Athletics at the 2011 Pan American Games – Women's 400 metres hurdles

Women's 400 metres hurdles at the 2011 Pan American Games
Venue	Telmex Athletics Stadium
Dates	October 24–26
Competitors	13 from 11 nations
Medalists
Princesa Oliveros    Colombia   Lucy Jaramillo    Ecuador   Yolanda Osana    Dominican Republic
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The women's 400 metres hurdles sprint competition of the athletics events at the 2011 Pan American Games took place between the 24 and 26 of October at the Telmex Athletics Stadium. ^[1] The defending Pan American Games champion was Sheena Johnson of the United States.

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Pan American Games records were as follows:

World record	Yuliya Pechonkina  (RUS)	52.34	Tula, Russia	August 8, 2003
Pan American Games record	Daimí Pernía  (CUB)	53.44	Winnipeg, Canada	July 28, 1999

Qualification

Each National Olympic Committee (NOC) was able to enter one athlete regardless if they had met the qualification standard. To enter two entrants both athletes had to have met the minimum standard (60.40) in the qualifying period (January 1, 2010 to September 14, 2011). ^[2]

Schedule

Date	Time	Round
October 24, 2011	15:50	Semifinals
October 26, 2011	18:40	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

Semifinals

Held on October 24. The first three in each heat and the next two fastest advanced to the finals. ^{[3] [4]}

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	2	Sharolyn Scott	Costa Rica	57.23	Q, PB
2	1	Princesa Oliveros	Colombia	57.55	Q, PB
3	2	Mackenzie Hill	United States	57.82	Q
4	2	Yolanda Osana	Dominican Republic	57.86	Q
5	2	Jailma de Lima	Brazil	58.29	q
6	1	Lucy Jaramillo	Ecuador	58.54	Q, PB
7	1	Takecia Jameson	United States	58.68	Q
8	1	Karla Saviñón	Mexico	59.00	q
9	1	Sheryl Morgan	Jamaica	59.59
10	1	Katrina Seymour	Bahamas	1:00.34
11	2	Déborah Rodríguez	Uruguay	1:00.72
12	2	Rushell Clayton	Jamaica	1:03.44
13	1	Jessica Aguilera	Nicaragua	1:03.75

Final

Held on October 26.

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time [5]	Notes
	Princesa Oliveros	Colombia	56.26	PB
	Lucy Jaramillo	Ecuador	56.95	PB
	Yolanda Osana	Dominican Republic	57.08	NR
4	Sharolyn Scott	Costa Rica	57.40
5	Jailma de Lima	Brazil	57.71
6	Takecia Jameson	United States	57.89
7	Mackenzie Hill	United States	58.08
8	Karla Saviñón	Mexico	58.57

References

1. "Guadalajara 2011 Sessions" (PDF). Guadalajara 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 June 2011. Retrieved 29 October 2011.
2. "Athlete's Qualification Manual" (PDF). Guadalajara 2011. Archived from the original on 27 March 2012. Retrieved 29 October 2011.
3. "Women's 400m Hurdles Round 1 Heat 1/2". Guadalajara 2011. Archived from the original on October 28, 2011. Retrieved 29 October 2011.
4. "Women's 400m Hurdles Round 1 Heat 2/2". Guadalajara 2011. Archived from the original on October 29, 2011. Retrieved 29 October 2011.
5. "Women's 400m Hurdles Final". Guadalajara 2011. Archived from the original on October 30, 2011. Retrieved 29 October 2011.