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 | ||||||||||
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| Venue | CIBC Pan Am and Parapan Am Athletics Stadium | |||||||||
| Dates | July 22 – July 23 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 16 from 11 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 44.56 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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«2011 2019» | ||||||||||
Records
editPrior to this competition, the existing world and Pan American Games records were as follows:
| World record |  Michael Johnson (USA)
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43.18 | Seville, Spain | August 26, 1999 |
| Pan American Games record |  Roberto Hernández (CUB)
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44.52 | Havana, Cuba | 1991 |
Qualification
editEach 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
edit| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| July 22, 2015 | 11:00 | Semifinals |
| July 23, 2015 | 19:20 | Final |
Results
editAll times shown are in seconds.
| KEY: | q | Fastest non-qualifiers | Q | Qualified | NR | National record | PB | Personal best | SB | Seasonal best | DQ | Disqualified |
Semifinals
edit| 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
edit| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Luguelín Santos | Dominican Republic |
44.56 | SB |
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Machel Cedenio | Trinidad and Tobago |
44.70 | |
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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
edit- ^ "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.
- ^ "Athletics Technical Manual" (PDF). americasathletics.org. TO2015. 11 January 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 April 2015. Retrieved 29 January 2015.