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

{{Infobox Pan American Games event

|event = Women's 100 metres

|games = 1979

|caption =

|venue = Estadio Sixto Escobar

|dates = 7–8 July

|competitors =

|nations =

|win_value = 11.07

|win_label = Winning time

|gold = Evelyn Ashford

|goldNOC = USA

|silver = Brenda Morehead

|silverNOC = USA

|bronze = Angella Taylor

|bronzeNOC = CAN

|prev = 1975

|next = 1983

}}

{{Athletics at the 1979 Pan American Games}}

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.{{cite book|title=Memoria VIII Juegos Deportivos Panamericanos San Juan, Puerto Rico 1979|date=1981|language=es|publisher=1979 Pan American Games Organising Committee (COPAN 79)|page=197|url=https://www.panamsports.org/downloads/pdf/panamgames/1979-san-juan-tomo-1-lq.pdf|format=PDF|access-date=2019-08-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190811030601/https://www.panamsports.org/downloads/pdf/panamgames/1979-san-juan-tomo-1-lq.pdf|archive-date=2019-08-11|url-status=dead}}[http://atfs.org/wp-content/uploads/Pan-Am-Games-1979.pdf Full results] 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:

class="wikitable"
World record

|{{flagathlete|Marlies Göhr|GDR}}

|10.88

|Dresden, East Germany

|July 1, 1977

Pan American Games record

|{{flagathlete|Iris Davis|USA}}

|11.20

|Cali, Colombia

|1971

Results

All times shown are in seconds.

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KEY:

|align=center|WR

World Record

|align=center|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

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
RankHeatNameNationalityTimeNotes
bgcolor=ccffcc

| 1

1align=left| Evelyn Ashfordalign=left| {{flagPASO|USA|1979}}11.09Q, GR
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| 2

3align=left| Brenda Moreheadalign=left| {{flagPASO|USA|1979}}11.38Q
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| 3

2align=left| Angella Tayloralign=left| {{flagPASO|CAN|1979}}11.42Q
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| 4

2align=left| Silvia Chivásalign=left| {{flagPASO|CUB|1979}}11.43Q
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| 5

3align=left| Leleith Hodgesalign=left| {{flagPASO|JAM|1979}}11.49Q
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| 6

2align=left| Rosie Allwoodalign=left| {{flagPASO|JAM|1979}}11.63Q
bgcolor=ccffcc

| 7

1align=left| Beatriz Alloccoalign=left| {{flagPASO|ARG|1979}}11.79Q[https://web.archive.org/web/20081203003345/http://www.cada-atletismo.org/enlospan.pdf Argentine results]
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| 8

1align=left| Isabel Tayloralign=left| {{flagPASO|CUB|1979}}11.85Q
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| 9

3align=left| Sheila de Oliveiraalign=left| {{flagPASO|BRA|1979}}11.89Q
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| 10

2align=left| Jennifer Innisalign=left| {{flagPASO|GUY|1979}}11.91Q
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| 11

1align=left| Carmela Bolívaralign=left| {{flagPASO|PER|1979}}11.94Q
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| 12

3align=left| Divina Estrellaalign=left| {{flagPASO|DOM|1979}}12.07Q
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| 13

2align=left| Sueli Machadoalign=left| {{flagPASO|BRA|1979}}12.11Q
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| 14

3align=left| Nilsa Parisalign=left| {{flagPASO|PUR|1979}}12.14Q
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| 15

3align=left| June Caddlealign=left| {{flagPASO|BAR|1979}}12.17q
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| 16

1align=left| Teresa Almánzaralign=left| {{flagPASO|DOM|1979}}12.36Q
172align=left| Beatriz Capotostoalign=left| {{flagPASO|ARG|1979}}12.42

=Semifinals=

Held on 7 July{{cite news |title=Semifinals results |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/41328713/arizona_republic/ |accessdate=30 December 2019 |agency=Arizona Republic |date=8 July 1979 |page=26}}

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

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
RankHeatNameNationalityTimeNotes
bgcolor=ccffcc

| 1

1align=left| Evelyn Ashfordalign=left| {{flagPASO|USA|1979}}11.05Q, GR{{cite book|title=Memoria VIII Juegos Deportivos Panamericanos San Juan, Puerto Rico 1979|date=1981|language=es|publisher=1979 Pan American Games Organising Committee (COPAN 79)|page=258|url=https://www.panamsports.org/downloads/pdf/panamgames/1979-san-juan-tomo-1-lq.pdf|format=PDF|access-date=2019-08-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190811030601/https://www.panamsports.org/downloads/pdf/panamgames/1979-san-juan-tomo-1-lq.pdf|archive-date=2019-08-11|url-status=dead}}
bgcolor=ccffcc

| 2

2align=left| Brenda Moreheadalign=left| {{flagPASO|USA|1979}}11.15Q
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| 3

2align=left| Angella Tayloralign=left| {{flagPASO|CAN|1979}}11.26Q
bgcolor=ccffcc

| 4

1align=left| Silvia Chivásalign=left| {{flagPASO|CUB|1979}}11.35Q
bgcolor=ccffcc

| 5

2align=left| Rosie Allwoodalign=left| {{flagPASO|JAM|1979}}11.48Q
bgcolor=ccffcc

| 6

1align=left| Leleith Hodgesalign=left| {{flagPASO|JAM|1979}}11.50Q
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| 7

2align=left| Sheila de Oliveiraalign=left| {{flagPASO|BRA|1979}}11.74q
bgcolor=ddffdd

| 8

2align=left| Isabel Tayloralign=left| {{flagPASO|CUB|1979}}11.81q
91align=left| Jennifer Innisalign=left| {{flagPASO|GUY|1979}}11.88
101align=left| Carmela Bolívaralign=left| {{flagPASO|PER|1979}}11.89
111align=left| Beatriz Alloccoalign=left| {{flagPASO|ARG|1979}}11.96
122align=left| Divina Estrellaalign=left| {{flagPASO|DOM|1979}}12.03
132align=left| June Caddlealign=left| {{flagPASO|BAR|1979}}12.09
142align=left| Nilsa Parisalign=left| {{flagPASO|PUR|1979}}12.10
151align=left| Teresa Almánzaralign=left| {{flagPASO|DOM|1979}}12.33
{{hs|16}}1align=left| Sueli Machadoalign=left| {{flagPASO|BRA|1979}}{{sort|99.99|DNS}}

=Final=

Held on 8 July

Wind: +0.9 m/s

class="wikitable sortable"
Rank

!Name

!Nationality

!Time

!Notes

{{gold01}}

|Evelyn Ashford

|{{flagPASO|USA|1979}}

|11.07

|

{{silver02}}

|Brenda Morehead

|{{flagPASO|USA|1979}}

|11.11

|

{{bronze03}}

|Angella Taylor

|{{flagPASO|CAN|1979}}

|11.36

|

4

|Silvia Chivás

|{{flagPASO|CUB|1979}}

|11.48

|

5

|Leleith Hodges

|{{flagPASO|JAM|1979}}

|11.49

|

6

|Rosie Allwood

|{{flagPASO|JAM|1979}}

|11.69

|

7

|Sheila de Oliveira

|{{flagPASO|BRA|1979}}

|11.80

|

8

|Isabel Taylor

|{{flagPASO|CUB|1979}}

|11.94

|

References

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{{PanAmG100metres}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:100 metres}}

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