Athletics at the 2019 Pan American Games – Women's 400 metres
| Women's 400 metres at the 2019 Pan American Games | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Athletics Stadium | |||||||||
| Dates | August 7 – August 8 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 17 from 13 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 50.73 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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«2015 2023» | ||||||||||
The women's 400 metres competition of the athletics events at the 2019 Pan American Games will take place between the 7 and 8 of August at the 2019 Pan American Games Athletics Stadium. The defending Pan American Games champion is Kendall Baisden from the United States.
Summary
Right out of the blocks, Shericka Jackson was moving ahead of the stagger. Just inside of her, Paola Morán was trying to key off of her. Down the backstretch the center lanes of the track, including Courtney Okolo were moving ahead. The separation continued all the way to the finish.
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Pan American Games records were as follows:
| World record |  Marita Koch (GDR)
|
47.60 | Canberra, Australia | October 6, 1985 |
| Pan American Games record |  Ana Quirot (CUB)
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49.61 | Havana, Cuba | August 5, 1991 |
Schedule
| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| August 7, 2019 | 15:20 | Semifinal |
| August 8, 2019 | 17:10 | 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 | Disqualified |
Semifinal
Qualification: First 3 in each heat (Q) and next 2 fastest (q) qualified for the final. The results were as follows:[1]
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Paola Morán |  Mexico |
51.58 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | Shericka Jackson |  Jamaica |
51.99 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | Roxana Gómez |  Cuba |
52.04 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | Jaide Stepter |
 United States |
52.17 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | Courtney Okolo | United States |
52.31 | Q |
| 6 | 2 | Sada Williams |  Barbados |
52.39 | Q |
| 7 | 1 | Kyra Constantine |  Canada |
52.92 | q |
| 8 | 1 | Aliyah Abrams |  Guyana |
52.95 | q |
| 9 | 2 | Natassha McDonald | Canada |
53.15 | |
| 10 | 1 | Yenifer Padilla |
 Colombia |
53.20 | |
| 11 | 2 | Lina Licona | Colombia |
53.53 | |
| 12 | 1 | Noelia Martinez |  Argentina |
53.96 | |
| 13 | 2 | Maria MacKenna |  Chile |
54.11 | |
| 14 | 2 | Anastasia Le-Roy | Jamaica |
54.18 | |
| 15 | 2 | Ashley Kelly |
 British Virgin Islands |
54.42 | |
| 16 | 1 | Kanika Beckles |  Grenada |
54.64 | |
| 17 | 1 | Maitte Torres |  Peru |
54.66 |
Final
The results were as follows:[2]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
5 | Shericka Jackson | Jamaica |
50.73 | |
 |
4 | Paola Morán | Mexico |
51.02 | PB |
 |
6 | Courtney Okolo | United States |
51.22 | |
| 4 | 7 | Roxana Gómez | Cuba |
51.65 | SB |
| 5 | 3 | Kyra Constantine | Canada |
51.99 | |
| 6 | 9 | Sada Williams | Barbados |
52.25 | |
| 7 | 2 | Aliyah Abrams | Guyana |
52.63 | |
| 8 | Jaide Stepter |
United States |
DSQ |
References
- ^ "Women's 400 metres − Semifinal − Results" (PDF). Lima Organizing Committee for the 2019 Pan and Parapan American Games (COPAL). Retrieved 16 Aug 2019.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Women's 400 metres − Final − Results" (PDF). Lima Organizing Committee for the 2019 Pan and Parapan American Games (COPAL). Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 August 2019. Retrieved 16 Aug 2019.