| Men's 200 metres at the Pan American Games |
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| Athletics at the 1959 Pan American Games | ||
|---|---|---|
| Track events | ||
| 60 m | women | |
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | |
| 800 m | men | |
| 1500 m | men | |
| 5000 m | men | |
| 10,000 m | men | |
| 80 m hurdles | women | |
| 110 m hurdles | men | |
| 400 m hurdles | men | |
| 3000 m steeplechase | men | |
| 4 × 100 m relay | men | women |
| 4 × 400 m relay | men | |
| Road events | ||
| Marathon | men | |
| Field events | ||
| High jump | men | women |
| Pole vault | men | |
| Long jump | men | women |
| Triple jump | men | |
| Shot put | men | women |
| Discus throw | men | women |
| Hammer throw | men | |
| Javelin throw | men | women |
| Combined events | ||
| Decathlon | men | |
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]
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|
| Ray Norton | Les Carney | Mike Agostini |
Held on 30 August
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Ray Norton | 21.9 | Q | |
| 2 | 1 | Mike Agostini | 21.9 | Q | |
| 3 | 1 | Manuel Rivera | 22.0 | Q | |
| 4 | 1 | Jorge de Barros | 22.1 | ||
| 5 | 1 | Gordon Thorlaksson | 22.1 | ||
| 6 | 1 | Alberto Torres | ??.? | ||
| 1 | Emilio Romero | DNS | |||
| 1 | 2 | Ramón Vega | 21.8 | Q | |
| 2 | 2 | Basil Ince | 21.8 | Q | |
| 3 | 2 | Rafael Romero | 21.9 | Q | |
| 4 | 2 | Luis Vienna | 21.9 | ||
| 5 | 2 | George Short | 22.7 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Salvador Rivas | 23.0 | ||
| 7 | 2 | Arturo Flores | ??.? | ||
| 1 | 3 | Vance Robinson | 21.6 | Q | |
| 2 | 3 | Wilton Jackson | 21.9 | Q | |
| 3 | 3 | José da Conceição | 22.0 | Q | |
| 4 | 3 | Enrique Figuerola | 22.2 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Lloyd Murad | ??.? | ||
| 3 | Heber Etcheverry | DNS | |||
| 3 | Iván Rodríguez | DNS | |||
| 1 | 4 | Les Carney | 21.6 | Q | |
| 2 | 4 | Harry Jerome | 22.1 | Q | |
| 3 | 4 | Santiago Plaza | 22.2 | Q | |
| 4 | 4 | João Pires Sobrinho | 22.2 | ||
| 5 | 4 | Lionel James | 22.9 | ||
| 6 | 4 | Eduardo Krumm | 23.4 | ||
| 4 | Arturo Isasmondi | DNS |
Held on 30 August
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Ramón Vega | 21.4 | Q | |
| 2 | 1 | Mike Agostini | 21.5 | Q | |
| 3 | 1 | Vance Robinson | 21.5 | Q | |
| 4 | 1 | Rafael Romero | 21.5 | ||
| 5 | 1 | Harry Jerome | 21.8 | ||
| 6 | 1 | Santiago Plaza | 22.0 | ||
| 1 | 2 | Ray Norton | 21.1 | Q | |
| 2 | 2 | Basil Ince | 21.4 | Q | |
| 3 | 2 | Les Carney | 21.5 | Q | |
| 4 | 2 | Wilton Jackson | 21.9 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Manuel Rivera | 21.9 | ||
| 2 | José da Conceição | DNS |
Held on 31 August
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ray Norton | 20.6 | |||
| Les Carney | 21.1 | |||
| Mike Agostini | 21.1 | |||
| 4 | Vance Robinson | 21.1 | ||
| 5 | Ramón Vega | 21.3 | ||
| 6 | Basil Ince | 21.6 |