Athletics at the 1951 Pan American Games – Men's 100 metres

{{Infobox Pan American Games event

|event = Men's 100 metres

|games = 1951

|image =

|image_size =

|caption =

|venue = Estadio Monumental

|dates = October 27 – October 28

|competitors = 30

|nations = 13

|win_value = 10.6

|win_label = Winning time

|gold = Rafael Fortún

|goldNOC = CUB

|silver = Art Bragg

|silverNOC = USA

|bronze = Herb McKenley

|bronzeNOC = JAM

|prev =

|next = 1955

}}

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.[http://atfs.org/wp-content/uploads/Pan-Am-Games-1951-Updated-May2020.pdf Full results]{{cite web|url=http://trackfield.brinkster.net/Tournaments.asp?TourCode=P&Year=1951&Gender=M&TF=T&P=F|website=trackfield.brinkster.net|title=Track and Field Statistics |accessdate=12 November 2020}}

Results

=Heats=

Held on 27 February

==Heat 1==

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;width: 55%;"

!scope="col"| Rank

!scope="col"| Athlete

!scope="col"| Nation

!scope="col"| Time

!scope="col"| Notes

bgcolor="#bbf3bb"

| 1

| align=left |Gerardo Bönnhoff

| align=left |{{flagPASO|ARG|1951}}

|11.1

|{{AthAbbr|Q}}

bgcolor="#bbf3bb"

| 2

| align=left |Hélio da Silva

| align=left |{{flagPASO|BRA|1951}}

|11.1

|{{AthAbbr|Q}}

bgcolor="#bbf3bb"

| 3

| align=left |Hamilton Bridgeman

| align=left |{{flagPASO|TRI|1951}}

|11.2

|{{AthAbbr|Q}}

| align=left |Miguel León

| align=left |{{flagPASO|PER|1951}}

|11.4

| align=left |Miguel Paredes

| align=left |{{flagPASO|PAR|1951}}

|{{sort|11.6|??.?}}

==Heat 2==

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;width: 55%;"

!scope="col"| Rank

!scope="col"| Athlete

!scope="col"| Nation

!scope="col"| Time

!scope="col"| Notes

bgcolor="#bbf3bb"

| 1

| align=left |Art Bragg

| align=left |{{flagPASO|USA|1951}}

|10.8

|{{AthAbbr|Q}}

bgcolor="#bbf3bb"

| 2

| align=left |Adelio Márquez

| align=left |{{flagPASO|ARG|1951}}

|11.1

|{{AthAbbr|Q}}

bgcolor="#bbf3bb"

| 3

| align=left |Hendrickson Harewood

| align=left |{{flagPASO|TRI|1951}}

|11.2

|{{AthAbbr|Q}}

| align=left |Juan Leiva

| align=left |{{flagPASO|VEN|1951}}

|11.3

| align=left |Alfaro Parra

| align=left |{{flagPASO|COL|1951}}

|{{sort|11.6|??.?}}

==Heat 3==

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;width: 55%;"

!scope="col"| Rank

!scope="col"| Athlete

!scope="col"| Nation

!scope="col"| Time

!scope="col"| Notes

bgcolor="#bbf3bb"

| 1

| align=left |Jesús Farrés

| align=left |{{flagPASO|CUB|1951}}

|11.0

|{{AthAbbr|Q}}

bgcolor="#bbf3bb"

| 2

| align=left |Fernando Salinas

| align=left |{{flagPASO|CHI|1951}}

|11.1

|{{AthAbbr|Q}}

bgcolor="#bbf3bb"

| 3

| align=left |Andrés Fernández

| align=left |{{flagPASO|ECU|1951}}

|11.3

|{{AthAbbr|Q}}

| align=left |Oscar Maldonado

| align=left |{{flagPASO|PER|1951}}

|11.3

| align=left |Alfredo Rodas

| align=left |{{flagPASO|PAR|1951}}

|{{sort|11.6|??.?}}

==Heat 4==

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;width: 55%;"

!scope="col"| Rank

!scope="col"| Athlete

!scope="col"| Nation

!scope="col"| Time

!scope="col"| Notes

bgcolor="#bbf3bb"

| 1

| align=left |Don Campbell

| align=left |{{flagPASO|USA|1951}}

|11.0

|{{AthAbbr|Q}}

bgcolor="#bbf3bb"

| 2

| align=left |Herb McKenley

| align=left |{{flagPASO|JAM|1951}}

|11.0

|{{AthAbbr|Q}}

bgcolor="#bbf3bb"

| 3

| align=left |José da Conceição

| align=left |{{flagPASO|BRA|1951}}

|11.3

|{{AthAbbr|Q}}

| align=left |Leonel Contreras

| align=left |{{flagPASO|CHI|1951}}

|11.5

| align=left |Javier Souza

| align=left |{{flagPASO|MEX|1951}}

|{{sort|11.6|??.?}}

==Heat 5==

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;width: 55%;"

