Athletics at the 2023 Pan American Games – Women's 400 metres hurdles explained

Event:	Women's 400 metres hurdles
Games:	2023
Venue:	Athletics Stadium
Dates:	November 1 – November 3
Competitors:	10
Nations:	8
Win Value:	56.44
Gold:	Gianna Woodruff
Goldnoc:	PAN
Silver:	Ewellyn Santos
Silvernoc:	BRA
Bronze:	Daniela Rojas
Bronzenoc:	CRC
Prev:	2019
Next:	2027

The women's 400 metres hurdles competition of the athletics events at the 2023 Pan American Games was held on November 1 and 3 at the Julio Martínez National Stadium of Santiago, Chile.^[1]

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Pan American Games records were as follows:

World record		50.68	Eugene, United States	July 22, 2022
Pan American Games record		53.44	Winnipeg, Canada	July 28, 1999

Schedule

Date	Time	Round
November 1, 2023	18:00	Semifinal
November 3, 2023	17:35	Final

Results

All times shown are in seconds.

KEY:

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Q

Qualified

NR

National record

PB

Personal best

SB

Seasonal best

DQ

Disqualified

Semifinal

Qualification: First 3 in each heat (Q) and next 2 fastest (q) qualified for the final. The results were as follows:^[2]

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	2			57.85	Q
2	1			58.16	Q
3	1			58.29	Q
4	1			58.68	Q
5	2			58.99	Q
6	2			59.32	Q
7	1			1:00.28	q
8	2			1:00.55	q
9	1			1:00.72
10	2			1:00.78

Final

The results were as follows:^[3]

Rank	Lane	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	8			56.44
	4			57.18
	5			57.41
4	3			57.53
5	7			57.70
6	2			58.99
7	1			1:02.20
	6			DNF

Notes and References

1. Web site: Sport Calendar Pan American Games. 29 July 2022. www.panamsports.org/. Panam Sports. 29 October 2023.
2. Web site: Women's 400 metres hurdles − Semifinal − Results. Santiago 2023 Organizing Committee. 11 November 2023.
3. Web site: Women's 400 metres hurdles − Final − Results. Santiago 2023 Organizing Committee. 11 November 2023.