The women's 400 metres hurdles

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sprint competition of the athletics

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 events at the 2011 Pan American Games

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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 24 and 26 of October at the Telmex Athletics Stadium. The defending

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 Pan American Games

Pan American Games

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 champion was Sheena Johnson

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Sheena Tosta is an American hurdler.She finished fourth at the 2004 Summer Olympics and eighth at the 2006 World Athletics Final.Her personal best time is 52.95 seconds, achieved in July 2004 in Sacramento....

 of the United States.

Records

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

World record		52.34	Tula Tula Tula may refer to:In geography:*Tula, Hidalgo, a town in Mexico, once the capital and sacred city of the Toltec people.*Tula, Tamaulipas, a place in the state of Tamaulipas, Mexico*Tula River in central Mexico... , Russia Russia Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...	August 8, 2003
Pan American Games record		53.44	Winnipeg Winnipeg Winnipeg is the capital and largest city of Manitoba, Canada, and is the primary municipality of the Winnipeg Capital Region, with more than half of Manitoba's population. It is located near the longitudinal centre of North America, at the confluence of the Red and Assiniboine Rivers .The name... , Canada Canada Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...	July 28, 1999

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 (60.40) in the qualifying period (January 1, 2010 to September 14, 2011).

Schedule

Date	Time	Round
October 24, 2011	15:50	Semifinals
October 26, 2011	18:40	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 24. The first three in each heat and the next two fastest advanced to the finals.

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	2	Sharolyn Scott		57.23	Q, PB
2	1	Princesa Oliveros Princesa Oliveros María Princesa Oliveros Bohórquez is a Colombian track and field athlete who competes in the 100 metres hurdles and 400 metres hurdles events. Her personal bests are 13.41 seconds and 56.26 seconds, respectively...		57.55	Q, PB
3	2	Mackenzie Hill		57.82	Q
4	2	Yolanda Osana		57.86	Q
5	2	Jailma de Lima		58.29	q
6	1	Lucy Jaramillo		58.54	Q, PB
7	1	Takecia Jameson		58.68	Q
8	1	Karla Saviñón		59.00	q
9	1	Sheryl Morgan Sheryl Morgan Sheryl Morgan is a sprinter, who specializes in the 400 metres.Morgan won a bronze medal at the 2002 World Junior Championships...		59.59
10	1	Katrina Seymour		1:00.34
11	2	Deborah Rodriguez		1:00.72
12	2	Rushell Clayton		1:03.44
13	1	Jessica Aguilera Jessica Aguilera Jessica Aguilera is a track and field sprint athlete who competes internationally for Nicaragua.Aguilera represented Nicaragua at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. She competed at the 100 metres sprint and placed eighth in her heat without advancing to the second round. She ran the distance in...		1:03.75

Final

Held on October 26th.

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	Princesa Oliveros Princesa Oliveros María Princesa Oliveros Bohórquez is a Colombian track and field athlete who competes in the 100 metres hurdles and 400 metres hurdles events. Her personal bests are 13.41 seconds and 56.26 seconds, respectively...		56.26	PB
	Lucy Jaramillo		56.95	PB
	Yolanda Osana		57.08	NR Dominican records in athletics The following are the national records in athletics in the Dominican Republic maintained by Federación Dominicana de Asociaciones de Atletismo .-Men:-Women:-Men:-Women:+ = en route to a longer distance# = not officially ratified by IAAF...
4	Sharolyn Scott		57.40
5	Jailma de Lima		57.71
6	Takecia Jameson		57.89
7	Mackenzie Hill		58.08
8	Karla Saviñón		58.57