The men's 1500 metres event at the 1955 Pan American Games was held at the Estadio Universitario in Mexico City on 17 and 19 March.[1][2]
Medalists[edit]
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Juan Miranda Argentina
|
Wes Santee United States
|
Fred Dwyer United States
|
Results[edit]
Heats[edit]
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Juan Miranda | Argentina |
4:05.63 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | Wes Santee | United States |
4:05.65 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | Sebastião Mendes |  Brazil |
4:12.94 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | Bob McMillen | United States |
4:15.73 | Q |
| 5 | 1 | Eduardo Fontecilla |  Chile |
4:15.92 | Q |
| 6 | 1 | Alfonso Díaz |  Mexico |
4:20.8 | |
| 1 | Francisco Miranda |  Dominican Republic |
? | ||
| 1 | Lucio Martina |  Netherlands Antilles |
? | ||
| 1 | Samuel Alvarado | Mexico |
? | ||
| 1 | 2 | Filemón Camacho |  Venezuela |
4:31.4 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Jesús González | Mexico |
4:32.6 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Edgard Mitt | Brazil |
4:34.4 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Guillermo Solá | Chile |
4:34.8 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | Fred Dwyer | United States |
4:34.8 | Q |
| 6 | 2 | Emérito Estrella | Dominican Republic |
4:35.8 | |
| 2 | Gilberto Miora | Argentina |
DNS | ||
| 2 | Osvaldo Suárez | Argentina |
DNS |
Final[edit]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Juan Miranda | Argentina |
3:53.30 | GR |
 |
Wes Santee | United States |
3:53.44 | |
 |
Fred Dwyer | United States |
3:56.04 | |
| 4 | Bob McMillen | United States |
4:04.74 | |
| 5 | Guillermo Solá | Chile |
4:06.67 | |
| 6 | Filemón Camacho | Venezuela |
4:08.0 | |
| Sebastião Mendes | Brazil |
? | ||
| Eduardo Fontecilla | Chile |
? | ||
| Jesús González | Mexico |
? | ||
| Edgard Mitt | Brazil |
? |
References[edit]
- ^ Full results
- ^ "Track and Field Statistics". trackfield.brinkster.net. Retrieved 16 October 2020.