The women'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 Pamela Jiles of the United States.
| Women's 100 metres at the 1979 Pan American Games | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Venue | Estadio Sixto Escobar | |||||||||
| Dates | 7–8 July | |||||||||
| Winning time | 11.07 | |||||||||
| 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 |  Marlies Göhr (GDR)
|
10.88 | Dresden, East Germany | July 1, 1977 |
| Pan American Games record |  Iris Davis (USA)
|
11.20 | Cali, Colombia | 1971 |
Results
editAll times shown are in seconds.
| KEY: | WR | World Record | GR | Pan American Record |
Heats
editHeld on 7 July
Wind:
Heat 1: +1.4 m/s, Heat 2: +1.6 m/s, Heat 3: +1.4 m/s
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Evelyn Ashford |  United States |
11.09 | Q, GR |
| 2 | 3 | Brenda Morehead | United States |
11.38 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Angella Taylor |  Canada |
11.42 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Silvia Chivás |  Cuba |
11.43 | Q |
| 5 | 3 | Leleith Hodges |  Jamaica |
11.49 | Q |
| 6 | 2 | Rosie Allwood | Jamaica |
11.63 | Q |
| 7 | 1 | Beatriz Allocco |  Argentina |
11.79 | Q[3] |
| 8 | 1 | Isabel Taylor | Cuba |
11.85 | Q |
| 9 | 3 | Sheila de Oliveira |  Brazil |
11.89 | Q |
| 10 | 2 | Jennifer Innis |  Guyana |
11.91 | Q |
| 11 | 1 | Carmen Bolivar |  Peru |
11.94 | Q |
| 12 | 3 | Divina Estrella |  Dominican Republic |
12.07 | Q |
| 13 | 2 | Sueli Machado | Brazil |
12.11 | Q |
| 14 | 3 | Nilsa Paris |  Puerto Rico |
12.14 | Q |
| 15 | 3 | June Caddle |  Barbados |
12.17 | q |
| 16 | 1 | Teresa Almánzar | Dominican Republic |
12.36 | Q |
| 17 | 2 | Beatriz Capatosto | Argentina |
12.42 |
Semifinals
editHeld on 7 July[4]
Wind:
Heat 1: +0.9 m/s, Heat 2: +2.7 m/s
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Evelyn Ashford | United States |
11.05 | Q, GR[5] |
| 2 | 2 | Brenda Morehead | United States |
11.15 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Angella Taylor | Canada |
11.26 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | Silvia Chivás | Cuba |
11.35 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | Rosie Allwood | Jamaica |
11.48 | Q |
| 6 | 1 | Leleith Hodges | Jamaica |
11.50 | Q |
| 7 | 2 | Sheila de Oliveira | Brazil |
11.74 | q |
| 8 | 2 | Isabel Taylor | Cuba |
11.81 | q |
| 9 | 1 | Jennifer Innis | Guyana |
11.88 | |
| 10 | 1 | Carmen Bolivar | Peru |
11.89 | |
| 11 | 1 | Beatriz Allocco | Argentina |
11.96 | [3] |
| 12 | 2 | Divina Estrella | Dominican Republic |
12.03 | |
| 13 | 2 | June Caddle | Barbados |
12.09 | |
| 14 | 2 | Nilsa Paris | Puerto Rico |
12.10 | |
| 15 | 1 | Teresa Almánzar | Dominican Republic |
12.33 | |
| 1 | Sueli Machado | Brazil |
DNS |
Final
editHeld on 8 July
Wind: +0.9 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Evelyn Ashford | United States
|
11.07 | |
|
Brenda Morehead | United States
|
11.11 | |
|
Angella Taylor | Canada
|
11.36 | |
| 4 | Silvia Chivás | Cuba
|
11.48 | |
| 5 | Leleith Hodges | Jamaica
|
11.49 | |
| 6 | Rosie Allwood | Jamaica
|
11.69 | |
| 7 | Sheila de Oliveira | Brazil
|
11.80 | |
| 8 | Isabel Taylor | Cuba
|
11.94 |
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 2019-08-17.
- ^ Full results
- ^ a b Argentine results
- ^ "Semifinals results". Arizona Republic. 8 July 1979. p. 26. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
- ^ Memoria VIII Juegos Deportivos Panamericanos San Juan, Puerto Rico 1979 (PDF) (in Spanish). 1979 Pan American Games Organising Committee (COPAN 79). 1981. p. 258. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-08-11. Retrieved 2019-08-17.