Athletics at the 2011 Pan American Games – Men's long jump
The men's long jump event of the athletics events at the 2011 Pan American Games was held between the 24 and 25 of October at the Telmex Athletics Stadium. The defending Pan American Games champion is Irving Saladino of the Panama. On November 9, 2011 the winner Victor Castillo of Venezuela was disqualified after testing positive for methylhexaneamine. Records. Prior to this competition, the existing world and Pan American Games records were as follows: Qualification. Each National Olympic Committee (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). 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.