Athletics at the 1951 Pan American Games – Men's 100 metres explained
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]
Results
Heats
Held on 27 February
Heat 1
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|
| 1 | align=left | Gerardo Bönnhoff | align=left | | 11.1 | |
| 2 | align=left | Hélio da Silva | align=left | | 11.1 | |
| 3 | align=left | Hamilton Bridgeman | align=left | | 11.2 | |
| 4 | align=left | Miguel León | align=left | | 11.4 | |
| 5 | align=left | Miguel Paredes | align=left | | | | |
Heat 2
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|
| 1 | align=left | Art Bragg | align=left | | 10.8 | |
| 2 | align=left | Adelio Márquez | align=left | | 11.1 | |
| 3 | align=left | Hendrickson Harewood | align=left | | 11.2 | |
| 4 | align=left | Juan Leiva | align=left | | 11.3 | |
| 5 | align=left | Alfaro Parra | align=left | | | | |
Heat 3
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|
| 1 | align=left | Jesús Farrés | align=left | | 11.0 | |
| 2 | align=left | Fernando Salinas | align=left | | 11.1 | |
| 3 | align=left | Andrés Fernández | align=left | | 11.3 | |
| 4 | align=left | Oscar Maldonado | align=left | | 11.3 | |
| 5 | align=left | Alfredo Rodas | align=left | | | | |
Heat 4
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|
| 1 | align=left | Don Campbell | align=left | | 11.0 | |
| 2 | align=left | Herb McKenley | align=left | | 11.0 | |
| 3 | align=left | José da Conceição | align=left | | 11.3 | |
| 4 | align=left | Leonel Contreras | align=left | | 11.5 | |
| 5 | align=left | Javier Souza | align=left | | | | |
Heat 5
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|
| 1 | align=left | José Zelaya | align=left | | 11.2 | |
| 2 | align=left | Gerardo Salazar | align=left | | 11.2 | |
| 3 | align=left | Raúl Mazorra | align=left | | 11.4 | |
| 4 | align=left | Rodolfo López | align=left | | | |
| 5 | align=left | Gustavo Fajardo | align=left | | | | |
Heat 6
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|
| 1 | align=left | Rafael Fortún | align=left | | 11.1 | |
| 2 | align=left | Aristipo Lerma | align=left | | 11.1 | |
| 3 | align=left | Enrique Beckles | align=left | | 11.3 | |
| 4 | align=left | Antonio Moreira | align=left | | | |
| 5 | align=left | Germán Garrido | align=left | | | | |
Semifinals
Held on 28 February
Heat 1
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|
| 1 | align=left | Art Bragg | align=left | | 10.9 | |
| 2 | align=left | Hélio da Silva | align=left | | 11.1 | |
| 3 | align=left | Gerardo Bönnhoff | align=left | | 11.3 | |
| 4 | align=left | Hendrickson Harewood | align=left | | 11.4 | |
| 5 | align=left | Adelio Márquez | align=left | | | |
| – | align=left | Hamilton Bridgeman | align=left | | | | |
Heat 2
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|
| 1 | align=left | Fernando Salinas | align=left | | 10.9 | |
| 2 | align=left | Herb McKenley | align=left | | 10.9 | |
| 3 | align=left | Andrés Fernández | align=left | | 11.0 | |
| 4 | align=left | Jesús Farrés | align=left | | 11.1 | |
| 5 | align=left | Don Campbell | align=left | | | |
| 6 | align=left | José da Conceição | align=left | | | | |
Heat 3
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|
| 1 | align=left | Rafael Fortún | align=left | | 11.0 | |
| 2 | align=left | Gerardo Salazar | align=left | | 11.1 | |
| 3 | align=left | Raúl Mazorra | align=left | | 11.1 | |
| 4 | align=left | Aristipo Lerma | align=left | | 11.2 | |
| 5 | align=left | Enrique Beckles | align=left | | | |
| – | align=left | José Zelaya | align=left | | | | |
Final
Held on 28 February
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|
| | | 10.6 | |
| | | 10.6 | |
| | | 11.0 | |
| 4 | | | 11.0 | |
| 5 | | | 11.1 | |
| 6 | | | 11.1 | | |
Notes and References
- http://atfs.org/wp-content/uploads/Pan-Am-Games-1951-Updated-May2020.pdf Full results
- Web site: Track and Field Statistics . trackfield.brinkster.net. 12 November 2020.
