Athletics at the 2003 Pan American Games – Men's 400 metres hurdles
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The final of the Men's 400 metres Hurdles event at the 2003 Pan American Games
took place on Wednesday August 6, 2003, with the heats staged a day earlier. Dominican Republic's Félix Sánchez
set a new Pan American Games record in the final, clocking 48.19 seconds.
Athletics at the 2003 Pan American Games
The athletics competition at the 2003 Pan American Games was held in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic from Tuesday August 5 to Saturday August 9, 2003...
took place on Wednesday August 6, 2003, with the heats staged a day earlier. Dominican Republic's Félix Sánchez
Felix Sanchez
Félix Sánchez —nicknamed Super Felix, the Invincible and the Dictator— is a track and field athlete from New York City, United States who competes for The Dominican Republic...
set a new Pan American Games record in the final, clocking 48.19 seconds.
Medalists
Records
| World Record Men's 400 metres hurdles world record progression The first world record in the men's 400 metres hurdles was recognised by the International Association of Athletics Federations in 1912. That inaugural record was the performance by Charles Bacon at the 1908 Olympics.... |
46.78 s | August 6, 1992 |  Barcelona, Spain |
|
| Pan Am Record | 48.23 s | July 28, 1999 |  Winnipeg, Canada |
Results
| Rank | Athlete | Heats | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | ||
| 1 | 48.99 | 2 | 48.19 | |
| 2 | 48.91 | 1 | 48.74 | |
| 3 | 49.08 | 3 | 49.35 | |
| 4 | 50.31 | 7 | 50.28 | |
| 5 | 50.01 | 5 | 50.31 | |
| 6 | 50.37 | 8 | 50.34 | |
| 7 | 50.00 | 4 | 50.43 | |
| 8 | 50.21 | 6 | 51.19 | |
| 9 | 50.89 | 9 | ||
| 10 | 51.12 | 10 | ||
| 11 | 51.15 | 11 | ||
| 12 | 51.55 | 12 | ||
| 13 | 51.83 | 13 | ||
| 14 | 53.54 | 14 | ||
| 15 | 54.40 | 15 | ||
See also
- 2003 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 400 metres hurdles
- Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metre hurdles