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Athletics at the 2011 Pan American Games – Women's 400 metres

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Women's 400 metres at the 2011 Pan American Games
VenueTelmex Athletics Stadium
DatesOctober 25 – October 26
Competitors14 from 10 nations
Medalists
Gold medal   Colombia
Silver medal   Cuba
Bronze medal   Brazil
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The women's 400 metres sprint competition of the athletics events at the 2011 Pan American Games will take place between the 24 and 26 of October at the Telmex Athletics Stadium.[1][2] The defending Pan American Games champion is Ana Guevara of Mexico, who has since retired.

Records

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

World record  Marita Koch (GDR) 47.60 Canberra, Australia 6 October 1985
Pan American Games record  Ana Fidelia Quirot (CUB) 49.61 Havana, Cuba August 5, 1991

Qualification

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Each National Olympic Committee (NOC) was able to enter up to two entrants providing they had met the minimum standard (53.00) in the qualifying period (January 1, 2010 to September 14, 2011).[2]

Schedule

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Date Time Round
October 25, 2011 16:15 Semifinals
October 26, 2011 17:40 Final

Results

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All times shown are in seconds.

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

Semifinals

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The semifinals were held on October 25. The top three in each heat (Q) and the next two fastest (q) qualified for the final.[3][4]

Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes
1 2 Jennifer Padilla  Colombia 51.76 Q
2 2 Daisurami Bonne  Cuba 52.20 Q
3 2 Patricia Hall  Jamaica 52.47 Q
4 2 Geisa Coutinho  Brazil 52.56 q
5 1 Norma González  Colombia 52.67 Q
6 1 Aymée Martínez  Cuba 52.76 Q
7 1 Joelma Sousa  Brazil 52.96 Q
8 1 Raysa Sánchez  Dominican Republic 53.08 q
9 1 Nallely Vela  Mexico 53.29
10 1 Christian Brennan  Canada 53.34
11 1 Leslie Cole  United States 53.38
12 2 Kineke Alexander  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 53.42 SB
13 2 Jessica Cousins  United States 54.38
14 2 Kanika Beckles  Grenada 56.43

Final

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The final was held on October 26.

Rank Name Nationality Time[5] Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Jennifer Padilla  Colombia 51.53 PB
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Daisurami Bonne  Cuba 51.69 PB
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Geisa Coutinho  Brazil 51.87
4 Aymée Martínez  Cuba 52.09
5 Norma González  Colombia 52.18
6 Joelma Sousa  Brazil 52.34
7 Patricia Hall  Jamaica 52.69
8 Raysa Sánchez  Dominican Republic 52.86

References

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  1. ^ Guadalajara 2011 sessions Archived 2011-06-26 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ a b Athletics technical manual Archived November 25, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "Women's 400m Semifinal 1/2". Guadalajara 2011. Retrieved 31 October 2011.[dead link]
  4. ^ "Women's 400m Semifinal 2/2". Guadalajara 2011. Retrieved 31 October 2011.[dead link]
  5. ^ "Women's 400m Final". Guadalajara 2011. Archived from the original on October 30, 2011. Retrieved 31 October 2011.