Athletics at the 1955 Pan American Games – Men's 100 metres
The men's 100 metres event at the 1955 Pan American Games was held at the Estadio Universitario in Mexico City on 13 and 14 March.[1][2]
Medalists[]
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Rod Richard United States
|
Mike Agostini Trinidad and Tobago
|
Willie Williams United States
|
Results[]
Heats[]
Held on 13 March
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Dean Smith | United States |
10.84 | Q |
| 2 | 1 |  Uruguay |
11.27 | Q | |
| 3 | 1 | Tom Robinson |  Bahamas |
11.32 | Q |
| 4 | 1 |  Netherlands Antilles |
11.44 | ||
| 1 | 2 |  Canada |
10.88 | Q | |
| 2 | 2 | Rafael Fortún |  Cuba |
10.91 | Q |
| 3 | 2 |  Dominican Republic |
11.20 | Q | |
| 4 | 2 | Javier Souza |  Mexico |
11.28 | |
| 5 | 2 |  Colombia |
11.63 | ||
| 1 | 3 | Willie Williams | United States |
10.80 | Q |
| 2 | 3 | René Ahumada | Mexico |
10.91 | Q |
| 3 | 3 | Apolinar Solórzano |  Venezuela |
11.07 | Q |
| 4 | 3 |  Costa Rica |
11.30 | ||
| 3 | Dominican Republic |
DQ | |||
| 1 | 4 | Mike Agostini | Trinidad and Tobago |
10.67 | Q |
| 2 | 4 | Canada |
11.04 | Q | |
| 3 | 4 |  Argentina |
11.21 | Q | |
| 4 | 4 | Carlos Vera |  Chile |
11.32 | |
| 5 | 4 | Venezuela |
11.56 | ||
| 1 | 5 | Rod Richard | United States |
10.73 | Q |
| 2 | 5 | Clive Bonas | Venezuela |
10.86 | Q |
| 3 | 5 | Keith Gardner |  Jamaica |
10.89 | Q |
| 4 | 5 | Carlos Sierra | Colombia |
11.61 | |
| 5 | Bahamas |
DNS | |||
| 1 | 6 | José da Conceição |  Brazil |
11.06 | Q |
| 2 | 6 | Luis Soriano | Dominican Republic |
11.22 | Q |
| 3 | 6 | Argentina |
11.31 | Q | |
| 4 | 6 | Mexico |
11.53 | ||
| 6 | Netherlands Antilles |
DQ |
Semifinals[]
Held on 14 March
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Dean Smith | United States |
10.65 | Q, GR |
| 2 | 1 | Rafael Fortún | Cuba |
10.69 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | Canada |
10.87 | ||
| 4 | 1 | Dominican Republic |
11.05 | ||
| 5 | 1 | Tom Robinson | Bahamas |
11.26 | |
| 1 | Uruguay |
DNS | |||
| 1 | 2 | Willie Williams | United States |
10.53 | Q, GR |
| 2 | 2 | Mike Agostini | Trinidad and Tobago |
10.54 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Apolinar Solórzano | Venezuela |
11.02 | |
| 4 | 2 | Canada |
11.10 | ||
| 5 | 2 | René Ahumada | Mexico |
11.12 | |
| 6 | 2 | Argentina |
11.53 | ||
| 1 | 3 | Rod Richard | United States |
10.44 | Q, GR |
| 2 | 3 | Keith Gardner | Jamaica |
10.63 | Q |
| 3 | 3 | Clive Bonas | Venezuela |
10.75 | |
| 4 | 3 | José da Conceição | Brazil |
10.76 | |
| 5 | 3 | Argentina |
11.05 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Luis Soriano | Dominican Republic |
11.17 |
Final[]
Held on 14 March
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Rod Richard | United States |
10.3 | =GR |
 |
Mike Agostini | Trinidad and Tobago |
10.4 | |
 |
Willie Williams | United States |
10.4 | |
| 4 | Keith Gardner | Jamaica |
10.5 | |
| 5 | Rafael Fortún | Cuba |
10.6 | |
| Dean Smith | United States |
DNF |
References[]
- ^ Full results
- ^ "Track and Field Statistics". trackfield.brinkster.net. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
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