Athletics at the 2011 Pan American Games – Men's 4 × 400 metres relay

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Men's 4 × 400 metres relay at the XVI Pan American Games
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VenueTelmex Athletics Stadium
DatesOctober 27 – October 28
Competitors41 from 9 nations
Medalists
Gold medal   Cuba
Silver medal   Dominican Republic
Bronze medal   Venezuela
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The men's 4 × 400 metres relay competition of the athletics events at the 2011 Pan American Games took place on the 27 and 28 October at the Telmex Athletics Stadium.[1] The defending Pan American Games champion were Andrae Williams, Avard Moncur, Michael Matheau and Chris Brown of Bahamas.

Records[]

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Pan American Games records were as follows:

World record  United States 2.54.29 Stuttgart, Germany August 22, 1993
Pan American Games record  Jamaica 2.57.97 Winnipeg, Canada July 30, 1999

Qualification[]

Each National Olympic Committee (NOC) was able to enter one team.[2]

Schedule[]

Date Time Round
October 27, 2011 15:35 Semifinals
October 28, 2011 18:50 Final

Results[]

All times shown are in seconds.

KEY: q Fastest non-qualifiers Q Qualified NR National record PB Personal best SB Seasonal best DQ Disqualified

Semifinals[]

The semifinals were held on October 27. Qualification: First 3 teams of each heat (Q) plus the next 2 fastest (q) qualified for the final.

Rank Heat Nation Athletes Time Notes
1 2  Cuba Júnior Díaz, Noel Ruíz, Amaurys Valle, William Collazo 3:04.33 Q, SB
2 2  Venezuela Arturo Ramírez, Alberto Aguilar, José Acevedo, Omar Longart 3:04.67 Q, SB
3 1  Dominican Republic Gustavo Cuesta, Arismendy Peguero, Yoel Tapia, Luguelin Santos 3:06.33 Q
4 2  United States Bryan Miller, Jeremy Dodson, , 3:07.57 Q
5 1  Canada Philip Osei, Dontae Richards, Tremaine Harris, 3:08.51 Q
6 2  Bahamas Wesley Neymour, Chris Brown, Jamial Rolle, Ramon Miller 3:09.68 q
7 1  Jamaica , Omar Johnson, , Jason Livermore 3:10.05 Q
8 1  Mexico , , , 3:12.18 q
2  Belize Kenneth Medwood, Jayson Jones, , DNF

Final[]

Held on October 28.

Rank Nation Athletes Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Cuba Noel Ruíz, Raidel Acea, Omar Cisneros, William Collazo 2:59.43 SB
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Dominican Republic Arismendy Peguero, Luguelin Santos, Yoel Tapia, Gustavo Cuesta 3:00.44 SB
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Venezuela Arturo Ramírez, Alberto Aguilar, José Acevedo, Omar Longart 3:00.82 SB
4  United States , Bryan Miller, , 3:03.91
5  Canada Philip Osei, Dontae Richards, Tremaine Harris, 3:07.12 SB
6  Mexico , , , 3:11.52

References[]

  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 27 March 2012. Retrieved 29 October 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
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