Athletics at the 2011 Pan American Games – Men's 400 metres hurdles
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The men's 400 metres hurdles
400 metres hurdles
The 400 metres hurdles is an Olympic athletics event in track and field. On a standard outdoor track 400 metres is the length of the inside lane once around the stadium. Runners stay in their lane the entire way after starting out of the blocks and must clear ten hurdles that are evenly...

 sprint competition of the athletics
Track and field
Track and field is a sport comprising various competitive athletic contests based around the activities of running, jumping and throwing. The name of the sport derives from the venue for the competitions: a stadium which features an oval running track surrounding a grassy area...

 events at the 2011 Pan American Games
2011 Pan American Games
The 2011 Pan American Games, officially the XVI Pan American Games, was an international multi-sport event that was held from October 14–30, 2011 in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico. Some events were held in the nearby cities of Ciudad Guzmán, Puerto Vallarta, Lagos de Moreno and Tapalpa...

 took place between the 26 and 27 of October at the Telmex Athletics Stadium. The defending
Athletics at the 2007 Pan American Games – Men's 400 metres hurdles
The men's 400 metres hurdles event at the 2007 Pan American Games was held on July 25–27.-Medalists:-Heats:Qualification: First 2 of each heat and the next 2 fastest qualified for the final.-Final:-References:*...

 Pan American Games
Pan American Games
The Pan-American or Pan American Games are a major event in the Americas featuring summer and formerly winter sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The Pan American Games are the second largest multi-sport event after the Summer Olympics...

 champion was Adam Kunkel
Adam Kunkel
Adam Charles Kunkel is a male hurdler from Canada, who twice represented his native country at the Pan American Games: 2003 and 2007...

 of Canada.

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Pan American Games records were as follows:
World record 46.76 Barcelona
Barcelona
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, Spain
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August 6, 1992
Pan American Games record 48.19 Santo Domingo
Santo Domingo
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, Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic
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August 6, 2003

Qualification

Each National Olympic Committee
National Olympic Committee
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 (NOC) was able to enter one athlete regardless if they had met the qualification standard. To enter two entrants both athletes had to have met the minimum standard (52.0) in the qualifying period (January 1, 2010 to September 14, 2011).

Schedule

Date Time Round
October 26, 2011 15:35 Semifinals
October 27, 2011 18:05 Final

Results

All times shown are in seconds.
KEY: q Fastest non-qualifiers Q Qualified NR National record PB Personal best SB Seasonal best DQ Disqualifed

Semifinals

Held on October 26. The first two in each heat and the next two fastest advanced to the final.
Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes
1 3 Omar Cisneros
Omar Cisneros
Omar Cisneros Bonora is a Cuban track and field athlete who competes in the 400 metres hurdles. He is the Cuban national record holder for the event with his personal best of 47.99 seconds...

 
48.99 Q, SB
2 1 Isa Phillips
Isa Phillips
Isa Phillips is a Jamaican hurdling athlete who specialises in the 400 metres hurdles.The Kingston native made his international debut at the 2001 World Youth Championships in Athletics, finishing sixth in the 400 m hurdles semi-finals. He won the national under-18s championship in the event...

 
49.62 Q
3 1 Emanuel Mayers  49.86 Q, PB
4 3 Winder Cuevas  50.12 Q, PB
5 2 Mahau Suguimati  50.20 Q
6 2 Felix Sanchez
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...

 
50.22 Q
7 1 Lee Moore  50.58 q
8 2 Reuben McCoy  50.60 q
9 1 Juan Stenner  50.87 PB
10 2 Erick Alejando  51.28
11 2 Amaurys Valle  51.29
12 3 Victor Solarte  51.31
13 2 Jose Ceballos  51.33 PB
14 1 Alie Beauvais  51.67
15 3 Kenneth Medwood  51.90
16 3 Junior Hines  52.36
17 1 Emerson Chala  53.53
1 Allan Ayala  DNF
3 Andres Silva
Andrés Silva
Andrés Byron Silva Lemos is an Uruguayan track athlete. He competed in the combined events on the youth and junior levels, but has since specialized in the 400 metres and 400 metres hurdles....

 
DNF

Final

Held on October 27th.
Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
Omar Cisneros
Omar Cisneros
Omar Cisneros Bonora is a Cuban track and field athlete who competes in the 400 metres hurdles. He is the Cuban national record holder for the event with his personal best of 47.99 seconds...

 
47.99 PR, NR
Cuban records in athletics
The following are the national records in athletics in Cuba maintained by its national athletics federation: Federación Cubana de Atletismo .-Men:-Women:-Men:-Women:+ = en route to longer distance# = not officially ratified by IAAF...

Isa Phillips
Isa Phillips
Isa Phillips is a Jamaican hurdling athlete who specialises in the 400 metres hurdles.The Kingston native made his international debut at the 2001 World Youth Championships in Athletics, finishing sixth in the 400 m hurdles semi-finals. He won the national under-18s championship in the event...

 
48.82
Felix Sanchez
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...

 
48.85
4 Winder Cuevas  49.20 PB
5 Mahau Suguimati  49.61
6 Emanuel Mayers  50.00
7 Reuben McCoy  50.18
8 Lee Moore 51.10
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