Athletics at the 2011 Pan American Games – Men's 4 × 400 metres relay
| Men's 4 × 400 metres relay at the XVI Pan American Games | |
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| Venue | Telmex Athletics Stadium |
| Dates | October 27 – October 28 |
| Competitors | 41 from 9 nations |
| Medalists | |
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| Athletics at the 2011 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 × 400 metres relay competition of the athletics events at the 2011 Pan American Games took place on the 27 and 28 October at the Telmex Athletics Stadium.[1] The defending Pan American Games champion were Andrae Williams, Avard Moncur, Michael Matheau and Chris Brown of Bahamas.
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Pan American Games records were as follows:
| World record |  United States |
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) was able to enter one team.[2]
Schedule
| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| October 27, 2011 | 15:35 | Semifinals |
| October 28, 2011 | 18:50 | 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
The semifinals were held on October 27. Qualification: First 3 teams of each heat (Q) plus the next 2 fastest (q) qualified for the final.
| Rank | Heat | Nation | Athletes | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 |  Cuba | Júnior Díaz, Noel Ruíz, Amaurys Valle, William Collazo | 3:04.33 | Q, SB |
| 2 | 2 |  Venezuela | Arturo Ramírez, Alberto Aguilar, José Acevedo, Omar Longart | 3:04.67 | Q, SB |
| 3 | 1 |  Dominican Republic | Gustavo Cuesta, Arismendy Peguero, Yoel Tapia, Luguelin Santos | 3:06.33 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | United States | Bryan Miller, Jeremy Dodson, Perrisan White, Joshua Scott | 3:07.57 | Q |
| 5 | 1 |  Canada | Philip Osei, Dontae Richards, Tremaine Harris, Michael Robertson | 3:08.51 | Q |
| 6 | 2 |  Bahamas | Wesley Neymour, Chris Brown, Jamial Rolle, Ramon Miller | 3:09.68 | q |
| 7 | 1 | Jamaica | Michael Mason, Omar Johnson, Annert Whyte, Jason Livermore | 3:10.05 | Q |
| 8 | 1 |  Mexico | José Luis Ceballos, Orlando Garcia, Juan Stenner, Jorge Alonzo | 3:12.18 | q |
| 99 | 2 |  Belize | Kenneth Medwood, Jayson Jones, Linford Avila, Kenneth Brackett | DNF |
Final
Held on October 28.
| Rank | Nation | Athletes | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Cuba | Noel Ruíz, Raidel Acea, Omar Cisneros, William Collazo | 2:59.43 | SB |
 | Dominican Republic | Arismendy Peguero, Luguelin Santos, Yoel Tapia, Gustavo Cuesta | 3:00.44 | SB |
 | Venezuela | Arturo Ramírez, Alberto Aguilar, José Acevedo, Omar Longart | 3:00.82 | SB |
| 4 | United States | Joshua Scott, Bryan Miller, Lee Moore, Reuben McCoy | 3:03.91 | |
| 5 | Canada | Philip Osei, Dontae Richards, Tremaine Harris, Michael Robertson | 3:07.12 | SB |
| 6 | Mexico | José Luis Ceballos, José Juan Esparza, Juan Stenner, Orlando Garcia | 3:11.52 |
References
- ↑ "Guadalajara 2011 Sessions" (PDF). Guadalajara 2011. Retrieved 29 October 2011.
- ↑ "Athlete's Qualification Manual" (PDF). Guadalajara 2011. Retrieved 29 October 2011.
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