Pan American Games 2015 / Athletics - Men's 4 × 400 m
The men's 4 x 400m relay at the 2015 Pan American Games took place on July 24th and 25th at the CIBC Pan Am and Parapan Am Athletics Stadium in Toronto .
49 runners from eleven countries took part in the competition. The relay from Trinidad and Tobago won the gold medal with 2: 59.60 minutes, silver went to Cuba with 2: 59.84 minutes and the United States won the bronze medal with 3: 00.21 minutes.
Records
Before the competition, the following records were in place:
| World record |
 United States Andrew Valmon , Quincy Watts Harry Reynolds , Michael Johnson |
2: 54.29 min | World Championships in Stuttgart , Germany | 22nd August 1993 |
| Record of games |
 Jamaica Michael McDonald , Greg Haughton Danny McFarlane , Davian Clarke |
2: 57.97 min | Pan American Games in Winnipeg , Canada | July 30, 1999 |
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 24, 2015, 12:20 p.m.
| space | train | athlete | country | Time (min) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6th |
United States
|
James Harris Jeshua Anderson Marcus Chambers Kyle Clemons |
3: 02.99 |
| 2 | 7th |
Jamaica
|
Jonia McDonald Riker Hylton Javere Bell Dane Hyatt |
3: 03.72 |
| 3 | 3 |
 Venezuela
|
Alberth Bravo José Meléndez Arturo Ramírez Freddy Mezones |
3: 04.05 SB |
| 4th | 4th |
 Canada
|
Philip Osei Daniel Harper Brandon McBride Nathan George |
3: 05.40 SB |
| 5 | 5 |
 Chile
|
Sergio Germain Sergio Aldea Martín Tagle Alfredo Sepúlveda |
3: 09.89 SB |
| 6th | 2 |
 Dominican Republic
|
Juander Santos Yon Soriano Joel Mejia Gustavo Cuesta |
DSQ 1 |
1 Rule 163.3: Leave the lane
Run 2
July 24, 2015, 12:30 p.m.
| space | train | athlete | country | Time (min) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6th |
 Bahamas
|
LaToy Williams Michael Mathieu Andretti Bain Alonzo Russell |
3: 01.00 |
| 2 | 5 |
 Cuba
|
William Collazo Adrian Chacón Osmaidel Pellicier Yoandys Lescay |
3: 01.17 SB |
| 3 | 4th |
 Trinidad and Tobago
|
Jehue Gordon Renny Quow Emanuel Mayers Jarrin Solomon |
3: 01.58 SB |
| 4th | 3 |
 Brazil
|
Pedro Luiz de Oliveira Wagner Cardoso Jonathan da Silva Hederson Estefani |
3: 01.66 |
| 5 | 7th |
 Costa Rica
|
Gary Robinson Nery Brenes Jarlex Lynch Gerald Drummond |
3: 05.11 NO |
final
July 25, 2015, 10:10 p.m.
| space | train | athlete | country | Time (min) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
8th |
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Renny Quow Jarrin Solomon Emanuel Mayer's Machel Cedenio |
2: 59.60 SB |
|
5 |
Cuba
|
William Collazo Adrian Chacón Osmaidel Pellicier Yoandys Lescay |
2: 59.84 SB |
|
4th |
United States
|
Kyle Clemons James Harris Marcus Chambers Kerron Clement |
3: 00.21 |
| 4th | 6th |
Bahamas
|
LaToy Williams Michael Mathieu Alonzo Russell Jeffery Gibson |
3: 00.34 |
| 5 | 2 |
Brazil
|
Pedro Luiz de Oliveira Wagner Cardoso Hederson Estefani Hugo de Sousa |
3: 01.18 |
| 6th | 3 |
Jamaica
|
Jonia McDonald Dane Hyatt Javere Bell Ricardo Chambers |
3: 01.97 |
| 7th | 7th |
Venezuela
|
Alberth Bravo José Meléndez Arturo Ramírez Freddy Mezones |
3: 03.47 SB |
| 8th | 1 |
Costa Rica
|
Gary Robinson Nery Brenes Jarlex Lynch Gerald Drummond |
3: 05.21 |
Web links and sources
- Athletics. In: www.toronto2015.org. Archived from the original on August 17, 2015 ; accessed on August 17, 2019 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ International competition rules. (PDF; 4.3 MB) In: Leichtathletik.de. Retrieved August 8, 2019 .