Athletics at the 2015 Pan American Games – Men's 400 metres

The men's 400 metres sprint competition of the athletics events at the 2015 Pan American Games will take place between the 22 and 23 of July at the CIBC Pan Am and Parapan Am Athletics Stadium.[1] The defending Pan American Games champion is Nery Brenes of Costa Rica.

Men's 400 metres at the 2015 Pan American Games
VenueCIBC Pan Am and Parapan Am Athletics Stadium
DatesJuly 22 – July 23
Competitors16 from 11 nations
Winning time44.56
Medalists
Gold medal   Dominican Republic
Silver medal   Trinidad and Tobago
Bronze medal   United States
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Records

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Prior to this competition, the existing world and Pan American Games records were as follows:

World record   Michael Johnson (USA) 43.18 Seville, Spain August 26, 1999
Pan American Games record   Roberto Hernández (CUB) 44.52 Havana, Cuba 1991

Qualification

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Each National Olympic Committee (NOC) was able to enter up to two entrants providing they had met the minimum standard (46.07) in the qualifying period (January 1, 2014 to June 28, 2015).[2]

Schedule

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Date Time Round
July 22, 2015 11:00 Semifinals
July 23, 2015 19:20 Final

Results

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All times shown are in seconds.

KEY: q Fastest non-qualifiers Q Qualified NR National record PB Personal best SB Seasonal best DQ Disqualified

Semifinals

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Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes
1 1 Luguelín Santos   Dominican Republic 45.72 Q
2 1 Kyle Clemons   United States 45.75 Q
3 2 Nery Brenes   Costa Rica 45.85 Q
4 2 Machel Cedenio   Trinidad and Tobago 46.06 Q
5 2 Alberth Bravo   Venezuela 46.09 Q
6 1 Jarrin Solomon   Trinidad and Tobago 46.16 Q
7 1 Hugo de Sousa   Brazil 46.26 q
8 1 Winston George   Guyana 46.39 q
9 2 Raidel Acea   Cuba 46.43
10 2 Gustavo Cuesta   Dominican Republic 46.53
11 1 Philip Osei   Canada 46.80
12 2 LaToy Williams   Bahamas 46.81
13 2 Marcus Chambers   United States 46.91
14 2 Daniel Harper   Canada 47.56
15 1 Bralon Taplin   Grenada 47.61
16 1 Ramon Miller   Bahamas 48.54

Final

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Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
  Luguelín Santos   Dominican Republic 44.56 SB
  Machel Cedenio   Trinidad and Tobago 44.70
  Kyle Clemons   United States 44.84 PB
4 Nery Brenes   Costa Rica 44.85 SB
5 Jarrin Solomon   Trinidad and Tobago 45.20
6 Winston George   Guyana 45.58
7 Hugo de Sousa   Brazil 46.07
Alberth Bravo   Venezuela DSQ

References

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  1. ^ "Toronto 2015 Pan Am Games Ticket Program Guide" (PDF). toronto2015.org. TO2015. 20 April 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 April 2015. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
  2. ^ "Athletics Technical Manual" (PDF). americasathletics.org. TO2015. 11 January 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 April 2015. Retrieved 29 January 2015.