Athletics at the 1951 Pan American Games – Men's 100 metres

The men's 100 metres event at the 1951 Pan American Games was held at the Estadio Monumental in Buenos Aires on 27 and 28 February.[1][2]

Medalists edit

Gold Silver Bronze
Rafael Fortún
  Cuba
Art Bragg
  United States
Herb McKenley
  Jamaica

Results edit

Heats edit

Held on 27 February

Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes
1 1 Gerardo Bönnhoff   Argentina 11.1 Q
2 1 Hélio da Silva   Brazil 11.1 Q
3 1 Hamilton Bridgeman   Trinidad and Tobago 11.2 Q
4 1 Miguel León   Peru 11.4
5 1 Miguel Paredes   Paraguay ??.?
1 2 Art Bragg   United States 10.8 Q
2 2 Adelio Márquez   Argentina 11.1 Q
3 2 Hendrickson Harewood   Trinidad and Tobago 11.2 Q
4 2 Juan Leiva   Venezuela 11.3
5 2 Alfaro Parra   Colombia ??.?
1 3 Jesús Farrés   Cuba 11.0 Q
2 3 Fernando Salinas   Chile 11.1 Q
3 3 Andrés Fernández   Ecuador 11.3 Q
4 3 Oscar Maldonado   Peru 11.3
5 3 Alfredo Rodas   Paraguay ??.?
1 4 Don Campbell   United States 11.0 Q
2 4 Herb McKenley   Jamaica 11.0 Q
3 4 José da Conceição   Brazil 11.3 Q
4 4 Leonel Contreras   Chile 11.5
5 4 Javier Souza   Mexico ??.?
1 5 José Zelaya   Paraguay 11.2 Q
2 5 Gerardo Salazar   Peru 11.2 Q
3 5 Raúl Mazorra   Cuba 11.4 Q
4 5 Rodolfo López   Chile ??.?
5 5 Gustavo Fajardo   Colombia ??.?
1 6 Rafael Fortún   Cuba 11.1 Q
2 6 Aristipo Lerma   Colombia 11.1 Q
3 6 Enrique Beckles   Argentina 11.3 Q
4 6 Antonio Moreira   Brazil ??.?
5 6 Germán Garrido   Venezuela ??.?

Semifinals edit

Held on 28 February

Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes
1 1 Art Bragg   United States 10.9 Q
2 1 Hélio da Silva   Brazil 11.1 Q
3 1 Gerardo Bönnhoff   Argentina 11.3
4 1 Hendrickson Harewood   Trinidad and Tobago 11.4
5 1 Adelio Márquez   Argentina ??.?
1 Hamilton Bridgeman   Trinidad and Tobago DQ
1 2 Fernando Salinas   Chile 10.9 Q
2 2 Herb McKenley   Jamaica 10.9 Q
3 2 Andrés Fernández   Ecuador 11.0
4 2 Jesús Farrés   Cuba 11.1
5 2 Don Campbell   United States ??.?
6 2 José da Conceição   Brazil ??.?
1 3 Rafael Fortún   Cuba 11.0 Q
2 3 Gerardo Salazar   Peru 11.1 Q
3 3 Raúl Mazorra   Cuba 11.1
4 3 Aristipo Lerma   Colombia 11.2
5 3 Enrique Beckles   Argentina ??.?
3 José Zelaya   Paraguay DQ

Final edit

Held on 28 February

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
  Rafael Fortún   Cuba 10.6
  Art Bragg   United States 10.6
  Herb McKenley   Jamaica 11.0
4 Hélio da Silva   Brazil 11.0
5 Fernando Salinas   Chile 11.1
6 Gerardo Salazar   Peru 11.1

References edit

  1. ^ Full results
  2. ^ "Track and Field Statistics". trackfield.brinkster.net. Retrieved 12 November 2020.