Athletics at the 2015 Pan American Games – Women's 400 metres
| Women's 400 metres at the 2015 Pan American Games | ||||||||||
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| Venue | CIBC Pan Am and Parapan Am Athletics Stadium | |||||||||
| Dates | July 22 – July 23 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 15 from 10 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 51.27 | |||||||||
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The women's 400 metres sprint competition of the athletics events at the 2015 Pan American Games will take place between the 22 and 23 of July at the CIBC Pan Am and Parapan Am Athletics Stadium.[1] The defending Pan American Games champion is Jennifer Padilla of Colombia.
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Pan American Games records were as follows:
| World record |  Marita Koch (GDR)
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47.60 | Canberra, Australia | 6 October 1985 |
| Pan American Games record |  Ana Fidelia Quirot (CUB)
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49.61 | Havana, Cuba | August 5, 1991 |
Qualification
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
| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| July 22, 2015 | 10:30 | Heats |
| July 23, 2015 | 19:10 | 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 |
Heats
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Kendall Baisden |  United States |
51.81 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Kineke Alexander |  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
52.24 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | Shakima Wimbley | United States |
52.28 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | Geisa Coutinho |  Brazil |
52.46 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | Chrisann Gordon |  Jamaica |
52.47 | Q |
| 6 | 1 | Daisurami Bonne |  Cuba |
52.90 | Q, SB |
| 7 | 1 | Anastasia Le-Roy | Jamaica |
53.13 | q |
| 8 | 2 | Lisneidy Veitia | Cuba |
53.59 | q |
| 9 | 2 | Taylor Sharpe |  Canada |
53.82 | |
| 10 | 2 | Nercely Soto |  Venezuela |
54.24 | SB |
| 11 | 1 | Audrey Jean-Baptiste | Canada |
54.27 | |
| 12 | 1 | Lanece Clarke |  Bahamas |
54.33 | |
| 13 | 1 | Janeil Bellille |  Trinidad and Tobago |
54.41 | |
| 2 | Joelma Sousa | Brazil |
DNF | ||
| 1 | Marlena Wesh |  Haiti |
DNF |
Final
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Kendall Baisden | United States |
51.27 | |
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Shakima Wimbley | United States |
51.36 | |
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Kineke Alexander | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
51.50 | |
| 4 | Chrisann Gordon | Jamaica |
51.75 | |
| 5 | Anastasia Le-Roy | Jamaica |
52.05 | |
| 6 | Geisa Coutinho | Brazil |
52.05 | |
| 7 | Daisurami Bonne | Cuba |
52.28 | SB |
| 8 | Lisneidy Veitia | Cuba |
52.44 | SB |
References
- ^ "Toronto 2015 Pan Am Games Ticket Program Guide" (PDF). toronto2015.org. TO2015. 20 April 2015. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
- ^ "Athletics Technical Manual" (PDF). americasathletics.org. TO2015. 11 January 2015. Retrieved 29 January 2015.