Final | Team | time | | 1. Juliana dos Santos | BRA | 4:13.36 | | 2. Mary Jayne Harrelson | USA | 4:15.24 | | 3. Rosibel Garcia | COL | 4:15.78 | PB | 4. Marian Burnett | GUY | 4:17.91 | PB | 5. Lysaira del Valle | PUR | 4:18.40 | PB | 6. Lindsey Gallo | USA | 4:18.87 | | 7. Sabine Heitling | BRA | 4:19.21 | PB | 8. Valeria Rodriguez | ARG | 4:21.67 | SB | 9. Tanice Barnett | JAM | 4:23.14 | PB | 10.Yadira Bataille | CUB | 4:24.49 | |
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World Record: | Yunxia Qu (CHN) 3:50.46 | 11.09.1993 | Panamerican Record: | Mary Decker (USA) 4:05.70 | San Juan (PUR) 13.07.1979 |
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