The men's 4 × 400 metres relay event at the 1971 Pan American Games was held in Cali on 4 and 5 August.Full results

Medallists GoldSilverBronzeDale AlexanderFred NewhouseTommy TurnerJohn SmithLeighton PriestleyTrevor CampbellAlfred DaleyGarth CaseEdwin RobertsBen CayenneKent BernardTrevor James

Results Heats Rank Heat Nation Athletes Time Notes 1 2 Leighton Priestley, Trevor Campbell, Alfred Daley, Garth Case 3:07.7 Q 2 2 Edwin Roberts, Ben Cayenne, Kent Bernard, Trevor James 3:09.7 Q 3 2 Antonio Álvarez, Rodovaldo Díaz, José Triana Pérez, Leandro Civil 3:09.8 Q 4 2 Migdonio Palacios, Fabio Zúñiga, Julio Escobar, Pedro Grajales 3:10.7 Q 5 2 Carlos Heuchert, Alberto Gajate, Juan Carlos Dyrzka, Andrés Calonge 3:11.1 6 1 Ian Gordon, Brock Aynsley, Craig Blackman, Doug Chapman 3:14.8 Q 7 1 Dale Alexander, Fred Newhouse, Tommy Turner, John Smith 3:14.8 Q 8 2 Felipe Cigala, Carmelo Reyes, Manuel Ruiz, Melesio Piña 3:17.8 9 1 Jorge Alemán, José Siguas, Augusto Machinares, Fernando Acevedo 3:24.3 Q 10 1 Raúl Dome, Víctor Patinez, José Jacinto Hidalgo, Alberto Marchán 3:36.7 Q 1

Final

Rank Nation Athletes Time Notes Dale Alexander, Fred Newhouse, Tommy Turner, John Smith 3:00.63 GR Leighton Priestley, Trevor Campbell, Alfred Daley, Garth Case 3:03.98 Edwin Roberts, Ben Cayenne, Kent Bernard, Trevor James 3:04.58 4 Brock Aynsley, Ian Gordon, Craig Blackman, Doug Chapman 3:04.9 5 Jorge Alemán, José Siguas, Augusto Machinares, Fernando Acevedo 3:08.5 6 Antonio Álvarez, Rodovaldo Díaz, José Triana Pérez, Leandro Civil 3:08.9 7 Raúl Dome, Rómulo Carreño, José Jacinto Hidalgo, Alberto Marchán 3:08.9 8 Migdonio Palacios, Fabio Zúñiga, Julio Escobar, Pedro Grajales 3:09.5

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