Athletics at the 1955 Pan American Games – Men's 100 metres
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The men's 100 metres event at the 1955 Pan American Games was held at the Estadio Universitario in Mexico City on 13 and 14 March.[1][2]
Medalists
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Rod Richard United States | Mike Agostini Trinidad and Tobago | Willie Williams United States |
Results
Heats
Held on 13 March
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Dean Smith | United States | 10.84 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | Ciro Brazeiro |  Uruguay | 11.27 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | Tom Robinson |  Bahamas | 11.32 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | Alexis Bloem |  Netherlands Antilles | 11.44 | |
| 1 | 2 | Harry Nelson |  Canada | 10.88 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Rafael Fortún |  Cuba | 10.91 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Domingo García |  Dominican Republic | 11.20 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Javier Souza |  Mexico | 11.28 | |
| 5 | 2 | Antonio Vanegas |  Colombia | 11.63 | |
| 1 | 3 | Willie Williams | United States | 10.80 | Q |
| 2 | 3 | René Ahumada | Mexico | 10.91 | Q |
| 3 | 3 | Apolinar Solórzano |  Venezuela | 11.07 | Q |
| 4 | 3 | Franz Lara |  Costa Rica | 11.30 | |
| 3 | Eligio Rivas | Dominican Republic | DQ | ||
| 1 | 4 | Mike Agostini | Trinidad and Tobago | 10.67 | Q |
| 2 | 4 | Bruce Springbett | Canada | 11.04 | Q |
| 3 | 4 | Raúl Zabala |  Argentina | 11.21 | Q |
| 4 | 4 | Carlos Vera |  Chile | 11.32 | |
| 5 | 4 | José García | Venezuela | 11.56 | |
| 1 | 5 | Rod Richard | United States | 10.73 | Q |
| 2 | 5 | Clive Bonas | Venezuela | 10.86 | Q |
| 3 | 5 | Keith Gardner |  Jamaica | 10.89 | Q |
| 4 | 5 | Carlos Sierra | Colombia | 11.61 | |
| 5 | Leonard Dames | Bahamas | DNS | ||
| 1 | 6 | José da Conceição |  Brazil | 11.06 | Q |
| 2 | 6 | Luis Soriano | Dominican Republic | 11.22 | Q |
| 3 | 6 | Eduardo Basilio Ríos | Argentina | 11.31 | Q |
| 4 | 6 | Antonio Rodríguez | Mexico | 11.53 | |
| 6 | Gilberto Fonseca | Netherlands Antilles | DQ |
Semifinals
Held on 14 March
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Dean Smith | United States | 10.65 | Q, GR |
| 2 | 1 | Rafael Fortún | Cuba | 10.69 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | Harry Nelson | Canada | 10.87 | |
| 4 | 1 | Domingo García | Dominican Republic | 11.05 | |
| 5 | 1 | Tom Robinson | Bahamas | 11.26 | |
| 1 | Ciro Brazeiro | Uruguay | DNS | ||
| 1 | 2 | Willie Williams | United States | 10.53 | Q, GR |
| 2 | 2 | Mike Agostini | Trinidad and Tobago | 10.54 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Apolinar Solórzano | Venezuela | 11.02 | |
| 4 | 2 | Bruce Springbett | Canada | 11.10 | |
| 5 | 2 | René Ahumada | Mexico | 11.12 | |
| 6 | 2 | Raúl Zabala | Argentina | 11.53 | |
| 1 | 3 | Rod Richard | United States | 10.44 | Q, GR |
| 2 | 3 | Keith Gardner | Jamaica | 10.63 | Q |
| 3 | 3 | Clive Bonas | Venezuela | 10.75 | |
| 4 | 3 | José da Conceição | Brazil | 10.76 | |
| 5 | 3 | Eduardo Basilio Ríos | Argentina | 11.05 | |
| 6 | 3 | Luis Soriano | Dominican Republic | 11.17 |
Final
Held on 14 March
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Rod Richard | United States | 10.3 | =GR |
 | Mike Agostini | Trinidad and Tobago | 10.4 | |
 | Willie Williams | United States | 10.4 | |
| 4 | Keith Gardner | Jamaica | 10.5 | |
| 5 | Rafael Fortún | Cuba | 10.6 | |
| Dean Smith | United States | DNF |
