Athletics at the 2019 Pan American Games – Men's 400 metres hurdles explained

The men's 400 metres hurdles competition of the athletics events at the 2019 Pan American Games will take place between the 6 and 8 of August at the 2019 Pan American Games Athletics Stadium. The defending Pan American Games champion is Jeffery Gibson from the Bahamas.

Summary

Leading semi-finalist Juander Santos continued his domination of the field, building to a significant 3 step lead on his nearest chaser by the 8th hurdle. He began to pay for his early speed, slowing as he turned for home. Alison dos Santos was gaining over the 9th hurdle and Juander could sense a challenge coming as he stretched his steps to get over the 10th. Juander's lead foot hit the hurdle squarely and he crashed to the ground. Clearing it cleanly, Alison cruised in, hands outstretched, to an easy win.

Records

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

World record		46.78	Barcelona, Spain	August 8, 1992
Pan American Games record		47.99	Guadalajara, Mexico	October 27, 2011

Schedule

Date	Time	Round
August 6, 2019	16:40	Semifinal
August 8, 2019	18:15	Final

Results

All times shown are in seconds.

KEY:

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Q

Qualified

NR

National record

PB

Personal best

SB

Seasonal best

DQ

Disqualified

Semifinal

Qualification: First 3 in each heat (Q) and next 2 fastest (q) qualified for the final. The results were as follows:^[1]

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	1			49.44	Q, SB
2	1			49.74	Q
3	2			49.75	Q
4	2			49.84	Q
5	1			49.97	Q
6	1			50.04	q
7	2			50.09	Q
8	2			50.31	q
9	2			50.35
10	1			50.70	SB
11	1			50.87
12	1			51.76
13	2			52.77
14	2			54.09

Final

The results were as follows:^[2]

Rank	Lane	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	5			48.45	AU20R
	7			48.98
	4			49.09
4	9			49.53	SB
5	8			49.55	SB
6	2			49.65
7	3			50.29
8	6

Notes and References

1. Web site: Men's 400 metres hurdles − Semifinal − Results. Lima Organizing Committee for the 2019 Pan and Parapan American Games (COPAL). 15 Aug 2019.
2. Web site: Men's 400 metres hurdles − Final − Results. Lima Organizing Committee for the 2019 Pan and Parapan American Games (COPAL). 15 Aug 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190812163932/https://wrsd.lima2019.pe/PAG2019/resPAG2019/pdf/PAG2019/ATH/PAG2019_ATH_C73A_ATHM400MHURD----------FNL-000100--.pdf. 12 August 2019. dead.