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]

Men's 100 metres at the 1951 Pan American Games
VenueEstadio Monumental
DatesOctober 27 – October 28
Competitors30 from 13 nations
Winning time10.6
Medalists
Gold medal   Cuba
Silver medal   United States
Bronze medal   Jamaica
1955»

Results

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Heats

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Held on 27 February

Heat 1

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Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 Gerardo Bönnhoff   Argentina 11.1 Q
2 Hélio da Silva   Brazil 11.1 Q
3 Hamilton Bridgeman   Trinidad and Tobago 11.2 Q
4 Miguel León   Peru 11.4
5 Miguel Paredes   Paraguay ??.?

Heat 2

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Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 Art Bragg   United States 10.8 Q
2 Adelio Márquez   Argentina 11.1 Q
3 Hendrickson Harewood   Trinidad and Tobago 11.2 Q
4 Juan Leiva   Venezuela 11.3
5 Alfaro Parra   Colombia ??.?

Heat 3

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Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 Jesús Farrés   Cuba 11.0 Q
2 Fernando Salinas   Chile 11.1 Q
3 Andrés Fernández   Ecuador 11.3 Q
4 Oscar Maldonado   Peru 11.3
5 Alfredo Rodas   Paraguay ??.?

Heat 4

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Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 Don Campbell   United States 11.0 Q
2 Herb McKenley   Jamaica 11.0 Q
3 José da Conceição   Brazil 11.3 Q
4 Leonel Contreras   Chile 11.5
5 Javier Souza   Mexico ??.?

Heat 5

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Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 José Zelaya   Paraguay 11.2 Q
2 Gerardo Salazar   Peru 11.2 Q
3 Raúl Mazorra   Cuba 11.4 Q
4 Rodolfo López   Chile ??.?
5 Gustavo Fajardo   Colombia ??.?

Heat 6

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Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 Rafael Fortún   Cuba 11.1 Q
2 Aristipo Lerma   Colombia 11.1 Q
3 Enrique Beckles   Argentina 11.3 Q
4 Antonio Moreira   Brazil ??.?
5 Germán Garrido   Venezuela ??.?

Semifinals

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Held on 28 February

Heat 1

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Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 Art Bragg   United States 10.9 Q
2 Hélio da Silva   Brazil 11.1 Q
3 Gerardo Bönnhoff   Argentina 11.3
4 Hendrickson Harewood   Trinidad and Tobago 11.4
5 Adelio Márquez   Argentina ??.?
Hamilton Bridgeman   Trinidad and Tobago DQ

Heat 2

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Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 Fernando Salinas   Chile 10.9 Q
2 Herb McKenley   Jamaica 10.9 Q
3 Andrés Fernández   Ecuador 11.0
4 Jesús Farrés   Cuba 11.1
5 Don Campbell   United States ??.?
6 José da Conceição   Brazil ??.?

Heat 3

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Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 Rafael Fortún   Cuba 11.0 Q
2 Gerardo Salazar   Peru 11.1 Q
3 Raúl Mazorra   Cuba 11.1
4 Aristipo Lerma   Colombia 11.2
5 Enrique Beckles   Argentina ??.?
José Zelaya   Paraguay DQ

Final

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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

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