Athletics at the 1959 Pan American Games – Men's 400 metres
The men's 400 metres event at the 1959 Pan American Games was held at the Soldier Field in Chicago on 31 August and 1 September.[1][2]
Medalists[edit]
Gold | Silver | Bronze |
George Kerr![]() | Basil Ince![]() | Malcolm Spence![]() |
Results[edit]
Heats[edit]
Held on 31 August
Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1 | Eddie Southern | ![]() | 48.4 | Q |
2 | 1 | Emigdio Torres | ![]() | 48.5 | Q |
3 | 1 | Ovidio de Jesús | ![]() | 49.1 | Q |
4 | 1 | Siegmar Ohlemann | ![]() | 49.7 | |
5 | 1 | Hugo Krauss | ![]() | 50.3 | |
6 | 1 | Heber Etcheverry | ![]() | 51.4 | |
7 | 1 | Rafael Arcos | ![]() | ??.? | |
1 | 2 | Dave Mills | ![]() | 48.0 | Q |
2 | 2 | Malcolm Spence | ![]() | 48.0 | Q |
3 | 2 | Anubes da Silva | ![]() | 48.7 | Q |
4 | 2 | Gonzalo Gonzáles | ![]() | 50.6 | |
5 | 2 | Guillermo Rocca | ![]() | 50.9 | |
6 | 2 | George Shepherd | ![]() | 53.0 | |
2 | Anthony Seth | ![]() | DNS | ||
1 | 3 | George Kerr | ![]() | 47.9 | Q |
2 | 3 | Jack Yerman | ![]() | 48.1 | Q |
3 | 3 | José Luis Villalongo | ![]() | 49.3 | Q |
4 | 3 | Eulogio García | ![]() | 49.5 | |
5 | 3 | Juan Cruz | ![]() | 49.9 | |
6 | 3 | Stan Worsfold | ![]() | 50.3 | |
7 | 3 | Argemiro Roque | ![]() | ??.? | |
1 | 4 | Iván Rodríguez | ![]() | 47.7 | Q |
2 | 4 | Basil Ince | ![]() | 48.4 | Q |
3 | 4 | Emilio Romero | ![]() | 49.3 | Q |
4 | 4 | Jorge Terán | ![]() | 50.8 | |
5 | 4 | José Carrera | ![]() | 51.2 | |
6 | 4 | Peter Ostermeyer | ![]() | ??.? |
Semifinals[edit]
Held on 31 August
Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1 | George Kerr | ![]() | 47.5 | Q |
2 | 1 | Dave Mills | ![]() | 47.9 | Q |
3 | 1 | Jack Yerman | ![]() | 48.1 | Q |
4 | 1 | Emigdio Torres | ![]() | 48.5 | |
5 | 1 | Ovidio de Jesús | ![]() | 52.5 | |
1 | José Luis Villalongo | ![]() | DNS | ||
1 | 2 | Malcolm Spence | ![]() | 47.2 | Q |
2 | 2 | Iván Rodríguez | ![]() | 47.4 | Q |
3 | 2 | Basil Ince | ![]() | 47.5 | Q |
4 | 2 | Eddie Southern | ![]() | 47.6 | |
5 | 2 | Anubes da Silva | ![]() | 48.4 | |
6 | 2 | Emilio Romero | ![]() | 49.4 |
Final[edit]
Held on 1 September
Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | George Kerr | ![]() | 46.1 | |
![]() | Basil Ince | ![]() | 46.4 | |
![]() | Malcolm Spence | ![]() | 46.6 | |
4 | Dave Mills | ![]() | 46.7 | |
5 | Iván Rodríguez | ![]() | 47.0 | |
6 | Jack Yerman | ![]() | 47.9 |
References[edit]
- ^ Full results
- ^ "Track and Field Statistics". trackfield.brinkster.net. Retrieved 25 August 2020.