The women's

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sprint competition of the athletics events at the

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will take place between the 24 and 26 of October at the Telmex Athletics Stadium.Guadalajara 2011 sessions
The defending

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champion is Ana Guevara of

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, who has since retired.

Records

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

Qualification

Each

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(NOC) was able to enter up to two entrants providing they had met the minimum standard (53.00) in the qualifying period (January 1, 2010 to September 14, 2011).Athletics technical manual

Schedule

Results

All times shown are in seconds.

Semifinals

The semifinals were held on October 25. The top three in each heat (Q) and the next two fastest (q) qualified for the final.

Final

The final was held on October 26.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Athletics at the 2011 Pan American Games - Women's 400 metres Athletics at the 2011 Pan American Games

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