!scope="col"| Rank

!scope="col"| Athlete

!scope="col"| Nation

!scope="col"| Time

!scope="col"| Notes

bgcolor="#bbf3bb"

| 1

| align=left |José Zelaya

| align=left |{{flagPASO|PAR|1951}}

|11.2

|{{AthAbbr|Q}}

bgcolor="#bbf3bb"

| 2

| align=left |Gerardo Salazar

| align=left |{{flagPASO|PER|1951}}

|11.2

|{{AthAbbr|Q}}

bgcolor="#bbf3bb"

| 3

| align=left |Raúl Mazorra

| align=left |{{flagPASO|CUB|1951}}

|11.4

|{{AthAbbr|Q}}

| align=left |Rodolfo López

| align=left |{{flagPASO|CHI|1951}}

|{{sort|11.6|??.?}}

| align=left |Gustavo Fajardo

| align=left |{{flagPASO|COL|1951}}

|{{sort|11.7|??.?}}

==Heat 6==

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;width: 55%;"

!scope="col"| Rank

!scope="col"| Athlete

!scope="col"| Nation

!scope="col"| Time

!scope="col"| Notes

bgcolor="#bbf3bb"

| 1

| align=left |Rafael Fortún

| align=left |{{flagPASO|CUB|1951}}

|11.1

|{{AthAbbr|Q}}

bgcolor="#bbf3bb"

| 2

| align=left |Aristipo Lerma

| align=left |{{flagPASO|COL|1951}}

|11.1

|{{AthAbbr|Q}}

bgcolor="#bbf3bb"

| 3

| align=left |Enrique Beckles

| align=left |{{flagPASO|ARG|1951}}

|11.3

|{{AthAbbr|Q}}

| align=left |Antonio Moreira

| align=left |{{flagPASO|BRA|1951}}

|{{sort|11.6|??.?}}

| align=left |Germán Garrido

| align=left |{{flagPASO|VEN|1951}}

|{{sort|11.7|??.?}}

=Semifinals=

Held on 28 February

==Heat 1==

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;width: 55%;"

!scope="col"| Rank

!scope="col"| Athlete

!scope="col"| Nation

!scope="col"| Time

!scope="col"| Notes

bgcolor="#bbf3bb"

| 1

| align=left |Art Bragg

| align=left |{{flagPASO|USA|1951}}

|10.9

|{{AthAbbr|Q}}

bgcolor="#bbf3bb"

| 2

| align=left |Hélio da Silva

| align=left |{{flagPASO|BRA|1951}}

|11.1

|{{AthAbbr|Q}}

| align=left |Gerardo Bönnhoff

| align=left |{{flagPASO|ARG|1951}}

|11.3

| align=left |Hendrickson Harewood

| align=left |{{flagPASO|TRI|1951}}

|11.4

| align=left |Adelio Márquez

| align=left |{{flagPASO|ARG|1951}}

|{{sort|11.5|??.?}}

–

| align=left |Hamilton Bridgeman

| align=left |{{flagPASO|TRI|1951}}

|{{AthAbbr|DQ}}

==Heat 2==

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;width: 55%;"

!scope="col"| Rank

!scope="col"| Athlete

!scope="col"| Nation

!scope="col"| Time

!scope="col"| Notes

bgcolor="#bbf3bb"

| 1

| align=left |Fernando Salinas

| align=left |{{flagPASO|CHI|1951}}

|10.9

|{{AthAbbr|Q}}

bgcolor="#bbf3bb"

| 2

| align=left |Herb McKenley

| align=left |{{flagPASO|JAM|1951}}

|10.9

|{{AthAbbr|Q}}

| align=left |Andrés Fernández

| align=left |{{flagPASO|ECU|1951}}

|11.0

| align=left |Jesús Farrés

| align=left |{{flagPASO|CUB|1951}}

|11.1

| align=left |Don Campbell

| align=left |{{flagPASO|USA|1951}}

|{{sort|11.5|??.?}}

| align=left |José da Conceição

| align=left |{{flagPASO|BRA|1951}}

|{{sort|11.6|??.?}}

==Heat 3==

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;width: 55%;"

!scope="col"| Rank

!scope="col"| Athlete

!scope="col"| Nation

!scope="col"| Time

!scope="col"| Notes

bgcolor="#bbf3bb"

| 1

| align=left |Rafael Fortún

| align=left |{{flagPASO|CUB|1951}}

|11.0

|{{AthAbbr|Q}}

bgcolor="#bbf3bb"

| 2

| align=left |Gerardo Salazar

| align=left |{{flagPASO|PER|1951}}

|11.1

|{{AthAbbr|Q}}

| align=left |Raúl Mazorra

| align=left |{{flagPASO|CUB|1951}}

|11.1

| align=left |Aristipo Lerma

| align=left |{{flagPASO|COL|1951}}

|11.2

| align=left |Enrique Beckles

| align=left |{{flagPASO|ARG|1951}}

|{{sort|11.5|??.?}}

–

| align=left |José Zelaya

| align=left |{{flagPASO|PAR|1951}}

|{{AthAbbr|DQ}}

=Final=

Held on 28 February

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time
class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;width: 55%;"
{{Gold1}}	align=left\| Rafael Fortún	align=left\| {{flagPASO\|CUB\|1951}}	10.6
{{Silver2}}	align=left\| Art Bragg	align=left\| {{flagPASO\|USA\|1951}}	10.6
{{Bronze3}}	align=left\| Herb McKenley	align=left\| {{flagPASO\|JAM\|1951}}	11.0
4	align=left\| Hélio da Silva	align=left\| {{flagPASO\|BRA\|1951}}	11.0
5	align=left\| Fernando Salinas	align=left\| {{flagPASO\|CHI\|1951}}	11.1
6	align=left\| Gerardo Salazar	align=left\| {{flagPASO\|PER\|1951}}	11.1

References

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