Athletics at the 1955 Pan American Games – Men's 400 metres

Men's 400 metres at the Pan American Games
Athletics at the
1955 Pan American Games
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The men's 400 metres event at the 1955 Pan American Games was held at the Estadio Universitario in Mexico City on 17 and 18 March.[1][2]

Medalists

Gold Silver Bronze
Lou Jones
 United States 		Jim Lea
 United States 		Jesse Mashburn
 United States

Results

Heats

Held on 17 March

Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes
1 1 Lou Jones  United States 47.66 Q, GR
2 1 Mel Spence  Jamaica 47.86 Q
3 1 Evaristo Eddie  Venezuela 47.94 Q
4 1 Jorge Terán  Mexico 48.78
5 1 Ovidio de Jesús  Puerto Rico 49.97
1 2 Guillermo Gutiérrez  Venezuela 48.31 Q
2 2 Argemiro Roque  Brazil 48.62 Q
3 2 Allan Moore  Jamaica 48.83 Q
4 2 Pablo Salinas  Mexico 49.57
5 2 Cyril Johnson  Bahamas 51.62
2 Angel García  Cuba DNF
1 3 Jim Lea  United States 48.93 Q
2 3 Frank Rivera  Puerto Rico 48.94 Q
3 3 Dick Harding  Canada 49.27 Q
4 3 Evelio Planas  Cuba 49.47
1 4 Jesse Mashburn  United States 50.59 Q
2 4 Waldemiro Monteiro  Brazil 53.90 Q

Semifinals

Held on 17 March

Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes
1 1 Lou Jones  United States 47.10 Q, GR
2 1 Jim Lea  United States 47.69 Q
3 1 Evaristo Eddie  Venezuela 47.91 Q
4 1 Allan Moore  Jamaica 48.34
5 1 Argemiro Roque  Brazil 48.55
1 2 Jesse Mashburn  United States 47.51 Q
2 2 Frank Rivera  Puerto Rico 48.01 Q
3 2 Mel Spence  Jamaica 48.09 Q
4 2 Dick Harding  Canada 48.28
5 2 Guillermo Gutiérrez  Venezuela 48.61
6 2 Waldemiro Monteiro  Brazil 49.66

Final

Held on 18 March

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Lou Jones  United States 45.68 WR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Jim Lea  United States 45.78
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Jesse Mashburn  United States 46.44
4 Frank Rivera  Puerto Rico 48.37
5 Mel Spence  Jamaica 48.84
Evaristo Eddie  Venezuela DNF

References

  1. ^ Full results
  2. ^ "Track and Field Statistics". trackfield.brinkster.net. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
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