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.Full results
Results Heats Held on 13 March Heat 1 Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes 1 Dean Smith 10.84 2 Ciro Brazeiro 11.27 3 Tom Robinson 11.32 4 Alexis Bloem 11.44
Heat 2 Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes 1 Harry Nelson 10.88 2 Rafael Fortún 10.91 3 Domingo García 11.20 4 Javier Souza 11.28 5 Antonio Vanegas 11.63
Heat 3 Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes 1 Willie Williams 10.80 2 René Ahumada 10.91 3 Apolinar Solórzano 11.07 4 Franz Lara 11.30 Eligio Rivas
Heat 4 Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes 1 Mike Agostini 10.67 2 Bruce Springbett 11.04 3 Raúl Zabala 11.21 4 Carlos Vera 11.32 5 José García 11.56
Heat 5 Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes 1 Rod Richard 10.73 2 Clive Bonas 10.86 3 Keith Gardner 10.89 4 Carlos Sierra 11.61 Leonard Dames
Heat 6 Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes 1 José da Conceição 11.06 2 Luis Soriano 11.22 3 Eduardo Basilio Ríos 11.31 4 Antonio Rodríguez 11.53 Gilberto Fonseca
Semifinals Held on 14 March Heat 1 Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes 1 Dean Smith 10.65 , GR 2 Rafael Fortún 10.69 3 Harry Nelson 10.87 4 Domingo García 11.05 5 Tom Robinson 11.26 Ciro Brazeiro
Heat 2 Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes 1 Willie Williams 10.53 , GR 2 Mike Agostini 10.54 3 Apolinar Solórzano 11.02 4 Bruce Springbett 11.10 5 René Ahumada 11.12 6 Raúl Zabala 11.53
Heat 3 Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes 1 Rod Richard 10.44 , GR 2 Keith Gardner 10.63 3 Clive Bonas 10.75 4 José da Conceição 10.76 5 Eduardo Basilio Ríos 11.05 6 Luis Soriano 11.17
Final Held on 14 March
Rank Name Nationality Time Notes Rod Richard 10.3 =GR Mike Agostini 10.4 Willie Williams 10.4 4 Keith Gardner 10.5 5 Rafael Fortún 10.6 Dean Smith
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