The men's 4 × 400 metres relay event at the 1959 Pan American Games was held at the Soldier Field in Chicago on 1 and 2 September.
Medallists GoldSilverBronzeMal SpenceMel SpenceBasil InceGeorge KerrEddie SouthernJosh CulbreathJack YermanDave MillsRamón VegaJossué DelgadoManuel RiveraIván Rodríguez
Results Heats Rank Heat Nation Athletes Time Notes 1 1 Eddie Southern, Josh Culbreath, Jack Yerman, Dave Mills 3:13.6 Q 2 1 Stan Worsfold, George Shepherd, Allan Andrews, Harry Jerome 3:18.8 Q 3 1 José Heredia, Gonzalo Gonzáles, Jorge Terán, Juan Cruz 3:21.8 Q 4 1 José Carrera, Juan Arailio, José Rendón, Arturo Jiménez 3:27.6 1 2 Mal Spence, Mel Spence, Basil Ince, George Kerr 3:15.0 Q 2 2 Ramón Vega, Jossué Delgado, Manuel Rivera, Iván Rodríguez 3:15.1 Q 3 2 Argemiro Roque, João Pires Sobrinho, Anubes da Silva, Ulysses dos Santos 3:16.1 Q 4 2 Victor Flores, Guillermo Rocca, Hortensio Fucil, Emilio Romero 3:17.8
Final Rank Nation Athletes Time Notes Mal Spence, Mel Spence, Basil Ince, George Kerr 3:05.3 Eddie Southern, Josh Culbreath, Jack Yerman, Dave Mills 3:05.8 Ramón Vega, Jossué Delgado, Manuel Rivera, Iván Rodríguez 3:12.4 4 Argemiro Roque, João Pires Sobrinho, Anubes da Silva, Ulysses dos Santos 3:16.1 5 José Heredia, Gonzalo Gonzáles, Jorge Terán, Juan Cruz 3:18.0 6 Stan Worsfold, Allan Andrews, Harry Jerome, George Shepherd 3:18.3
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