Athletics at the 2015 Pan American Games – Men's 4 × 400 metres relay
| Men's 4 × 400 metres relay at the XVII Pan American Games | |
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| Venue | CIBC Pan Am and Parapan Am Athletics Stadium |
| Dates | July 24 – July 25 |
| Competitors | 49 from 11 nations |
| Winning time | 2:59.60 |
| Medalists | |
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«2011 | |
| Athletics at the 2015 Pan American Games | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Track events | ||||
| 100 m | men | women | ||
| 200 m | men | women | ||
| 400 m | men | women | ||
| 800 m | men | women | ||
| 1500 m | men | women | ||
| 5000 m | men | women | ||
| 10,000 m | men | women | ||
| 100 m hurdles | women | |||
| 110 m hurdles | men | |||
| 400 m hurdles | men | women | ||
| 3000 m steeplechase |
men | women | ||
| 4×100 m relay | men | women | ||
| 4×400 m relay | men | women | ||
| Road events | ||||
| Marathon | men | women | ||
| 20 km walk | men | women | ||
| 50 km walk | men | |||
| Field events | ||||
| High jump | men | women | ||
| Pole vault | men | women | ||
| Long jump | men | women | ||
| Triple jump | men | women | ||
| Shot put | men | women | ||
| Discus throw | men | women | ||
| Hammer throw | men | women | ||
| Javelin throw | men | women | ||
| Combined events | ||||
| Heptathlon | women | |||
| Decathlon | men | |||
The men's 4 x 400 metres sprint competition of the athletics events at the 2015 Pan American Games will take place between the 24 and 25 of July at the CIBC Pan Am and Parapan Am Athletics Stadium.[1] The defending Pan American Games champions are Noel Ruíz, Raidel Acea, Omar Cisneros, William Collazo, Júnior Díaz, Amaurys Valle and Amaurys Valle of Cuba.
Prior to the final, Cuba was disqualified for a registration violation (not naming their athletes before the deadline). Cuba ran in the final under protest and finished in second place. The disqualification was upheld and their result was removed. Later that was corrected and Cuba was reinstated as the silver medalists.
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Pan American Games records were as follows:
| World record |  Jamaica |
2.54.29 | Stuttgart, Germany | August 22, 1993 |
| Pan American Games record | Jamaica |
2.57.97 | Winnipeg, Canada | July 30, 1999 |
Qualification
Each National Olympic Committee (NOC) ranked in the world's top 16 was able to enter one team.[2]
Schedule
| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| July 24, 2015 | 12:20 | Semifinals |
| July 25, 2015 | 22:10 | 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 |
Semifinals
| Rank | Heat | Nation | Name | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 |  Bahamas | LaToy Williams, Michael Mathieu, Andretti Bain, Alonzo Russell | 3:01.00 | Q |
| 2 | 2 |  Cuba | William Collazo, Adrian Chacón, Osmaidel Pellicier, Yoandys Lescay | 3:01.17 | Q, SB |
| 3 | 2 |  Trinidad and Tobago | Jehue Gordon, Renny Quow, Emanuel Mayers, Jarrin Solomon | 3:01.58 | Q, SB |
| 4 | 2 |  Brazil | Pedro Luiz de Oliveira, Wagner Cardoso, Jonathan da Silva, Hederson Estefani | 3:01.66 | q |
| 5 | 1 |  United States | James Harris, Jeshua Anderson, Marcus Chambers, Kyle Clemons | 3:02.99 | Q |
| 6 | 1 | Jamaica | Jonia McDonald, Riker Hylton, Javere Bell, Dane Hyatt | 3:03.72 | Q |
| 7 | 1 |  Venezuela | Alberth Bravo, José Meléndez, Arturo Ramírez, Freddy Mezones | 3:04.05 | Q, SB |
| 8 | 2 |  Costa Rica | Gary Robinson, Nery Brenes, Jarlex Lynch, Gerald Drummond | 3:05.11 | q, NR |
| 9 | 1 |  Canada | Philip Osei, Daniel Harper, Brandon McBride, Nathan George | 3:05.40 | SB |
| 10 | 1 |  Chile | Sergio Germain, Sergio Aldea, Martín Tagle, Alfredo Sepúlveda | 3:09.89 | SB |
| 11 | 1 |  Dominican Republic | Juander Santos, Yon Soriano, Joel Mejia, Gustavo Cuesta | DSQ |
Final
| Rank t | Nation | Name | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Trinidad and Tobago | Renny Quow, Jarrin Solomon, Emanuel Mayers, Machel Cedenio | 2:59.60 | SB |
 | Cuba | William Collazo, Adrian Chacón, Osmaidel Pellicier, Yoandys Lescay | 2:59.84 | SB [3] |
 | United States | Kyle Clemons, James Harris, Marcus Chambers, Kerron Clement | 3:00.21 | |
| 4 | Bahamas | LaToy Williams, Michael Mathieu, Alonzo Russell, Jeffery Gibson | 3:00.34 | |
| 5 | Brazil | Pedro Luiz de Oliveira, Wagner Cardoso, Hederson Estefani, Hugo de Sousa | 3:01.18 | |
| 6 | Jamaica | Jonia McDonald, Dane Hyatt, Javere Bell, Ricardo Chambers | 3:01.97 | |
| 7 | Venezuela | Alberth Bravo, José Meléndez, Arturo Ramírez, Freddy Mezones | 3:03.47 | SB |
| 8 | Costa Rica | Gary Robinson, Nery Brenes, Jarlex Lynch, Gerald Drummond | 3:05.21 |
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.
- ↑ http://results.toronto2015.org/IRS/resTO2015/pdf/TO2015/AT/TO2015_AT_C73E_ATM404101.pdf