Athletics at the 2015 Pan American Games – Women's 400 metres

The women's 400 metres sprint competition of the athletics events at the 2015 Pan American Games took place between July 22nd and 23rd at the CIBC Pan Am and Parapan Am Athletics Stadium in Toronto, Canada.[1] The defending Pan American Games champion is Jennifer Padilla of Colombia.

Women's 400 metres at the 2015 Pan American Games
VenueCIBC Pan Am and Parapan Am Athletics Stadium
DatesJuly 22 – July 23
Competitors15 from 10 nations
Winning time51.27
Medalists
Gold medal   United States
Silver medal   United States
Bronze medal   Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
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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 (52.94) in the qualifying period (January 1, 2014 to June 28, 2015).[2]

Schedule

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Date Time Round
July 22, 201510:30Semifinals
July 23, 201519:10Final

Results

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All times shown are in seconds.

KEY: qFastest non-qualifiers QQualified NRNational record PBPersonal best SBSeasonal best DQDisqualified

Semifinals

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Final

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References

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  1. "Toronto 2015 Pan Am Games Ticket Program Guide" (PDF). toronto2015.org. TO2015. 20 April 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 April 2015. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
  2. "Athletics Technical Manual" (PDF). americasathletics.org. TO2015. 11 January 2015. Archived from the original on 21 April 2015. Retrieved 29 January 2015.