Athletics at the 1959 Pan American Games – Men's 200 metres
The men's 200 metres event at the 1959 Pan American Games was held at the Soldier Field in Chicago on 30 and 31 August.[1][2]
Medalists[]
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Ray Norton United States
|
Les Carney United States
|
Mike Agostini British West Indies
|
Results[]
Heats[]
Held on 30 August
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Ray Norton | United States |
21.9 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | Mike Agostini | British West Indies |
21.9 | Q |
| 3 | 1 |  Puerto Rico |
22.0 | Q | |
| 4 | 1 | Jorge de Barros |  Brazil |
22.1 | |
| 5 | 1 |  Canada |
22.1 | ||
| 6 | 1 | Alberto Torres |  Dominican Republic |
??.? | |
| 1 | Emilio Romero |  Venezuela |
DNS | ||
| 1 | 2 | Ramón Vega | Puerto Rico |
21.8 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Basil Ince | British West Indies |
21.8 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Rafael Romero | Venezuela |
21.9 | Q |
| 4 | 2 |  Argentina |
21.9 | ||
| 5 | 2 | George Short | Canada |
22.7 | |
| 6 | 2 | Dominican Republic |
23.0 | ||
| 7 | 2 |  Ecuador |
??.? | ||
| 1 | 3 | United States |
21.6 | Q | |
| 2 | 3 | Wilton Jackson | British West Indies |
21.9 | Q |
| 3 | 3 | José da Conceição | Brazil |
22.0 | Q |
| 4 | 3 | Enrique Figuerola |  Cuba |
22.2 | |
| 5 | 3 | Lloyd Murad | Venezuela |
??.? | |
| 3 |  Uruguay |
DNS | |||
| 3 | Iván Rodríguez | Puerto Rico |
DNS | ||
| 1 | 4 | Les Carney | United States |
21.6 | Q |
| 2 | 4 | Harry Jerome | Canada |
22.1 | Q |
| 3 | 4 | Santiago Plaza |  Mexico |
22.2 | Q |
| 4 | 4 | João Pires Sobrinho | Brazil |
22.2 | |
| 5 | 4 | Dominican Republic |
22.9 | ||
| 6 | 4 |  Chile |
23.4 | ||
| 4 | Uruguay |
DNS |
Semifinals[]
Held on 30 August
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Ramón Vega | Puerto Rico |
21.4 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | Mike Agostini | British West Indies |
21.5 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | United States |
21.5 | Q | |
| 4 | 1 | Rafael Romero | Venezuela |
21.5 | |
| 5 | 1 | Harry Jerome | Canada |
21.8 | |
| 6 | 1 | Santiago Plaza | Mexico |
22.0 | |
| 1 | 2 | Ray Norton | United States |
21.1 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Basil Ince | British West Indies |
21.4 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Les Carney | United States |
21.5 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Wilton Jackson | British West Indies |
21.9 | |
| 5 | 2 | Puerto Rico |
21.9 | ||
| 2 | José da Conceição | Brazil |
DNS |
Final[]
Held on 31 August
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Ray Norton | United States |
20.6 | |
 |
Les Carney | United States |
21.1 | |
 |
Mike Agostini | British West Indies |
21.1 | |
| 4 | United States |
21.1 | ||
| 5 | Ramón Vega | Puerto Rico |
21.3 | |
| 6 | Basil Ince | British West Indies |
21.6 |
References[]
- ^ Full results
- ^ "Track and Field Statistics". trackfield.brinkster.net. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
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