Athletics at the 1971 Pan American Games – Men's 400 metres

The men's 400 metres event at the 1971 Pan American Games was held in Cali on 31 July and 1 August.[1][2]

Men's 400 metres at the Pan American Games

Medalists

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Gold Silver Bronze
John Smith
  United States
Fred Newhouse
  United States
Fernando Acevedo
  Peru

Results

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Heats

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Held on 31 July

Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes
1 1 Fernando Acevedo   Peru 45.81 Q
2 2 Fred Newhouse   United States 45.83 Q
3 4 Garth Case   Jamaica 46.94 Q
4 2 Kent Bernard   Trinidad and Tobago 47.00 Q
5 4 Antonio Álvarez   Cuba 47.18 Q
6 2 Alfred Daley   Jamaica 47.24 Q
7 4 Víctor Patinez   Venezuela 47.33 Q
8 1 John Smith   United States 47.49 Q
9 2 Melesio Piña   Mexico 47.67 Q
10 3 Jimmy Sierra   Colombia 47.74 Q
11 1 Raúl Dome   Venezuela 48.00 Q
12 2 Pedro Grajales   Colombia 48.06
13 3 João Pedro Francisco   Brazil 48.17 Q
14 3 Doug Chapman   Canada 48.25 Q
15 4 Jorge Alemán   Peru 48.32 Q
16 3 Rodovaldo Díaz   Cuba 48.37 Q
17 1 Alberto Gajate   Argentina 48.55 Q
18 1 Ian Gordon   Canada 48.64
19 4 Carlos Abbott   Costa Rica 48.66
20 3 Walter Pankey   Virgin Islands 48.84
21 3 Carlos Heuchert   Argentina 48.92
22 1 Felipe Cigala   Mexico 49.05
23 4 Enrique Almarante   Dominican Republic 49.10
24 3 Alfred Logie   Trinidad and Tobago 49.15
25 2 Tobias Tejada   Dominican Republic 50.09

Semifinals

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Held on 31 July

Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes
1 2 Fred Newhouse   United States 45.68 Q
2 1 John Smith   United States 46.11 Q
3 1 Fernando Acevedo   Peru 46.33 Q
4 2 Garth Case   Jamaica 46.77 Q
5 1 Alfred Daley   Jamaica 47.01 Q
6 1 Kent Bernard   Trinidad and Tobago 47.25 Q
7 2 Antonio Álvarez   Cuba 47.69 Q
8 1 Melesio Piña   Mexico 47.74
9 1 Raúl Dome   Venezuela 47.82
10 2 Doug Chapman   Canada 47.87 Q
11 1 Rodovaldo Díaz   Cuba 48.10
12 2 Víctor Patinez   Venezuela 48.46
13 2 Jorge Alemán   Peru 48.66
14 1 João Pedro Francisco   Brazil 50.24
2 Alberto Gajate   Argentina DNS
2 Jimmy Sierra   Colombia DNS

Final

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Held on 1 August

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
  John Smith   United States 44.60 GR
  Fred Newhouse   United States 45.08
  Fernando Acevedo   Peru 45.30
4 Alfred Daley   Jamaica 46.52
5 Garth Case   Jamaica 46.82
6 Doug Chapman   Canada 47.28
7 Kent Bernard   Trinidad and Tobago 47.43
8 Antonio Álvarez   Cuba 47.46

References

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  1. ^ Full results
  2. ^ "Track and Field Statistics". trackfield.brinkster.net. Retrieved 29 November 2019.