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

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Men's 400 metres hurdles at the VIII Pan American Games
VenueEstadio Sixto Escobar
Winning time49.66
Medalists
Gold medal James Walker  United States
Silver medal Antônio Dias Ferreira  Brazil
Bronze medal Frank Montiéh  Cuba
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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.

Records[]

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[]

KEY: WR World Record GR Pan American Record

Heats[]

[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  Cuba 52.45 Q
6 2  Brazil 52.70 Q
7 1  Puerto Rico 53.32 q
8 2 Julio Ferrer  Puerto Rico 53.46 q
9 2  Chile 53.64
10 1  Chile 54.41
1  Mexico DQ [4]

Final[]

Held on 8 July

Rank Name Nationality Time[5] Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) James Walker  United States 49.66
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Antônio Dias Ferreira  Brazil 50.85
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Frank Montiéh  Cuba 51.30
4 Julio Ferrer  Puerto Rico 51.48
5 Ian Newhouse  Canada 51.58
6  Brazil 51.72
7  Puerto Rico 51.76
8  Cuba 53.08

References[]

  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.
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