Athletics at the 2011 Pan American Games – Men's 1500 metres

The men's 1500 metres sprint competition of the athletics events at the 2011 Pan American Games took place on the 26th of October at the Telmex Athletics Stadium.[1] The defending Pan American Games champion was Hudson de Souza of Brazil.

Men's 1500 metres at the 2011 Pan American Games
VenueTelmex Athletics Stadium
DatesOctober 26
Competitors14 from 9 nations
Medalists
Gold medal   Brazil
Silver medal   Ecuador
Bronze medal   Venezuela
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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   Hicham El Guerrouj (MAR) 3:26.00 Rome, Italy July 14, 1998
Pan American Games record   Hudson de Souza (BRA) 3:36.32 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil July 25, 2007

Qualification

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Each National Olympic Committee (NOC) was able to enter one athlete regardless if they had met the qualification standard. To enter two entrants both athletes had to have met the minimum standard (3:48.0) in the qualifying period (January 1, 2010 to September 14, 2011).[2]

Schedule

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Date Time Round
October 26, 2011 16:10 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

Final

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Held on October 26.

Rank Name Nationality Time[3] Notes
  Leandro de Oliveira   Brazil 3:53.44
  Byron Piedra   Ecuador 3:53.45
  Eduar Villanueva   Venezuela 3:54.06
4 Jon Rankin   Cayman Islands 3:54.79
5 Andrew Acosta   United States 3:55.27
6 Javier Carriqueo   Argentina 3:55.52
7 Nico Herrera   Venezuela 3:56.30
8 Iván López   Chile 3:56.53
9 Samuel Vazquez   Puerto Rico 3:56.65
10 Leslie Encina   Chile 3:56.69
11 Jose Esparza   Mexico 3:56.94
12 Diego Borrego   Mexico 4:00.03
13 Federico Bruno   Argentina 4:01.09
14 Will Leer   United States 4:04.13

References

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  1. ^ "Guadalajara 2011 Sessions" (PDF). Guadalajara 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 June 2011. Retrieved 29 October 2011.
  2. ^ "Athlete's Qualification Manual" (PDF). Guadalajara 2011. Archived from the original on 16 September 2012. Retrieved 29 October 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  3. ^ "Men's 1500m Final". Guadalajara 2011. Archived from the original on October 30, 2011. Retrieved 29 October 2011.