Athletics at the 1979 Pan American Games – Men's 400 metres hurdles

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.

Men's 400 metres hurdles at the 1979 Pan American Games
VenueEstadio Sixto Escobar
Winning time49.66
Medalists
Gold medal   United States
Silver medal   Brazil
Bronze medal   Cuba
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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   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

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KEY: WR World Record GR Pan American Record

Heats

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[3]

Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes
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

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Held on 8 July

Rank Name Nationality Time[5] Notes
  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

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Full results
  3. ^ "Semifinals results". Arizona Republic. 8 July 1979. p. 26. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
  4. ^ Mexican results
  5. ^ 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.