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

The men's 400 metres 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 Ronnie Ray of the United States.

Men's 400 metres at the VIII Pan American Games
VenueEstadio Sixto Escobar
Dates11 & 12 July
Winning time45.11
Medalists
   United States
   Cuba
   United States
«1975
1983»

Records

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

World record  Lee Evans (USA) 43.86 Mexico City, Mexico October 18, 1968
Pan American Games record  Ronnie Ray (USA) 44.45 Mexico City, Mexico October 18, 1975

Results

All times shown are in seconds.

KEY: WRWorld Record GRPan American Record

Heats

Held on 11 July

RankHeatNameNationalityTimeNotes
11Willie Smith United States46.68Q
23Tony Darden United States46.91Q
32Delmo da Silva Brazil47.27Q
41Bert Cameron Jamaica47.29Q
51Joseph Coombs Trinidad and Tobago47.29Q
62Glenn Bogue Canada47.52Q
63Clyde Edwards Barbados47.52Q
83Colin Bradford Jamaica47.56Q
92Alberto Juantorena Cuba47.59Q
101Carlos Álvarez Cuba47.80Q
113Antônio Dias Ferreira Brazil47.81Q
122Michael Solomon Trinidad and Tobago47.95Q
132Fred Sowerby Antigua and Barbuda48.15Q
143Gregory Simons Bermuda48.24Q
151Brian Saunders Canada48.61Q
163Anatolio Ramírez Dominican Republic48.66q
172Gerold Pawirodikromo Suriname48.78
182Randolph Wheatley Virgin Islands48.89
191Francisco Solis Dominican Republic49.64
203Rigoberto Meléndez Honduras52.59
211Miguel Banegas Honduras52.97

Semifinals

Held on 11 July[3]

RankHeatNameNationalityTimeNotes
12Tony Darden United States45.89Q
21Willie Smith United States46.10Q
32Alberto Juantorena Cuba46.19Q
42Clyde Edwards Barbados46.32Q
52Brian Saunders Canada46.34q
62Bert Cameron Jamaica46.36q
71Joseph Coombs Trinidad and Tobago46.49Q
81Colin Bradford Jamaica46.51Q
91Glenn Bogue Canada46.63
101Delmo da Silva Brazil46.81
112Michael Solomon Trinidad and Tobago46.91
121Carlos Álvarez Cuba47.26
131Fred Sowerby Antigua and Barbuda47.29
142Antônio Dias Ferreira Brazil47.32
151Gregory Simons Bermuda47.66
162Anatolio Ramírez Dominican Republic49.12

Final

Held on 12 July

Rank Name Nationality Time[4] Notes
Tony Darden  United States 45.11
Alberto Juantorena  Cuba 45.24
Willie Smith  United States 45.30
4 Bert Cameron  Jamaica 45.97
5 Brian Saunders  Canada 46.16
6 Colin Bradford  Jamaica 46.36
7 Clyde Edwards  Barbados 46.66
8 Joseph Coombs  Trinidad and Tobago 46.98

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". The Times-News. 12 July 1979. p. 20. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
  4. Memoria VIII Juegos Deportivos Panamericanos San Juan, Puerto Rico 1979 (PDF) (in Spanish). 1979 Pan American Games Organising Committee (COPAN 79). 1981. p. 248. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-08-11. Retrieved 2019-08-15.
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