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Athletics at the 1959 Pan American Games – Men's 100 metres

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Men's 100 metres at the Pan American Games

The men's 100 metres event at the 1959 Pan American Games was held at the Soldier Field in Chicago on 28 and 29 August.[1][2]

Medalists

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Gold Silver Bronze
Ray Norton
 United States
Mike Agostini
 British West Indies
Enrique Figuerola
 Cuba

Results

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Heats

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Held on 28 August

Wind:
Heat 1: 0.0 m/s, Heat 2: 0.0 m/s, Heat 3: 0.0 m/s, Heat 4: 0.0 m/s

Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes
1 1 Ray Norton  United States 10.6 Q
2 1 Clive Bonas  Venezuela 10.6 Q
3 1 Santiago Plaza  Mexico 10.7 Q
4 1 Enrique Figuerola  Cuba 10.7 Q
5 1 Lynn Eves  Canada 10.8
6 1 Heber Etcheverry  Uruguay 10.8
7 1 Ramón Vega  Puerto Rico 10.9
1 Roland Romain  Haiti DNS
1 2 Robert Poynter  United States 10.7 Q
2 2 José da Conceição  Brazil 10.9 Q
3 2 Wilton Jackson  British West Indies 10.9 Q
4 2 Harry Jerome  Canada 10.9 Q
5 2 Alberto Torres  Dominican Republic 10.9
6 2 José Carrera  Ecuador ??.?
7 2 Horacio Esteves  Venezuela ??.?
2 Eduardo Krumm  Chile DNS
1 3 Dennis Johnson  British West Indies 10.8 Q
2 3 Bill Woodhouse  United States 10.8 Q
3 3 João Pires Sobrinho  Brazil 10.9 Q
4 3 Rubén Díaz  Puerto Rico 10.9 Q
5 3 Lázaro Aristides Betancourt  Cuba 11.0
6 3 Lionel James  Dominican Republic ??.?
7 3 George Short  Canada 11.2
8 3 Arturo Isasmondi  Uruguay ??.?
1 4 Mike Agostini  British West Indies 10.8 Q
2 4 Rafael Romero  Venezuela 10.8 Q
3 4 Manuel Rivera  Puerto Rico 10.9 Q
4 4 Luis Vienna  Argentina 10.9 Q
5 4 Jorge de Barros  Brazil 10.9
6 4 Salvador Rivas  Dominican Republic ??.?
7 4 Gerardo di Tolla  Peru ??.?
8 4 Arturo Flores  Ecuador ??.?

Semifinals

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Held on 29 August

Wind:
Heat 1: +4.1 m/s, Heat 2: +2.9 m/s

Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes
1 1 Ray Norton  United States 10.2 Q
2 1 Mike Agostini  British West Indies 10.2 Q
3 1 Rafael Romero  Venezuela 10.3 Q
4 1 Santiago Plaza  Mexico 10.5 Q
5 1 Manuel Rivera  Puerto Rico 10.5
6 1 João Pires Sobrinho  Brazil 10.6
7 1 Wilton Jackson  British West Indies 10.6
8 1 Luis Vienna  Argentina 10.8
1 2 Robert Poynter  United States 10.5 Q
2 2 Bill Woodhouse  United States 10.5 Q
3 2 Enrique Figuerola  Cuba 10.5 Q
4 2 Dennis Johnson  British West Indies 10.5 Q
5 2 José da Conceição  Brazil 10.7
6 2 Clive Bonas  Venezuela 10.7
7 2 Harry Jerome  Canada 10.7
8 2 Rubén Díaz  Puerto Rico 10.9

Final

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Held on 29 August

Wind: +2.7 m/s

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Ray Norton  United States 10.3
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Mike Agostini  British West Indies 10.4
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Enrique Figuerola  Cuba 10.5
4 Robert Poynter  United States 10.5
5 Dennis Johnson  British West Indies 10.6
6 Rafael Romero  Venezuela 10.6
7 Bill Woodhouse  United States 10.7
8 Santiago Plaza  Mexico 10.8

References

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  1. ^ Full results
  2. ^ "Track and Field Statistics". trackfield.brinkster.net. Retrieved 25 August 2020.