Athletics at the 1979 Pan American Games – Men's 100 metres

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Men's 100 metres at the 1979 Pan American Games
Venue Estadio Sixto Escobar
Dates7–8 July
Winning time10.13
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg   Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba
Silver medal icon.svg   Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Bronze medal icon.svg   Flag of the United States.svg  United States
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The men's 100 metres sprint competition of the athletics events at the 1979 Pan American Games took place on 7 and 8 July at the Estadio Sixto Escobar. [1] [2] The defending Pan American Games champion was Silvio Leonard of Cuba.

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Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Pan American Games records were as follows:

World record Flag of the United States.svg  Jim Hines  (USA)9.95 Mexico City, Mexico October 14, 1968
Pan American Games record Flag of Cuba.svg  Silvio Leonard  (CUB)10.15 Mexico City, Mexico 1975

Results

All times shown are in seconds. Harvey Glance set a new Pan American Record in the semifinals with a time of 10.12 seconds. [3]

KEY:WRWorld RecordGRPan American Record

Heats

Held on 7 July

Wind:
Heat 1: +0.7 m/s, Heat 2: +0.8 m/s, Heat 3: +1.1 m/s, Heat 4: +0.4 m/s

RankHeatNameNationalityTimeNotes
13 Harvey Glance Flag of the United States.svg  United States 10.14Q
22 Emmit King Flag of the United States.svg  United States 10.25Q
31 Silvio Leonard Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 10.27Q
43 Rui da Silva Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg  Brazil 10.38Q
51 Nelson dos Santos Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg  Brazil 10.39Q
63 Ephraim Serrette Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago 10.42Q
72 Desai Williams Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 10.44Q
84 Osvaldo Lara Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 10.45Q
93 Jesús Cabrera Flag of Puerto Rico (1952-1995).svg  Puerto Rico 10.48q
102 Guy Abrahams Flag of Panama.svg  Panama 10.50Q
114[Ronald ClarkeFlag of Barbados.svg  Barbados 10.54Q
124 Rudy Levarity Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas 10.55Q
134 Dennis Trott Flag of Bermuda (1910-1999).svg  Bermuda 10.56q
142 Gerard Suero Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic 10.59q
151 Oliver Heywood Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 10.64Q
154 Rafael Félix Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic 10.64q
171 Marvin Nash Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 10.73
182 Richard Wilson Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 10.73
191 Edwin Noel Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago 10.75
204 Florencio Aguilar Flag of Panama.svg  Panama 10.76
212 David Phillips Flag of Barbados.svg  Barbados 10.91
224 Luis Schneider Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 10.96
233 Wendell Powell Flag of the United States Virgin Islands.svg  Virgin Islands 10.98
242 Roberto McFarlane Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica 11.11
251 Ronald Russell Flag of the United States Virgin Islands.svg  Virgin Islands 11.25
3 James Gilkes Flag of Guyana.svg  Guyana DNS

Semifinals

Held on 7 July

Wind:
Heat 1: +0.9 m/s, Heat 2: +1.0 m/s

RankHeatNameNationalityTimeNotes
11 Harvey Glance Flag of the United States.svg  United States 10.13Q
22 Emmit King Flag of the United States.svg  United States 10.19Q
31 Silvio Leonard Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 10.21Q
41 Nelson dos Santos Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg  Brazil 10.30Q
51 Desai Williams Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 10.43Q
62 Rui da Silva Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg  Brazil 10.44Q
72 Rawle Clarke Flag of Barbados.svg  Barbados 10.44Q
82 Osvaldo Lara Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 10.44Q
91 Ephraim Serrette Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago 10.45
102 Guy Abrahams Flag of Panama.svg  Panama 10.45
112 Dennis Trott Flag of Bermuda (1910-1999).svg  Bermuda 10.56
122 Jesús Cabrera Flag of Puerto Rico (1952-1995).svg  Puerto Rico 10.62
131 Oliver Heywood Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 10.63
142 Rafael Félix Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic 10.68
151 Rudy Levarity Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas 10.69
161 Gerard Suero Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic 10.73

Final

Held on 8 July

Wind: +1.5 m/s

[4]

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
Gold medal icon.svg Silvio Leonard Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 10.13
Silver medal icon.svg Harvey Glance Flag of the United States.svg  United States 10.19
Bronze medal icon.svg Emmit King Flag of the United States.svg  United States 10.30
4 Nelson dos Santos Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg  Brazil 10.33
5 Rui da Silva Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg  Brazil 10.41
6 Osvaldo Lara Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 10.47
7 Rawle Clarke Flag of Barbados.svg  Barbados 10.48
8 Desai Williams Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 10.58

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References

  1. Memoria VIII Juegos Deportivos Panamericanos San Juan, Puerto Rico 1979 (PDF) (in Spanish). 1979 Pan American Games Organising Committee (COPAN 79). 1981. p. 197. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-08-11. Retrieved 2019-08-11.
  2. Full results
  3. Memoria VIII Juegos Deportivos Panamericanos San Juan, Puerto Rico 1979 (PDF) (in Spanish). 1979 Pan American Games Organising Committee (COPAN 79). 1981. p. 248. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-08-11. Retrieved 2019-08-11.
  4. Memoria VIII Juegos Deportivos Panamericanos San Juan, Puerto Rico 1979 (PDF) (in Spanish). 1979 Pan American Games Organising Committee (COPAN 79). 1981. p. 248. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-08-11. Retrieved 2019-08-11.