The men's

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competition of the

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took place on the 8 August at the 2019 Pan American Games Athletics Stadium. The defending

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champion was

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from

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. The event was won by José Carlos Villareal of

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Summary

Assuming the lead 50 metres into the race, John Gregorek Jr. strung out the field with William Paulson next in line. Gregorek took them through a 43.7 first 300, while

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worked his way into the third position in line. They remained in that position through the next lap at 1:44.2. Through the penultimate lap,

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, he executed the same kick in a viral .

Records

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

Schedule

Results

All times shown are in seconds.

Final

The results were as follows:

References

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