Athletics at the 1979 Pan American Games – Men's 400 metres hurdles
International sporting event
Men's 400 metres hurdles at the 1979 Pan American Games | ||||||||||
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Venue | Estadio Sixto Escobar | |||||||||
Winning time | 49.66 | |||||||||
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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 America.
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Pan American Games records were as follows:
World record | ![]() | 47.00 | Los Angeles, United States | June 11, 1977 |
Pan American Games record | ![]() | 49.10 | Cali, Colombia | 1971 |
Results
KEY: | WR | World Record | GR | Pan American Record |
Heats
[3]
Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | 2 | James Walker | ![]() | 51.28 | Q |
2 | 1 | Antônio Dias Ferreira | ![]() | 51.71 | Q |
3 | 2 | Frank Montiéh | ![]() | 51.73 | Q |
4 | 1 | Ian Newhouse | ![]() | 52.38 | Q |
5 | 1 | Alexis Misigñak | ![]() | 52.45 | Q |
6 | 2 | Dionizete de Araujo | ![]() | 52.70 | Q |
7 | 1 | Carlos Yambot | ![]() | 53.32 | q |
8 | 2 | Julio Ferrer | ![]() | 53.46 | q |
9 | 2 | Alfredo Piza | ![]() | 53.64 | |
10 | 1 | Alfredo Edwards | ![]() | 54.41 | |
1 | Rafael Echevarría | ![]() | DQ | [4] |
Final
Held on 8 July
Rank | Name | Nationality | Time[5] | Notes |
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![]() | James Walker | ![]() | 49.66 | |
![]() | Antônio Dias Ferreira | ![]() | 50.85 | |
![]() | Frank Montiéh | ![]() | 51.30 | |
4 | Julio Ferrer | ![]() | 51.48 | |
5 | Ian Newhouse | ![]() | 51.58 | |
6 | Dionizete de Araujo | ![]() | 51.72 | |
7 | Carlos Yambot | ![]() | 51.76 | |
8 | Alexis Misignak | ![]() | 53.08 |
References
- ^ 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.