Athletics at the 1979 Pan American Games – Men's 400 metres hurdles
Appearance
Men's 400 metres hurdles at the 1979 Pan American Games | ||||||||||
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Venue | Estadio Sixto Escobar | |||||||||
Winning time | 49.66 | |||||||||
Medalists | ||||||||||
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«1975 1983» |
The men's 400 metres hurdles sprint competition of the athletics events at the 1979 Pan American Games took place at the Estadio Sixto Escobar.[1][2] The defending Pan American Games champion was James King of the United States America.
Records
[edit]Prior to this competition, the existing world and Pan American Games records were as follows:
World record | Edwin Moses (USA) | 47.00 | Los Angeles, United States | June 11, 1977 |
Pan American Games record | Ralph Mann (USA) | 49.10 | Cali, Colombia | 1971 |
Results
[edit]KEY: | WR | World Record | GR | Pan American Record |
Heats
[edit]Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | 2 | James Walker | United States | 51.28 | Q |
2 | 1 | Antônio Dias Ferreira | Brazil | 51.71 | Q |
3 | 2 | Frank Montiéh | Cuba | 51.73 | Q |
4 | 1 | Ian Newhouse | Canada | 52.38 | Q |
5 | 1 | Alexis Misignak | Cuba | 52.45 | Q |
6 | 2 | Donizete Soares | Brazil | 52.70 | Q |
7 | 1 | Carlos Yambot | Puerto Rico | 53.32 | q |
8 | 2 | Julio Ferrer | Puerto Rico | 53.46 | q |
9 | 2 | Alfredo Piza | Chile | 53.64 | |
10 | 1 | Alfredo Edwards | Chile | 54.41 | |
1 | Rafael Echevarría | Mexico | DQ | [4] |
Final
[edit]Held on 8 July
Rank | Name | Nationality | Time[5] | Notes |
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James Walker | United States | 49.66 | ||
Antônio Dias Ferreira | Brazil | 50.85 | ||
Frank Montiéh | Cuba | 51.30 | ||
4 | Julio Ferrer | Puerto Rico | 51.48 | |
5 | Ian Newhouse | Canada | 51.58 | |
6 | Donizete Soares | Brazil | 51.72 | |
7 | Carlos Yambot | Puerto Rico | 51.76 | |
8 | Alexis Misignak | Cuba | 53.08 |
References
[edit]- ^ Memoria VIII Juegos Deportivos Panamericanos San Juan, Puerto Rico 1979 (PDF) (in Spanish). 1979 Pan American Games Organising Committee (COPAN 79). 1981. p. 197. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-08-11. Retrieved 2019-08-15.
- ^ Full results
- ^ "Semifinals results". Arizona Republic. 8 July 1979. p. 26. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
- ^ Mexican results
- ^ Memoria VIII Juegos Deportivos Panamericanos San Juan, Puerto Rico 1979 (PDF) (in Spanish). 1979 Pan American Games Organising Committee (COPAN 79). 1981. p. 251. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-08-11. Retrieved 2019-08-15.