The men's

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will take place between the 9 and 10 of August at the 2019 Pan American Games Athletics Stadium. The defending

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champion is Clayton Murphy from the

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Records

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

Schedule

Results

All times shown are in seconds.

Semifinal

The heats took place on 9 August at 15:50. The results were as follows:
Qualification: First 3 in each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) advance to the Final

Final

The final took place on 10 August at 14:55. The results were as follows:

References

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