Athletics at the 1971 Pan American Games – Men's 100 metres explained

The men's 100 metres event at the 1971 Pan American Games was held in Cali on 31 July and 1 August.^{[1] [2]}

Medalists

width=200 bgcolor=gold	Gold	width=200 bgcolor=silver	Silver	width=200 bgcolor=CC9966	Bronze
Don Quarrie	Lennox Miller	Delano Meriwether

Results

Heats

Held on 31 July

Wind:
Heat 1: +2.2 m/s, Heat 2: +1.9 m/s, Heat 3: +2.3 m/s, Heat 4: +2.5 m/s

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	3			10.14	Q
2	4			10.30	Q
3	1			10.33	Q
4	3			10.34	Q
5	3			10.44	Q
5	4			10.44	Q
7	1			10.46	Q
7	4			10.46	Q
9	2			10.51	Q
10	1			10.53	Q
11	1			10.57	Q
12	3			10.58	Q
13	2			10.59	Q
13	4			10.59	Q
15	3			10.60
16	4			10.61
17	2			10.64	Q
18	1			10.66
18	3			10.66
20	3			10.72
21	3			10.73
22	4			10.79
23	2			10.85	Q
24	2			10.85
25	4			10.86
26	1			10.98
27	2			11.02
28	1			12.31

Semifinals

Held on 31 July

Wind:
Heat 1: +4.2 m/s, Heat 2: +0.9 m/s

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	2			10.19	Q
2	1			10.23	Q
3	2			10.27	Q
4	1			10.32	Q
5	1			10.35	Q
6	1			10.36	Q
7	1			10.51
8	1			10.56
9	2			10.57	Q
10	2			10.61	Q
11	2			10.67
12	1			10.69
13	2			10.70
14	2			10.74
15	2			10.78
16	1			10.98

Final

Held on 1 August

Wind: 0.0 m/s

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
			10.29
			10.32
			10.34
4			10.40
5			10.44
6			10.54
7			10.60

Notes and References

1. http://atfs.org/wp-content/uploads/Pan-Am-Games-1971.pdf Full results
2. Web site: Track and Field Statistics . trackfield.brinkster.net. 29 November 2019.