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
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
George Kerr British West Indies
|
Basil Ince British West Indies
|
Malcolm Spence British West Indies
|
Results
Heats
Held on 31 August
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Eddie Southern |  United States |
48.4 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | Emigdio Torres |  Cuba |
48.5 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | Ovidio de Jesús |  Puerto Rico |
49.1 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | Siegmar Ohlemann |  Canada |
49.7 | |
| 5 | 1 | Hugo Krauss |  Chile |
50.3 | |
| 6 | 1 | Heber Etcheverry |  Uruguay |
51.4 | |
| 7 | 1 | Rafael Arcos |  Ecuador |
??.? | |
| 1 | 2 | Dave Mills | United States |
48.0 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Malcolm Spence | British West Indies |
48.0 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Anubes da Silva |  Brazil |
48.7 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Gonzalo Gonzáles |  Mexico |
50.6 | |
| 5 | 2 | Guillermo Rocca |  Venezuela |
50.9 | |
| 6 | 2 | George Shepherd | Canada |
53.0 | |
| 2 | Anthony Seth |  British Guiana |
DNS | ||
| 1 | 3 | George Kerr | British West Indies |
47.9 | Q |
| 2 | 3 | Jack Yerman | United States |
48.1 | Q |
| 3 | 3 | José Luis Villalongo | Puerto Rico |
49.3 | Q |
| 4 | 3 | Eulogio García |  Peru |
49.5 | |
| 5 | 3 | Juan Cruz | Mexico |
49.9 | |
| 6 | 3 | Stan Worsfold | Canada |
50.3 | |
| 7 | 3 | Argemiro Roque | Brazil |
??.? | |
| 1 | 4 | Iván Rodríguez | Puerto Rico |
47.7 | Q |
| 2 | 4 | Basil Ince | British West Indies |
48.4 | Q |
| 3 | 4 | Emilio Romero | Venezuela |
49.3 | Q |
| 4 | 4 | Jorge Terán | Mexico |
50.8 | |
| 5 | 4 | José Carrera | Ecuador |
51.2 | |
| 6 | 4 | Peter Ostermeyer | Brazil |
??.? |
Semifinals
Held on 31 August
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | George Kerr | British West Indies |
47.5 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | Dave Mills | United States |
47.9 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | Jack Yerman | United States |
48.1 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | Emigdio Torres | Cuba |
48.5 | |
| 5 | 1 | Ovidio de Jesús | Puerto Rico |
52.5 | |
| 1 | José Luis Villalongo | Puerto Rico |
DNS | ||
| 1 | 2 | Malcolm Spence | British West Indies |
47.2 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Iván Rodríguez | Puerto Rico |
47.4 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Basil Ince | British West Indies |
47.5 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Eddie Southern | United States |
47.6 | |
| 5 | 2 | Anubes da Silva | Brazil |
48.4 | |
| 6 | 2 | Emilio Romero | Venezuela |
49.4 |
Final
Held on 1 September
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
George Kerr | British West Indies |
46.1 | |
 |
Basil Ince | British West Indies |
46.4 | |
 |
Malcolm Spence | British West Indies |
46.6 | |
| 4 | Dave Mills | United States |
46.7 | |
| 5 | Iván Rodríguez | Puerto Rico |
47.0 | |
| 6 | Jack Yerman | United States |
47.9 |
References
- ^ Full results
- ^ "Track and Field Statistics". trackfield.brinkster.net. Retrieved 25 August 2020.