2015 Pan American Games / Athletics - Women's 400m
The women's 400m run at the 2015 Pan American Games took place on July 22nd and 23rd at the CIBC Pan Am and Parapan Am Athletics Stadium in Toronto .
15 runners from ten countries took part in the runs. The gold medal went to Kendall Baisden after 51.27 s, silver went to Shakima Wimbley with 51.36 s and the bronze medal went to Kineke Alexander with 51.50 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 |
Semifinals
From the two semi-finals, the first three of each run - highlighted in light blue - and the two fastest times - highlighted in light green - qualified for the final.
Run 1
July 22, 2015, 10:30 a.m.
| space | train | Athlete | country | Time (s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Shakima Wimbley |
 United States
|
52.28 |
| 2 | 3 | Geisa Coutinho |
 Brazil
|
52.46 |
| 3 | 4th | Daisurami Bonne |
Cuba
|
52.90 SB |
| 4th | 7th | Anastasia Le-Roy |
 Jamaica
|
53.13 |
| 5 | 8th | Audrey Jean-Baptiste |
 Canada
|
54.27 |
| 6th | 1 | Lanece Clarke |
 Bahamas
|
54.33 |
| 7th | 2 | Janeil Bellille |
 Trinidad and Tobago
|
54.41 |
| 6th | Marlena Wesh |
 Haiti
|
DNF |
Run 2
July 22, 2015, 10:38 am
| space | train | Athlete | country | Time (s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Kendall Baisden |
United States
|
51.81 |
| 2 | 8th | Kineke Alexander |
 St. Vincent and the Grenadines
|
52.24 |
| 3 | 2 | Chrisann Gordon |
Jamaica
|
52.47 |
| 4th | 6th | Lisneidy Veitia |
Cuba
|
53.59 |
| 5 | 3 | Taylor Sharpe |
Canada
|
53.82 |
| 6th | 7th | Nercely Soto |
 Venezuela
|
54.24 SB |
| 4th | Joelma Sousa |
Brazil
|
DNF |
final
July 23, 2015, 7:10 p.m.
| space | train | Athlete | country | Time (s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3 | Kendall Baisden |
United States
|
51.27 |
|
6th | Shakima Wimbley |
United States
|
51.36 |
|
5 | Kineke Alexander |
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
|
51.50 |
| 4th | 7th | Chrisann Gordon |
Jamaica
|
51.75 |
| 5 | 1 | Anastasia Le-Roy |
Jamaica
|
52.05 |
| 6th | 4th | Geisa Coutinho |
Brazil
|
52.05 |
| 7th | 8th | Daisurami Bonne |
Cuba
|
52.28 SB |
| 8th | 2 | Lisneidy Veitia |
Cuba
|
52.44 SB |
Web links and sources
- Athletics. In: www.toronto2015.org. Archived from the original on August 17, 2015 ; accessed on August 17, 2019 .