastest non-qualifiers | Q | Qualified | AR | Area record | NR | National record | PB | Personal best | SB | Seasonal best |

### 100 m hurdles

| Rank | Heat | Athlete | Nationality | Result | Points | Notes |
| 1 | 2 | Lucimara da Silva | Brazil | 13.50 | 1050 | PB |
| 2 | 2 | Agustina Zerboni | Argentina | 13.66 | 1027 | PB |
| 3 | 2 | Gretchen Quintana | Cuba | 13.98 | 981 | |
| 4 | 2 | Francia Manzanillo | Dominican Republic | 14.12 | 961 | PB |
| 5 | 2 | Yasmiany Pedroso | Cuba | 14.13 | 960 | PB |
| 6 | 2 | Chrystal Ruiz | Mexico | 14.20 | 950 | PB |
| 7 | 1 | Karla Schleske | Mexico | 14.25 | 943 | PB |
| 8 | 1 | Thaimara Rivas | Venezuela | 14.25 | 943 | PB |
| 9 | 1 | Gullercy Gonzalez | Venezuela | 14.30 | 936 | PB |
| 10 | 1 | Shianne Smith | Bermuda | 14.50 | 909 | PB |
| 11 | 1 | Bridgette Ingram | United States | 14.75 | 875 | |
| 12 | 1 | Ana Pirelli | Paraguay | 14.87 | 859 | PB |
| 13 | 2 | Wanetta Kirby | Virgin Islands | 17.99 | 489 | |

### High jump

| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Result | Points | Notes | Overall |
| 1 | Lucimara da Silva | Brazil | 1.80 | 978 | | 2028 |
| 2 | Yasmiany Pedroso | Cuba | 1.74 | 903 | | 1863 |
| 3 | Gullercy Gonzalez | Venezuela | 1.74 | 903 | | 1839 |
| 4 | Karla Schleske | Mexico | 1.74 | 903 | | 1846 |
| 5 | Chrystal Ruiz | Mexico | 1.68 | 830 | PB | 1780 |
| 6 | Wanetta Kirby | Virgin Islands | 1.68 | 830 | | 1319 |
| 7 | Gretchen Quintana | Cuba | 1.65 | 795 | | 1776 |
| 8 | Bridgette Ingram | United States | 1.65 | 795 | | 1670 |
| 9 | Francia Manzanillo | Dominican Republic | 1.59 | 724 | | 1685 |
| 9 | Agustina Zerboni | Argentina | 1.59 | 724 | PB | 1751 |
| 11 | Thaimara Rivas | Venezuela | 1.59 | 724 | PB | 1667 |
| 12 | Ana Pirelli | Paraguay | 1.56 | 689 | | 1548 |
| 13 | Shianne Smith | Bermuda | 1.50 | 621 | | 1530 |

### Shot put

| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Result | Points | Notes | Overall |
| 1 | Yasmiany Pedroso | Cuba | 14.63 | 836 | PB | 2699 |
| 2 | Ana Pirelli | Paraguay | 13.00 | 727 | PB | 2275 |
| 3 | Lucimara da Silva | Brazil | 12.93 | 723 | PB | 2751 |
| 4 | Francia Manzanillo | Dominican Republic | 12.89 | 720 | PB | 2405 |
| 5 | Gretchen Quintana | Cuba | 12.88 | 719 | | 2495 |
| 6 | Agustina Zerboni | Argentina | 12.74 | 710 | PB | 2461 |
| 7 | Thaimara Rivas | Venezuela | 12.11 | 668 | | 2335 |
| 8 | Bridgette Ingram | United States | 11.95 | 658 | | 2328 |
| 9 | Karla Schleske | Mexico | 11.74 | 644 | PB | 2490 |
| 10 | Gullercy Gonzalez | Venezuela | 10.95 | 592 | PB | 2431 |
| 11 | Shianne Smith | Bermuda | 10.47 | 560 | | 2090 |
| 12 | Chrystal Ruiz | Mexico | 9.87 | 521 | PB | 2301 |
| 13 | Wanetta Kirby | Virgin Islands | 8.45 | 428 | | 1747 |

### 200 metres

| Rank | Heat | Athlete | Nationality | Result | Points | Notes | Overall |
| 1 | 2 | Gretchen Quintana | Cuba | 24.45 | 938 | | 3433 |
| 2 | 2 | Lucimara da Silva | Brazil | 24.76 | 909 | PB | 3660 |
| 3 | 2 | Chrystal Ruiz | Mexico | 24.83 | 902 | PB | 3203 |
| 4 | 2 | Agustina Zerboni | Argentina | 24.84 | 902 | PB | 3363 |
| 5 | 2 | Francia Manzanillo | Dominican Republic | 24.87 | 899 | | 3304 |
| 6 | 2 | Wanetta Kirby | Virgin Islands | 24.98 | 889 | | 2636 |
| 7 | 2 | Shianne Smith | Bermuda | 25.04 | 883 | | 2973 |
| 8 | 1 | Gullercy Gonzalez | Venezuela | 25.47 | 844 | PB | 3275 |
| 9 | 1 | Yasmiany Pedroso | Cuba | 25.48 | 843 | PB | 3542 |
| 10 | 1 | Ana Pirelli | Paraguay | 25.85 | 810 | PB | 3085 |
| 11 | 1 | Karla Schleske | Mexico | 26.20 | 780 | PB | 3270 |
| 11 | 1 | Thaimara Rivas | Venezuela | 26.48 | 756 | PB | 3091 |
| 13 | 1 | Bridgette Ingram | United States | 27.18 | 697 | | 3025 |

