The women's 400 metres sprint competition of the athletics events at the 2011 Pan American Games took place between the 24 and 26 of October at the Telmex Athletics Stadium.Guadalajara 2011 sessions The defending Pan American Games champion is Ana Guevara of Mexico, who has since retired.
Records Prior to this competition, the existing world and Pan American Games records were as follows: World record47.60Canberra, Australia 6 October 1985Pan American Games record49.61Havana, CubaAugust 5, 1991
Qualification Each National Olympic Committee (NOC) was able to enter up to two entrants providing they had met the minimum standard (53.00) in the qualifying period (January 1, 2010 to September 14, 2011).Athletics technical manual
Schedule Date Time RoundOctober 25, 2011 16:15 SemifinalsOctober 26, 2011 17:40 Final
Results All times shown are in seconds.
KEY:qFastest non-qualifiersQQualifiedNRNational recordPBPersonal bestSBSeasonal best
Semifinals The semifinals were held on October 25. The top three in each heat (Q) and the next two fastest (q) qualified for the final.
Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes1 2 Jennifer Padilla 51.76 Q2 2 Daisurami Bonne 52.20 Q3 2 Patricia Hall 52.47 Q4 2 Geisa Coutinho 52.56 q5 1 Norma González 52.67 Q6 1 Aymée Martínez 52.76 Q7 1 Joelma Sousa 52.96 Q8 1 Raysa Sánchez 53.08 q9 1 Nallely Vela 53.29 10 1 Christian Brennan 53.34 11 1 Leslie Cole 53.38 12 2 Kineke Alexander 53.42 SB13 2 Jessica Cousins 54.38 14 2 Kanika Beckles 56.43
Final The final was held on October 26.
Rank Name Nationality Time Notes Jennifer Padilla 51.53 Daisurami Bonne 51.69 Geisa Coutinho 51.87 4 Aymée Martínez 52.09 5 Norma González 52.18 6 Joelma Sousa 52.34 7 Patricia Hall 52.69 8 Raysa Sánchez 52.86
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