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.
| Men's 100 metres at the 1979 Pan American Games | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Venue | Estadio Sixto Escobar | |||||||||
| Dates | 7–8 July | |||||||||
| Winning time | 10.13 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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«1975 1983» | ||||||||||
Records
editPrior to this competition, the existing world and Pan American Games records were as follows:
| World record |  Jim Hines (USA)
|
9.95 | Mexico City, Mexico | October 14, 1968 |
| Pan American Games record |  Silvio Leonard (CUB)
|
10.15 | Mexico City, Mexico | 1975 |
Results
editAll 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: | WR | World Record | GR | Pan American Record |
Heats
editHeld 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
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Harvey Glance |  United States |
10.14 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Emmit King | United States |
10.25 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | Silvio Leonard |  Cuba |
10.27 | Q |
| 4 | 3 | Rui da Silva |  Brazil |
10.38 | Q |
| 5 | 1 | Nelson dos Santos | Brazil |
10.39 | Q |
| 6 | 3 | Ephraim Serrette |  Trinidad and Tobago |
10.42 | Q |
| 7 | 2 | Desai Williams |  Canada |
10.44 | Q |
| 8 | 4 | Osvaldo Lara | Cuba |
10.45 | Q |
| 9 | 3 | Jesús Cabrera |  Puerto Rico |
10.48 | q |
| 10 | 2 | Guy Abrahams |  Panama |
10.50 | Q |
| 11 | 4 | [Ronald Clarke |  Barbados |
10.54 | Q |
| 12 | 4 | Rudy Levarity |  Bahamas |
10.55 | Q |
| 13 | 4 | Dennis Trott |  Bermuda |
10.56 | q |
| 14 | 2 | Gerard Suero |  Dominican Republic |
10.59 | q |
| 15 | 1 | Oliver Heywood |  Jamaica |
10.64 | Q |
| 15 | 4 | Rafael Félix | Dominican Republic |
10.64 | q |
| 17 | 1 | Marvin Nash | Canada |
10.73 | |
| 18 | 2 | Richard Wilson | Jamaica |
10.73 | |
| 19 | 1 | Edwin Noel | Trinidad and Tobago |
10.75 | |
| 20 | 4 | Florencio Aguilar | Panama |
10.76 | |
| 21 | 2 | David Phillips | Barbados |
10.91 | |
| 22 | 4 | Luis Schneider |  Chile |
10.96 | |
| 23 | 3 | Wendell Powell |  Virgin Islands |
10.98 | |
| 24 | 2 | Roberto McFarlane |  Costa Rica |
11.11 | |
| 25 | 1 | Ronald Russell | Virgin Islands |
11.25 | |
| 3 | James Gilkes |  Guyana |
DNS |
Semifinals
editHeld on 7 July
Wind:
Heat 1: +0.9 m/s, Heat 2: +1.0 m/s
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Harvey Glance | United States |
10.13 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Emmit King | United States |
10.19 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | Silvio Leonard | Cuba |
10.21 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | Nelson dos Santos | Brazil |
10.30 | Q |
| 5 | 1 | Desai Williams | Canada |
10.43 | Q |
| 6 | 2 | Rui da Silva | Brazil |
10.44 | Q |
| 7 | 2 | Rawle Clarke | Barbados |
10.44 | Q |
| 8 | 2 | Osvaldo Lara | Cuba |
10.44 | Q |
| 9 | 1 | Ephraim Serrette | Trinidad and Tobago |
10.45 | |
| 10 | 2 | Guy Abrahams | Panama |
10.45 | |
| 11 | 2 | Dennis Trott | Bermuda |
10.56 | |
| 12 | 2 | Jesús Cabrera | Puerto Rico |
10.62 | |
| 13 | 1 | Oliver Heywood | Jamaica |
10.63 | |
| 14 | 2 | Rafael Félix | Dominican Republic |
10.68 | |
| 15 | 1 | Rudy Levarity | Bahamas |
10.69 | |
| 16 | 1 | Gerard Suero | Dominican Republic |
10.73 |
Final
editHeld on 8 July
Wind: +1.5 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Silvio Leonard | Cuba
|
10.13 | |
|
Harvey Glance | United States
|
10.19 | |
|
Emmit King | United States
|
10.30 | |
| 4 | Nelson dos Santos | Brazil
|
10.33 | |
| 5 | Rui da Silva | Brazil
|
10.41 | |
| 6 | Osvaldo Lara | Cuba
|
10.47 | |
| 7 | Rawle Clarke | Barbados
|
10.48 | |
| 8 | Desai Williams | Canada
|
10.58 |
References
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ Full results
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.