### Long jump

| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Result | Points | Notes | Overall |
| 1 | Lucimara da Silva | Brazil | 6.36 | 962 | | 4622 |
| 2 | Yasmiany Pedroso | Cuba | 5.87 | 810 | | 4352 |
| 3 | Gretchen Quintana | Cuba | 5.75 | 774 | | 4207 |
| 4 | Chrystal Ruiz | Mexico | 5.68 | 753 | PB | 3956 |
| 5 | Wanetta Kirby | Virgin Islands | 5.65 | 744 | | 3380 |
| 6 | Shianne Smith | Bermuda | 5.63 | 738 | PB | 3711 |
| 7 | Agustina Zerboni | Argentina | 5.44 | 683 | | 4046 |
| 8 | Thaimara Rivas | Venezuela | 5.44 | 683 | | 3774 |
| 9 | Gullercy Gonzalez | Venezuela | 5.41 | 674 | | 3949 |
| 10 | Francia Manzanillo | Dominican Republic | 5.40 | 671 | | 3975 |
| 11 | Bridgette Ingram | United States | 5.38 | 665 | | 3690 |
| 12 | Ana Pirelli | Paraguay | 5.18 | 609 | | 3694 |
| 13 | Karla Schleske | Mexico | 5.17 | 606 | | 3876 |

### Javelin throw

| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Result | Points | Notes | Overall |
| 1 | Francia Manzanillo | Dominican Republic | 46.73 | 797 | PB | 4772 |
| 2 | Yasmiany Pedroso | Cuba | 44.23 | 749 | PB | 5101 |
| 3 | Lucimara da Silva | Brazil | 42.03 | 706 | PB | 5328 |
| 4 | Ana Pirelli | Paraguay | 41.50 | 696 | PB | 4390 |
| 5 | Agustina Zerboni | Argentina | 39.79 | 663 | PB | 4709 |
| 6 | Thaimara Rivas | Venezuela | 36.83 | 607 | | 4381 |
| 7 | Karla Schleske | Mexico | 36.40 | 598 | | 4474 |
| 8 | Gullercy Gonzalez | Venezuela | 35.34 | 578 | | 4527 |
| 9 | Gretchen Quintana | Cuba | 35.21 | 576 | | 4783 |
| 10 | Shianne Smith | Bermuda | 31.95 | 514 | | 4225 |
| 11 | Chrystal Ruiz | Mexico | 31.88 | 512 | PB | 4468 |
| 12 | Bridgette Ingram | United States | 31.52 | 505 | | 4195 |
| 13 | Wanetta Kirby | Virgin Islands | 20.78 | 303 | | 3683 |

### 800 metres

| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Result | Points | Notes | Overall |
| 1 | Shianne Smith | Bermuda | 2:15.37 | 888 | PB | 5113 |
| 2 | Chrystal Ruiz | Mexico | 2:16.02 | 878 | PB | 5346 |
| 3 | Francia Manzanillo | Dominican Republic | 2:16.46 | 872 | PB | 5644 |
| 4 | Lucimara da Silva | Brazil | 2:21.39 | 805 | | 6133 |
| 5 | Ana Pirelli | Paraguay | 2:24.24 | 767 | | 5157 |
| 6 | Agustina Zerboni | Argentina | 2:24.51 | 763 | | 5472 |
| 7 | Gretchen Quintana | Cuba | 2:24.71 | 761 | | 5544 |
| 8 | Gullercy Gonzalez | Venezuela | 2:27.52 | 724 | | 5251 |
| 9 | Karla Schleske | Mexico | 2:28.66 | 710 | | 5184 |
| 10 | Bridgette Ingram | United States | 2:36.47 | 614 | | 4809 |
| 11 | Yasmiany Pedroso | Cuba | 2:36.88 | 609 | | 5710 |
| 12 | Wanetta Kirby | Virgin Islands | 2:50.38 | 460 | | 4143 |
| | Thaimara Rivas | Venezuela | DNS | | | |

### Final standings

| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Points | Notes |
| | Lucimara da Silva | Brazil | 6133 | AR |
| | Yasmiany Pedroso | Cuba | 5710 | |
| | Francia Manzanillo | Dominican Republic | 5644 | PB |
| 4 | Gretchen Quintana | Cuba | 5544 | |
| 5 | Agustina Zerboni | Argentina | 5472 | PB |
| 6 | Chrystal Ruiz | Mexico | 5346 | |
| 7 | Gullercy Gonzalez | Venezuela | 5251 | |
| 8 | Karla Schleske | Mexico | 5184 | |
| 9 | Ana Pirelli | Paraguay | 5157 | PB |
| 10 | Shianne Smith | Bermuda | 5113 | |
| 11 | Bridgette Ingram | United States | 4809 | |
| 12 | Wanetta Kirby | Virgin Islands | 4143 | |
| | Thaimara Rivas | Venezuela | DNF | |