The men's 400 metres event at the 1959 Pan American Games was held at the Soldier Field in Chicago on 31 August and 1 September.Full results
Medalists GoldSilverBronzeGeorge KerrBasil InceMalcolm Spence
Results Heats Held on 31 August
Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes 1 1 Eddie Southern 48.4 Q 2 1 Emigdio Torres 48.5 Q 3 1 Ovidio de Jesús 49.1 Q 4 1 Siegmar Ohlemann 49.7 5 1 Hugo Krauss 50.3 6 1 Heber Etcheverry 51.4 7 1 Rafael Arcos 1 2 Dave Mills 48.0 Q 2 2 Malcolm Spence 48.0 Q 3 2 Anubes da Silva 48.7 Q 4 2 Gonzalo Gonzáles 50.6 5 2 Guillermo Rocca 50.9 6 2 George Shepherd 53.0 2 Anthony Seth 1 3 George Kerr 47.9 Q 2 3 Jack Yerman 48.1 Q 3 3 José Luis Villalongo 49.3 Q 4 3 Eulogio García 49.5 5 3 Juan Cruz 49.9 6 3 Stan Worsfold 50.3 7 3 Argemiro Roque 1 4 Iván Rodríguez 47.7 Q 2 4 Basil Ince 48.4 Q 3 4 Emilio Romero 49.3 Q 4 4 Jorge Terán 50.8 5 4 José Carrera 51.2 6 4 Peter Ostermeyer
Semifinals Held on 31 August
Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes 1 1 George Kerr 47.5 Q 2 1 Dave Mills 47.9 Q 3 1 Jack Yerman 48.1 Q 4 1 Emigdio Torres 48.5 5 1 Ovidio de Jesús 52.5 1 José Luis Villalongo 1 2 Malcolm Spence 47.2 Q 2 2 Iván Rodríguez 47.4 Q 3 2 Basil Ince 47.5 Q 4 2 Eddie Southern 47.6 5 2 Anubes da Silva 48.4 6 2 Emilio Romero 49.4
Final Held on 1 September Rank Name Nationality Time Notes George Kerr 46.1 Basil Ince 46.4 Malcolm Spence 46.6 4 Dave Mills 46.7 5 Iván Rodríguez 47.0 6 Jack Yerman 47.9
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