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

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 VIII Pan American Games
VenueEstadio Sixto Escobar
Dates7–8 July
Winning time11.07
Medalists
   United States
   United States
   Canada
«1975
1983»

Records

Prior 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

All times shown are in seconds.

KEY: WRWorld Record GRPan American Record

Heats

Held on 7 July

Wind:
Heat 1: +1.4 m/s, Heat 2: +1.6 m/s, Heat 3: +1.4 m/s

RankHeatNameNationalityTimeNotes
11Evelyn Ashford United States11.09Q, GR
23Brenda Morehead United States11.38Q
32Angella Taylor Canada11.42Q
42Silvia Chivás Cuba11.43Q
53Leleith Hodges Jamaica11.49Q
62Rosie Allwood Jamaica11.63Q
71Beatriz Allocco Argentina11.79Q[3]
81Isabel Taylor Cuba11.85Q
93Sheila de Oliveira Brazil11.89Q
102Jennifer Innis Guyana11.91Q
111Carmen Bolivar Peru11.94Q
123Divina Estrella Dominican Republic12.07Q
132Sueli Machado Brazil12.11Q
143Nilsa Paris Puerto Rico12.14Q
153June Caddle Barbados12.17q
161Teresa Almánzar Dominican Republic12.36Q
172Beatriz Capatosto Argentina12.42

Semifinals

Held on 7 July[4]

Wind:
Heat 1: +0.9 m/s, Heat 2: +2.7 m/s

RankHeatNameNationalityTimeNotes
11Evelyn Ashford United States11.05Q, GR[5]
22Brenda Morehead United States11.15Q
32Angella Taylor Canada11.26Q
41Silvia Chivás Cuba11.35Q
52Rosie Allwood Jamaica11.48Q
61Leleith Hodges Jamaica11.50Q
72Sheila de Oliveira Brazil11.74q
82Isabel Taylor Cuba11.81q
91Jennifer Innis Guyana11.88
101Carmen Bolivar Peru11.89
111Beatriz Allocco Argentina11.96[3]
122Divina Estrella Dominican Republic12.03
132June Caddle Barbados12.09
142Nilsa Paris Puerto Rico12.10
151Teresa Almánzar Dominican Republic12.33
1Sueli Machado BrazilDNS

Final

Held 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

  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 2019-08-17.
  2. Full results
  3. Argentine results
  4. "Semifinals results". Arizona Republic. 8 July 1979. p. 26. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
  5. 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.
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