Athletics at the 1955 Pan American Games – Men's 400 metres
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The men's 400 metres event at the 1955 Pan American Games was held at the Estadio Universitario in Mexico City on 17 and 18 March.[1][2]
Medalists
Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Lou Jones![]() | Jim Lea![]() | Jesse Mashburn![]() |
Results
Heats
Held on 17 March
Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | 1 | Lou Jones | ![]() | 47.66 | Q, GR |
2 | 1 | Mel Spence | ![]() | 47.86 | Q |
3 | 1 | Evaristo Eddie | ![]() | 47.94 | Q |
4 | 1 | Jorge Terán | ![]() | 48.78 | |
5 | 1 | Ovidio de Jesús | ![]() | 49.97 | |
1 | 2 | Guillermo Gutiérrez | ![]() | 48.31 | Q |
2 | 2 | Argemiro Roque | ![]() | 48.62 | Q |
3 | 2 | Allan Moore | ![]() | 48.83 | Q |
4 | 2 | Pablo Salinas | ![]() | 49.57 | |
5 | 2 | Cyril Johnson | ![]() | 51.62 | |
2 | Angel García | ![]() | DNF | ||
1 | 3 | Jim Lea | ![]() | 48.93 | Q |
2 | 3 | Frank Rivera | ![]() | 48.94 | Q |
3 | 3 | Dick Harding | ![]() | 49.27 | Q |
4 | 3 | Evelio Planas | ![]() | 49.47 | |
1 | 4 | Jesse Mashburn | ![]() | 50.59 | Q |
2 | 4 | Waldemiro Monteiro | ![]() | 53.90 | Q |
Semifinals
Held on 17 March
Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | 1 | Lou Jones | ![]() | 47.10 | Q, GR |
2 | 1 | Jim Lea | ![]() | 47.69 | Q |
3 | 1 | Evaristo Eddie | ![]() | 47.91 | Q |
4 | 1 | Allan Moore | ![]() | 48.34 | |
5 | 1 | Argemiro Roque | ![]() | 48.55 | |
1 | 2 | Jesse Mashburn | ![]() | 47.51 | Q |
2 | 2 | Frank Rivera | ![]() | 48.01 | Q |
3 | 2 | Mel Spence | ![]() | 48.09 | Q |
4 | 2 | Dick Harding | ![]() | 48.28 | |
5 | 2 | Guillermo Gutiérrez | ![]() | 48.61 | |
6 | 2 | Waldemiro Monteiro | ![]() | 49.66 |
Final
Held on 18 March
Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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![]() | Lou Jones | ![]() | 45.68 | WR |
![]() | Jim Lea | ![]() | 45.78 | |
![]() | Jesse Mashburn | ![]() | 46.44 | |
4 | Frank Rivera | ![]() | 48.37 | |
5 | Mel Spence | ![]() | 48.84 | |
Evaristo Eddie | ![]() | DNF |