Athletics at the 2011 Pan American Games – Men's 1500 metres
The men's 1500 metres sprint competition of the athletics events at the 2011 Pan American Games took place on the 26th of October at the Telmex Athletics Stadium.[1] The defending Pan American Games champion was Hudson de Souza of Brazil.
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| Venue | Telmex Athletics Stadium | |||||||||
| Dates | October 26 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 14 from 9 nations | |||||||||
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Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Pan American Games records were as follows:
| World record |  Hicham El Guerrouj (MAR) |
3:26.00 | Rome, Italy | July 14, 1998 |
| Pan American Games record |  Hudson de Souza (BRA) |
3:36.32 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | July 25, 2007 |
Qualification
Each National Olympic Committee (NOC) was able to enter one athlete regardless if they had met the qualification standard. To enter two entrants both athletes had to have met the minimum standard (3:48.0) in the qualifying period (January 1, 2010 to September 14, 2011).[2]
Schedule
| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| October 26, 2011 | 16:10 | Final |
Results
All times shown are in seconds.
| KEY: | q | Fastest non-qualifiers | Q | Qualified | NR | National record | PB | Personal best | SB | Seasonal best | DQ | Disqualified |
Final
Held on October 26.
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time[3] | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Leandro de Oliveira | Brazil | 3:53.44 | |
 | Byron Piedra |  Ecuador | 3:53.45 | |
 | Eduar Villanueva |  Venezuela | 3:54.06 | |
| 4 | Jon Rankin |  Cayman Islands | 3:54.79 | |
| 5 | Andrew Acosta |  United States | 3:55.27 | |
| 6 | Javier Carriqueo |  Argentina | 3:55.52 | |
| 7 | Nico Herrera | Venezuela | 3:56.30 | |
| 8 | Iván López |  Chile | 3:56.53 | |
| 9 | Samuel Vazquez |  Puerto Rico | 3:56.65 | |
| 10 | Leslie Encina | Chile | 3:56.69 | |
| 11 | Jose Esparza |  Mexico | 3:56.94 | |
| 12 | Diego Borrego | Mexico | 4:00.03 | |
| 13 | Federico Bruno | Argentina | 4:01.09 | |
| 14 | Will Leer | United States | 4:04.13 |
References
- "Guadalajara 2011 Sessions" (PDF). Guadalajara 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 June 2011. Retrieved 29 October 2011.
- "Athlete's Qualification Manual" (PDF). Guadalajara 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 September 2012. Retrieved 29 October 2011.
- "Men's 1500m Final". Guadalajara 2011. Retrieved 29 October 2011.
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