Athletics at the 1959 Pan American Games – Men's 4 × 400 metres relay
The men's 4 × 400 metres relay event at the 1959 Pan American Games was held at the Soldier Field in Chicago on 1 and 2 September.[1][2]
Medallists
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
 George Kerr
|
|
 Iván Rodríguez
|
Results
Heats
| Rank | Heat | Nation | Athletes | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | United States |
Eddie Southern, Josh Culbreath, Jack Yerman, Dave Mills | 3:13.6 | Q |
| 2 | 1 |  Canada |
George Shepherd, Allan Andrews, Harry Jerome |
3:18.8 | Q |
| 3 | 1 |  Mexico |
José Heredia, Gonzalo Gonzáles, Jorge Terán, Juan Cruz | 3:21.8 | Q |
| 4 | 1 |  Ecuador |
José Carrera, Juan Arailio, José Rendón, Arturo Jiménez | 3:27.6 | |
| 1 | 2 | British West Indies |
George Kerr |
3:15.0 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Puerto Rico |
Iván Rodríguez |
3:15.1 | Q |
| 3 | 2 |  Brazil |
Argemiro Roque, João Pires Sobrinho, Anubes da Silva, Ulysses dos Santos | 3:16.1 | Q |
| 4 | 2 |  Venezuela |
Victor Flores, Guillermo Rocca, Hortensio Fucil, Emilio Romero | 3:17.8 |
Final
| Rank | Nation | Athletes | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
British West Indies |
George Kerr |
3:05.3 | |
 |
United States |
Eddie Southern, Josh Culbreath, Jack Yerman, Dave Mills | 3:05.8 | |
 |
Puerto Rico |
Iván Rodríguez |
3:12.4 | |
| 4 | Brazil |
Argemiro Roque, João Pires Sobrinho, Anubes da Silva, Ulysses dos Santos | 3:16.1 | |
| 5 | Mexico |
José Heredia, Gonzalo Gonzáles, Jorge Terán, Juan Cruz | 3:18.0 | |
| 6 | Canada |
George Shepherd |
3:18.3 |
References
- ^ Paul Jenes (11 July 2020). "PAN-AMERICAN GAMES, Chicago, USA, 1959" (PDF). Retrieved 31 August 2020.
- ^ "Track and Field Statistics". trackfield.brinkster.net. Retrieved 25 August 2020.