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

Women's 100 metres at the 1979 Pan American Games
VenueEstadio Sixto Escobar
Dates7–8 July
Winning time11.07
Medalists
Gold medal Evelyn Ashford  United States
Silver medal Brenda Morehead  United States
Bronze medal Angella Taylor  Canada
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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.

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: WR World Record GR Pan 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

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 Carmela Bolívar  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 Capotosto  Argentina 12.42

Semifinals

Held 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 Carmela Bolívar  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

Held on 8 July

Wind: +0.9 m/s

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Evelyn Ashford  United States 11.07
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Brenda Morehead  United States 11.11
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 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. ^ a b 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.