Athletics at the 2011 Pan American Games – Men's 4 × 400 metres relay
| Men's 4 × 400 metres relay at the 2011 Pan American Games | |
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| Venue | Telmex Athletics Stadium |
| Dates | October 27–28 |
| Competitors | 41 from 9 nations |
| Medalists | |
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The men's 4 × 400 metres relay competition of the athletics events at the 2011 Pan American Games took place on the 27 and 28 October at the Telmex Athletics Stadium.[1] The defending Pan American Games champion were Andrae Williams, Avard Moncur, Michael Matheau and Chris Brown of Bahamas.
Records[edit]
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Pan American Games records were as follows:
| World record |  United States
|
2.54.29 | Stuttgart, Germany | August 22, 1993 |
| Pan American Games record |  Jamaica
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2.57.97 | Winnipeg, Canada | July 30, 1999 |
Qualification[edit]
Each National Olympic Committee (NOC) was able to enter one team.[2]
Schedule[edit]
| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| October 27, 2011 | 15:35 | Semifinals |
| October 28, 2011 | 18:50 | Final |
Results[edit]
All times shown are in seconds.
| KEY: | q | Fastest non-qualifiers | Q | Qualified | NR | National record | PB | Personal best | SB | Seasonal best | DQ | Disqualified |
Semifinals[edit]
The semifinals were held on October 27. Qualification: First 3 teams of each heat (Q) plus the next 2 fastest (q) qualified for the final.
| Rank | Heat | Nation | Athletes | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 |  Cuba |
Júnior Díaz, Noel Ruíz, Amaurys Valle, William Collazo | 3:04.33 | Q, SB |
| 2 | 2 |  Venezuela |
Arturo Ramírez, Alberto Aguilar, José Acevedo, Omar Longart | 3:04.67 | Q, SB |
| 3 | 1 |  Dominican Republic |
Gustavo Cuesta, Arismendy Peguero, Yoel Tapia, Luguelín Santos | 3:06.33 | Q |
| 4 | 2 |  United States |
Bryan Miller, Jeremy Dodson, Perrisan White, Joshua Scott | 3:07.57 | Q |
| 5 | 1 |  Canada |
Philip Osei, Dontae Richards, Tremaine Harris, Michael Robertson | 3:08.51 | Q |
| 6 | 2 |  Bahamas |
Wesley Neymour, Chris Brown, Jamial Rolle, Ramon Miller | 3:09.68 | q |
| 7 | 1 |  Jamaica |
Michael Mason, Omar Johnson, Annert Whyte, Jason Livermore | 3:10.05 | Q |
| 8 | 1 |  Mexico |
José Luis Ceballos, Orlando Garcia, Juan Stenner, Jorge Alonzo | 3:12.18 | q |
| 2 |  Belize |
Kenneth Medwood, Jayson Jones, Linford Avila, Kenneth Brackett | DNF |
Final[edit]
Held on October 28.
| Rank | Nation | Athletes | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Cuba |
Noel Ruíz, Raidel Acea, Omar Cisneros, William Collazo | 2:59.43 | SB |
 |
Dominican Republic |
Arismendy Peguero, Luguelín Santos, Yoel Tapia, Gustavo Cuesta | 3:00.44 | SB |
 |
Venezuela |
Arturo Ramírez, Alberto Aguilar, José Acevedo, Omar Longart | 3:00.82 | SB |
| 4 | United States |
Joshua Scott, Bryan Miller, Lee Moore, Reuben McCoy | 3:03.91 | |
| 5 | Canada |
Philip Osei, Dontae Richards, Tremaine Harris, Michael Robertson | 3:07.12 | SB |
| 6 | Mexico |
José Luis Ceballos, José Juan Esparza, Juan Stenner, Orlando Garcia | 3:11.52 |
References[edit]
- ^ "Guadalajara 2011 Sessions" (PDF). Guadalajara 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 June 2011. Retrieved 29 October 2011.
- ^ "Athlete's Qualification Manual" (PDF). Guadalajara 2011. Archived from the original on 27 March 2012. Retrieved 29 October 2011.
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