2011 Pan American Games / Athletics - Women's 400m
The women's 400 meter run at the 2011 Pan American Games took place on October 25th and 26th at the Telmex Athletics Stadium in Guadalajara .
14 athletes from ten countries took part in the competition. The gold medal was won by Jennifer Padilla after 51.53 s, silver went to Daisurami Bonne with 51.69 s and the bronze medal went to Geisa Coutinho with 51.87 s.
Records
Before the competition, the following records were in place:
| World record |
 Marita Koch
|
47.60 s | Canberra , Australia | October 6, 1985 |
| Record of games |
 Ana Fidelia Quirot
|
49.61 s | Pan American Games in Havana , Cuba | 5th August 1991 |
Prelims
From the two preliminary runs, the first three of each run - highlighted in light blue - and the two fastest runners - highlighted in light green - qualified for the final.
Run 1
October 25, 2011, 4:15 p.m.
| space | train | Athlete | country | Time (s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6th | Norma González |
 Colombia
|
52.67 |
| 2 | 2 | Ameée Martínez |
Cuba
|
52.76 |
| 3 | 8th | Joelma Sousa |
 Brazil
|
52.96 |
| 4th | 3 | Raysa Sánchez |
 Dominican Republic
|
53.08 |
| 5 | 7th | Nallely Vela |
 Mexico
|
53.29 |
| 6th | 5 | Christian Brennan |
 Canada
|
53.34 |
| 7th | 4th | Leslie Cole |
 United States
|
53.38 |
Run 2
October 25, 2011, 4:22 pm
| space | train | Athlete | country | Time (s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Jennifer Padilla |
Colombia
|
51.76 |
| 2 | 5 | Daisurami Bonne |
Cuba
|
52.20 |
| 3 | 6th | Patricia Hall |
 Jamaica
|
52.47 |
| 4th | 2 | Geisa Coutinho |
Brazil
|
52.56 |
| 5 | 8th | Kineke Alexander |
 St. Vincent and the Grenadines
|
53.42 SB |
| 6th | 4th | Jessica cousins |
United States
|
54.38 |
| 7th | 7th | Kanika Beckles |
 Grenada
|
56.43 |
final
October 26, 2011, 5:40 p.m.
| space | train | Athlete | country | Time (s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
6th | Jennifer Padilla |
Colombia
|
51.53 PB |
 |
5 | Daisurami Bonne |
Cuba
|
51.69 PB |
 |
2 | Geisa Coutinho |
Brazil
|
51.87 |
| 4th | 3 | Aymée Martínez |
Cuba
|
52.09 |
| 5 | 4th | Norma González |
Colombia
|
52.18 |
| 6th | 7th | Joelma Sousa |
Brazil
|
52.34 |
| 7th | 8th | Patricia Hall |
Jamaica
|
52.69 |
| 8th | 1 | Raysa Sánchez |
Dominican Republic
|
52.86 |
Web links and sources
- Women's 400m final. In: www.guadalajara2011.org.mx. Archived from the original on January 7, 2012 ; accessed on October 27, 2019 (English).
- Results on todor66.com (English)
- Guadalajara 2011 Sesiones Deportivas. (PDF) In: www.guadalajara2011.org.mx. Archived from the original on June 26, 2011 ; accessed on October 6, 2019 (Spanish).