Athletics at the 1983 Pan American Games – Men's 100 metres

The men's 100 metres event at the 1983 Pan American Games was held in Caracas, Venezuela on 23 and 24 August.ResultsFull results

Medalists GoldSilverBronzeLeandro PeñalverSam GraddyOsvaldo Lara Juan Núñez of the Dominican Republic had originally won the silver, however, at the competition he tested positive for a banned stimulant fencamfamine and was stripped of his medal.Games spoiled by controversy, The Cavalier Daily, 30 August 1983Brigitte Berendonk: Doping-Dokumente. Von der Forschung zum Betrug. Springer-Verlag, Berlin 1991,

Results Heats Wind:Heat 1: -2.6 m/s, Heat 2: -2.4 m/s, Heat 3: -2.5 m/s Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes 1 2 Leandro Peñalver 10.41 Q 1 3 Osvaldo Lara 10.41 Q 3 1 Ben Johnson 10.49 Q 4 1 Sam Graddy 10.50 Q 2 Juan Núñez 10.51 Q 5 1 Ray Stewart 10.55 Q 6 3 Desai Williams 10.58 Q 7 3 Christopher Brathwaite 10.58 Q 8 2 Nelson dos Santos 10.62 Q 9 1 Wilfredo Almonte 10.68 Q 10 2 Hipolito Brown 10.68 Q 11 3 Ken Robinson 10.69 Q 12 2 Everard Samuels 10.71 Q 13 3 Neville Hodge 10.73 Q 14 3 Florencio Aguilar 10.81 q 15 3 Ángel Andrade 10.90 16 1 Luis Schneider 11.01 Q 17 2 Calvin Greenaway 11.14 18 1 Katsuhiko Nakaya 12.93 1 Lester Benjamin

Semifinals

Wind:Heat 1: -1.5 m/s, Heat 2: -1.4 m/s Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes 1 1 Leandro Peñalver 10.16 Q 2 1 Sam Graddy 10.30 Q 3 1 Ray Stewart 10.31 Q 4 2 Ben Johnson 10.32 Q 5 1 Desai Williams 10.34 q 6 2 Osvaldo Lara 10.35 Q 7 1 Nelson dos Santos 10.43 q 2 Juan Núñez 10.52 Q 8 2 Christopher Brathwaite 10.53 9 2 Everard Samuels 10.53 10 1 Wilfredo Almonte 10.57 11 2 Ken Robinson 10.62 12 2 Hipólito Brown 10.65 13 1 Neville Hodge 10.73 14 1 Florencio Aguilar 10.74 15 2 Luis Schneider 10.75

Final Wind: +2.0 m/s Rank Name Nationality Time Notes Leandro Peñalver 10.06 GR, PB Juan Núñez 10.14 DQ Sam Graddy 10.18 Osvaldo Lara 10.21 4 Ray Stewart 10.22 5 Ben Johnson 10.25 6 Nelson dos Santos 10.35 Desai Williams

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