| Athletics – Men's 400 metres T37 at the V Parapan American Games | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | CIBC Athletics Stadium | ||||||||||||
| Dates | August 12 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 6 from 6 nations | ||||||||||||
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The men's T37 400 metres competition of the athletics events at the 2015 Parapan American Games was held on August 12 at the CIBC Athletics Stadium.
Prior to this competition, the existing records were as follows:
| World record |  Andrey Vdovin (RUS) | 50.91 | Swansea, Great Britain | 22 August 2014 [1] |
| Americas Record |  Omar Monterola (VEN) | 53.74 | Guadalajara, Mexico | 14 November 2011 [1] |
| Parapan Am Record | Omar Monterola (VEN) | 53.74 | Guadalajara, Mexico | 14 November 2011 [1] |
All times are Central Standard Time (UTC-6).
| Date | Time | Round |
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| 12 August | 17:34 | Final [2] |
All times are shown in seconds.
| KEY: | q | Fastest non-qualifiers | Q | Qualified | PR | Parapan American Games record | AR | Area record | NR | National record | PB | Personal best | SB | Seasonal best | DSQ | Disqualified | FS | False start |
| Rank | Name | Nation | Time [3] | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Paulo Pereira |  Brazil | 55.46 | |
 | Omar Monterola |  Venezuela | 56.07 | |
 | Mariano Dominguez |  Argentina | 56.78 | SB |
| 4 | Carlos Rodriguez |  Mexico | 58.36 | PB |
| 5 | Ahkeel Whitehead |  United States | 58.52 | SB |
| 6 | Oscar Fabian Riveros Amaya |  Colombia | 1:00.42 |
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