Women's 400 metres hurdles at the Pan American Games |
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Athletics at the 2003 Pan American Games | ||
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The final of the Women's 400 metres Hurdles event at the 2003 Pan American Games took place on Wednesday August 6, 2003, with the heats staged a day earlier. America's Joanna Hayes was the only woman to go under the 55-seconds barrier, clocking 54.77 in the final.
Gold | Joanna Hayes ![]() |
Silver | Daimí Pernía ![]() |
Bronze | Andrea Blackett ![]() |
World Record | ![]() | 52.61 s | August 11, 1995 | ![]() |
Pan Am Record | ![]() | 53.44 s | July 28, 1999 | ![]() |
Rank | Athlete | Heats | Final | |
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Time | Rank | Time | ||
1 | ![]() | 55.64 | 1 | 54.77 |
2 | ![]() | 55.77 | 3 | 55.10 |
3 | ![]() | 55.86 | 5 | 55.24 |
4 | ![]() | 55.76 | 2 | 55.27 |
5 | ![]() | 55.79 | 4 | 55.27 |
6 | ![]() | 56.85 | 8 | 55.50 |
7 | ![]() | 55.97 | 6 | 56.73 |
8 | ![]() | 56.33 | 7 | 57.56 |
9 | ![]() | 57.44 | 9 | |
10 | ![]() | 57.92 | 10 | |
11 | ![]() | 58.42 [1] | 11 | |
12 | ![]() | 1:00.28 | 12 |
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